Mining Incidents

BUILDEX CLAY PITMetal/Nonmetal

Buildex Inc · Surface
Marquette, Mcpherson County, KS · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400212
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Working on crusher and fell off backwards. Continued to work that day, but the plant was shut down and employees were laid off including injured employee. On July 31 he came to plant and told me about his accident on July 28 and that he needed to go to the ER. The hospital said that he has a sprain and to keep ice on it.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Trying to lift cover off feed tube #2 kiln.

2013 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting on conveyor belt and knife slipped and cut index finger on left hand. 5 stitches.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking towards the shop door and instead of turning the door knob to open it he hit the door with fist to push open and it broke his hand. Should have used common sense.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Un-plugging the feed gate when arm slipped and got cut.

2009 · 4 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Walking up stairs and lost footing. Hit forehead on metal piece. Went to ER. Doctor cleaned face and put glue on cut to stop bleeding.

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

Employee was taking a chunk of shale out of bin when left hand pinky got caught in gate. 1/2"" of top part of pinky finger came off.

Struck against stationary object

# 1 feed chute to kiln was plugged with material. Took bar and tried to get material to go through and hit left hand on metal box around top of #1 feed chute cutting index finger. Went to ER got 3 stitches on index finger.

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

Employee was working on reducer. Trying to take bolt off. Another employee was using crow bar to hold lid open while injured tried to take bolt off when crow bar slipped and lid closed on his finger. Scratched and bruised right index finger.

2008 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was taking 970 into pit to empty out material when steam went into window of cab and burned his upper torso.

Fall down stairs

Cleaning grease off trunion base. Left area and was walking down stairs. Slipped and fell. Sprained his right ankle.

2007 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was operating crusher when silo got full and material started to plug up. Employee then put item in part way to stop material from being fed into machine. Employee took guard off and reached into machine to move material away from crusher rolls. When material was moved away the roll started to operate again pulling his left hand into it.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was tightening a bolt on the #2 vibrator when the wrench slipped causing employee to fall backwards hitting right side of body on handrail, bruising abdominal area.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

WAS WALKING UNDER KILN TO GET LADDER AND HIT HEAD

Struck against stationary object

Employee was twisting off bolts off guard on D8 and hit elbow.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRINDING ON A KILN TIRE & A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.

2002 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN HOT, WINDY CONDITIONS. DUST FROM SULFUR & MATERIAL WAS BLOWING ONTO HIS SKIN & MADE IT IRRITATED.

2001 · 7 incidents

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS CHANGING BELT ON CRUSHER, AND FELL THROUGH HOLE ON CATWALK. (HOLE WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING INCIDENT).

Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING WALKWAY IN KILN FLOOR WHEN BROOM HANDLE HE WAS USING BROKE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS CRUSHING MATERIAL. THE WIND BLEW AND A PIECE OF ROCK GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OFF LADDER OF 938G LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL LATER IN THE EVENING.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS CHANGING PINS ON A 621 SCRAPER-THE BAR GOT STUCK AND WHEN IT RELEASED IT FELL ON EES ARM.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EE NOTICED A SKIN RASH ON SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BODY. WENT TO SEE DR. AND DIAGNOSED WITH CONTACT DERMATITIS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON A KILN TIRE & STRAINED THE JOINT IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.

2000 · 3 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS ITCHING ALL DAY FROM SULFER DUST WHICH HAD GOTTEN ONTO HIS CLOTHING.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY A DUST COLLECTOR WHEN HE STEPPED WRONG, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND AND INTO HE HOT DUST.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CUTTING A BRACKET OFF WITH A CUTTING TORCH. EE WAS HOLDING TORCH IN R HAND AN DGUIDING BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND. WHEN HE PULLED R HAND BACK TO MOVE BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND THE TORCH IGNITE D GLOVE ON LEFT HAND.