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Case study · MSHA Record #220072780064
Front-End Loader fatality
October 1, 2007 at 7:40 AM
TWIN STATE SAND & GRAVEL CO., INC.
· Twin State Sand & Gravel Company Inc
· Grafton County, NH
Investigator narrative
Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the ground. While the employee was wearing proper safety equipment at the time, the impact of the roller resulted in his death.
Record details
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- BELT CONVEYORS
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 38 years
- Experience at this mine
- 38 years
- Experience in this job
- 38 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal