Mining Incidents

Portable Power ScreenMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Nick Tommer
Ephrata, Grant County, WA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503161
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Mar 2001

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WEATHER AND GROUND CONDITION WAS GOOD. UNDER CONVEYOR WAS WELL GUARDED. VICTIM WAS FOUND BETWEEN RETURN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT UNDER SCREEN CONVEYOR. NO ONE SAW ACCIDENT.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

PUTTING UP EXTENSIONS ON WING WALLS OF JAW. RAINING, HE SLIPPED AND FELL. TOOK NO CHANCES OF INJURY, CALLED AMBULANCE TO HAVE HIMSELF CHECKED OUT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING IN SUPPORT ROLLER SHAFT ON PAN FEEDER OFJAW. LIMITED ACCESS ROOM TO INSERT SHAFT. HE DROPPED END 3"" AND PINCHED LEFT THUMB.