Mining Incidents

Lampasas QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Connie Spiegel
Lampasas, Burnet County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104111
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was on the fabtech screen which is about 8 ft. High. He loaned against the guardrail and it broke. He fell and hurt his left shoulder.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a rock truck terex 3340 downhill. He was driving to fast and lost control of rock truck and employee hit bolders making him come to a stop. Also ee was not wearing a seat belt.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking and stepped on a small rock and twisted his left ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CHECKING SCREENS ON SHAKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING HIS KNEE ON A PIPE.

2002 · 8 incidents

Fall from machine

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL THE MAIN WATER PUMP. HE STEPPED UP ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF THE TRAILER THAT THE PUMP IS MOUNTED ON, TO REACH THE FUEL TANK. THE TIRE WAS WET FROM D EW, HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF THE TIRE, LANDING ON HIS BACK ONTO A MOUND OF SAND OVER A PIPE IN THE GROUND.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP THE FUEL TRUCK TO THE RIP RAP MACHINE TO REFUEL IT, AFTER FUELING IT, HE WALKED BACK TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK & LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL & FELL; LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EE WAS HOLDING CONVEYOR BELT IN PLACE UNDER CRUSHER ON UNEVEN GROUND WITH LOOSE DIRT. HE WAS IN A SEATED POSITION AND HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED ALLOWING HIM TO SLIDE A FEW INCHES STRAINING HI S BACK.

Struck by falling object

LOWER CURTAIN WEAR BLOCK SLIPPED FROM ONE EMPLOYEE'S GRIP AND IT FELL AND HIT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

Fall from machine

MINER WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER WHEN HE LOST BALANCE AND JUMPED FROM SECOND STEP UP THE LADDER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STEPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER TO PORTABLE CRUSHER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CHECKING OIL LEVEL ON PORTABLE CRUSHER.

Struck against a moving object

MINER WAS DRIVING A PICKUP NEAR A SAND PILE WHEN FRONT TIRE CONTACTED EDGE OF SAND PILE. MINER DID NOT HAVE FIRM GRASP ON STEERING WHEEL & IT TURNED, JAMMING HIS FINGER ON STEERING WHEEL.

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

BLACKSMITHING ON CONVEYOR, TURNED & HIT ELBOW ONBAR.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK PARTICLE/DUST IN EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. SUPERVISOR SENT HIM TO ER AS A PRECAUTION.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS ON THE BACK OF THE 950F LOADER SERVICING ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THE LOADER ROLLED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE BETWEEN HIS LOADER AND THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS SERVICING.

Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF HIS CAT 966 LOADER. ON HIS ASCENT HE SLIPPED OFF THE THIRD STEP & HIT HIS KNEE ON THE SECOND STEP.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK & BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE