Mining Incidents

Sora Limestone, Inc.Metal/Nonmetal

Rockwood, MI, Wayne County, MI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002241
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was tying off a reeving sheave & swivel when another one fell on him from above, while still being attached to the reeving cable.

Struck by falling object

Employee was tying off a reeving sheave & swivel when another one fell on him from above, while still being attached to the reeving cable.

2007 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving steel plate, caught finger between plate and angle.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting motor with prybar, motor slipped smashing and cutting right middle and index fingers.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a belt cutter replacing section of belt, rotation of the cutter hurt right shoulder.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ROTATING IMPELLER BAR TO NEW WEAR SURFACE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF PIVOT SLING CRUSHING EE FINGER. EE WAS USING HIS HAND TO GUIDE BAR PLACING HIS FINGERS AT RISK FOR CRUSHING INJURY SHOULD BAR SLIP OFF OF PIVOT. IN THE FURTURE, TEMPORARY HANDLES WILL BE WELDED ONTO BAR TO AVOID HAZARD EXPOSURE.

Fall onto or against objects

MECHANIC WAS USING A 6 FOOT STEPLADDER TO CLIMB OFF OF A ROCK TRUCK HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON. LADDER SLIPPED & TIPPED OVER. EE FELL ONTO LADDER STRIKING HIS BACK. EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CO NTUSION WHICH WAS CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL JUNE 17TH.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPOSITIONING A ROLLED UP CONVEYOR BELT.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON SHOOT FOR BIG IMPACTOR & RUSTY STEEL ENTERED LEFT HAND.

Fall from machine

CLIMBING OFF LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON STEP, FELL & CAUGHT HANDLE WITH LEFT ARM.

Struck by falling object

HE SLIPPED AND FELL CARRYING A SCREEN FELL ON FINGER.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

REPAIRING A V-BELT ON THE WASH SCREEN, HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS IN SNOWY CONDITIONS.