Thursday, June 15, 2006

Fatality #12

It didn't take long for the industry to register Fatality #12. On May 22, a 42-year-old maintenance journeyman, with 15 years mining experience, was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim and two co-workers were changing screens at the plant. The screens were placed on a wooden platform and a forklift was used to raise them about 17 feet. The victim climbed over a handrail onto the raised screens. After doing this, the screens flipped off the forks and he fell to the ground. Your comment?