Mining Incidents

TAGGART PORTABLE CRUSHER Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Taggart Robert J
Marion County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503287

MSHA record for TAGGART PORTABLE CRUSHER (mine ID 3503287). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1988–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 11, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE HAD BEEN RUNNING THE LOADER (980B) ON AND OFF DURING THE WEEK, YET HE WAS NOT GETTING A FULL LOAD WITH THE BUCKET, SO I.NAME GOT ON THE LOADER TO SHOW HIM HOW. WITH I.NAME IN THE DRIVER'S S EAT, HE WAS SITTING ON THE DECK HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF THE CAB. AS I.NAME WAS BACKING UP, HE HIT A LARGE ROCK WITH ONE OF THE LOADER TIRES CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND WHEN I.NAME LOOKED BACK HE

Reportable incidents

16 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 1 incident

August 18, 1997 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BACK-UP WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HAND.

1995 · 5 incidents

November 22, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS USING AN AIR GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS, A BOLT SPUN AND SLICED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

November 3, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A ABURN BARREL & HIS SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE & IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND, THE SHIRT STUCK TO HIS HAND THUS BURNING HIS H AND.

June 21, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WHEN A 980 FRONT END LOADER LOST POWER AND ROLLED OFF OF THE STOCKPILE AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DUMP TRUCK.

May 13, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING DRIVE BELTS TO IMPACT ON CRUSHER - USING WRENCH TO CHANGE GROOVE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED SMALL FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER FRAME AND CUT THE TIP OF THE FINGER OFF.

February 22, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEMWITH STOPPED CONVEYOR BELT (THERE WAS NOT) & HE CLIMBED ONTO THE BELT TO CHECK FOR METAL THE CRUSHER OPERATOR DID NOT SEE WORKER UNTIL HE STARTED CONVE YOR & SAW WORKER FALL BACKWARDS IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK & BRUISED HIS BUTTOX WHEN HE FELL

1994 · 3 incidents

October 3, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A HAND OPERATED BREAKER WHITH IS LEFT HAND WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE & HIS HAND PROCEEDED TO SWELL.

September 13, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE JAW WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF STEEL & WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

September 13, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE PLANT & RECHECKING MACHINE SETTINGS & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE CONE PLANT & HIT HIM IN THE FACE SNAPPING HIS NECK BACK, SPLITING HIS LIP & CHIPPING & CRACKING HIS TEETH.

1993 · 2 incidents

May 18, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A SORE LEFT SHOULDER FAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ABOVE DATE. HE WOKE UP ON THE MORING OF 5-18-93 WITH BACK PAIN AND SHOULDER PAIN. HE WORKED UNTIL 3:00 PM THAT DAY AND H IS BACK AND SHOULDER GOT CONTINUALLY WORSE. HE THEN LEFT WORK AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

1992 · 1 incident

August 25, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

66925R WAS TAPPING STEEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A CHIP BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER LIP.A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND WAS INFLICTED.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 10, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WORKER WAS OPERATING A FRONT END WHEEL LOADER WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL WORKER WAS TURNING LAODER WHEN IT REACHED THE END OF ITS STROKE THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK IN THE OPP OSITE DIRECTION

January 14, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A BARREL OUT OF A PICKUP INTO A LOADER BUCKET. WHEN THE BARREL LEFT THE PICKUP, IT PULLED HIM OUT ONTO THE GROUND AND ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE.

1989 · 1 incident

December 7, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SLIDING UNDER PICKUP TRUCK HIT TAILBONE ON LEG ON HOIST

1988 · 1 incident

August 8, 1988 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A BELLY DUMP TRAILER HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE TO WELD WHEN THE GATE CLOSED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB TAKING THE NAIL AND TIP OFF.

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