EMPLOYEE BLED PRESSURE FROM TANKER. WENT TO UNHOOK HOSE. THERE WAS PRESSURE ON THE HOSE. HOSE BLEW OFF, HOSE CLAMPS CUT FINGERS. LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
H&S WHITING, INC. Metal/Non-Metal
H & S Whiting Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
Craig Hankins
Dalton,
Whitfield County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900920
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2004
- Latest incident
- Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
17
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,679
proposed penalties
$1,679
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q3 | 20,589 | 2 | 1 | 97.1 |
| 2004 Q2 | 19,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 17,481 | 7 | 2 | 400.4 |
| 2003 Q4 | 14,373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 18,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 20,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 16,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 15,209 | 4 | 1 | 263.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2004 · 1 incident
June 7, 2004
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
H & S Whiting Inc · Struck by flying object
2002 · 1 incident
August 15, 2002
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
H & S Whiting Inc · Struck by flying object
DID NOT FOLLOW SAFE WORK PROCEDURES, GOT IN A HURRY. WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TIRE FROM 2 STAGE WHEEL, WHEN HE DID NOT RELEASE AIR PRESSURE/VALVE CORE. WHEN HE REMOVED LAST BOLT HOLDING IT TOG ETHER IT EXPLODED AND STRUCK HIM IN FACE.
2001 · 1 incident
August 10, 2001
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
H & S Whiting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CRANE TO THE WHIZZER PIPE. CRANE WAS HUNG UP. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO RELEASE THE CRANE HOOK & WHEN THE CRANE RELEASED, THE HOOK SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CRANE HOOK & THE MI LL.