METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On July 19, 1995, a delivery truck driver was killed at a
molybdenum mine. The truck driver was helping the
forklift operator unload h-beams from the delivery truck.
He was standing on the beams giving hand signals to the
forklift operator. The forklift operator tilted a load of
beams onto the forks and noticed the truck driver on the
ground. At that instant, the forklift operator heard an
h-beam fall from the forklift load. The beam hit the
truck driver, and he died from sustained injuries. This
is the 22nd fatality reported in calendar year 1995 in the
metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in
1994, there were 26 fatalities reported in these
industries. This death is the ninth fatality classified
as powered haulage this year. There were 12 powered
haulage fatalities during the same period in 1994.
For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M22]
