Mining Incidents

West Lake Quarry-Plant No 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William E Witaker
St Louis County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300768

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

July 21, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS UNLOADI3G TRASH PIPE ETC FROM THE REAR OF A COMPANY PICKUP AS HE TURNED SIDEWAYS A PIECE OF PIPE SCRAPPED HIS RT THIGH REQUIRING 6 STITCHES MAN RETURNED TO WORK INFECTION SET IN LATER IN THE WEEK 3

1985 · 1 incident

February 6, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Lake Quarry & Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MECHANIC WA S LIFTING CASING INTO PARTS WASHER & STRAINED BACK. HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT TIME STATING THAT IF IT PAINED MORE HE WOULD SEE A DOCTOR. EE CALLED IN NEXT DAY STATING IT WAS WORSE & HE WOULD SEE A DOCTOR. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL 2-8-85.

1984 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

ON MON.100184 AT APPROX 430PM I.NAME AFTER INSPECTING FINS & REMOVING CHUNKS OF ROCK FROM DISCHARGE HOPPER OF MINER #64 PROCEEDED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN OFF OF TOP OF TRUCK AFTER REACHING LEVEL OF CATWALK APPROX 40IN HE JUMPED OFF OF TRUCK & WALKED AWAY SOMETIME LATER HE INDICATED TO ME THAT HIS LEFT KNEE WAS BOTHERING HIM I INSTRUCTED HIM THAT IF IT CONTINUED TO HURT HE SHOULD SEEK ME