Mining Incidents

U.S. CRUSHED STONEMetal/Nonmetal

Tuscaloosa County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103185
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Dec 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2000 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET A SCREEN BASKET ON A 450 MVP CEDARIOS CONE CRUSHER. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE BASKET IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND ELBOW. CONDITIONS WAS DRY AND COOL.

Struck by falling object

MOVING ROCKS ON CHUTE AT HERC PLANT, ROCKS SLID LANDING ON HAND. POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT HAND.

Struck by flying object

WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN CONCRETE, LOOSE PARTICALS AND DUST BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING CLOGGED CHUTE WITH A SLATE BAR, ROCK TURNED LOOSE, FORCING BAR AND HAND INTO SIDE OF CHUTE, CUTTING THE SIDE OF RT. HAND.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING WAREHOUSE AREA TO GO HOME. IT WAS RAINING AND HE WAS HURRYING TO GET TO HISTRUCK. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND THE CORNER OF ANOTHER TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT ARM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING UP SILT FENCE, TRIPPED AND FELL ON METAL FENCE POST.