Mining Incidents

Cherokee Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Broward County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800919

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1988 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

May 9, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Fall from machine

TOO MUCH TENSIO3 ON FEEDER FLOOR WITH CHERRY PICKER WHILE CUTTING FLOOR OUT PLATE SPRUNG OUT AND THREW PERSON IN AIR AND HURT ANKLE.

1985 · 6 incidents

June 4, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

BENT OVER TO PICK UP HOSE - HOSE CAME UNCOILED SNAPPED BACK, THREW EMPLOYEE AGAINST WALL.

March 20, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

QUARRY DRIVER.

February 13, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING DOZER.

January 21, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND WERE CUT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN KELLY BAR AND KELLY DRIVE ON DRILL RIG.

1984 · 6 incidents

November 14, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEIGHT OF CYLINDER.

October 27, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

SCRAPED SHIN (LEFT LEG SHIN) ON DRAGLINE MACHINE

July 30, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT SIDE UNDER ARM BY A PIECE OF FREE FLYING METAL WHILE USING A SLUDGE HAMMER ON IMPACT CRUSHER

July 10, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN SAMPLER BELT WHEN TRYING TO FREE FROM JAMMED POST

July 8, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman OTHER
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER TO CHECK TIRE ON COMPANY CAR BACK JAMMED IN THIS POSITION EMPLOYEE CAOULD NOT GET UP

1983 · 3 incidents

September 27, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CARRYING BOOM OVER TO DRAGLINE WITH CHERRY PICKER BOOM SWUNG AROUND AND CAUGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND ROLL BAR.

July 11, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING LOADER,EMPL HIT POTHOLE AND EMPL HIT TOP OF LOADER AND JARRED NECK.

March 24, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED BACK. BENDING OVER/UNDER HOOD.