Mining Incidents

Proctor Plant # 1670Metal/Nonmetal

TRN LW BR, LLC. · Surface
Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Proctor, Crittenden County, AR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300136
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up on a dozer to enter the cab when his foot slipped off the first rail and went between rail and track causing sprain to right ankle.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR OF 966F CATERPILLAR LOADER. HE FELT SOMETHING STICK UNDER HIS NAIL. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE OBJECT AND HE SAID THAT HIS FINGER WAS SORE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

Struck by falling object

EE was helping install the kiln cover back over kiln after repairs was completed. he reached up to help unhang cover and the beam that ee was holding on to fell hitting him on left leg.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING THE BOTTOM PAN COVER ON A D7 DOZER WITH A SHOP FLOOR AS EE TRIED TO ROLL THE JACK UNDER THE MACHINE THE PAN CAME OFF THE JACK & A SHARP EDGE ON THE PAN CUT HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TAKING D-7 TO SHOP TO FUEL & SERVICE. HE HAD TO TRAVEL DOWN A STEEP INCLINE AT BACK OF RAW MATERIAL SHED. EE HAD THE DOZER IN A HIGH GEAR AS HE WENT DOWN STEEP INCLINE, THE BLADE WENT I NTO GROUND STOPPING THE EQUIPMENT. EE'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD BUSTING THE GLASS & INJURED EE.

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CALLED TO HELP FREE A DOOR THAT DIVERTS MATERIAL OFF A CONVEYOR ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN THE DOOR CAME LOOSE IT HIT EMPLOYEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CONDUIT ON #2 CLINKER CONVEYOR WITH A RECIPROCATING SAW. THE SAW SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT, THE BLADE CUT HIS FINGER.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CHECKING THE LEVEL ON THE KILN TRUION WATER. HE FOUND A BROKEN LINE HE SHUT OFF THE WATER AND TOOK LINE LOSE THE LINE STILL HAD PRESSURE ON IT AND THE HOT WATER SPRAYED OUT AND BURNED H IS LEFT ARM.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BREAKING UP OVERSIZE MATERIAL WITH A 955 CAT LOADER. HE RAN OVER A LARGE CLINKER AND IT THREW HIM AROUND IN THE LOADER CAB AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

2000 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING THE STEEL FROM A PILE & THE STEEL FLIP CATCHING EE'S HAND UNDERNEATH IT BENDING FINGER DOWN

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CLEANING THE BURNING PLATFORM FLOOR AND AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE AIR HOSE AND STOO BACK HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK

Over-exertion in lifting objects

A ROOF WAS BEING INSTALLED ON THE EQUIPMENT SHED AND THE EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE PANELS. NEXT DAY EE RETURN TO WORK COMPLAINING OF SORE BACK HE WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR THAT DAY AND SENT TO T HE DR. ON 3-1-00.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS REPLACING A BEARING ON A INTERNATIONAL FARM DISC & A PIECE OF DIRT POPPED OFF & WENT UNDER THE SAFETY GLASSES THAT HE WAS WEARING & HITHIM IN THE EYE

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE OFF THE FLOOR OF THELOADOUT TUNNE. WHEN THE JOB WAS DONE & BEFORE EEWENT HOME FOR THE DAY HE WAS COMPLAINING OF A SORE BACK