Mining Incidents

152-922 PORTABLE Metal/Non-Metal

Shears Inc · Surface
Controlled by Superfos America Inc
Reno County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401240

MSHA record for 152-922 PORTABLE (mine ID 1401240). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1994 · 1 incident

May 27, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Shears Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RIDING ON THE BUCKET OF A LOADER GIVING DIRECTIONS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HIS LEFG GOT PINCHED IN BETWEEN THE BUCKET & ARM OF THE LOADER CAUSING HIS UPPER PART OF HIS ELFT LEG TO BREAK HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE HAD SURGERY

1993 · 4 incidents

December 7, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Shears Inc · Struck by falling object

A LOOSE ROCK SLID OFF A LEDGE AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF WILLIAM'S RIGHT FOOT AS HE WALKED PAST A MUCK PILE.

October 7, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Shears Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE YARD AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF STEEL THAT WENT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT BOOT.

September 10, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE WORKING ON SECONDARY MOTOR HE PICKED UP A 4D BATERY & PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE TOOL TRUCK HURTING HIS BACK

August 17, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE REPLACING BELTS ON LOADER THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE FRONT OF THE PULLEY EE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ON HIS BACK

1992 · 1 incident

June 11, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Shears Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GRINDING WITH A 7" HAND HELD GRINDER, IT KICKED BACK. A CUT TO THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE REQUIRED 2 STITCHES, & A CUT JUST BELOW THE BROWLINE REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

1991 · 1 incident

April 22, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH HIT IT GLANCING BLOW WITH HAMMER AND IT CONT ON TO THE HAND THAT WAS STEADYING SELF WITH

1990 · 3 incidents

November 7, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shears Inc · Struck by falling object

LIFTING A ROCK,LOST FOOTING ON ANOTHER ROCK CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE .DROPPED ROCK ON LEFT HAND.

September 18, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT HIS RIGHT INNER THIGH WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING RUBBER FLASHING.

August 2, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A HYDRAULIC JACK & IT SLIPPED & AN EXPOSED BOLT HEAD CUT HIS HAND

1988 · 1 incident

February 16, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING BAR TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER. ROCK MOVED FORCING BAR ACROSS EMPLOYEE'S CHEST.

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