Struck by falling object
EE was cleaning a piece of equipment and a metal bar fell on his left arm near the elbow.
Springbrook PitMetal/Nonmetal
Samco Incorporated · Surface
Controlled by Timothy Gleason
Mesopotamia, Trumbull County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302357
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2006
- Latest incident
- Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2006 · 1 incident
2003 · 1 incident
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
PROPER SAFETY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS DEPRESSURIZED PRIOR TO REMOVING TWO HYDRAULIC HOSES. THE FIRST HOSE WAS REMOVED WITH NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE SECOND HOSE HAD AN UNKNOWN INTERNAL BLOCKAGE HOLDING HIGH PRESSURE IN IT. THIS WAS UNKNOWN AND UNSUSPECTED TO THE PERSON REMOVING THE HOSE. WHEN FASTENER WAS LOOSENED, HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAY IN FACE CUTTING LIP