Mining Incidents

Helena Sand & Gravel-Portable Wash PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Drummond, Lewis And Clark County, MT · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2400497
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

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

EE WAS USING A SHORT BAR TO PUSH IN A SWEEP. THE BELT CLIPS CAUGHT THE BAR AND PULLED IN HIS FINGER. FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND FRAME. EE FAILED TO LOCK-OUT EQUIPMENT. (AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER - DISTAL PHALANGE.)

Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING SHAFT OUT OF PUMP TO REPLACE BEARINGS. WHILE PULLING SHAFT OUT, THE PUMP SLIPPED OFF JACK AND FELL, LANDING ON EE'S LEFT FOOT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loader was pulling on concrete block with a chain. the chain broke, causing a piece of chain link to strike ee in mouth.

2001 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS INSPECTING A DAMAGED 480V POWER RECEPTACLE THAT HAD FLASHED. DURING HIS INSPECTION HE PICKED UP THE RECEPTACLE & IT FLASHED AGAIN . EE FAILED TO DISCONNET POWER TO RECEPTECLE PRIOR TO HIS INSPECTION