Mining Incidents

BELFAST PIT AND MILLMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Gari P Oxton
BELFAST, Waldo County, ME · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700252
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was entering the garage, slipped, fell, scraped nose on Coumadin medication, and had to go to the ER to stop the bleeding.

2016 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping out of dump truck, started to fall, grabbed door handle/rail to stop fall, felt something in left shoulder ""pop"", let go of handle/rail and fell to the ground, resulting in severe pain in left shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding a bolt on the stone crusher when the grinder jumped and went across the back of employee's right hand requiring six sutures.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

HE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER FEEDER PLATE & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING THE FINGER TO BE FRACTURED IN THREE PLACES.

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROCK WAS STUCK IN HTE CRUSHER. CRUSHER WAS LOCKED OUT, TAGGED OUT & EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE ROCK MANUALLY & IT FELL ONTO IS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. CRUSH INJURY WITH LACERATION REQUIRING SIX SUTURES .

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REPAIRING/ADJUSTING A SCREEN ON THE CRUSHER PLANT & THE SCREEN GUARD CAME LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE BESIDE HIS RIGHT EYE AND AT THE INNER ASPECT UNDER THE RIGHT EYE CLOSE TO THE NOSE & MADE A SMALL KNITTING NEEDLE SIZED PUNCTURE WOUND. WAS EXAMINED BY DR./NO TREATMENT NEEDED.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER MEN RE-BUILDING THE BUILDING NEXT TO THE CRUSHER. ONE OF THE OTHER MEN TOLD EE AND THE OTHER MAN THAT HE WAS TALKING DOWN THE SAFETY RAIL AROUND THE SITE TO PICK UP SOME DEBRIS AND HE TOOK THE RAIL DOWN. THE NEXT THING THEY NEW INJURED WAS FALLING AND THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY. FELL 6-8 FEET.