Mining Incidents

PLANT #5Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Mark Schildberg
Greenfield, Adair County, IA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302087
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jan 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

REPORTEDLY THE EMPLOYEE WHILE OPERATING A LOADER, BACK OVER A LARGE BOULDER. WHEN THE LOADER DROPPED FROM THE BOULDER THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEVERELY SHAKEN AND COULD NOT MOVE HIS RIGHT ARM.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN AXLE FROM A TEREX 3305 QUARRY TRUCK AND THE AXLE SLIPPED AND DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FINGER CUTTING IT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE INTO PLACE BY MANUALLY PULLING ON THE DRIVE BELT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE PINCH POINTS. EQUIPMENT WAS LOCKED OUT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.