Mining Incidents

North PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Arlington, Shelby County, TN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4001635
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

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

Employee was changing a roller on a field conveyor. Employee was holding one side when it suddenly fell pinching the middle finger of right hand between the roller and conveyor frame. This resulted in a contusion to right hand and also injured the fingernail of the middle finger of the right hand .

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling off a Roller from the conveyor to replace, as EE grabbed it to remove as EE and helper pulled it EE's finger was caught in roller, it crushed and cut middle right finger

2017 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

I had changed the cables on a crane from a single to a double. The crane operator boomed up as my hand was on one of the cables causing might pinky on my right hand to be pinched between the pulley and cable.

2016 · 2 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

This was not a Memphis Stone employee and there was no incident. A crusher operator discovered a customer(truck driver) in the cab of truck unresponsive and notified the foreman in which emergency medical help was summoned through the use of 911. Paramedics arrived and transported to the hospital where passed away. There was no event that occurred which caused this.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a battery on a John Deere excavator when the battery suddenly blew up. The employee received initial evaluation on the day of occurence for ringing in ears and given no diagnosis. Employee was referred to an audiologist for evaluation.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was removing a cutting edge from a bucket. He was using an impact wrench to remove a bolt that secured the cutting edge on the bucket. As he was removing this, the nut began to spin, and he grabbed it to secure it from moving. When he did this it caused a laceration of the index finger of the right hand.

2008 · 1 incident

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

Employee was knocking the pin out of the bucket from the stick of the backhoe. The stick moved causing the pry bar to pinch between the stick and bucket. The pry bar then hit employee in his right collar bone.

2006 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states that he had a back injury on October 9, 2006 while moving crossties at a conveyor belt. He did not report this when it happened. It was reported to us after the first of the year.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAINS FROM A CONVEYOR COVER THAT WAS BEING LOADED ON TO A FLATBED TRUCK. EMPLOYEE HAD UNHOOKED CHAINS AND WAS GOING TO UNHOOK OTHER CHAINS WHEN A BOOM POLE ATTACHED TO A FRONT END LOADEDER STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SHOUDER.

2004 · 2 incidents

Contact with electrical current

WIRING IN FEED HOPPER & TRANSFER BELT WITH THE GENERATOR RUNNING

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

WHILE USING A PRYBAR TO ALIGN A ENGINE GOING INTO A BACKHOE, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND THE ENGINE.CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO THE LEFT LITTLE FINGEER AND BROKE THE END OF FINGER.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A DOZER, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 3-28-02. AT THAT TIME HE WAS WORKING FOR LEHMAN-ROBERTS & WAS COVERED BY OSHA. HE TOLD THE DR. IT HAD BEEN HURTING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS& A NEW CLAIM WAS STARTED. REPORTED TO US ON 2-24-03.

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A 6'PRY BAR TO FIX PROBLEM IN FEEDER, BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS LT. THIRD FINGER BETWEEN BAR & FRAME.

Fall onto or against objects

DISMOUNTING BACKHOE AFTER RAIN, FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO TRACKS HITTING HIS HEAD AND LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

WALKING ACROSS THE YARD, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.