Mining Incidents

BLACKHAWK QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Andrew R Machata
Palm Bay, Brevard County, FL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800992
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2003 · 1 incident

No Value Found

EE WAS MOVING THE LARGE WOODEN BLOCKS THAT THE QUARRY'S PORTABLE CRUSHING UNIT SITS ON, HE PULLED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS AND NOW HAS PAIN DOWN HIS LEG.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

USING A SHOVEL TO LOOSEN A ROCK. HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A STEEL BEAM. BROKE A BONE IN RIGHT HAND.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS CHANGING TRACKS ON THE BACKHOE-TRYING TO HIT IT TO GET THE OLD TRACKS OFF AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND HIT HIM INT HE THIGH. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HSPITAL WHERE HE HAD THE PIECE OF METAL REMOVED AND HIS THIGH STITCHES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING INT HE SAME AREA AS A FELLOW EE THAT WAS WORKING ONT HE TRACKS ON DOMATSU BACKHOE. WHILE THE OTHER EE WAS BANGING ON THE TRACKS TO REMOVE THEM A STRAY PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE HIP AND IMBEDED IN HIS ABDOMEN- HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ORTHO SURGER LEFT THE METAL IN.