Mining Incidents

VESUVIUS Metal/Non-Metal

Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Facility
Controlled by Cookson Group Plc
Brownsville, Cameron County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100148

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Jun 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
13
significant & substantial
$5,608
proposed penalties
$5,608
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 7,352 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,853 2 0 341.7
2008 Q4 6,685 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,174 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,351 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,646 1 0 130.8
2007 Q4 6,580 4 2 607.9
2007 Q3 7,777 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2009 · 1 incident

June 4, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to catch and prevent a bag of material handled from failing in moving it from a pallet into the blender EE sprined his it middle finger

2008 · 1 incident

April 29, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling material into payloader bucket twisted shoulders to throw material and felt weakness in lower back.

2007 · 1 incident

June 11, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dpt. SRP Crusher M-2 Employees changing hammers: Employee was pulling belt to adjust hammers and he got his ring finger right hand caught between the pulley and belts as they were manually rolling the equipment.

2004 · 1 incident

December 8, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Struck against a moving object

OFFSITE INJURY. EE WAS DRIVING TO A CLASS AND WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ENROUTE.

2001 · 1 incident

April 18, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HITTING A REWORK BIN WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK DOWN CLINGING MATERIAL. HE STRUCK THE BIN WITH THE HAMMERHANDLE AND HIS FINGER.

2000 · 1 incident

July 7, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING UP STAIRS, SLIPPED AND PUT HIS HANDS OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL. WEDGED RIGHT THUMB IN GRATING ON STAIRS.