Mining Incidents

Rinker Materials Malpie QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Des Moines, Union County, NM · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902205
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

On August 27, a section of rail was removed from the pallet storage area and backfilled. Rain caused the backfill to compact and subside forming a small pothole. Employee was carrying a finished pallet to the storage yard with a forklift and hit the pothole. This impact caused the forklift to ""buck"" violently hurting employee's neck.

2003 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING ON NEW TRUCK DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG GOT UP UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME STEEL. WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME LOOSE ON HIS HAND HE RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE TORCH TO TIGHTEN HIS GLOVE AND THE TORCH FLIPPED IN HIS HAND DUE TO A TWIST IN THE HOSE CAUSING A BURN TO LEFT FOREARM.