Mining Incidents

Schlichter/Hamilton PitMetal/Nonmetal

Ross, Butler County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301640
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Sep 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While working in garage, employee turned and fell in the garage and hit the garage floor.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

After performing maintenance to the plant hopper the victim was climbing down off of the hopper. When he reached the ground he stepped on a piece of over sized gravel with his right leg. This caused his leg to twist and broke both of the lower bones just above his boot.

2000 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF THE PULLEYS ONT HE DIESEL FUEL PUMP. AFTER REMOVING THE GUARD AND REPLACING THE BELT IT WAS SLIPPING WHEN TURNED ON. WHILE ATTEMPTIES TO TENSION THE BELT THE OPERATERS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED IN TO THE PULLEY. THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS BROKEN AND LACERATED JUST BEYOND THE NAIL.