WHILE EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC REPLACE A BROKEN TRACK PIN ON AN EXCAVATOR, THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO THE TRACK WITH A LARGE HAMMER WHEN A HAMMER FROM THE PIN BROKE LOOSE AND STRUC K HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AROUND THE TEMPLE AREA.
Wheel Mounted Portable PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Northwest Rock Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jason Messmer; Randy Rognlin
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503446
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Jul 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2003 · 2 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE WORKING TO CLEAR A PLUG UP IN THE TUNNEL FEEDER, HE SLIPPED WITH ALL BODY WEIGHT ON RIGHT KNEE.
2002 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EITHER PULLING ON HAUL BACK CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE OR LIFTING A COIL OF STEEL CABLE
2001 · 2 incidents
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER OF THE LOADER ANDCAUGHT MYSELF WITH LEFT ARM.
Fall from machine
FEEDING MAIN THE WIRE ON THE MAIN LINE AROUND THE YARDER ON TOP OF THE MACHINE OPERATOR SWITCHED AND ENGINE WENT FULL THRU AND DAM WAS REALING ON WIRE AT THIS SPEED. JUMPED OFF MACHINE TO CLEA R CABLE ONTO THE GROUND SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE. U
2000 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING OUT UNDER CONE CRUSHER. SOME MUD SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE. THE NEXT MORNING EYE WAS VERY RED AND IRRITATED.