Mining Incidents

Eden PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Charles S Luck IV
Cascade, Pittsylvania County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4402341
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
May 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Miner was changing the tail wheel of a conveyor, miner was beating the wheel with a hammer a small piece of debris flew off and got stuck in the miners skin located in the stomach area.

2015 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rip Rap Chute plugged up, employee reached in to pull on rock. Rock jam broke lose, and pinched right hand middle finger. Finger was cut, hospital cleaned the wound and stitched the cut.

2003 · 1 incident

No Value Found

2 PEOPLE LIFTING GRINDER FROM BACK OF TRUCK AND LOWERING TO CONCRETE PAD.

2002 · 8 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER AND TRIPPED WHILE TRYING TO PREVENT A FALL, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CENTRAL CONTROL PANEL AND HE FELL ON LT. HAND, ELBOW, SHOULDER, HIP, TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING BOWL ON CRUSHER. LIFTING LUG (ATTACHED TO BOWL) CAUGHT AND PULLED PANT LEG BETWEEN LUG AND HYDRAULIC RAM. LEFT LEG MASHED BETWEEN RAMAND CRUSHER BOWL.

Contact with hot objects or substances

THE WEATHER WAS VERY WINDY. EE WAS DIPPING PIT IN 952 ENDLOADER. WHILE LIFTING BUCKET OF HOT MATERIAL, WIND BLEW STEAM ONTO HIM THROUGH DOOR.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO HIT ADJUSTING WEDGE: HE WAS CHOKING HAMMER CLOSE TO THE HEAD & HIS FINGER GOT BETWEEN WEDGE & HAMMER CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT & SMASHED.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO LINE UP SCREW THAT OPENS THE DOOR ON SURGE TANK SO IT COULD BE WELDED. ANOTHER EE ENERGIZED SYSTEM TO EXTEND SCREW SO IT COULD BE WELDED. SCREW EXTENDED & BOLT ON COUPLING CAUGHT BOTTOM OF PANTS PULLING LEFT FOOT UP. BOLT WENT DOWN INTO BOOT BESIDE ANKLE & PULLED FOOT UP.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEDGES HE TRIPPED ON CATWALK WHILE WALKING.TOE OF RT. BOOT CAUGHT ON OVERLAPPING PIECE OF CATWALK. EE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HAND RAILINGS, PULLING LEFT SHOULDER, TO AVOID A FALL.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELL AGAINST LINES AS HE WAS THREADING FLEXIBLE LINE THRU 2 METAL LINES WHEN FLEXIBLE LINE JAMMED BETWEEN METAL LINES. FELL FORWARD-LEFT INDEX FINGERTIP MASHED AND LACERATED BETWEEN METAL L INES ON SMALL METAL PIECE.

Fall down stairs

EE WAS MAKING HIS ROUNDS. STEPPED DOWN 1 STEP TWISTING ANKLE (RT.) FALLING ON LT. SIDE. EE SAWWATER HOSE BUT DOES NOT THINK HE TRIPPED ON IT.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall down stairs

DESCENDING STEPS AT KILN DECK WHILE CARRYING EQUIPMENT IN ARMS. SLIPPED ON SOLITE ON STEPS AND FELL ON BACK AND SHOULDER AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON FROST COVERED LADDER RUNG. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING RE-INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER. RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF RE-INJURED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING WATER LINE IN LEFT HAND. TRIED TO CUT LINE WITH KNIFE IN RIGHT HAND, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.