Mining Incidents

PRESCOTT PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Prescott, Nevada County, AR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301804
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OFF LOWBOY TRAILER, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.

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

EE WAS PRYING TAIL PULLEY LOOSE. PRY BAR SLIPPED, CATCHING EE'S INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL ON THE FRAME.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING SKIRT BOARD BELT CAUGHT HAMMER AND PULLED FINGERS OF LEFT HAND INTO BELT. CUTTING THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM RAIL CAR WHILE BRINGING EMPTYCARS TO LOADING AREA, CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING TO LEGS, ARMS AND BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OFF CATWALK WHEN WATER HOSE GOT LOOSE AND SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB AND CRACKED THE BONE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MEASURING DRIVE PULLEY DRUM FOR NEW LEGGING. HE HAD HIS TAPE MEASURE ACROSS DRIVE PULLEY WHEN THE BELT WAS STARTED UP. THE BELT CAUGHT THE TAPE PULLING EE'S HAND AND WRIST INTO THE PULL EY RESULTING IN A CUT ALL THE WAY AROUND HIS WRIST AND PULLING THE FLESH AND SKIN DOWN TO HIS FINGERS.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

PUMP BARGE FLOAT FLOOR, EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED