Mining Incidents

Mc Lanahan Crushed StoneMetal/Nonmetal

ELBERTON, Elbert County, GA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900050
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was changing light bulb. Reaching to change bulb and got off balance and fell forward onto gravel. Skinned his arms and hurt his right shoulder when he fell.

2006 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee on truck reached to pick up box, went to turn around and his left knee popped and he couldn't move leg.

2005 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping out of truck onto ground and twisted ankle.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was doing cleanup work during lunch. He was down on his knees picking up 10 to 20 lb. rocks and throwing them out from under the crusher. Employee normally wears a brace around his waist but on this particular afternoon he did not have his brace on. Said he had left it at home. Hurt his lower back.

2004 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS CHANGING BUSHINGS ON CRANE BOOM, MADE A SUDDEN MOVE AND FELL OFF BOOM.

Fall onto or against objects

CHANGING SCREENS ON CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON BELT.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DUMPING OFF STONE AND PLANT AND SAW THE CRUSHER WAS STOPPED UP, SO HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND WAS RUNNING TO PLANT TO SHUT IT DOWN AND SLIPPED ON ROCKS AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

2002 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING OUT IN THE TUNNEL AND TURNED A CERTAIN WAY AND HURT HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GETTING A ROCK UNHUNG IN JAW CRUSHER WITH A WEDGE. THE CABLE THAT HE WAS PULLING ON HAD A FRAY IN IT AND IT PUNCTURED HIS POINTER FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE HAD GLOVES ON AT THE TIME.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING TORCH WORK ON JAW CRUSHER AND GOT FOREIGN OBJECT INTO RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR, FLEW UNDER WELDING HAT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON NORDBERG CRUSHER. NORDBERG HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER. FINGER WAS SMASHED AND SOME STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING JAWS AT BOTTOM OF CRUSHER. FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING GLASSES.

2000 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WASHING OUT UNDER THE CRUSHER, BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROD TO REMOVE SOME ROCK AND WHEN HE BENT OVER HIS BACK GAVE IN. SAID HE THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A MUSCLE. LOWER BACK HURTING.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK, CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER SCREEN. PICKED UP SCREEN TO SLIDE OVER AND PULLED LOWER BACK.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER AND ANBOTHER EE CAME INTO THE FEEDER ACCIDENTALLY PUSHING A ROCK WITH HIS FOOT THAT FELL ON EE AND HT HIM IN THE HIP.