Mining Incidents

Us Aggregates Richmond PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by The Heritage Group
Richmond, Wayne County, IN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202212
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Using hammer to loosen wedge pins on desander. After removing wedges, leaned down to remove rubber spacers. Sand material fell from above, landing on the right side of face, entering an eye. EE was wearing safety glasses at the time. They tried flushing eye, but they needed to be seen by an eye doctor, who had to use a tool to get the eye cleared of debris.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

On 7-6-10 employee was lifting gas cylinders and twisted lower back but did not report it until 7-21 to his supervisor. Employee thought his back was better and no action was taken. On 7-26, employee could not come to work due to back pain. He was sent to the doctor to be checked and treated. He received a lumbar strain. He is off work.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING TO GET A CROWBAR FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND SLIPPED ON ICE. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG WENT FORWARD CAUSING EE TO FALL BACK ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN.