Mining Incidents

New Trenton PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Kenneth T Wanstrath
New Trenton, Dearborn County, IN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1201151
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Dec 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

While exiting the loader EE slipped from the ladder, landing on EE's feet on the ground.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While lifting a wedged screen plate, the screen came loose causing a shift and smashing left index finger between screen and screen base resulting in a laceration and fracture of the tip of left index finger.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

REMOVING GEAR BOX FROM CONVEYOR SHAFT WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHEN ROCK FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD. HE RECEIVED A CUT THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

2004 · 1 incident

Flash burns (welding)

ON WED 09/15 EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO WELD. HE REPORTED TO WORK ON THURSDAY & SAID HE HAD HURT HIS EYES YESTERDAY & WORKED FOR APPROX ONE HOUR & WENT HOME. HE WAS TOLD MORE THAN ONCE BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO GO TO THE DOCTOR BUT SAID IT WOULD BE OK. HE DID NOT SHOW FOR WORK ON FRIDAY & WORKED A FULL DAY OF MONDAY BUT FINALLY WENT TO DR ON TUESDAY TO FIND THAT HE HAD A WELDING FLASH.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING AN IMPACT DRIVE WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT & CONTACTED THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO HIS WORK AREA AND STRUCK HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF STEEL CUTTING IT.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EDGE OF THE BELT WAS CAUGHT. WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE THE BELT, THE PRY BAR CAME DOWN AND STRUCK EE IN THE NOSE.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS INSTALLING BELT AND WHEN EXITING CONVEYOR HE SNAGGED THE EDGE OF THE STEEL FRAME CUTTING HIS HAND.