Mining Incidents

Antonito PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Antonito, Conejos County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0501883
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Unloading PA-1000 from Torpedo Trailer, wind blew perlite into right eye.

2004 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was filling forklift propane bottles when he lifted a bottle and turned, twisting his back.

Struck by flying object

Employee was drilling a hole to mount a mirror on the cab of the loader and a piece of material embedded in the left eye.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING & WELDING ON A TRAILER SPRING HANGER WEAR PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO RT. EYE.

Struck by flying object

Wind blew perlite in right eye.

Struck by flying object

While unloading truck, the wind blew perlite in left eye. Physician removed foreign object from eye.

No Value Found

EE WAS CLOSING A BOTTOM GATE ON A RAILCAR AND LATER OPENING A GATE ON TOP OF BIN #4 WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.