Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WE WERE REMOVING THE CHEEK PLATES OUT OF THE JAW TO TURN THE DYE IN THE JAW AND ONE OF THE PAD EYES BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE
Merrill PitMetal/Nonmetal
J K Merrill & Sons, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Lloyd G Merrill
Pocatello, Power County, ID · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001269
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2002–2005
- Latest incident
- Aug 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2005 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE CONVEYOR ON HIS KNEES. HE TURNED WRONG & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.