Mining Incidents

HOLIDAY/EL MESQUITEMetal/Nonmetal

Cogema Mining Inc · Facility
Controlled by Cogema S A
Bruni, Duval County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102807
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Torching ""I"" beams. Piece of beam fell onto can of spray paint lying on plant pad. Sharp corner of beam punctured can causing worker to be sprayed with paint. Paint ignited with torch flame, clothing caught fire causing burns.

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE POLY HOSES FROM A CULVERT BY BENDING DOWN & PULLING THEM THROUGH THE CULVERT. HE FELT A LOWER BACK DISCOMFORT WHEN HE PULLED ON ONE OF THEM.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CONTRACT EE WAS TRACING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE AND TRACED IT TO A CULVERT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CABLE OUT OF THE CULVERT HE STIRRED UP A NEST OF HONEYBEES THAT WERE INSIDE THE CULVERT. EE SUFFERED BEE STINGS TO THE HEAD AND EAR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ALLERGIVC REACTION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WAS SHREDDING POLY HOSE WHEN A 12' PIECE OF HOSE BECAME LODGED IN THE SHREDDER. EMPLOYEE DISENGAGED THE SHREDDER AND AS HE ENGAGED IT AGAIN THE HOSE WHIPLASHED AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE NECK AND CHEST AREA. CONTRACTOR SUFFERED SOME SCRAPES AND CONTUSIONS TO THE NECK AND CHEST AREA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON BOTH KNEES ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SOME BOLTS ON AN RO AND CAP. WHEN HE STRETCHED TO REACH THE FURTHEST MOST BOLT HE FELT A MINOR DISCOMFORT TO HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. HE H AD DIFFICULTY WALKING. WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DOCTOR AS A LEFT INGUINAL STRAIN.