Struck by falling object
Employee was pulling pin out of H-Link on Hitachi 1900 Excavator when H-Link moved to right causing it to fall striking right foot. Causing severe bruising and swelling of foot.
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Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Industrial Minerals Group LLC
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003366
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2010–2012
- Latest incident
- Feb 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2012 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
Employee was getting down from drill when he slipped on step falling to the ground. Employee hit on right leg and pulled muscle in lower right side of back.