EE was on elevated platform erecting equipment; reached back with left arm (fully extended) to guide/pull scissor lift to platform; felt a "pop" and left arm went temporarily numb with tingling in fingertips of 4th and 5th fingers; took a break but declined offer to come down; attempted to "work out" discomfort; later, left arm "went out" and miner requested assistance.
Masterson Site Metal/Non-Metal
MS Industries II, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
John Christmas; Steven Smith
Town Creek, AL,
Lawrence County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103480
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2016–2017
- Latest incident
- Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
11
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,312
proposed penalties
$1,312
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q1 | 3,701 | 2 | 0 | 540.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 4,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,285 | 3 | 0 | 700.1 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,858 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,415 | 2 | 0 | 453.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2017 · 1 incident
February 1, 2017
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MS Industries II, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2016 · 1 incident
March 7, 2016
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MS Industries II, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Miner was working with another employee loading trailer with hay to spread for erosion control. Miner was in the process of turning to place bale of hay onto trailer when EE felt a sharp pain in low back. Diagnosis by treating physician is low back strain.