METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On August 15, 1995, a contractor truck driver was killed at a
traprock quarry. The truck driver was delivering a load
of steel plates. Three steel plates weighing nearly 6,000
pounds were tied together by one nylon strap. They were
lifted about 5 feet by a crane in order to slide a second
strap around them. The truck driver walked under the
suspended load, and at that moment, the strap around the
steel plates broke. The plates fell striking the victim.
He died from head injuries. This is the 26th fatality
reported in calendar year 1995 in the metal and nonmetal
mining industries. As of this date in 1994, there were 29
fatalities reported in these industries. This death is
the 3rd fatality classified as machinery this year. There
were five machinery fatalities during the same period in
1994.
For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M26]