Mining Incidents

Sora Limestone, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Rockwood, MI, Wayne County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002241

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
70
citations
9
significant & substantial
$8,743
proposed penalties
$8,350
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 2,155 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,247 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,250 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 134 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 937 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,564 1 0 280.6
2010 Q2 7,531 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

October 27, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · 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.

October 27, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · 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

March 3, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving steel plate, caught finger between plate and angle.

2006 · 1 incident

June 10, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

2004 · 1 incident

September 14, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

2002 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sora Limestone, Inc. · 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.

May 30, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sora Limestone, Inc. · 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

October 10, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPOSITIONING A ROLLED UP CONVEYOR BELT.

2000 · 4 incidents

October 20, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

September 14, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Fall from machine

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

May 26, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

HE SLIPPED AND FELL CARRYING A SCREEN FELL ON FINGER.

January 17, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

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