Red Horse Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 This morning at 8AM , while an excavator was working at the base of a vertical granite cut, a huge section above broke loose burying the cab and tracks so the only thing visible was the boom, dipper and bucket. Came down with such force the boom cylinders were sheared from the cab and the rods were bent. First responders used sound and I imagine some cameras to snake them through the mess to confirm a fatal. If you google "Quarry accident, Sterling Ma" you will probably see news aerials. Looks like the site had a bench cut above but at the point where the excavator was working it looks like the bench cut stopped at that point and the face was probably another 30-50 ft higher-complete guess. News reported machine was working within safe zone and I imagine operator was pulling broken rock out. Think about this guy and his family 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 That sucks thanks for that… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) A friend who lives in the area brought to us to my attention the day it happened @Red Horse . Not knowing there are other quarries in the area I assumed it had happened at the former Pandolph-Perkins quarry where my Dad worked for years. Appears from the videos I’ve seen that Onyx is in the process of building a new plant at an older quarry. Hard to say why that corner had been left the way that it had. May the operator rest in peace. Edited August 25 by DavCut 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 3 hours ago, DavCut said: A friend who lives in the area brought to us to my attention the day it happened @Red Horse . Not knowing there are other quarries in the area I assumed it had happened at the former Pandolph-Perkins quarry where my Dad worked for years. Appears from the videos I’ve seen that Onyx is in the process of building a new plant at an older quarry. Hard to say why that corner had been left the way that it had. May the operator rest in peace. I had same thought when news headline broke...This site is relatively new as a quarry compared to Perkins. Machine was a 374 Cat..A later news follow up a day or so ago, showed an excavator digging a hole not far from the edge of the break..no clue what that was about. Ask your dad if Heidi ran the scale house in his time. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Unfortunately we lost my Dad in 2018 @Red Horse, but I’m pretty sure that he trained Heidi before he retired in 2007. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 2 hours ago, DavCut said: Unfortunately we lost my Dad in 2018 @Red Horse, but I’m pretty sure that he trained Heidi before he retired in 2007. 😎 Sorry about that..but if he did train her, a great employee! 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Have you been in since the sale to Century? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 On 8/26/2024 at 1:38 PM, DavCut said: Unfortunately we lost my Dad in 2018 @Red Horse, but I’m pretty sure that he trained Heidi before he retired in 2007. 😎 Sorry bud…. Losing your parents is the worse….bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavCut Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Thank you Bob. Dad had a great run of nearly 77 years. 3 bad days at the end and a few hiccups over the decades, but overall a great life. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I lost my pop at 62 I was only 24 that was a rough SOB Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 4 hours ago, DavCut said: Thank you Bob. Dad had a great run of nearly 77 years. 3 bad days at the end and a few hiccups over the decades, but overall a great life. 😎 All you can ask for. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74493-sad-news-here-in-central-mass-quarry-accident/#findComment-557934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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