Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Fatality #25


According to MSHA, the metal/nonmetal sector suffered its 25th fatality of the year. On September 20, a 49-year-old laborer with 32 years of experience (2 days at the plant) was fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation. The victim went behind a guard, used a wooden handle shovel to clean under a conveyor belt take-up pulley, and was entangled in the pulley. Your comment?

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