Truck backed into the bin got loaded. Left the bin and the arm stuck back. So EE went over to look at why the arm was stuck. EE stood in front of the arm to look at situation. Co-worker yelled at EE to get out of there. EE turn to walk away and the arm dislodged on it's own, hitting EE in the back and throwing EE in the air.
Portable Crushing Plant #2Metal/Nonmetal
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by David L Coots
MONMOUTH, Union County, IL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1302367
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2008–2018
- Latest incident
- Oct 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2018 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
2013 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was removing damaged hood from haul truck. After removing pins from hinges, miner was removing tension rod with hammer when it came loose and sprang up and made contact with miner' s hand.
2011 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
He got a CAT980 loader stuck and jumped from the platform of the loader to the surface rather than using the ladder on the loader. The jump injured his ankle.
2008 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Conditions contributing to the accident are unknown. Victim has broken ribs, broken collar bone, and a collapsed lung.