Mining Incidents

30 X 42 PORTABLE #1Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Salvatore E Cherenzia
WESTERLY RI, Washington County, RI · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3700188
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Nov 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2005 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting tension rails from his company pick up truck when he felt a pain in his lower back

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING DRILL BITS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS EYE

Struck against stationary object

Assisting blaster, handing him a loading pole, blaster pulled out of employee's hand causing a splinter in left middle finger.

2004 · 4 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE OPENED THE BACK OF HIS MACHINE (LOADER) AND WAS STUNG BY SEVERAL BEES.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AN 8 X 12 FOOT CHANNEL IRON WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RE-ENTERING HIS MACHINE (LOADER) WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BANGED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a cheek plate on a crusher while pulling the cheek plate it gave way and hit the ee on the right hand and forehead.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES WHICH INCLUDE BENDING AND LIFTING, HE BENT OVER TO LIFT A PIECE OF STEEL AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING A BUSHING WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE BUSHING STARTED TO FALL. HE CAUGHT IT WITH HIS FREE HAND AND STRUCK HIS FREE HAND WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORN JOB DUTIES WHICH INCLUDE BENDING, LIFTING, ETC. THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE WOK WITH LOWER BACK PAIN.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON LOWER BRAME OF CONVEYOR APPROX 3 TO 3 1/2 FEET OFF THE GROUND. HE HAD JUST FINISHED HOOKING UP RIGGING AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND WHEN HE HEARD HIS RIGHT LEG SNAP. E E CLAIMS HE JUST LANDED WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT LEG AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES HE SHOULD HAVE USED A STEP LADDER.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS STANDING ON LOW BED TRAILER REMOVING CHAINS FROM BUCKET ON FRONT END LOADER. AS HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A MANHOLE COVER UNIT, THE PLANKING ON LOW BED(WHICH WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN) GAVE WAY FORCING MAN TO FALL 1 1/2 FEET THROUGH DECKING.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING ON JOBSITE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A NAIL IN IT.