Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1Metal/Nonmetal

Fort Worth, Brewster County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103778
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING SIDE DELIVERY BELT. ONCE THE MATERIAL WAS REMOVED BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY AND THE BELT, THE BELT MOVED IN REVERSE DIRECTION FOR ABOUT 2'. THE EE WAS LYING FACE DOWN ON THE BELT WITH HIS HEAD CLOSEST TO THE TAIL PULLEY. WHEN THE BELT MOVED, IT SLAMMED HIS HEAD INTO THE FRAME OF THE SCREEN.