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CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY
BRIERFIELD QUARRY Brierfield, Alabama
MAY 5, 2010
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CRUSHED STONE FATALITY
• A 21 year old contract driller with one year of
experience was fatally injured.
• The victim was repositioning a truck mounted drill in
a sloping work area of a quarry.
• He lowered the mast to the stored position.
• He had raised the two rear leveling jacks
completely and had raised the single front leveling
jack about 12 inches.
• The drill rolled over a small berm and into a small
depression.
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INGERSOLL RAND MODEL
T4W WATER WELL DRILL
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INGERSOLL RAND MODEL
T4W WATER WELL DRILL
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INGERSOLL RAND MODEL
T4W WATER WELL DRILL
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CRUSHED STONE FATALITY
• The victim was located 109 from the last hole that
he had drilled and 41 feet from his drill.
• When found, the victim’s drill was running and in
neutral.
• The elevation of the blast site varied from 327’ to
333’ above sea level and had grades ranging from
3% to 12%.
WHAT UNSAFE CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT?
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NORMAL DRILLING PROCEDURE
• After drilling a hole, the drill operator would pull the
drill steel up, lower the mast, and raise the leveling
jacks from the operating controls at the rear of the
drilling machine.
• The drill operator would then walk around to the
operator’s compartment where the operator would
release the park brake and let the machine roll to
the next hole.
• The operator would position his/her head out of the
door to make sure the drill location lined up with the
next marked hole.
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NORMAL DRILLING PROCEDURE • The operator had to lean outside the operator’s
compartment to be able to view this location and
assure the machine was positioned properly.
• When in the correct position the operator would
stop the machine and set the park brake.
WHAT UNSAFE PROCEDURES WERE IN PLACE?
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FINDINGS
• Investigators determined the victim sat on the edge of the operator seat with the cab door open and his head out of the cab.
• When the brake was released the machine was sitting on an 8.8% grade.
• The machine lunged forward dislodging the victim from the operator compartment.
• Due to the rough terrain the victim could not stay in the cab.
• He stayed with the machine for 109’, fell out and the machine ran over him.
• The machine continued another 41’ and stopped in a spoil area 10 feet lower than the drilling area.
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FINAL POSITION OF DRILL
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ROOT CAUSE
WHAT WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT?
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MSHA ROOT CAUSE • Management Failures
o Contractor management policies, procedures, and
controls were inadequate and failed to ensure that
operators could safely move the drill from one hole to the
next hole to be drilled.
o Contractor management failed to properly task train drill
operators in the safe operation of the rubber tired drill.
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BEST PRACTICES
WHAT BEST PRACTICES COULD HAVE PREVENTED
THIS FATALITY?
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BEST PRACTICES
• Assure miners are properly task trained in
equipment operation.
• Use seat belts at all times in mobile equipment.
• Use mirrors to position equipment.
• Stay in cab of equipment.
• Use a spotter to assist operator in positioning
equipment.
• Assure brakes on mobile equipment are sufficient to
hold on maximum grade worked.
• Assure terrain is compatible with equipment.
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BEST PRACTICES
WAS THE VICTIM’S EXPERIENCE A FACTOR
IN THE FATALITY?