Mining Incidents

Bonita Grande AggregatesMetal/Nonmetal

BG Mine LLC · Surface
Bonita Springs, Lee County, FL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801198
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Feb 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED ABDOMINAL PAIN THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY STRAINING SELF. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was opening door to the office trailer. A snake went between EE and the front door. EE reacted by turning away from the door quickly. When EE did this EE twisted knee and strained knee.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was washing spilled material beside a rock crushed. He was 8 feet away from the crusher. A 5 inch rock was ejected from the crusher, fell 12 feet to the ground and landed on his right foot. The rock landed close to his ankle and broke a bone in his right foot.

2008 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Bad connect of hose to cutting torch, allowed a fire to start. EE was wearing a glove, but only on his right hand which allowed fingers of his left hand to get burned.

2006 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

While fueling an excavator, he jumped from truck to ground & hurt his ankle.

Struck by flying object

Was welding when particle went into eye.

Struck against a moving object

Fork lift turned on side when working on pull rope assembly.

2005 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELL FLAT ON HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING WEDGES OUT OF CRUSHER, IT SPRUNG FREE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT LEG.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

STONE FROM CRUSHING CAME FROM HAMMERMILL AND GOT IN MINERS EYE. WHEN HE TOOK HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF TO INSPECT A CONVEYOR BELT BECAUSE WHERE HE HAD TO LOOK WAS IN A DAR AREA AND HIS SAFETY GLA SSES WERE TO DARK TO SEE.

Contact with hot objects or substances

THE MOTOR ON DRAGLINE DL4 RAN HOT. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO RELIEVE PRESSURE BY LOOSENING THE CAP ONE NOTCH, BUT THE CAP BLEW OFF, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT ARM, CHEST AND FACE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHECKING HIS HYDRAULIC LEFT ON HIS TRUCK. HE WENT UNDER THE LIFTED BED OF TRUCK AND THE BED FELL ON HIM. IT TRAPPED HIM AND RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

Fall from machine

CLIMBING OFF OF 235 BACKHOE AND SLIPPED OFF THE STEP.