Mining Incidents

Arcosa Shamrock #1888Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Shamrock, Wheeler County, TX · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4104758
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2011–2015
Latest incident
Oct 2015

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning a jammed rock from a return roller on a track mounted CEC Crusher. The engine was still running and the belt was engaged. Employee ""assumed"" belt was turned off because the head pulley was not spinning skipping on the belt; the belt was actually stalled. He did not lock out/ and tag the crusher before performing the work to de-energize all power.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2015 · 1 incident

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

Employee was in the shop area storing bucket pins on a storage rack. A pin fell over pinning his Right index finger between the pin and shelve causing the laceration of the finger.

2012 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

IEE was exiting the crusher/hopper. He fell 11.5 feet to the ground on his right side. Co-workers called 911 and 25 minutes later he was gernied by the EMTs then the helicopter showed up and was mediflighted to Amarillo hospital.

Struck by falling object

Working on K-Tec scraper, loosened off hydraulic hose, pan dropped to ground, caused metal cover to fall on left foot

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While replacing blades on scraper, lifted one and felt pain in lower back. Continued working until 11 days later when felt the injury again while in office.