Mining Incidents

Mims PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Donald R Raughton Sr
Autaugaville, Autauga County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103316
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2010–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working on plant, tool failed causing finger to be smashed against structure. Went to ER had stitches applied. Returned to normal work at 13:30 7/17/2018.

2017 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving some metal screens around in the back of pickup truck with the help of a vendor. Doing so, EE's finger got caught between two of them and caused the thin edge of the screen to cut into finger tip. It cut part of the nail so it required 2 stitches.

2014 · 3 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was working in a heavily wooded/grassy area.

Fall from machine

Employee was attempting to mount the ladder on a CAT 740B haul truck. His right hand grabbed hold of rail with some grease on it. As he shifted his weight up on ladder his hand slipped and he fell from ladder. His weight came down on his left foot/ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping from an elevation off his trackhoe and twisted ankle when left foot contacted pea gravel and stick.

2013 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning his hands with a shop rag that had slivers of metal in it. As he wiped grease from hands a sliver of metal from rag entered his right thumb at the joint.

Struck by flying object

Employee was hammering on tooth on a machine bucket. Chip came off and entered his stomach.

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding on pipe and burnt his eyes from the welding flash.

2012 · 5 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

Doing normal work duties, as the day when on he complained with his eye getting irritated and redness to the eye. He used first aid eye wash to treat at the time. Next morning right eye was swollen shut and he went to the doctor. The doctor did not find anything in his eye, but said he had infection in right eye. Treated with medication.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was working on log washer. He pulled the trash rubber out and turned to throw it away and his knee popped.

Struck by falling object

Employee was under the hopper washing the slab with a water hose, when a piece of mud fell off belt and hit him in the back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing maintenance on log washer and dropped part on leg

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hitting a pen on a track hoe with a sledge hammer. A piece of the pen broke off and lodged in left shoulder

2011 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped and fell on wet plywood while nailing a board onto a piece of chute resulting in twisting ankle and bumping head.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing maint. on plant EE walked up behind EE using grinder and was hit in the left knee with the grinder. This caused a laceration.