Pit & Quarry, July 2015
Safe and sound Work culture and technology are creating safer and more efficient crushing environments at quarries BY KEVIN YANIK A rock the size of a dining room table is plugged in the jaw crusher After assessing the situation a few people decide to wrap a chain around the rock and lift it out with a wheel loader After securing the chain around the rock in the crushing chamber a man still in the chamber tells the loader operator to lift the rock The operator lifts it about three feet into the air when suddenly the chain snaps The rock plunges back into the crusher missing the mans leg by a matter of inches Stories like these involving crusher blockages unfortunately still happen in the industry Fortunately this particular event unfolded without an injury Still an inch or two one way or another can often make the difference between a safe trip home from work and no trip home at all Ive heard and read stories about guys getting killed says Paul Smith international marketing manager for Astecs Aggregate and Mining Group These machines can be deadly After 20 years of climbing into quarries I still keep my head on a swivel New equipment and technologies have emerged to minimize some of the dangers associated with clearing a blocked crusher These have surely eliminated some accidents and enhanced worker safety Still a crusher accident can happen in a moments notice When a worker makes a poor deci Size your crusher to the size of your material Barry Proctor from Elrus says If you want to have max production youll pay attention to those rules CRUSHER SAFETY 36 PIT QUARRY July 2015 www pitandquarry com
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