Three miners were cleaning up. One was operating a wheel loader and the other two were throwing scrap steel into the bucket to be taken to a dumpster. The loader operator thought one of the other miners signaled operator to lower the bucket. Operator then lowered the bucket onto one of the miners foot.
Plano RoadMetal/Nonmetal
Melvin Stone Company LLC · Surface
Washington Court House, Ross County, OH · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3304395
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2017
- Latest incident
- Dec 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2017 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2010 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was exiting plant control tower coming down steps, and slipped on wet step. Miner reported incident on day of occurence, but refused medical attention at time of incident. Miner later (3-3-2010) decided to seek medical attention as left shoulder was irritating him, and upon visit to physician, was issued prescription pain meds.
2007 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Miner was lifting a fuel transfer tank and twisted the wrong way causing immediate pain to his lower back.
2006 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Employee was closing lid on VSI crusher got his finger pinched when lid closed.
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE'S EYE FELT IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE. FLUSHED WITH WATER HIMSELF. STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN EYE. WENT TO ER AT FAYETTE CO MEMORIAL HOSP. DR FOUND SMALL PIECE OF DIRT IN EYE. REMOV ED AND FLUSHED OUT EYE.