Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Was removing a lock nut on a jaw toggle spring. The bolt securing the tension on the spring broke and trapped his left hand between the air wrench and motor base.
Havana QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Surface
Controlled by Eucon Corporation
SPOKANE VALLEY, Spokane County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503542
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2003–2009
- Latest incident
- Aug 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2009 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
employee was removing wood block by conveyor and another employee replace block at same time, smashing finger.
2003 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE HAD JUST WALKED OVER TO THE IMPACTOR FROM CHANGING A SCREEN WHEN CO-WORKER ASKED EE TO PULL THE SAFETY PIN SO HE COULD ROTATE THE BARS. WHEN HE PULLED THE PIN THE SHAFT STARTED TO ROTATE & CO-WORKER WAS STANDING ON IT. EE REACHED UP TO STOP THE ROTATION WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR & FRAME.
Struck by falling object
EE WAS USING A TORQUE MULTIPLIER TO TIGHTEN THE BLOW BARS WHEN IT FELL OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT BUT IT FELL ON HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.