Mining Incidents

BOURNE PITMetal/Nonmetal

Bourne, Barnstable County, MA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1901058
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2017
Latest incident
Nov 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

While the employee was adding hydraulic oil to their machine they slipped and fell.

2015 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loader operator was climbing into his machine and he felt a tear in his right calf. He went to the doctor's on Saturday, 9/19/2015 and it was determined that he ruptured his right calf muscle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting himself into the crane and hurt his left shoulder. Doctor believes that it is just inflamed/strained. Employee has been prescribed six weeks of physical therapy. He was told he can return to work on Monday, 9/21/2015.

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was on the sand screw putting on rubber, it was lightly raining. EE slipped & hit his face & then landed on his right knee & hand. He broke 2 bones in his hand.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had come down off the plant and onto the ground when he slipped on ice and fell onto his back. He got up and thought he was fine until he woke up the next morning and his back was sore.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLID OPEN THE WINDOW OF THE OFFICE TRAILER. THE PRESSURE OF EE PALM AGAINST THE GLASS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. EE ARM WAS CUT AND EE DROVE SELF TO THE HOSPITAL, EE WAS GIVEN A TETNUS SHOT AND XRAYS WERE TAKEN, EE ARM WAS BANDAGED AND CLEARED TO RETURN TO WORK NEXT DAY. AS OF 03/11/05, EE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK, GOING TO HOSPITAL, EE IN PAIN, POSSIBLE INFECTION

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND CHANGING STEEL IN CRUSHER. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES BUT THE DUST RING WAS SO SHARP IT CUT RIGHT THROUGH HIS GLOVE. HE WAS TREATED STITCHES AND CLEARED TO RETURN TO WORK .