Mining Incidents

Nephi Sandstone Corp - South Town PitMetal/Nonmetal

Nephi, Juab County, UT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202148
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Nov 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SLUGGER DRILL TO DRILL HOLES IN LEG SUPPORTS ON CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE DRILL WAS TURNING, EE USED HIS INDEX FINGER TO FLIP DRILL CUTTINGS AWAY FROM BIT. HIS FINGER WAS PULLED IN TO BIT & A HALF MOON SHAPED PIECE OF FINGER WAS CUT OUT. EE WAS WEARING LIGHT CLOTH GLOVES. DRILL CUTTINGS CAUGHT ON CLOTH CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY.