Mining Incidents

CZ-30(ZONA)Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by John B Green
Franklinton, Washington County, LA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1601041
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was cutting a handrail off a barge when it fell and struck him on the back.

2009 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was working on a fault light on the main breaker box when the box exploded causing burns to both eyes.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee went to start the outboard motor and it was in gear. To prevent cranking the motor in gear, the rope will not come out when the motor is in gear. He pulled hard on the rope and pulled a muscle in his lower back because the rope did not come out.

2008 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was working on the dredge pump and logwasher, picking up heavy parts and breaking bolts loose with a pull handle when he strained his lower back.

Flash burns (welding)

When finishing up a weld, the shield was raised and the rod left over would strike the metal sometimes causing an arc exposing the eyes to it. The employee burned his eyes.

2007 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNSTOPPING A SAND LINE AND A RUBBER HOSE HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG. HIS UPPER LEG WAS BROKEN.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was patching a pipe and it mashed his pinky finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to hit a bolt with a hammer and mashed his finger.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was tightening a cable on the back of the gravity plant when the excavator bucket leaked down and caused a pipe to slide and smash his left foot.

Contact with heat

While trying to get a dredge going, employee became overheated while in the boat.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was welding on a stacker. When he stood up, he cut his head by hitting it on the stacker.

2005 · 3 incidents

Contact with heat

EE was over-heated. He was light-headed and nauseated-heat exhaustion.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING A BED ROLLER WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN 2 OF THEM.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

He attempted to lift a 4D battery & strained back.

2003 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD WORK RELATED INJURY AT A NON-MSHA SITE ON 9-29-03. AFTER HE RETURNED TO WORK, HE HAD A SEIZURE WHILE SITTING IN A CHAIR IN THE CONTROL HOUSE. GOT LACERATIONS AND BRUISES ON FACE AND NOSE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN 2 SHAFTS IN LOG WASHER RECONNECTING LOG AFTER REPLACING A BROKEN PART. COME-A-LONGS WERE POSITIONED SO THAT THEY NOT ONLY PULLED LOG, BUT ALSO PICKED IT UP - CAUSED LOG TO SWING AND PIN EE'S RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE LOGS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CALLED 3/7/03 TO SAY HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT THIGH. HE SAYS HE MAY HAVE HURT IT BY WALKING THE ""WRONG WAY"" ON THE MUD BELT ON 3/5/03 - OR HE MAY HAVE HURT IT 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE WO RKING ON THE DRILL TRUCK TOWER. NORE: ON 2/21/03 EMPLOYEE CALLED IN TO SAY HE HAD HURT HIS GROIN AT HOME THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE WAS OFF WORK UNTIL 2/27/03.(SAME TIME HE SAYS HE HURT IT ON DRILL

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WORKING OFF THE PADDLE WHEEL DREDGE, PULLING A CABLE TO WRAP AROUND A PIPE. HE CALLED THE NEXT DAY & REPORTED THAT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLEIN HIS BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REMOVING A HOSE BAND ON A 3"" RUBBER HOSE. THE HOSE HAD FACTORY INSTALLED FASTENERS THAT HAVE TO BE REMOVED BY SAWING OFF. HE WAS SAWING THROUGH THE HOSEBAND WITH A HACKSAW. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH, THE FASTENER POPPED BACK AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON A CRANE ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE BY THE HYDRAULIC TANK WORKING ON THE HYRDRAULIC LINES. HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL 5 FEET TO THE GROUND.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUNCHING HOLES IN CONVEYOR BELT USING A PUNCH & CLAW HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PUNCH & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AT THE BASE KNUCKLE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE MUDBELT. THE BACKHOE WAS PUSHING THE MUDBELT BACK. THE HEADLINE ROPE CAME LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE.

2000 · 8 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE DRILL PIPE FROM THE GROUND. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE & CAUGHT THE RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE RAIL OF THE DRILL RIG.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH DRILL RIG OBTAINING SAND AND GRAVEL SAMPLES. SAND OR RUST BLEW OFF PIPE INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CREW WITH DRILLD RIG OBTAINING SAND AND GRAVEL SAMPLES. HE WAS SHOVELING SAND AND GRAVEL SAMPLES WHNE HE HURT THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WERE PUTTING A PIPELINE BACK TOGETHER, LIFTING THE PIPE AT AN ANGLE. THE HOIST FOOK THAT WAS HOOKED INTO THE CHAIN WELDED ON THE PIPE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT TO BOARD A WORK BOAT FOR TRANSPORT TO DREDGE. GROUND WAS WET. HE SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN EMBANKMENT. HIS RIGHT HEEL WEDGED BETWEEN BOAT AND BANK. HE CAUGHT HIMS ELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND HIS ARM AND SHOULDER HIT THE BANK HARD.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TEAR DOWN A GRAVEL PROCESSING PLANT. HE WAS HELPING LOWER THE FRAME FOR A CONVEYOR BELT. FRAME WAS SET DOWN BUT NOT SECURED. THE FRAME SHIFTED AND SLIPPED DOWN ON HIS FOOT.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE WIND BLEW SAND OR DIRT OR SOME OTHER UNIDENTIFIED DEBRIS INTO HIS EYE. THE EYE WAS WASHED OUT AT THAT TIME. ON 2-29 THE EMPLOYEE SAID HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED AND WE SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR TO BE EXAMINED.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF AN ALUMINUM ROWBOAT ONTO A PONTOON. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE PONTOON, THE ROWBOAT FLIPPED. HE HIT THE PONTOON WITH HIS KNEE AND HIP AND FELL INTO THE POND. HE HAS A BRUISE D KNEE AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE HIP.