Mining Incidents

Golconda QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Golconda, Pope County, IL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103087
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the water truck. His finger got caught on the bracing of the ladder, lacerating his pinky finger on the outside of his right hand. Employee received stitches from local emergency room.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was releasing water hose from water truck to wash out bed of customer's truck. Employee was unreeling hose when his left index finger got caught in the reel. Employee suffered laceration to index and had to have stitches. Employee was wearing PPE (gloves).

2005 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lowering extension ladder into empty barge. Lower portion of ladder suddenly extended all the way down to bottom of barge. This causing employee's left hand to twist and causing injury mainly to his left thumb.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling underneath a belt at the plant. He was kneeling on a metal beam and some loose rock rolled onto the beam. Employee did not notice the rock had rolled onto the beam, and when he shifted in his kneeling position, he placed his left knee on top of some of the loose rock. This caused redness and swelling in Employee's left knee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE PREPERATION PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME WET MATERIAL AND FELL, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

Struck against stationary object

EE had been repairing a backhoe. He finished the job, was leaving the walkway & caught the second finger of his left hand on a bolt sticking out of the machine by his wedding ring, causing a deep laceration.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND GRINDER ON STEEL. WHEEL HIT A WELD CAUSING GRINDER TO BOUNCE HITTING THE LEFT GLOVE AND HAND. LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER BETWEEN KNUCKLE AND FIRST JOINT - LEFT HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING HAND GRINDER-FELT SOMTHING IN LEFT EYE-TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES TO FLUSH EYE OUT-WENT TO DR AND FOUND SCRATCH OR ABRASION OF CORNEA.