Mining Incidents

El Paso PlantMetal/Nonmetal

El Paso, El Paso County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102978
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was going to start up the Iron Pyrite circuit and went to turn on the safety switch box lever. The lever got stuck half way up and he lower it, he then tried to lift the lever up again with some force and the electricity arced burning his left hand.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL, WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. HIS ENTIRE LEFT SIDE STARTED TO HURT FROM THE WAIST UP, ARM.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS BAGGING 100 LBS. BAGS, WHEN TOOK THE BAG OFF THE MACHINE HE TURNED TO PLACE IT ON THE PALLET AND HIS RT. KNEE BUCKLED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT IT ON SOME OTHER PALLETS THAT WERE NEXT TO HIM.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE CAME TO LOAD A TRUCK ON SATURDAY MORNING. HE WAS OPENING THE SLIDE DOOR TO THE STORAGE ROOM WHERE THE FORKLIFTS ARE KEPT AND IT SUDDENLY GOTSTUCK, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS SHOULDER ON THE DOOR.

2001 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FAINTED AT WORK. HE FAINTED WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE MILL AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EE RECOVERED, SHOWERED AND DROVE HIMSELF HIME. LATER THAT SAME EVEING EE FELT WORSE AND WAS TAKEN TO TH E HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINE THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. EE WAS TREATED AND LATER RELEASED AND IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING AT HOME.