Thursday, March 02, 2006

FATALITY #3

MSHA has reported Fatality #3 for 2006 on the metal/nonmetal side, which occcured February 13, 2006 at Pyramid Materials-Division/Haines & Kibblehouse Inc. in Pennsylvania. The fatality occcured when a 25-year old superintendent was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. A crane, operated by a contractor employee, was being used to lift a pitman from the secondary crusher. The victim was standing on the work platform and was struck by the pitman as it was being lifted. Your comment?