EMPLOYEE WAS IN CRUSHER, TRYING TO GET A HUNG ROCK OUT WITH A WEDGE WHEN THE ROCK CAME OUT CAUSING THE WEDGE TO COME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD OVER LEFT EYE, KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE OUT. SINCE EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED OUT, HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY X=RAYED SKULL AND DID CAT SCAN FINDING NO SERIOUS INJURIES.
Asphalt-Stone Company Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Asphalt-Stone Company (mine ID 1505414). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- Nov 1989
Reportable incidents
5 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 3 incidents
HE WAS CLEANING THE OIL DISTRIBUTOR WITH A STEAM CLEANER. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, THE PRESSURE FROM THE CLEANER KNOCKED THE GLASSES OFF AND CLEANER WENT IN HIS EYES.
HE WAS HOLDING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN HIS HAND, HITTING ROCKS OUR OF A GRISSLY. AT THE TIME HE SHIFTED HIS BODY, HE WENT DOWN AND SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING CLICKED IN HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS WELDING ON CONVEYOR BELT AT STONE PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE EMPL WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE FROM EYE AND AFTER CONTINUED IRRITATION HE WENT TO DR FOR REMOVAL
1985 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A BELT AND IT CAME OFF AND HIT A MOTOR AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT.
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