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
VESUVIUSMetal/Nonmetal
Vesuvius Usa Corp. · Facility
Controlled by Cookson Group Plc
Brownsville, Cameron County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100148
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2009
- Latest incident
- Jun 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2009 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Shoveling material into payloader bucket twisted shoulders to throw material and felt weakness in lower back.
2007 · 1 incident
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
Struck against a moving object
OFFSITE INJURY. EE WAS DRIVING TO A CLASS AND WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ENROUTE.
2001 · 1 incident
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
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.