METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On October 4, 1995, a contractor foreman with 22 years of mining
experience was killed at a sand and gravel operation. A
cement take-up pulley weight for a conveyer was being
lifted into position by a crane. To lift the weight,
straps were attached to four pins that had been set into
the cement weight. The employee was riding on the 3,000
pound weight as it was being lifted. One of the pins
pulled out of the weight causing the employee to lose his
balance and fall 35 feet to the ground. He died from
sustained injuries. This is the 36th fatality reported in
calendar year 1995 in the metal and nonmetal mining
industries. As of this date in 1994, there were 31
fatalities reported in these industries. This death is
the sixth 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 [FTL95M36]
