Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL - BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE INITIALLY TRIED HOME HEALTHCARE BUT AFTER PERSISTANT PAIN, ON APRIL 8 HE DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT.
Jackson County Mine SiteMetal/Nonmetal
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Jefferson, Jackson County, GA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0901097
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Mar 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2003 · 1 incident
2001 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE ROCK FEEDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS TASK, THE ROCK SHIFTED CAUSING THE EE TO SHIFT HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT ARM TO KEEP EE FROM FALLING DOWN. TH IS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO INJURE HIS SHOULDER.
2000 · 2 incidents
Struck by rolling or sliding object
A LARGE ROCK HAD STOPPED THE ROCK HOPPER UP AT THE PRIMARY. THE EMPLOYEE HAD WENT DOWN TO TRY TO MOVE SOME SMALLER STONES SO THAT HE COULD GET TO THE ONW CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHILE MOVING THE STONES ONE SHIFTED AND STRUCK HIS LEGS.
Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF A 235C ROCK BREAKER, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE ROCK BREAKER HE STEPPED ONTO SAME SMALL STONES, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.