Mining Incidents

Spencer Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Owen County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200003

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL BACK UP ON STOCKPILE WHEN IT GAVE WAY UNDER TRUCK SLIDING TRUCK DOWN STOCKPILE DRIVER INTA CT.

October 25, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL DISMOUNTING FROM FRONT OF LOADER STEPPED ON WET MATERIAL ON BUCKET LOST FOOTING AND BRUISED LEFT LEG ON SHIN.

1987 · 1 incident

November 4, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES WITH A DRIFT PUNCH AND A HAMMER. WHEN STRIKING THE PUNCH THE HAMMER, THE PUNCH BROKE AND EMBEDDED A SLIVER OF STEEL IN HIS ARM

1984 · 1 incident

September 18, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Fall from machine

TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN PURCHASED AND PARKED.BATTERY WAS DEAD AND ALL AIR LINES UNHOOKED.EMPL DECIDED TO MOVE TRUCK,LOADER OPERATOR PUSHED TRUCK TO START IT.WITH NO BRAKES EMPL JUMPED OUT,HIT GROP GROUND AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD AND BROKE LEFT WRIST.TRUCK HIT STOCKPILE ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS MINOR-DOOR AND GALSS DAMAGED.