Mining Incidents

SRM Materials Cabbage GroveMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Michael Hollingshead
Cabbage Grove, Taylor County, FL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0800089
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

The operator went to turn the throttle on the generator back up and the guard on the fan had been taken off and not put back on. As EE was reaching for the throttle, EE's right pinky and ring fingers were struck by the fan and caused a laceration that needed stitches.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

After opening the window to view the amps of the plant, EE went to close the window and EE's hand went through the glass. as a result cutting EE's wrist on the glass.

2022 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee trying to retrieve a grease line and placed hand behind a safety guard. While pulling on the grease line, employee's hand slipped off and went into the running fan, cutting right pinkie finger

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee did not have a good grip on a piece of angle iron that EE went to pick up and as a result the angle iron fell on EE's right hand causing a laceration that required 8 stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

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

Worker was assisting in bolting up a drawbar on a Motorgrader. While lining up bolt holes the draw bar slipped and lunged forward catching index finger on left hand. Severing the tip of the finger from below fingernail.

2006 · 1 incident

Contact with heat

Operator was working on Tub Bolts on a Bucyrus 380W Dragline and collapsed from the heat.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut left thumb with pocket knife while trying to cut a water hose for the shaker. STICHEES ONLY

2004 · 8 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was sitting in the kneeling chair and as she started to get up, she caught her foot on the leg of the chair causing her to fall, breaking right ankle.

Struck by falling object

POWERSCREEN CLOGGED. HE TRIED TO DISLODGE ROCKS WITH SHOVEL. A ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND.

Struck against a moving object

Employee driving mine pickup on haul road - ran into berm ""jarring"" his shoulder. He said steering locked up - two supervisors checked/drove truck and found no problem with steering.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling slack in dragline cable, pulled too hard.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Tightening bolts on Bohringer - pulled back muscle.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TOOLBOX ONTO PICKUP BED, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

USING PRY BAR TO BEND SMALL BRACKET WELDED ONTO HAUL TRUCK. NOT REPORTED TO ANYONE UNTIL 6/17/04 @ 12:19PM.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

DHP LEVEL NOISE EXPOSURE. STS OF 20 DB HL LEFT EAR. STS OF 31 DB HL RIGHT EAR.

2003 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE SAID HE THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING ON WRENCH AT MAIN PUMP AREA.

Contact with heat

EE WAS OPERATING ACKEMAN BUSTING BOULDERS BEHIND HILL. DROVE EQNT TO SHOP & TOLD SUPERVISOR ""IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN"" MEANING HIS FACE WAS GOING NUMB. HE SAID HE GOT TOO HOT. TOOK TO ER. HE HAS A PALSY AFFLICTION WHICH HAS FLARED UP BEFORE.

Struck against stationary object

WALKING THRU WORK AREA LEFT ANKLE STRUCK AGAINST PIECE OF REBAR EXPOSED BY CONCRETE BROKEN OFF BASE OF CONE STRUCTURE AT #6 STACKER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CHANGING A BEARING HE SUSTAINED BACK PAIN. HE WORKED UNTIL 4/26/03 & DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/29/03.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE PULLED HIS HAUL TRUCK ONTO HAUL ROAD AT PIT 3. HE NEVER STOPPED TURNING RIGHT (TO STRAIGHTEN TRUCK OUT), JUMPED THE BERM AND ROLLED ONTO RT. SIDE OF TRUCK. EE SAID HE ""NODDED OFF."" TRUCK HA D VERY MINOR DAMAGE. EE SPENT 1 NIGHT IN HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED WITH ONLY SCRAPES AND BRUISES.

2000 · 12 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT AND CAUGHT (HAD) A SHARP PAIN UNDER RIGHT RIB CAGE THAT WOULDN'T QUIT HURTING. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM. DOCTOR THERE SAID HE HAD A PULLED MUSCLE.

Struck against a moving object

A BACKHOE DROPPED A LARGE BOULDER INTO HAUL TRUCK BED. THE WEIGHT OF THE BOULDER CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE. EMPLOYEE'S BACK WAS JARRED DUE TO THE SUDDEN BOUNCE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SEA T BELT.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE TRIED TO INSERT A PAN INTO LA MACHINE WITHOUTTURNING MACHINE OFF. THE MACHINE CAUGHT EE'S HAND/ARM & PULLEDEE. HAD TO SNATCH HIS ARM OUT OF MACHINE. RESULTS WERE INJURED HAND & ARM

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

THE EE WAS TRYING TO UNLOAD A PIECE ST MACHINERY OUT OF THE BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK. THE PALLET ON WICH THE MACHINERY SAT ON POPPED UP AND CRUSHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PART AND THE PALLET.

Unclassified, insufficient data

ENCOURGED EE TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO WORKING AREA

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF IRON HAND RAIL ATTACHED BY A CHAIN BROKE. EE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UPA ROCK WHEN IRON RAIL SWUNG DOWN AND HIT EE ON THE BUTTOCKS. HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING SCREEMS ONTO A TRUCK. HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND ROLLER, RESULTING IN A CUT REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A PIPE INTO A LOADER BUCKET. WHEN HE THREW PIPE INTO BUCKET, THE PIPE BOUNCED BACK. PIPE HIT EE ON THE RIGHT EYE. THE PIPE CUT HIS EYEBROW AND KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT AND GLASSES O FF.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING SPREADER BAR CHAIN ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. KNUCKLE GOT SMASHED.

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER. HE WAS REACHING OUT TO WELD WHEN LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEP OVER HOLE AND FELL IN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT. OPERATOR CLAIMS WHEN DISMOUNTING FROM HAUL TRUCK, FINAL STEP TO GROUND WAS FURTHER THAN ANTICIPATED. WHEN LEFT FOOT CONTACTED GROUND HE FELT PAIN. OPERATOR CLAIMS HE REPO RTED INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR, BUT SUPERVISOR HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF SUCH. ON 2-21-00, OPERATOR CAME IN TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT COMPLAINING OF NECK PAIN.