New Jersey has 13 recorded mining fatalities on file with MSHA, across 3,060 reportable incidents (1983–2020).
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Outside trucker attempted to adjust the brakes on a dump truck. They failed to secure the vehicle. The truck moved forward while the trucker was in between the tandem wheels and ran them over.
Accident victim was unexpectedly thrown from a boat when it capsized on the dredge pond.
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THIS OPERATION WHEN A STEEL PLATE FELL FROM A JAW CRUSHER STRIKING AN EE WHO WAS WORKING BELOW.
FELL FROM DREDGE OR LAUNCH RESULTING IN DROWNING.
WOMAN WAS A PASSENGER IN A TRUCK THAT CONTACTED A POWER LINE. WHEN SHE WAS EXITING TRUCK, SHE GRABBED DOOR HANDLE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
THE VICTIM WAS FOUND SLUMPED OVER ON THE WALKWAY OUTSIDE OF THE CRUSHER CONTROL BOOTH. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER S REPORT INDICATED THAT THE VICTIM HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. AN EE WHO WENT TO ASSIST H IM ALSO RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE SPECIFIC SOURCE OF THE ACCIDENT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TARPING A PALLETIZED FLATBED TRAILER WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WE ASSUME EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE TARPING. INJURIES APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE OF DUMPING AT BOTTOM OF UNDERCUT PILES. EMPLOYEE BACKED TRUCK ONTO AN UNDERCUT PILE RESULTING IN TRUCK ROLLING OVER FATALLY INJURING DRIVER. EMP LOYEE REPORTED TO WORK AT 8:40 A.M. AFTER WORKING A 4:00 P.M. TO 11:30 SHIFT AT HIS OTHER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
DRILL HELPER RODE DRILL HEAD UP THE MAST.CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF DRILL HEAD AND THE MAST.DRILLER STATED THE HYDRAULIC FEED CONTROL WASNT WORKING PROPERLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR CONVEYORS C-1 AND C-33 WAITING ON THE DAYS ASSIGNMENT WHEN A LARGE ROCK HIT HIM IN THE HEAD FROM THE BACK AREA WHERE ROCK CAME FROM WAS UNDETERMINED EMPLOYEE DIED FI 1-6-89 AT 7:50 PM
TRUCK DRIVER (V3CTIM) RUN OVER BY UNKNOWN VEHICLE
WALKING BACK FROM JOCIALIZING WITH ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVER WAITING TO BE SLOW IN STOCKPILE DREW.
WALKNG UNDER PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK VICTIM ON HEAD.