Mining Incidents

POWER SCREEN-0504614Metal/Nonmetal

Firestone, Weld County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504614
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Feb 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The worker was cutting conveyor belting to fit under a conveyor to deflect material off the cat walk. As the worker was cutting with a box cutter, he slipped and struck his other hand (left) cutting the fifth digit.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was on a ladder tightening the bolts to a counter weight bracket. He thought he was going to fall and held tight to the ladder which must have tweaked his back by holding on so tight. He had fall protection on if he would have fallen.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was trying to remove an oversized frozen dirt clod off his dozer and hurt his shoulder.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was working to shovel material from under conveyor belts. He was doing that all day and in the afternoon, the employee felt a pop in his groin. He reported it to his supervisor and the next morning his groin was swollen and painful.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED IN mARCH A BACK INJURY EE SAYS EE SUSTAINED CHANGING THE BLADES ON A ROAD GRADER.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

THE EE WAS GRINDING ON METAL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS TAKING OFF A BOLT ON A CONVEYER BRACKET, THE BRACKET FELL AND CUT HIS FINGER.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

THE DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TURNING, HIS HAUL TRUCK OVER. INITIALLY THE EE HAD A BRUISED HIP ON 10-3 HE SAW THE DR AND COMPLAIN ID OF BACK PAIN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING THE METAL GRATES ALONG THE SCALE AREA & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

THE EE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE WHILE HE WAS THAWING OUT THE SCREEN DECK AND FELL ON THE PROPANE TANKHE WAS USING.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING A HAMMER OUT OF THE SCREEN DECK HE WAS IN AND THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS LOADER IN THE PIT AREA. WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND WITH HIS R LEG, HIS ANKLE FOLDED UNDER HIM & HIS KNEE BENT OUT. INITIAL ASSESMENT IS A KNEE STRAIN

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CONTRACTOR'S EE WAS PULLING ROPE & WIER NEXTTO A PORTABLE CONTROL PANEL THAT WAS BEING PLACED AT THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE PAD. ONE SIDE OF THE PORTABLE'S STAND LEGS WERE NOT ON THE CONCRET E PAD & IT WAS NOT OBSERVED HOW THE ELECTRICAL PANEL FELL OVER, BUT IT DID KNOCKING THE CONTRACTOR EE TO THE GROUND