Mining Incidents

Marx Plant #22Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Heyward C Green
Crystal Springs, Copiah County, MS · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2200692
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Some more workers were taking a rubber sleeve off a pipe with a chain band. He was standing in front of them leaning aganist a belt winder when the sleeve came off it just hit his leg and pinned it up aginst the belt winder breaking his right leg just above the ankle.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was standing by the belt. a loader was pulling the belt. the chain broke and the chian hit him on. the hand breaking the index finger on his left hand. they were putting in a new belt line.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

HE WAS PUTTING 2 STEEL PIPE TOGETHER. THE CHAIN BAND HE WAS USING TO BAND TOGETHER BROKE AND THE PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HAD OPENED THE DOOR OF THE TRACKHOE. HAD HIS HAND ON DOOR FRAME GONNAL GET OUT WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED, CUTTING OFF THE END OF HIS FINGER.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

HE WENT TO GET OFF LOADER AND STEPPED THE WRONG WAY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. WENT TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO JUST STAY OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. L BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR. SENT HIM TO BONE AND JOINT DOCTOR, DID SURGERY ON FEB13, 01. WAS GIVEN FIRST AID UNTIL HE WENT TO BONE DOCTOR.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CHECKING EVERYTHING ON THE MACHINE. HAS REACHED UP TO OPEN THE WINDOW WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. WENT TO CHECK OIL AND PAIN GOT WORSE.