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Case study · MSHA Record #220172200018
Ledgeman/Hand fatality
July 20, 2017 at 10:13 AM
Blue Sky Quarry #2
· Blue Sky Quarries, Inc.
· Oglethorpe County, GA
Investigator narrative
Cracked stone fell and crushed employee. Employee didn't follow procedure. Employee's lanyard wasn't tied off and the employee was using a foot wedge and jackhammer with 1 1/4" bit. Employee should have been using 3/4" plug drill and 5" tether and wedge. The employee was drilling from the base and should have been drilling at the top.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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