Mining Incidents

Venable PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Schuyler L Van Wart
CENTRAL POINT, Jackson County, OR · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503467
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

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

Employee had shut Overland #3 off to unplug it. After clearing the conveyor, he unlocked the conveyor and turned it on. Walking between conveyors 2 & 3 his digging bar snagged on conveyor 3 causing the bar to smash his finger against the frame of the conveyor.

Struck against stationary object

Two miners were repairing a water line

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was placing a crossmember into pit feeder. Crossmember fell and injured left index finger, requiring 3 stitches.

2007 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Worker was observing cable used to pull conveyor belt on new conveyor system and became entangled between cable and belt pulley. Fingers amputated on left hand serious injuries to right hand, broken collar bone and broken rib, dislocated knee.

Fall from machine

Stepped out of haul truck onto a mound of dirt and twisted his ankle.

2006 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a bar to clean the mud out of a hopper. He twisted and strained his back. The hopper he was cleaning was under a shaker screen.

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

Removing large rock from feeder. Belt was turned on. Material pushed gate open. Finger smashed between gate and adjustment bolt.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Steps into crusher control van to clock out for the day, hung shoe string.

2004 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLIMBING OUT OF EXCAVATOR, HE SLIPPED ON TRAX TWISTING HIS KNEE.

Struck by falling object

Employee stated he was struck by a clay ball in the lower leg. Clay balls are hand tossed from scalping screen.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

SHOVELING AROUND CONE CRUSHER SCREEN EE STATED AROCK FELL FROM THE SCREEN STRIKING HIM IN THE SHOULDER.