Fall from machine
Employee climbing upon conveyor to unhook chain that lifted belting up. His boots were muddy and he slipped and fell.
Plant 4Metal/Nonmetal
Nelson Quarries Inc · Surface
Controlled by Kenneth L Nelson
fort Scott, Bourbon County, KS · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401597
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2003–2011
- Latest incident
- Nov 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2011 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING HOSE FROM DRILL HOLE. TRAPPED AIR PRESSURE CAUSED HOSE TO BLOW OUT OF HOLE. PIPE ON END OF HOSE HIT HIM ON SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE TO BONE.
2003 · 1 incident
No Value Found
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING APPROX 10' FROM DRILL WATCHING DRILLER WORK. SECONDARY DRILL STEEL FELL FROM RACK WHEN DRILL WAS BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION. STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE IN NECK AND FRACTURED 6TH VERTEBRA.