Mining Incidents

RUSSELLVILLE STONE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Putnam County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200104

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1995 · 1 incident

September 15, 1995 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PICKING UP A CRUSHED OIL BARREL. BARREL TURNED IN HIS HAND AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

1994 · 3 incidents

October 20, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING TOP CLYINDER OFF OF A 560B LOADER. WAS STANDING ON WISH BONE OF LOADER. WENT TO STEP DOWN ON THE LOADER BUCKET & MISSED IT & FELL APPROXIMATELY 3' & HIS HIS LEFT RIB CAGE & FOREARM.

May 19, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOSING UP TOGGLE BOLTS AT PRIMARY (USING A RATCHET) WAS PULLING UP ON RATCHET AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN PULLING UP ON RATCHET.

May 11, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER FIXING OR REPAIRING THE HOSE ON THE WATER PUMP EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING KINKS FROM THE HOSE IT TWISTED & SPLICE FITTING CUT EMPLOYEER HAND (4 STICHES REQUIRED)

1993 · 6 incidents

November 1, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP STARTING A 450 HOUGH LOADER AND A 91 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK. CAUSED AN ARC ABOVE BATTERIES CAUSING BATTERIES TO EXPLODE.

October 5, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON HAMMERMILL WAS REPLACING GRATE IN THE MILL IN PROPER LIFTING CAUSED STRAINED IN GROIN AREA

July 12, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING ON THE CAT D9 DOZER DECK CHANGING OIL FILTER ON TOP OF THE HYD. TANK. SLIPPED ON OIL THAT WAS SPILLED ON DECK FROM CHANGING OIL & FILTER ON GROUND AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

June 18, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS OPERATING A WEEDEATER AND WAS EXPOSED TO POISEN IVY.

May 3, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING MECHANIC REASSEMBLE HYD. BED CYLINDER FOR 81006 EUCLID TRUCK. TWO OF HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO SECTIONS OF CYLINDER, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE MIDDLE AND RIN G FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

April 1, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GREASING FRONT END LOADER INJURED BACKED WHILE COMPRESSING ON GREASE GUN WITH BOTH ARMS.

1992 · 1 incident

August 31, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISLODGING OVERSIZED ROCK FROM JAW CRUSHER WITH WEDGE AND CABLE.ROCK GAVE WAY ALLOWING ARM TO BE JERKED SUDDENLY.

1990 · 1 incident

February 6, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Struck by falling object

WE WERE USING AN A FRAME ATTACHED TO A FRONT ENDLOADER BUCKET SUPPORTED ON BUCKET EDGE & WITH A 1IN CABLE FROM OUTER END OF A FRAME TO TOP OF BUCKET THIS CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE BUCKET WITH A DOUBLE WRAP 3/8IN CHAIN WE HAD PICKED UP THE BOWL FOR A SHORTHEAD CRUSHER & PLACED IT INTO THE CRUSHER AS IT WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PICK IT BACK UP SLIG

1989 · 1 incident

October 13, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE INJURED WAS HAULING MATERIAL TO SPOIL AREA,UPON ARRIVING AT SPOIL AREA HE PASSED OUT.TRUCK ROLLED TO DEAD STOP.NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND X-RAYS TAKEN.DIAGNOSIS WA S ALLERGIC REACTION TO MEDICINE TAKING FOR KIDNEY INFECTION.SUPT HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT EMPLOYEE TAKING MEDICINE.EMPLOYEE HAD NO LOST DAYS.

1988 · 1 incident

August 17, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by flying object

LODGED ROCK HAD PLUGGED PRIMARY CRUSHER EMPL USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BUST ROCK TO UNPLUG PRIMARY CRUSHER PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK FRONT TEETH CHIPPING PART OF UPPER FRONT TOOTH OFF

1984 · 1 incident

June 19, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF HAUL ROAD.TRUCK WAS HALF FULL WITH WATER WHEN RIGHT SIDE WENT OFF ROAD.WATER SHIFTED CAUSING IT TO TURN ONTO SIDE.TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

1983 · 2 incidents

October 12, 1983 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Stone Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS WALKING IN PIT & TURNED ANKLE ON 10-11-83. EE WAS CLEANING CONVEYOR NEXT DAY & STEPPED DOWN ABOUT 3\ OFF OF CONVEYOR & TURNED IT AGAIN CAUSING A SPRAIN. EE DID NOT REALIZE THE SEVER ITY UNTIL HE WENT HOME AFTER SHIFT WAS COMPLETED 10-12-83.

October 11, 1983 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by falling object

RIP RAP CONVEYOR HAD STALLED BECAUSE OF ROCK IN TAIL PULLEY. EE PUT RIGHT HAND ON CONVEYOR FRAME & WAS GETTING THE ROCK OFF WITH LEFT HAND. A ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT HITTING HIS RIGHT HAN D.