Mining Incidents

MearsMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Craig S. Mears
Watson, St Helena County, LA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1600883
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out impeller and cut top of right hand on barbed wire that was tangled in impeller on 8/6/2015. He administered first aid, thought it was healed. On 8/26/15 went to hospital because it was hurting. Found out it was infected and admitted to hospital.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pry bar on log washer and smashed/jammed finger. Sent him to doctor on 7/10/2014 around 7:30 after he reported to work and told of his finger hurting.

2013 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was working on log washer when his thumb got jammed in the washer

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Believe accident happened sometime in the afternoon. Employee believes when he was climbing ladder @ plant site, some of the rust/metal from the ladder fell into his eye. Employee was climbing ladder to clean screens at plant site. Employee was wearing safety glasses, however admits they were too big.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had been working around plant site #12 and was walking between log washer and pipes. He slipped and fell in a sitting position on his behind/back side.

2009 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was working on parts for sand conveyor and smashed right thumb and right hand.Hand was bleeding and employee was in extreme pain. As of now, I do not have the full details of the accident as I sent him along with site supervisor to urgent care/emergency room to get hand examined. Once site supervisor returns, more detailed information will be gathered and documented.

2008 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was heating a can of soup on one of the engines on the dredge. When employee went to open can, contents of can sprayed on him. It is not know if he vented the can before placing it on the engine/manifold to be heated.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was chaining pipe to bucket of hydraulic excavator, stood up and bumped his head on the bucket, which pushed his head forward hitting lip and front teeth.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was bending down to take sleeve off water pump. Had a burning sensation in his back and fell to the ground.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing onto a piece of equipment in order for him to operate said equipment. Injured shoulder in process.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE MISSED A STEP & TWISTED LEFT LEG.