Mining Incidents

Cabbage Grove QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Lamont, Taylor County, FL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800008
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning obstruction from tunnel feeder with bar. When he hit the side of the box, material came loose and pulled bar from his right hand. When it came out, the bar went straight up, hitting the employee in chest and chin, resulting in a laceration to chin.

2004 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Ee went to get product from the truck. the bench was muddy and he had mud on his shoes. he stepped on the bumper of the truck with his left foot and it slipped off the bumper. he hit his knee and fell backwards landing on his back

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH, EE WAS TIGHTENING J-BOLT. SLIPPED OFF HAND WENT INTO EDGE OF SCREEN CLOTH. WRENCH CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

No Value Found

THE OPERATOR WAS SHIFTING THE MACHINE FROM SWINGTO TRAVEL WITH A FOOT PEDAL, HIS BACK POPPED RESULTING IN SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Fall onto or against objects

THE OPERATOR HAD CLEANED THE FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE WITH MINERAL SPIRITS AND WIPED WITH RAGS. HE WAS GETTING OFF THE MACHINE TO DISPOSED OF THE RAGS WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL POS T WHICH HAD A SAFETY CHAIN HOOK WELDED OUT THIS LEFT HAND AT THE HEEL AND RIPPED TO THE BASE OF HIS LITTLE FINGER REQUIRING MULTIPLE STITCHES.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING BACK TO LOADER WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP AND TRUCK WENT INTO PIT.

Fall from machine

HE WAS REACHING AROUND RADIATOR TO GET CAN OF SOUP AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF LOADER.

Struck by falling object

HE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS THAT FELL OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND ONE ROLLED OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

2000 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WASHING UNDER THE SCALES AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON SCALE.

Fall from machine

EE WAS PULLING HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE AT FAIRLEAD. SLACK CAME IN HOIST CABLE, HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE TRACKS.

Struck against stationary object

UNHOOKED COME-A-LONG FROM DRIVE BUSHING, PIECE OF METAL SLICED OUTSIDE LEFT INDEX FINGER. WENT TO HOSPITAL GOT 17 STITCHES.

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

WHILE MEASURING THE END OF THE BOOM ON THE ROCK PECKER AT RED MILL. IT SLIPPED DOWN AND MASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND SPLIT IT THE HOSPITAL PUT 3 STITCHES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LAYING SCREENS DOWN WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.