As employee was changing a screen overhead on the Finley screen plant, a stone lodged inside his ear canal & could not be removed. Employee had to seek medical attn. from a specialist to have the stone removed.
Builders Aggregate Metal/Non-Metal
Builders Aggregate
· Surface
Controlled by
Lawrence D Clark
Pewamo,
Ionia County,
MI
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2003012
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Builders Aggregate.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2005
- Latest incident
- May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,273
proposed penalties
$1,273
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 421 | 5 | 0 | 11876.5 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,754 | 1 | 0 | 570.1 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,225 | 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
3 on file2005 · 2 incidents
May 27, 2005
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Builders Aggregate · Struck by falling object
April 15, 2005
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Builders Aggregate · Struck by flying object
EE was grinding on an air tank in an awkward position (standing, bent over with head tipped down), and a piece of rusted metal lodged in his right eye. EE was wearing safety glasses with side shields at the time of the accident.
2001 · 1 incident
March 21, 2001
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Builders Aggregate · Fall onto or against objects
USING A PRY BAR TO TURN A WHEEL IN ON A CONVEYOR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S BODY TO TURN AND FOOT TO STAY PLACED THEREFORE RESULTING THE BONE TO FRACTURE.