Mining Incidents

Schildberg ShopsMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Mark Schildberg
Greenfield, Adair County, IA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302206
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Replacing cylinder on loader. Strap on cylinder slipped mashing hand between cylinder and loader frame.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was using a pry bar to pry a tire off a rim.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a die grinder, the grinding disk broke shooting a piece of the grinding disk into the employees arm.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee scooping snow, twisted and hurt left knee. Went to doc 1/8/10, no treatment. On 1/21/10 he went in for physical therapy. On 1/27/10 he went in for surgery. He missed part of day 1/27/10, and is expected to be off until 2/1/10.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was working on a truck and pulled lower back. Went to chiropractor, released with no restrictions. Received report in office 4/27/2009.

2008 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Burning pallets and got a flash burn on arms, face and neck. Went to dr and was treated and released back to work.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was unloading parts from truck, a trunion and shaft, when the shaft slipped . He reached out to hold it and pulled a muscle in his upper back.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was welding on catwalk of control booth, when a piece of angle iron fell from above and hit him in the head. Employee was not wearing hard hat due to welding helmet.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was entering NE door of shop when coming in for work. He reported he tripped on a bag next to walkway, landing on right hip.

2004 · 2 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

Years of lifting & standing on concrete.

Contact with hot objects or substances

While using a power washer to clean an oil cooler, employee slipped and the washing nozzle came in contact with the top of his left foot causing a burn & torn skin.

2003 · 5 incidents

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

EE WAS WORKING ON TIRES. TIRES WERE SPARES FOR TEREX 3305B. EE WAS ASSEMBLING A TIRE AND HOLDING LOCK RING UP WITH BAR. WITH HIS LEFT THUMB HE WAS PUSHING ""O"" RING INTO PLACE AND THE BAR SLIPP ED AND LOCK SNAPPED DOWN ON THUMB.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WORKING ON QUARRY DRILL. THE BOOM WAS OUT AND HE WAS MANUALLY PUSHING BOOM BACK INTO PLACE. HE WAS STANDING ON SOME CAT TRACK NEXT TO DRILL AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE TWISTED ANKLE CAU SING HIM TO FALL INTO DRILL FRAME.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON THE ROLLER FRAME OF A QUARRY DRILL AND USED HEAT TO REMOVE A BOLT. THE INJURED EE CAME ALONG TO HELP AND SAW A LARGE NUT LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND PROCEEDED TO PICK IT UP BURNING HIS RIGHT PALM & FINGERS.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS WORKING ON THE FRONT SPRING OF A MACK TRUCK AND SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A PINCHED NERVE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A GASKET FROM THE REAR END PLATE OF AXLE. THE GASKET SCRAPER HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CUTTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & FOREFINGER. REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE A TRANSMISSION ONTO THE LIFT GATE OF A SHOP TRUCK AND THRU OUT HIS BACK. INJURY OCCURRED IN TRUCK SHOP.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING THE TAILGATE OF A DUMP TRUCK AND HURT HIS BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR CHISEL TO REMOVE BOLTS AND A PIECE OF SLAG BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROPER EYEPROTECTION.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF PICKUP & TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS IN UPPER MIDDLE BACK.