EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE DRIVE BELTS ON FEEDER OF PRIMARY CRUSHER. DURING THIS PROCEDURE EE S 5TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN SHEAVE AND BELT RESULTING IN LACERATION AND BROK EN BONES OF LEFT HAND FIFTH FINGER.
Weir Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Austin Bridge & Road LP
· Surface
Controlled by
Jim Andoga; Tim Creson
Georgetown,
Williamson County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104360
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2002–2003
- Latest incident
- Sep 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
30
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,379
proposed penalties
$989
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q3 | 2,151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 10,995 | 4 | 0 | 363.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 11,224 | 2 | 0 | 178.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 9,787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 7,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2003 · 2 incidents
September 11, 2003
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Austin Bridge & Road LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
May 9, 2003
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Austin Bridge & Road LP · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ONTO CONVEYOR BELT WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ACTION TO THE OPERATOR. START SEQUENCE WAS ALREADY INACTED. EMPLOYEE TRAVELED UP BELT AND WAS EJECTED ONTO STOCKPILE APPROX 5'. AN OTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED TO WARN AND INTERVENE.
2002 · 1 incident
December 11, 2002
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Austin Bridge & Road LP · Struck by falling object
WHILE CLEANING TAIL PULLEY, A ROCK FELL FROM AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR THAT RUNS ABOVE THE AREA ACTUALLY BEING WORKED ON. MINER WAS STRUCK ON LEFT THIGH, RESULTING IN A CONTUSION.