Mining Incidents

Bridgman Plant & PitMetal/Nonmetal

Technisand Inc · Surface
Controlled by Fairmount Santrol
Bridgman, Berrien County, MI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2000668
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Associate was stepping off manlift and twisted his knee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Associate was walking up stairway and the top stair tread gave way causing him to jar his left leg and land on his buttocks on the landing. On September 6th, he went to All Cities Medicines and was diagnosed with a sprain achilles tendon and given restricted duty. Associate had the same achilles injured on 08/30/2010 and was a LTA with surgery.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Associate was helping maintenance install a guard in an elevated area. While standing with his foot on a step he let his heel get lower than his toes and felt a sharp pain in his leg.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was looking at object in screen waste containment area. He bent down to look at object when wind blew foreign object from containment into left eye.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting the cab of Caterpillar 980H loader slipped and twisted Back.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was performing repairs to plant feed hopper (#HO-06) walls. While patching wall employee stated the wind blew sand or rust around his safety glass's into his left eye. This feed hopper is located in the stockpile area, outside in the weather.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While cleaning under a hopper, small amounts of rust from a pipe fell into the face of the employee.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET WEIGHING APPROX 15 LBS AND WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED PAIL FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ENTERING BOBCAT SKIDLOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BUCKET.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall down stairs

WALKING UP STAIRS TO OPERATORS SHED WHEN RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT FELL ON RIGHT KNEE.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRYING A BEAKER WHEN THE BEAKER BROKE CUTTING HER RIGHT RING FINGER.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS USING A GAS TORCH TO CUT BOLTS OFF REMAINING FASTENERS TO REMOVE LOOSE CUTTING EDGE FROM BUCKET OF PAYLOADER. BUCKET WAS APPROX. 1-2"" GROUND AND EE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF IT. BUCKET F ELL STRIKING RIGHT FOOT (BIG TOE AND 2 SMALL TOES).

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BOBCAT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE PLATE OF THE BOBCAT. HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS CALF.