Employee was moving the dredge anchor cable that was against the workboat railing, when his left thumb was pinched between the railing cable, cut need 8 stitches to close wound.
Pit #75 GenoaMetal/Nonmetal
Central Sand and Gravel Company · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Genoa, Nance County, NE · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500511
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2005–2008
- Latest incident
- Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2008 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2007 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
A metal guard fell on his right hand while removing it from a gear box, causing a minor fracture to his right hand. A cast was placed on his right hand--no lost time.
2006 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The ee was helping to install grizzley screens that replaced the old one. The screen was jammed & stuck when it came loose it dropped on the ee's left arm causing a laceration that required 8 stitches. He also had a tetnus shot.
2005 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LOADER LADDER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT WAS HIDDEN IN SOME WEEDS. THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST RESULTING IN A STRAIN. DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/29/05 - DIAGNOSED WITH A TEAR.