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Friday, May 21, 2010

May 5, 2010 Fatality at Chemical Lime Brierfield, Alabama Quarry

METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On May 5, 2010, a 21 year-old old contract driller with 1 year of experience was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation.
The victim was repositioning a truck mounted drill.
He lowered the mast and raised the leveling jacks to move the drill.
The drill then rolled down a grade and struck him.

Photo of Accident Scene Described in the Paragraph Above





















Such a young man and in a moment, he is gone.

Was he adequately supervised with only one year's experience?

Where were the supervisors?

MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report - Not Available Yet
(We will publish it as soon as it becomes available)
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 21, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    This place has lots of problems, my brother used to work there.

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  2. Max ShelbyMay 21, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    We would like to hear from you, please email us.

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