Mining Incidents

BUCKHORN PLANT # 2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David K Willard
Pulaski, Pulaski County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300248

MSHA record for BUCKHORN PLANT # 2 (mine ID 2300248). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1994 · 1 incident

July 13, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Willard Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIP WHILE CHACKING FUEL LEVELS ON PUG MILL HIT GROUND & BROKEN RT WRIST 3 PLACES

1993 · 1 incident

October 22, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Willard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

SLIP ON LAST STEP OFF LOADER, FELL BACKWARDS. BACK HIT LOADER TIRE. STRAIN TESTICLE.

1989 · 1 incident

October 12, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Willard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME STUCK HIS FINGER IN A DEEP WELL SOCKET TO GET A NUT OUT HE HIT THE TRIGGER ON IMPACT WRENCH & SCREW NUT ONTO FINGER HAD TO HAVE NUT CUT OFF AT QUARRY & STITCH UP AT THE CLINIC

1988 · 1 incident

June 20, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF THE TIP OF A HAMMER WHEN THE SLAG FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE

1987 · 4 incidents

September 22, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS HOLDING 5 HAMMER AGAINST THE TRACK OF A DOZER. I.NAME WAS STRIKING IT WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TRYING TO BREAK THE TRACK ON THE DOZER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF ONE OF THE HAMMERS AND WE NT INTO THE LEF7 SIDE OF HIS STOMACH.

April 27, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE DYNAMITIN1 A BALL OF CLAY FLEW INTO THE AIR, CAME DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

January 6, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE W5S WALKING ON CATWALK OF PLANT, WHEN THE WALK BROKE, THE ANGLE IRON BROKE AND LEG WENT THROUGH.

January 5, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF LOADER AND SLIPPED

1986 · 2 incidents

August 7, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN FROM A LOADER, AND HE TURNED PULLING HIS BACK

1985 · 1 incident

April 2, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON EUCLID TRUCK HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLED OUT A VERTABRA IN HIS BACK AND PINCHED A NERVE

1984 · 1 incident

April 9, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF FAN OF GENERATOR HITTING EMPLOYEE IN EYE

1983 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on BUCKHORN PLANT # 2

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