METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On December 22, 1995, a contractor truck driver with seven years of
mining experience was killed at a sand and gravel
operation. The employee was in the process of loading a
conveyor onto the trailer of his truck using the truck's
crane. The cable attached to the conveyor slipped off the
hook of the crane causing the conveyor to bounce off the
trailer and crush the victim who was standing between the
crane and the trailer. He died from crushing injuries.
This is the 49th fatality reported in calendar year 1995
in the metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this
date in 1994, there were 40 fatalities reported in these
industries. This is the ninth fatality classified as
machinery this year. There were six machinery fatalities
during the same period in 1994.
For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report [FTL95M49]