Mining Incidents

Sundance RockMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by David L Jeffries
Winston, Douglas County, OR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503403
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RATCHET SOCKET PIPE, ATTEMPTING TO TURN MOTOR OVER WITH A PIPE. FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, TO BE FURTHER EVALUATED

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on hopper- crusher- turned too quikly in one direction, sprained back. he was not lifting anything heavy at the time.

Accident type, without injuries

THE WHOLE HILL SIDE WAS INUNDATATED WITH WATER. IT WAS AT THE SITE WHERE WE HAD BEEN MINING. WE HAD NOT HAD A SHOT OR DRILLED IN SEVERAL WEEKS. IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD!

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS WAS NOT A MINING ACCIDENT PER SE BUT A TRUCK ACCIDENT. TAIL GATE - MATERIAL STUCK IN TAIL GATE. DRIVER WENT TO CLEAR DEBRIS & TAIL GATE SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN BOX & TAIL GATE.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRK DRIVER WAS MOVING TOW BAR & IT ROLLED OFF & HIT EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD

2000 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

WET MUDDY SURFACE SKINNED SKIN-ORIGIAL ABRASION WAS NOT REPORTED