MSHA record for Highbanks Road Pit & Plant (mine ID 3502673). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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THE WORKER HAD JUST TAKEN DOWN A CONVEYOR FROM A STATIONARY PLANT AND SET IT DOWN NEXT TO ITS U RIGHT SUPPORT LEG WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE EMBEDDED IN CONVERSETE AFTER WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR F OR ABOUT 15 MIN. THE SUPPORT LEG FELL OVER ON ITOWN STRIKING EE I THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NICER AREA PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND AND FRACTURING 3 TO 4 RIBS AND 6, 3 & 8 \VERTEBRAE.
MAN WAS CLEANING PARTS ON A GEAR REDUCTION BOX WITH A SOLVENT SPRAYER WHEN MATERIAL BEING CLEANED BLEW BACK INTO FACE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES LEAVING A METAL PARTICLE IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE CHANGING JAW DIE, THE RIGHT CHEEK PLATE GAVE WAY WHEN HE WAS ALIGNING JAW DIE. HE TURNED TO CATCH IT WHICH RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLES.
CRANE OPERATOR HAD LIFTED PARTS OUT OF JAW CRUSHER AND SWUNG BOOM TO THE LEFT TO LOWER PARTS TO GROUND BOOM WAS DESCENDING FAST AND W HEN OPERATOR WAS REACHING FOR BRAKE LEVER HE THINKS HE M MUST HAVE HIT OR PULLED THE SWING LEVER WHICH SWUNG THE BOOM TO THE RT AND PINNED THE INJURFED PERSON