Mine Safety and Health Administration Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Surface Nonmetal Mine (Lime) Fatal Machinery Accident, January 21, 2013, Lhoist North America of Arizona, Inc., Apex Quarry and Plant, North Las Vegas

摘要

On January 21, 2013, Kenneth Korakis, Maintenance Leadman, age 54, was killed when he was caught between a push rod connecting plate for a ram and a kiln hood on the kiln preheat deck. Korakis was attempting to repair a leaking hydraulic cylinder that activated a pusher arm on the kiln. He was working on energized hydraulic equipment near moving machine parts when he was caught in a pinch point.