Mining Incidents

D R CrushingMetal/Nonmetal

APAC Kansas Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Sugar Creen, MO., Jackson County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301689
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Nov 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The belly pan of a Cat 730 haul truck fell on an employee's wrist casuing a break to his right wrist.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Crew was working on screen unit. EE was working on west side at the discharge end of the screen unit. He was reaching to tighten a bolt on the mahcine, when he was finished he stepped back and fell off the end of the cat walk and fell to the ground 6 feet. He landed hitting his head on rocks on the ground.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BEHIND TOWER ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS RT. KNEE TO HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER BOX & CAUSING A BONE CONTUSION. EE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE UNTIL 10/25/05. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. THE SAME DAY.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE SCALES AT SCALE HOUSE USING A POWER WASHER, THE WASHER TIP BECAME CLOGGED AND HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO CLEAN THE TIP. AS HE WAS DOING THAT, HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE AND THE WATER WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LACERATED HIS FINGER

2004 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was changing fuse in electrical box at palnt, when he went to put in new fuse it arced causing 1st and 2nd degree burns to his hands and arms.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A SCREEN BEARING, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CASING, EE HAD WALKED AWAY APPROX 6 FT WHEN THE BEARING SPLINTERED AND ENTERED HIS KNEE.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL UNIT AND AS HE TURNED TO GRASP HAND RAIL AND STEP DOWN HE FELT A CRAMP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PLATE METAL (GROUNDMAN) WITH CHAIN ATTACHED TO LOADER BUCKET WHEN HOLE IN METAL BROKE, RELEASING CHAIN AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL ONTO HIM CAUSING A FRACTURED BONE IN LEFT S HOULDER BLADE/ FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISEDLEFT LUNG.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREEN ON PLANT, AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED 7-31-01, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY, ON 8-2-01 HE WAS STILL IN PAIN AND SENT TO DOCTOR, W HO THEN PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AIRING TIRE ON PORTABLE SCREEN SO IT COULD BE MOVED. THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS ADDING AIR CAUSING RIME TO STRIKE BOTH LEGS & WRIST. HE RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS BELOW BOTH KNEES AND TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.

Accident type, without injuries

THE FIRE STARTEDON THE SOUTH END OF THE TRAILER AND BURNED TO THE NORTH END. DUE TO A TOTAL BURN OUT OF THE TRAILER, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS 10 PICTURES TAKE N WITH A THE DEPARTMENTS DIGITAL CAMERA SHOWING THE COMPLETE BURN OF THE TRIALER. THE NUMBER 10 PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN FOR A REFERENCE TO SHOW THE CLOSE PROXIMINITY OF THE PROPANE TANK TO THE