Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by John Carew
Appleton, WI, Outagamie County, WI · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4703022
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A ""BOIL"" ON THE LOWER BACK FROM THE LOADER SEAT. EMPLOYEE SAID THE SEAT IRRITATED THE SPOT. THE SPOT BECAME VERY TENDER.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE JAW PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER A ROCK WAS JAMMED IN THE CONVEYOR. THERE WERE 2 WORKERS, ONE USED THE BOBCAT TO PUSH THE ROCK AND THE OTHER WORKER STARTED REMOVING THE ROCK. INJURED CRAWLED OUT OF THE BOBCAT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE BENT OVER AND TOOK HIS HARD HAT OFF TO SEE. THIS IS WHEN THE OTHER WORKER THREW THE ROCK BEHIND HIM & HIT EE IN THE HEAD. HE RECEIVED A FEW STITC

Struck by falling object

MINE OPERATOR WAS OPENING THE ELECTRIC PANEL COVER WHEN THE DOOR HINGES BROKE. THE DOOR FELL OFF CUTTING THE MINERS LEFT ARM.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK OUT OF THE ""JAW"" WHEN ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED & HIT EE'S LEFT WRIST.

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY A ROCK OUT OF THE JAW WHEN THE BAR LET LOOSE & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE WALL OF THE JAW. INJURY WASN'T CHECKED OUT BY A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY SINCE EE THOUGHT INJURY WAS ONLY A BRUISE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE WORKING NEXT TO THE LOADING HOPPER AT THE JAW PLANT A ROCK ROLLED OFF INTO THE LEG OF THE QUARRY WORKER.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER IN QUARRY WHEN HE FELT AN IRRITATION TO THE EYE. THE DAY WAS WINDYAND HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE.