THE EE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS MACHINE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL BACK INTO THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND ACTIVATED THE 2 SAFETY ARMS AND THE CURL LEVER ON THE BUCKET. HIS FOOT WAS BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE BUCKET ARMS. WHEN THE BUCKETCURLED BACK IT BENT HIS FOOT BACKWARDS AND BROKE HIS FOOT. OUR MECHANIC EXAMINED THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE EQUIPMENT AND FOUND NO DEFECTS.
PLANT # 2 Metal/Non-Metal
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Hunt Midwest Enterprises
Douglas County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401576
MSHA record for PLANT # 2 (mine ID 1401576). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1994–1999
- Latest incident
- Apr 1999
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1999 · 1 incident
April 6, 1999
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
1994 · 2 incidents
September 1, 1994
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOULDER FROM THE CR USHER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TURNED HIS RT ANKLE
March 5, 1994
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT CRUSHER & CUT HAND ON BAR.
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