Mining Incidents

Irions PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Peter E Powell
Chillicothe, Peoria County, IL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1102372
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Feb 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was hooking a lifting chain to unload a piece of steel pipe from a trailer and stepped in between the pipe and loader bucket as the loader was stopping. Leg got pinched between the pipe and top of the loader bucket.

2014 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A spring loaded door to an enclosure pinched finger, resulting in laceration.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was performing maintenance work on an 5/14/09 endloader. When he hit his head on the endloader causing a scalp laceration on the top of his head. He was taken for treatment at 8:12 am and received staples to repair the laceration. Return to duty 5/15.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING LOG PADDLES AT ONE OF THE PLANTS, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS INITIALLY TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR, WHO DIAGNOSED AS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE THEN INFORMED EMPLOYER. THIS INJURY IS BEING REPORTED BASED ON THE USE OF NIGHT SPLINTS, ONGOING MEDICATIONS, AND CONTINUED TREATMENTS BY DOCTOR.