Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING BATTERIES ON PALLETS, STRAINED BACK.
McCarthy U/G ShopMetal/Nonmetal
McCarthy Improvement Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mc Carthy- Bush Corp
Davenport, Scott County, IA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302211
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Jun 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2001 · 3 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE WORKING IN THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FREESTANDING GRINDER TO SMOOTH THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF METAL. WHILE GRINDING, THE METAL PIECE LURCHED OFF THE WHEEL AND FORCED EMPLOY EE'S HAND TO GET CAUGHT BY THE WHEEL. EMPLOYEE'SLEFT THUMB SUFFERED AVULSION TYPE INJURY. ALL SAFETY ITEMS CHECKED ON MACHINE AND WERE FOUND INTACT.