Mining Incidents

Branson QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Branson, Taney County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302138
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & co-worker were changing hammers on impactor. They'd finished 1 set & were rolling impactor to do other set. Co-worker rolled impactor around, wheel started to free wheel to its heavy side, co-worker lost his balance & fell on wheel. EE reached in & pulled him back to keep him from falling. As EE was holding co-worker, impactor stopped & spun the other way catching EE's knee.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING BELTING MATERIAL WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING ONE FITTING W/A WRENCH & ANOTHER EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. WHEN THEOTHER EE PUSHED ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED HIT EE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING 2 TEETH.

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SOME SCRAP IRON AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAILROAD TIES TO BE USED FOR CRIBBING AND CARRYING THEM TO LOAD INTO TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A GUARD WHICH HAD AZIPPER TIE THAT WAS HOLDING IT SECURE ON THE SIDE. WHILE CUTTING THE TIE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING A TOOL FROM THE BACK OF A TOOL TRUCK. THE EE JUMPED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TOOL TRUCK SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.