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.
Arcosa Shamrock #1888Metal/Nonmetal
Arcosa Specialty Materials · Surface
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 recordedCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
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.