Miner was moving a 55 gallon drum of oil and pinched his finger between the barrel and the wall of the storage building cutting his index finger on his right hand 3/4 of the way off. Miner was taken to the local hospital and received 18 stitches to repair the damage.
Neosho County Neely QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Neosho County Road & Bridge Dept · Surface
Controlled by Neosho County-Ks
Erie, Neosho County, KS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401159
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- Sep 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2013 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2011 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
Was stepping down from the tracks of rock crusher and fell 2-3 feet. EE was treated for a bruised leg and his blood pressure was low.
2005 · 1 incident
Fall onto or against objects
A ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE IMPACTOR AND EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT BY LAYING ON THE ROCK TO TRY TO MOVE IT. HE SLIPPED, ROLLING ONTO THE SIDE AND EDGE OF THE ROCK, BRUISING HIS RIBS.
2001 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
EE WAS DIGGING IN A ROCK WALL AT THE QUARRY WHENA LARGE ROCK FELL & LANDED IN THE LOADER BUCKET BRINGING THE BUCKET TO THE GROUND & THROWING HIMFORWARD IN THE LOADER.
2000 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
ROCKS HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCK OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND LATER IN THE EVENING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.