Mining Incidents

HARVEY BUSHLOTMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by William A Turner
Fairhaven, Rutland County, VT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300396
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
41
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

41 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE OFF. WHEN EE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP HE PUT HIS HAND ON EDGE OF TRIMMER TO STEADY HIMSELF. HE CUT HIS FINGERS ON SLATE TRIMMER. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES THAT THE COMPANY PR OVIDES.

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEAVING ROCK AND DRILL. DRILL SPLIT THE SLAT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF SLATE AWAY. THE EDGE BROKE OFF AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB.

2002 · 9 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BROUGHT A DR NOTE IN EXUSING HIM FROM WORK. OTHER ASKED HIM WHY HE HASNT SAID HE WAS HURT BEFORE HE WENT TO DR. EE EXPLAIN THAT HE HAD INFORMED OTHER EE. WHEN HE ASKED ABOUT IT. HE EXPLAIN THAT ABOUT TWO MONTHS EARLIER EE MENTION TO HIM THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN HIS ARM AND THAT HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE A NERVE PROBLEM IN HIS NECK.

Struck against stationary object

CUT HIS INDEX FINGER WHILE GRINDING TEETH ON SAW

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPLITTING SLATE FOR ROOFING TILE HE ELIGILLY DEVELOPED WRIST AND HAND PAIN.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE BACK UP BONDED INTO A PIECE OF SLATE.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE MOVING BLOCK OF SLATE TO BE SAWN HE WALKEDINTO THE STOPPED BLADE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED AT HIS WORK STATION WHILE SPLITTING SLATE TO MAKE ROOFING TILE.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE REMOVING A JAMMED PIECE OF SLATE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRIMMER, WHICH EE HAD TURNED OFF, HIS ARM HIT ONE OF THE TRIMMER BLADES, CUTTING ARM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUNCHING A PIECE OF SLATE FOR ROOFING IT SLIPPED OFF OF PONCHER AND THE EE TRIED TO GRAB IT AND IN DOING SO PUNCHER HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.

Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WALKING IN YARD SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INTO A PALLET OF SLATE CUTTING HAND.

2001 · 13 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SPLITTING HE WENT TO MOVE A PIECE OF SLATE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NOTE: MILLWORKER/FINISHING DEPT.-NOT MINER.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUSHING A PIECE OF SLATE TO GET A BETTER ANGLE TO CUT FOR SAWING, HIS HAND SLID ACROSS THE EDGE OF THE SLATE CUTTING HIS RIGHT PALM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPLITTING HE LIFTED A STACK OF SLATE & CUT RIGHT FOREARM. NOTE: MILL FINISHING DEPT. NOT MINER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

AFTER BEING SPOKEN TO ABOUT TAKING HIS MID MORNING BREAK AN HOUR EARLIER THEN WHEN IT WAS SCHEDULED WENT BACK TO HIS STATION & IN ANGER PICKED UP MORE SLATE THAN HE NORMALLY DOES & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SLIPPED & HIT HANDRAIL INJURING HIS BACK

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A BLOCK OF SLATE TO TRIM FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRIMING A PIECE OF SLATE A PIECE OF SLATE HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE Y

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THROWING A PIECE OF SLATE INTO A RUBBISH BIN IT TILTED ALLOWING A PIECE OF SLATE TO FALL OUT & HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE RIGHT LEG

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CARRYING SLATE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHILE STACKING SLATE AT TRIMMER HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED INTO THE TRIMMER.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE EXCAVATOR THE EE PLACEDHE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR ON THE GROUND & LIFTED THE SAME TO TURN IT. WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED AND THE EXCAVATOR DROPPED WHEN THE EXCAVATOR DROPPED IT JARRED THE EE'S BACK

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A BLOCK OF SLATE TO SPLIT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SAWING MOVED BLOCK & STRAINED BACK

2000 · 16 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE REACHING FOR A BLOCK OF SLATE TO SPLIT FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPLITTING SLATE BLOCK BANGED INTO HIS HAND

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING SLATE OFF OF WORK BENCH TO RESTACKCRATES HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEVING A BLOCK HIS CHISEL SLIPPED AND HITHIS LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING SLATE BLOCKS OFF OF FEEDER ROLLS PULLED MUSCLE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUSHING A BLOCK OF SLATE A BLIND JOINT BROKE LACERATING HIS RIGHT PALM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRIMMING A PIECE OF SLATE A BLIND JOINT BROKE CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLEAVING A SLATE BLOCK, EE ATTEMPTED TO FLIP IT AND HIS ARM SLIDE ACROSS SLATE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTING A ROW OF SLATE A PIECE BROKE OFF OF SOME CAUSING HIS ARM TO HIT IT LACERATING HIM

Struck against stationary object

WHILE CUTTING A BOLT HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED & WASCUT ON A PIECE OF TIN, LACERATING HIS MIDDLE RING FINGER ON SAME HAND

Struck against stationary object

WHILE LEAVING HIS WORK STATION HE CUT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON A PIECE OF SLATE

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE TAILING SAW HE WAS LIFTING A SLATE BLOCK & PULLED A TENDON IN HIS LEFT ELBOW

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HAULING THE STRIP SAW & STACKING BLOCKS ONE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND

Struck by falling object

WHILE FEEDING BLOCK SAW THE BLOCK SLIPPED OFF OFOF THE TABLE & HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEVING SLATE BLOCKS TO MAKE ROOFING TILE HIT HIS LEFT HAND INJURING INDEX FINGER & MIDDLEFINGER WITH HAMMER

Struck by falling object

PICKING BLOCK UP AND SLIP OUT OF HANDS AND LANDED ON FOOT.