Mining Incidents

Estero QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Estero, Lee County, FL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801254
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Nov 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped too close to a area where a employee was throwing pieces of a metal liner to the ground. The piece bounced on the floor 2 to 3 feet and landed on his foot above the steel toe. A spotter was on the ground to secure the area but the piece rebounded off the ground.

Struck against stationary object

EE was attempting to loosen a bolt on the screening tower with a rachet. The bolt slid out slightly and due to the downward force the EE was using, his left hand came down on the metal frame and his middle finger became fx as it struck the frame.

Struck against stationary object

EE was attempting to climb onto an excavator. A rock on the ground was stepped on; rock gave away resulting in a sprain in lower right foot extremeties.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was at meeting point of two conveyors splicing an electric cable; making a cut with a utility knife. Employee held cable with left hand and utility knife with right, during process of cuting; cable became loose and moved allowing knife to bypass the cable and lodge into his left wrist.

Fall from machine

While employee was servicing a loader, the hood locking mechanism came loose and started to fall. EE jumped from the loader to the ground, striking his left rib cage against a 55-gallon oil drum in the servicing area. EE experienced pain in the left rib cage; no specific injuries were visible at the time of reporting.

2004 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT @ END OF SHIFT. AFTER COMPLETION OF REFUELING, HE REENTERED CAB TO TURN ON BOOM LIGHTS. WHEN EXITING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LT UPPER ARM IN 2 PLACES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO TREAD LEFT ON WORKBOOTS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER CREW MOVING A CONVEYOR SECTION USING A TRACKHOE WITH A 2 PART SLING & HOOK ASSEMBLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONVEYOR SECION & SETTING IT ON THE GROUND THE HOOKS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE HOE OPERATOR SWUNG BUCKET, ONE OF THE HOOKS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR FRAME & SWUNG CONVEYOR INTO EE STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LEG.BROKEN BONES IN LEFT LEG & RIGHT ANKLE

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS CHECKING TENSION ON DRIVE BELT FOR FIELD CONVEYOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED. PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. LACEERATED INDEX FINGER. LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURE WAS NOT USED.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

PLATE USED FOR BACKSTOP BROKE OFF INSIDE HOPPER. ROCK FELL OUT OF HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS IN MANLIFT GREASING BEARINGS BELOW. HE SUFFERED LACERATION & CONTUSION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING ROLLER AND A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WHEN IT INTO RIGHT EYE EE WAS WEAVING SAFTETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS-DIRT/DUST BLEW IN EYES. HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OFF OF A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DIRT/DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROVIDED SAFETY GLASSES.

2001 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE USED A CIGARRETIC LIGHTER TO INSPECT WATER LEVEL IN 12 VOLT BATTERY. BATTERY EXPLODED IN EE'S FACE. SAFETY GLASS WERE BEING.

Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING IN MANLIFT BASKET. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT OF BASKET AND SLIPPED OFF RAILING, FALL @4'.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXITING CAB ON DRAGLINE & LOST FOOTING ON STEPS TO WALKWAY. LEFT ANKLE SWOLLEN & LEFT KNEE PAINFULL AFTER LEAVING WORK AT 1600 HRS