EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF A TRUCK ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
Velma Iii Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Velma Iii (mine ID 3401329). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Reportable incidents
13 on file1990 · 3 incidents
EMPL UCTTING BELTS FOR GUARDS WITH KNIFE AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.EMPL STAYED WORKING UNTIL 3-27 ,CUT THEN STARTED SWELLING,GOT INFECTED.RECD RX FOR INFECTION.
EE SPRAINED BACK WHILE PUTTING A BOLT IN A WIPER ON THE IMPACTOR.
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING IMPACTOR, CRUSHER WHEN ROCK FRAGMENTS FROM CRUSHER THROAT RICOCHETED OFF HOPPER WALL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE.
TRYING TO CLOSE SCREEN DOOR, WIND CAUGHT SCREEN DOOR CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL OUT DOOR.
1987 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON CONVEYOR AND ANOTHER WORKER WAS CHIPPING RUST OFF OF A STEEL PLATE ABOVE HIM. WIND BLEW SOME RUST CHIPS INTO WELDER'S RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE'S ENCO6NTERED RATTLE SNAKE IN WORK AREA. EMPLOYEE'S ATTEMPTED TO KILL SNAKE WITH SHOVELS. THINKING THE SNAKE WAS DEAD. I,NAME PICKED THE SNAKE UP. ALTHOUGH NEARLY DECAPTATED THE SNAKE STILL MANAGED 7O STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 IMPACTOR, ROCK DISLODGED FROM SHAKER - STRIKING HIS FOOT
1986 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING BOTLS ON SCREEN WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING ELBOW TO STRIKE ON SCREEN I.NAME SUSTAINED DAMAGED LIGAMENTS TO HIS ELBOW ON HIS LEFT ARM
I NAME WAS TAKI3G THE WHEELS OFF OF A EUCLID TRUCK WHEN THEY CAME LOOSE AND SWUNG OVER AND HIT HIM.
1985 · 1 incident
#2 STACKING CONVEYOR HAD STALLED WITH A LOAD ON IT. THE MAN WAS SHOVELING ROCK OFF BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ABOUT 10\ TO THE GROUND. ALL OF HIS WEIGHT WAS ON HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN H E HIT THE GORUND.
1983 · 2 incidents
HE WAS SHOVELING OUT FROM INDER THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE DUMP TRUCK & HIT HIM FOOT.
HE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND HIT A BUMP. THE JOLT CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT AND STRAINED MUSCLE.
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