WHILE TRAVELING ON AIR TRACK DRILL, THE STEP PROVIDED TO STAND ON WAS HIT BY A ROCK, CAUSING THE STEP TO BEND CATCHING FINGERS OF EMP AGAINST CONTROL LEVERS.
EAST QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for EAST QUARRY (mine ID 4103650). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1991–1997
- Latest incident
- Feb 1997
Reportable incidents
7 on file1997 · 1 incident
1995 · 1 incident
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE ROCK BREAKER, THE HOSE FROM WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FORM, BURST AT THE SAME TIME TH EMECHANIC REACHED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE PRESSURE ESCAPING FROM THE OIL LEAK CUT HIS THUMB, PUSHING OIL INTO HIS THUMB AND HAND.
1994 · 1 incident
INDEPENDENT HAULER WORKING BY CONTRACT WAS CLEANING OLD ASPHALT FROM RAISED TRAILER WHEN ASPHALT FELL FROM TRAIELR IN ONE LARGE PIECE. DRIVER WAS STANDING AT BACK OF TRAILER, AND HARDENED ASP HALT FELL ON HIS LEGS. SEVERING RIGH LEG BELOW KNEE AND CRUSHING LEFT LEG.
1993 · 1 incident
WAS WORKING ON THE 980 LOADER TOLD THE MECHANIC NOT TO MOVE THE MOTOR BUT HE DIDNT HEAR ME THE CRANK SHAFT MOVED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CAUSING IT TO CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER
1991 · 3 incidents
AN OVERSIZED ROCK GOT STUCK IN CRUSHER. HE REACHED INTO TRY TO DISLODGE ROCK. BLADE OF BUCKET AND CHAIN SEVERED LEFT THUMB AT FIRST JOINT. THE FINGER WAS SEWN BACK ON AT THE HOSPITAL EMERGE NCY ROOM.
UNCLOGGING ROCKS THREW OUT ROCKS HIT ON HAND
STEPPED ON WET REBAR AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
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