Mining Incidents

Bridgeport Rock CrusherMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Bridgeport, Wise County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103040
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2005 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HOLDING ROLLER IN BRACKET ON CONVEYOR WHILE CO-WORKER HAMMERED ROLLER INTO SLOT. EE'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN LACERATION OF LEFT RING FINGER.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPPING THE TURNBUCKLE FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE GEAR BOX MOTOR TURNED, PINNING EE'S ARM BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAME.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While holding wrench on clamp, co-worker was tightening clamp with impact wrench when employee's thumb was caught between wrench and clamp resulting in laceration of thumb requiring stitches.

Flash burns (welding)

EE was assisting co-worker with plant maintenance inside primary shaker when the flash from welding being conducted by co-worker caused burns to his eyes. Given prescription for pain.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HET EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE/RIB CAGE AREA

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REEMOVE SIDE PLATE ON VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACT WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND BULL WHEEL, RESULTING IN OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER

2004 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT TUNNEL WHEN A ROCK FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON WORK RESTRICTION AS OF 11/09/04.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee sustained left wrist strain while shoveling material out of haul truck.

Struck against stationary object

EE was changing out roller on conveyer when the wrench slipped, causing ee to hit thumb against angle iron, resulting in laceration to tip of left thumb.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EE's LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN WELDING THE PRIMARY SHAKER WHEN HE SUSTAINED WELDING BURNS OF THE EYES.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MOVING A PUMP IN TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT PAININ LEFT GROIN AREA.

2003 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN ASSISTING IN THE STRAIGHTENING OF V BELT ON PRIMARY CRUSHER EE S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY RESULTING IN FRACTURES OF 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS ON RIGHT HAND.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING CATWALK EE WAS PUSHING ON CATWALK WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND CLASSIFIER CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLER AND VICTIM WERE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE CAROUSEL. WHILE GUIDING A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD COVERING THE SHOT AREA. HE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND GRABBED THE DRILLING TABL E TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE STEEL THEN SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

2002 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING THE EUCLID WHEN THE REAR AXLE HOUSING BROKE. THE UNIT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR SIDE CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE DOOR ON UNIT.

Contact with hot objects or substances

AFTER WELDING NUT ONTO BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO TOUCH HOT BOLT.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY SURFACE RESULTING IN STRAIN/SPRAIN TO LEFT WRIST.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER COMPONENT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY OF RUSHING WATER CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT & HIT HIS RIGHTLOWER LEG.

Struck against a moving object

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK, HE HIT A BUMP INT HE ROAD, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE BEARING ON TAIL PULLEY WITH THE USE OF A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF BEARING AND LODGED IN LEFT WRIST.

Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SURGE LOADER AND WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABOUT OTO HIT THE HATCH ON THE EXCAPE TUNNEL. HE TURNED HIS HEAD FAST, AND LATER HIS NECK AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO HURT.

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SCRAPING ROCK MATERIAL OFF OF CATWALK WITH SHOVEL RESULTING IN STAIN OF RIGHT LOWER FOREARM/WRIST.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE OPENED WINDOW TO OBSERVE TELDYNE WHILE OPERATING CONTROLS WHEN THE WINDOW FELL ONTO HISRIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR SHAKER ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF OF CONVEYER AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MID BACK AREA.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HEAVY OBJECT THAT WAS NEEDED FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE NEXT DAY HE NOTICED A LUMP NEAR HIS NAVEL AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HI S LOWER STOMACH.