Fall onto or against objects
EE SLIPPED ON ICE PATCH. GRABBED DOOR KNOB TO CATCH HIMSELF & TORE BICEP TENDON.
SWEETWATER GARNET MILLMetal/Nonmetal
Sweetwater Garnet Inc · Facility
Controlled by Absolut Resources Corp
dillon, Beaverhead County, MT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402103
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- Mar 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2002 · 2 incidents
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS STANDING 5' UP MOVING EQUIPMENT W/CHAINS. HE GRABBED A PIECE OF STEEL TO HOLD HIS BALANCE. THE WELDS ON THE STEEL BROKE CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED WITH ALL WEIGHT O N RIGHT FOOT. BROKE HEEL BONE IN 2 PLACES.
2001 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BENDING A PIECE OF 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 ANGLE IRON IN VICE. IRON SLIPPED OUT OF VICE AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.