Struck by flying object
He was welding on hi-lift bucket. Chipping slag, with his safety glasses on, when a small piece of metal flew up over the safety glasses and into his left eye.
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Carlson Mining · Surface
Controlled by Jack Carlson
Slippery Rock, PA, Butler County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609311
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2005–2010
- Latest incident
- May 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 2 incidents
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was putting dozer pads in the bucket of the hi-lift, to move to another location.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Was stepping down from a pickup truck to shut off the welder.
2006 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
He was changing a roller on bulldozer. He jammed the 5th finger on his right hand.
2005 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
He was getting out of a rock truck, there was ice on the step, he slipped and hurt his foot. He kept on working, his foot was starting to swell, so he went to hospital.