Miner was using a fire extinguisher to put out a rag fire in a cabinet of a service truck and inhaled some of the chemical from the extinguisher. The fire started from a grinding spark flying into an open cabinet. The miner noticed the smoke while operating his loader and ran over and put it out. The fire was small and put out in a matter of a couple minutes.
QUALITY PITMetal/Nonmetal
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CCI (Clyde Companies Inc)
Cedar City, Iron County, UT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4200366
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2007–2008
- Latest incident
- Sep 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2008 · 2 incidents
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Struck by falling object
Two miners were lifting a roll of geo grid into a loader bucket. The roll slipped out of one miner's hands and caused the other miner to lose his grip and drop the roll of geo grid on his foot. The miner broke the big toe on his left foot.
2007 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was helping a mechanic finish repairs on a GenSet. He was installing the raincap on the exhaust stack. He was pushing down and wiggling the cap and the cap slipped on suddenly pinching the miners finger (middle) cutting the tip of it off.