Mining Incidents

Rockland Key PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Frank P Toppino
Key West, Monroe County, FL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801249
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

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

WHILE WORKING AT THE SCREEN PLANT AREA EMPLOYEE WALKED SOUTH TOWARDS THE WAREHOUSES. AT THAT TIME HE STEPPED INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING FRONT END LOADER AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND WITH TH E BUCKET. HIS LEFT LEG WAS RUN OVER BY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE DRIVER HAD LOOKED TO HIS LEFT & BEHIND HIM TO DIRECT A TRUCK AROUND SO HE COULD LOAD THE TRUCK. LOADER WAS EMPTY & GOING 5 MPH.