MSHA record for LAURENS COUNTY MINE (mine ID 3800086). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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HAD JUST COME IN FROM A DELIVERY AND WAS CHECKING CANVAS ON TRUCK,STARTED DOWN LADDER ON SIDE OF TRUCK,FOOT SLIPPED,CAUGHT WITH ONE HAND COULD NOT HOLD ON FELL TO GROUND,LANDED ON FEET BUT FEL L OVER ON GROUND.BUMPED HEAD.
PULLING PALLET WITH HAMMERS TO BACK OF PICK UP TO UNLOAD WITH FORKLIFT. PARTS FOR HAMMERMILL HURT BACK.
LIFTING PIPE WITH FRONT END LOADER, SITTING WITH RIGHT FOOT PROPPED ON DASH WAITING TO LOWER BUCKET. WHEN EASED BUCKET DOWN, CAUGHT END OF STEEL TOE SHOE BETWEEN BUCKET AND LOADER, BENT TOES D OWN. BRUISED REAL BAD.
WAS CLEANIGN OUT BIN, SHAFT SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
WAS TRYING TO GET CONVEYOR BELT TO RUN, WEATHER RAL COLD & WOULD NOT START UP. WENT OUT ON END OF BELT & TRIED TO TURN IT TO GET IT UNFROZEN. HAD A MAN WATCHING & ANOTHER ONE PUSHING THE SWITC H. WHEN THEY TOLD HIM TO STOP HE FAILED TO DO SO CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. MASHED 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND, ONE FINGER CRUSHED. STITCHES IN 3 FINGERS.
FILLING FUEL TANK, SLIPPED AGAINST FUEL TANK AND SPRAINED LEFT KNEE. SWELLED UP AND KEPT HURTING.
PULLED BACK MUSCLE.
PULLING WELDING LEADS UP WITH ROD ATTACHED, ROD HIT PIECE OF METAL AND SPARKED, CAUSING A FLASH. FLASH BURN TO EYES.
HELPING TO PUT CHAIN ON CRUSHER, CAUGHT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BARS AND CHAIN.
TAKING TIRES, RIM & ALL OFF TRACTOR.
BAGGING VERMICULITE PARTICLE GOT IN EYE.
PULLING PLASTIC (POLY) TO COVER VERMICULITE ORE PILE AT PLANT
INSTALLING 16" AUGOR, TWISTED AND PULLE DLIGAMENT IN LOWER BACK.
LOADING BAGS OF VERMICULITE ONTO PALLET, MADE AWKWARD MOVE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
DRIVING FORKLIFT CARRYING BAGS TO TRUCK, STARTED TO GET OFF, FOOT SLIPPED LOST BALANCE AND FELL WITH WEIGHT ON RIGHT HAND.
LOADING OIL PUMP ON PICK UP PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
ON FORKLIFT HIT KNEE ON PALLET KNEE STARTED SWELLING LATER IN AFTERNOON
WINDING LANDING GEAR UP ON TRAILER, IT WAS RAINING, HAND SLIPPED OFF CRANK, HIT SIDE OF TRAILER. CUT THUMB HAD TO HAVE 4 STITCHES IN THUMB.
WHILE CHECKING AIR SANDER, HAD SANDER RUNNING=SANDINC DISK BROKE. PIECE FEWL & HIT ON LEG REQUIRED STITCHES.
UNLOADING POTTING SOIL FROM PICKUP PULLED BACK.
PICKING UP LARGE ROCK TO MOVE IT OUT OF HIS WAY PULLED SHOULDER
CLIMBING DOWN OFF LADDER CAUGHT RING ON LADDER MASHED R AGAINST FINGER
PULLING AIR HOSE, STEPPED OVER MOTOR WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF, PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON SHAFT AND PULLED HIS LEG BACK AND BRUISED IT.
REPLCING ACETYLENE TANKS IN RACK ON TRUCK, HELPER DROPPED HIS END OF TANK, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RACK & TANK.
WALKING IN MINE, JUST STOPPED FOR LUNCH, STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED KNEE, STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY, BY THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS SWELLED UP. DIDN'T REPORT IT TO ME UNTIL 6-21-90, WHEN HE W ENT TO DR.
WAS STACKING BAGS JUMPED OFF STACK OF BAGS AND HIT HAND AGAINST WALL
NO ONE KNOWS BUT THE WIND WAS BLOWING AT GREAT SPEED THAN USUAL WE THINK A BURNER WAS BLOWN OUT & IT REIGNITED A FEW SECONDS LATER CAUSING AN EXPLOSION AT THE END OF THE DRYER
WAS CLEANING OUT AUGER USING PIPE WRENCH TO TURN AUGER WHEN AUGER CLEANED OUT POWER WAS TURNED ON AUGER TURNED A LITTLE BIT WAS STOOPED OVER LOOKING PIPE WRENCH HIT HIM UNDER CHIN
BUILDING CUP ELEVATOR MOVED WORK BASKET TO KEEP HELPER FROM MASHING FINGERS BASKET SWAYED & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN WORK BASKET & 6" CHANNEL IRON.
VERMICULITE ELEVATOR HAD STOPPED UP, RAISED COVER ON ELEVATOR TO CLEAN IT OUT, DID NOT REMOVE COVER, JUST PROPPED IT UP, COVER FELL AND MASHED FINGER.
WAS UNCOVERING ORE PILE WHICH HAD BEEN COVERED WITH POLYETHYLENE TO PROTECT FROM WEATHER WHEN HE MADE AN AWKWARD STEP AND PULLED MUSCLE BETWEEN RIBS ON RT SIDE
WAS ON TRACTOR AT BACK OF PLANT, STARTED TO GET OFF TRACTORJ FOOT SLIPPED AND FEL DOWN ON BOTH KNEES.
WAS PUSHING BAR5 DOWN IN BARK BIN, LOADER TO LOAD BARK INTO HOPPER ROLLED AGAINST HIM AND SQUEEZED HIM AGAINST HOPPER. NO BROKEN BONES REAL SORE.
WAS MAKING A DE5IVERY TO AUGUSTA, GA., AT CHAPPELLS, S.C. IN NEWBERRY COUNTY, 2 OR 3 DEER RAN ACROSS ROAD IN FRONT OF DRIVER HE SWERVED TO MISS THEM AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL THE TRUCK BACK O FF THE SHOULDER3IT TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
ADJUSTING VALVE3ON LOADER WITH RATCHET AND SOCKET.SLIPPED AND HAND HIT FAN BLADE.CUT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
THE ORE HOPPER WAS PARTIALLY STOPPED UP HE WENT UP LEANED OVER GUARD RAIL TO BEAT ON ORE HOPPER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE SWUNG HAMMER GUARD RAIL BROKE AS HE HAD ALL HIS WEIGHT AGAINST IT HE FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW APPROX 6 TO 7 FT
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