EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO CLIMB UPON HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AS HE LIFTED HIS ARM.
Journagan Portable #8 Mo: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Leo Journagan
Douglas County,
MO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301743
MSHA record for Journagan Portable #8 Mo (mine ID 2301743). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1992–1994
- Latest incident
- Jun 1994
Ownership history
- Clever Stone Quarry Inc 1979 to 1979
- Welton Gravel & Limestone Inc 1979 to 1991
- Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Journagan Portable #8 Mo sits in Douglas County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Douglas County, Missouri · Population 11,850
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$49,828
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1994 · 1 incident
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1992 · 2 incidents
September 2, 1992
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. WHILE TAKING OUT BOLTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH, ONE OF THE BOLTS TURNED IN HIS HAND, RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND.
June 16, 1992
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS DISASSEMBLING HAMMERS AND SHANKS. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BREAK THE SHANKS LOOSE, WHEN HE HIT HIS THUMB.