Mining Incidents

Stamper QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Platte City, Platte County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301926
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Opened engine compartment on loader and did not latch the cover. Cover slipped out of the miner's hand and hit him across the nose and knocked him to the ground.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee stepped up on side of dump truck to talk to driver and took hold of hot exhaust pipe.

2003 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HIS BACK HURT DUE TO SHOT ROCK BEING LOADED IN THE LOAD OF THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING, THE COMPANY IS SUSPICIOUS AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A LEGITIMATE CLAIM OR IF THIS INJURY OCCURRED THIS WAY.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER OF A SCRAPPER. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE FIRE HOSE FROM THE WATER TRUCK, TO WASH OUT THE MUD FROM THE TRANSMISSION BELLY PANS OF TWO HAUL TRUCKS. THE NOZZLE END WAS HELD IN PLACE BY A HOSE CLAMP. THE HOSE BECAM E SEPARATED FROM THE NOZZLE. THE HOSE SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND AND THE HOSE CLAMP CUT HIS THUMB.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR. THE DOOR WAS LATCHED IN THE OPEN POSITION. EE UNLATCHED THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT BEHIND HIM. AS HE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR JAM.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT TO PREPARE FOR SPLICING. WHILE CUTTING THE BELT THE KNIFE CAME OUT AND LACERATED HIS FOREARM. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.

2001 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS POWERWASHING MUD AND GREASE OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE INSPECTION PLATE ON THE CATWALK OF LOADER. HIS FOOT WAS IN THE INSPECTION HOLE. THE WAND OF THE SPRAYER HUNG UP ON A HYDR AULIC HOSE. THE POWER WASHER WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT. THE HEATED WATER ENTERED HIS BOOT AND BURNED THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT GIVING HIM 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF EQUIPMENT LADDER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND. HIS ANKLE ROLLED OVER. HE WAS TREATED FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE TURNED TO CLIMB STEPS TO THE CRUSHER CONTROL BOOTH WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.