Mining Incidents

Portable Sand PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Thomas R Scott
Iowa City, Louisa County, IA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1301821
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Check heating issue in skidsteer, EE did not close the door to the skidsteer and when moving the cab the door swung and caught their left hand, causing injury to the ring and middle fingers. Both fingers required stitches.The finger tip on the middle finger does have a fracture also.

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While disassembling portable sand plant for relocation. Employee's hand was pinched/crushed between pipe and angle iron on plant structure. Fracture of 5th metacarpal of right hand.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT ON RADIAL STACKER. WHILE CUTTING BELTING WITH A KNIFE (BOXCUTTER) HIT A SOFT SPOT IN BELTING PULLING KNIFEOUT OF BELT AND PUNCTURING HIS RIGHT THIGH.