Fatality #s 13-15

Wow. MSHA is reporting three fatalities in the past month. On May 26, a 58-year-old contractor dozer operator, with 12 years experience, was fatally injured at a phosphate operation. The victim was operating a dozer to push top soil into a water filled pit that was being reclaimed. A portion of the bank and stockpile collapsed, causing the dozer and victim to slide into the water. On June 12, a 39-year-old plant operator, with 14 months experience, was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim was starting to repair a hydraulic line on a front-end loader that was parked outside of the shop. He was underneath the raised boom, loosening a hydraulic connection, when the boom arms fell, pinning him against the frame. On June 21, an electrical fatality occured in Washington, although no details are available as yet. Even one fatality is too many. Three in a month is unacceptable. Your comment?