Monday, June 12, 2006

Fatality #11

MSHA is reporting Fatality #11 for the year, which happened May 23. It was a Powered Haulage accident at a Kentucky limestone operation. A 44-year-old plant operator, with 11 years mining experience, was fatally injured while installing a roller on a conveyor belt. He was working from the bucket of a front-end loader 15 feet above the ground. The loader moved forward crushing him against the conveyor framework. Your comment?