Mining Incidents

SOUTH STONEMetal/Nonmetal

Fred Weber Inc · Surface
Controlled by Fred Weber, Inc.
St. Louis, St Louis County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300219
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2002–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working in the crusher tower repairing the hammer mill. He handed another employee some tools and turned around and struck his upper front tooth on the lid of the mill. His front tooth was chipped toward the midline.

2008 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

While changing screens in bin house, stepped back to put screen in place and stepped in hole, left leg hit against grate and cut leg.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE reported he slipped and fell on ice, under Bin House #1, injuring his right shoulder.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE reported while using an impact gun to tighten nuts he felt a pain in his left arm below the elbow

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE stepped on rock on the catwalk platform, twisting his right ankle.

2005 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee alleges driving over rough roads at the quarry jarred his back (doctor stated this is from a prior injury which the employee has already received a settlement).

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MASHING TRASH INTO A TRASH BARREL WITH A PIECE OF SQUARE TUBING & HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BARREL & THE TUBING REQUIRING SUTURES.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET BIN #2 UNFROZEN & WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THE BIN WAS CLEAR WHEN A ROCK FELL & HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

2004 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING CRUSHER HAMMERS WHEN HOT SLAG HIT HIS GLOVE AND BURNT HIS HAND.

Struck against a moving object

While driving on the haul road he hit a chug hole in the road causing him to strain his neck and shoulder.

2003 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLOSING THE LID ON THE HAMMER MILL WHEN HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE LID & THE U-BELT GUARD.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE THE TRUCK BED COVERED, THEREFORE HIT THE BIN HOUSE.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A STOCKPILE TRUCK EE ALLEGEDLY HIT A POTHOLE IN THE QUARRY ROADWAY CAUSING A NECK STRAIN. THIS CLAIM WAS ULTIMATELY DENIED AS IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AND NOT WORK RELATED.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED AT START OF SHIFT THAT A DR TOLD HIM HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND THE EE ALLEGES IT IS DUE TO DRIVING STOCK PILE TRUCK TO BE DETERMINED IF ILLNESS IS RELATED TO WORK.

2002 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON CAN OFOIL ONTO THE SHAKER ABOUT CHEST HIGH AND FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREENING IN BIN HOUSE #1 DIESTER WHEN FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.