Mining Incidents

Beers Pit No 2 Metal/Non-Metal

S & S Materials Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hubert Lamar Sikes
Dallas County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102581

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

November 11, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOOL BOX MOUNTED ON BED OF 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK. P/U WAS POSITIONED NEAR BOOM OF BACK HOE SO EMPLOYEE COULD REACH HEIGHT OF CRACK ON BACKHOE BOOM TO WELD SAME. WHILE W ELDING, EMPLOYEE STEPPED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF TOOL BOX CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO GROUND, STRAINING TRACK OF BACKHOE WITH LEFT SIDE OF RIBS.