Mining Incidents

PLANT #7Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Mark Schildberg
Greenfield, Adair County, IA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302086
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED A NEW START/STOP SWITCH ON THE DISCHARGE CONVEYOR OF THE MAIN PLANT. AFTER INSTALLING THE SWITCH, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED THE GENERATOR TO TEST SWITCH. WHILE TESTING, THE C ONVEYOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO SWITCH. WHILE CHECKING CIRCUIT ON ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED BURNING EMPLOYEE'S HANDS.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A JACK UNDER THE SCREENING PLANT AND JACK SLIPPED OFF OF BLOCK AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

WHILE MOVING DRILL AND COMPRESSOR FROM THE BENCHEMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK AND JOLTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE AND LOWER BACK STRAIN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS EXITING HIS TRUCK AND THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR PULLING HIS ARM RESULTING IN A BRUISED ROTATOR CUFF.