The victim was struck by a front-end loader near the crane bay storage building.
Fatality #8 - May 28, 2012
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The victim was struck by a front-end loader near the crane bay storage building.
METAL/NONMETAL MINE FATALITY - On May 28, 2012, a 51-year old shift operator with 13 years of experience was killed at a cement operation. The victim was found near the plant's crane bay building after being struck by a front-end loader. He was walking from the lunchroom toward the locker area.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Nonmetal Mine
(Cement)
Fatal Powered Haulage Accident
May 28, 2012
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Glens Falls Plant
Glens Falls, Warren County, New York
I.D. No. 30-00585
Investigators