Mining Incidents

MORRIS DREDGE AND PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Ben G Kates
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400894
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2011
Latest incident
Sep 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dredge cutter chain came out of track. A chain come-a-long was secured to the cutter chain to reposition the links. The come-a-long chain slacked off, engineer reached under the water line to secure chain, the come-a-long chain slapped. 2.1 burst laceration to web between pinky and ring fingers. Prescrip. meds, stitches and drain to left hand. Mod. duty, no left hand work.

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

Laborer installing speed limit sign pinched right hand and thumb. Flesh wound and stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was loosening bearing bolt on dredge hull pump. Backed up and hit right rear rib cage just below shoulder. Contusion Posterior rt ribs 3 to 8 Contusion Strain Thoracic Spine Muscles.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

5 men were butt welding 10"" steel together. Two men were attempting to signal when the joint was closed. One pipe @ 450' was positioned atop a 3' foot concrete knee wall. A short pipe was being lifted into position with a trac hoe. One pipe sprung, falling onto the left leg of injured.