Mining Incidents

Fort Spring PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Alderson, Greenbrier County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4600001
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CARRIED 60LB BOX OF WELDING WIRE FROM SHOP TO PRIMARY CRUSHER & SET UP WELDING MACHINE/FELTSTINGING IN RIGHT GROIN AREA

Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO ALIGN DOZER TRACK AND METAL FRAGMENT PUNCTURED CKIN ON CHEST COULD NOT DETERMINE IF METAL WAS FROM HAMMER OR DOZER TRACK.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 988 B CAT LOADER TO CAST MATERIAL OFF #3 BENCH TO QUARRY FLOOR. AS HE WAS FILLING BUCKET, A BOULDER ROLLED BACK INTO BUCKET AND A PIECE (ABOUT HARD HAT SIZE) BROKE OFF AND S TRUCK WINDSHIELD. A PIECE OF GLASS FROM WINDSHIELD CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARMS. MUCK PILE HEIGHT WAS ABOUT 15 FT AND WORKING UP AN APPROX 10% GRADE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED AND 2 OTHER EE'S WERE USING A 1 1/4 DIAMETER CABLE TO PULL 3 ROCKS BACK AWAY FROM THE THROAT OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS THEY WERE PULLING CABLE TO ATTACH TO THE LAST ROCK, HE FELT A PA IN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HIS LEFT LEG BEGAN TO FEEL COLD AND NUMB.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS WELDING ON TAILGATE BRACKET ON TANDEM HAUL TRUCK ON 7-28. DURING THE LATE EVENING HRS. HIS LEFT EYE BEGAN BOTHERING HIM. WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 7-29, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD APPRENTLY ""BURNED"" HIS EYE WHILE WELDING ON TRUCJK. HIS EYE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM & HE WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON 8-4. THE DR. REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF GRINDING FROM LEFT--FOEIRGN BODY CORNEA & CONJUN