Mining Incidents

Central Drilling Services - CarolinaMetal/Nonmetal

Carolina, Fajardo County, PR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400454
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Mar 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW SUPPORTS, TO SECURE THE SCREENS ON A PROCESSING MACHINE, WHILE BEING LOWERED, RIGGED TO AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET, OUR EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND GRIPED THE BUCKET OF THE MACHINE FOR SUPPORT CAUSING THE LOSS OF TWO FINGERS AND A CUT TO HIS LEFT LEG.