Struck by flying object
3 Employees were replacing a V-Belt on the nugget stacker. The employee that had the injury was taking the V-belt up to the other employees when a gust of wind blew dust and metal shavings off the stacker into his eye.
Portable Screener #1Metal/Nonmetal
Red Hill Lava Products, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Conner Bjustrom
Tres Piedras, Rio Arriba County, NM · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902158
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2005
- Latest incident
- May 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2005 · 2 incidents
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was filling Bobcat (skidsteer) with fuel and had fuel splash out resulting in fuel in face and eyes
2004 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Employee was helping reblock jaw crusher, and blocks gave way. Machine dropped 6"" and the cross member hit employee between shoulder blades.
2003 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS LOOSENING A TAKE UP BEARING ADJUSTER WHEN THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
2001 · 1 incident
Flash burns (electric)
EE & COWORKER WERE CHECKING CONTROL BOX IN THE CONTROL VAN FOR 100' CONVEYOR. POWER WAS ON AND WHEN EE WENT TO SHUT IT OFF, SOMETHING SHORTED BETWEEN MIDDLE FUSE AND ON/OFF HANDLE. EE RECEIVED BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS. ER DR. ORIGINALLY TREATED AND RELEASED HIM TO WORK. FOLLOWUP VISIT WITH ANOTHER DR. THE NEXT DAY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE TIME OFF TO AVOID DUST AND POSSIBLE INFECTION.