Mining Incidents

Stafford PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Altair, Colorado County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103105
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2008 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

The employee stepped onto a muddy truck wheel when he fell backwards on a crosstie and struck his back and neck causing a whiplash to his spine.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was having to walk in deep mud while working in the field. He stepped in a hole and felt that he twisted his left knee while trying to get out.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was picking up a field conveyor roller and putting it in the back of a pickup when he felt a very sharp pain in his right hip which caused him to have an acute lumbar sprain.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was unscrewing some bolts on a brake pad and the bolt came out quickly with force and lacerated his left middle finger.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a cutting knife and the knife slipped at the end of the belt causing the employee to lacerate his right leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was assisting in moving mats for scraper and a miscommunication between the IE and the dozer operator caused the operator to lower the pad which smushed the IE left little toe and resulted in a fracture.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Three employees were moving the 7400 dragline which is powered by a large power cable in which a Dozer is used to move while walking the dragline to the new location. The ground man was directing the dozer operator were to go when the cable was caught under some material and caused the cable to pop and struck the employee under the right knee.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING POWER LINE. CABLE ON BOOM BROKE, CAUSING BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE STRUCK POWER POLE.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH BELT KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CHANGING SCREEN. AS HE WAS LEAVING SCREEN DECK, CUT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF METAL. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5-29-01. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-30-01, CUT WAS INFECTED.