Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
HE WAS CLEANING OFF DECK AT #1 SCREEN. A WIRE GOING TO WATER PUMP WAS NOT CONNECTED TO MOTOR. HE RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK TO CHEST AREA.
Selma Metal/Non-Metal
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Dravo Corp
Dallas County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102694
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Mar 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 2 incidents
May 29, 1990
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE TRYING TO LOCK RAILCAR DOOR (APPROX. 300 LBS.) PULLED BACK ON BAR (25 LBS) GAVE AN EXTRA TUG DUE TO SOME SAND ON OTHER SIDE AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
January 10, 1990
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
R & S Materials Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE OPERATING BACK HOE COMPLAINED OF BURNING NOSE & TROUBLE BREATHING. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL & KEPT, TESTS AT THIS TIME ARE INCONCLUSIVE. HE ASKED MSHA TO RUN TESTS FOR GASES ON THE BACK HOE & NONE COULD BE DETECTED ON THE BACK HOE MSHA INVESTIGATORS KELLY & HONGISTO FROM BIRMINGHAM OFFICE. CAUSE OF THIS ILLNESS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
1989 · 2 incidents
August 4, 1989
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
R & S Materials Inc · Struck by flying object
DUST FLEW INTO OPERATORS EYE WHILE RUNNING BULL DOZIER
R & S Materials Inc · Flash burns (welding)
I.NAME STUCK ARC WITH WELDER WHILE HOOD WAS RAISED BURNING EYES.
1988 · 2 incidents
October 17, 1988
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & S Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE OPENING RAIL CAR DOOR(BOTTOM DUMP)HE GOT HIS HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR LOCK CRUSHING END OF RING FINGER AND CUTTING IT.FINGER WAS SEWN UP AT THIS TIME .THE DOCTOR FEELS HE WILL NOT LOSE ANY PART OF THE FINGER.IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW LONG HE WILL BE OFF WORK.
July 21, 1988
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & S Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPL WAS REMOVING SCREEN TRAY FROM GRAVEL SHAKER IN LABORATORY. AS HE STEPPED BACKWARDS HE SLIPPED & FELL BACK AGAINST WOODEN WORK TABLE. SLIPPAGE WAS DUE TO LOOSE GRAVEL ON LAB FLOOR.
1987 · 6 incidents
R & S Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I.NAME WAS REMO5ING SCREEN WITH SAMPLE ON IT SHE LIFTED WITH HER BACK INSTEAD OF LEGS
August 17, 1987
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
R & S Materials Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
OPERATOR OPERAT3NG GRADER WHEN STUNG BY BEE
July 27, 1987
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & S Materials Inc · Fall from piled material
EMPLOYEE HAD CR5WLED UP STOCK PILE TO GATHER SAMPLE OF MATERIAL. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED LOSING BALANCE A TUMBLING DOWN PILE.
R & S Materials Inc · Fall down stairs
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON SCALE HOUSE STEPS
April 14, 1987
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & S Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G MATERIAL AND BACKED INTO UPRIGHT BEAM
R & S Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PICKING UP RAIL8 FOR SCALE FOUNDATIONS.