Fall onto or against objects
HE WAS TRYING TO WELD AN AR PLATE TO THE CONVEYOR. THE PLATE WAS RESTING ON THE RAIL. THE PLATE FELL OFF. HE FELL & PLATE HIS ARM.
Portable Screening PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Valco, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Thomas E Brubaker
Rocky Ford, Otero County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504095
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Jan 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2001 · 2 incidents
Struck by falling object
HE WAS MEASURING TO PUT UP GUARDS ON THE CONVEYOR, A LARGE ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYOR AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
2000 · 4 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING HAMMER TO TAKE OFF A LOADER TOOTH A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & PIERCED HIS BOTTOM LIP
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CUTTING FLASHING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE ANDTHE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERJUST BELOW THE FIRST KNUCKLE.
Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SECOND CHUTE OF THE DRY DECKTO CLEAN OUT MATERIAL BUILDUP; NOT SEEING HIM INTHE CHUTE, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP TO CLEAN UP MATERIAL. HE TOSSED A 6"" ROCK OFF AND IT WENT THROUGH THE CHUTE GATES AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF VICTIM'S HARD HAT; AFTER HE CLIMBED OUTHE COMPLAINED OF A STIFF NECK AND NAUSEA.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE WAS WALKING BEWTEEN 2 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, WHEN A PICKUP BACKED INTO HIM, HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.