Struck by flying object
Employee was mounting a tire and a wheel on a rock truck when it exploded sending the split ring and the ring out hitting him on the hand and leg.
DAVIS PITMetal/Nonmetal
Weirich Brothers Inc · Surface
Controlled by Terry Weirich; Sandra Danz
Junction, Kimble County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102363
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002–2007
- Latest incident
- Oct 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2007 · 1 incident
2003 · 2 incidents
Struck by flying object
HE WAS DRIVING A BEARING OFF A SHAFT WITH A HAMMER. IMPACT THREW A PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS LEFT ARM.
Fall onto or against objects
HE WAS ON CATWALK OF SCREENING UNIT TIGHTENING A BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE CATWALK, STRAINING MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PIPE WITH A TORCH. THE PIPE WAS RUSTY A PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT TO THE DR AND THE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS GOGGLES.