EMPLOYEE WAS JUST FINISHING TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A GEAR REDUCER. WRENCH SLIPPED AND PRESSURE HE HAD APPLIED CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS FOREHEAD OR RATHER THE TOP OF EYEBROW AND EYELID CAUSING A CUT TO THE LID.
Nord Sil Flo (Nord Perlite): 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Nord Sil Flo (Nord Perlite) (mine ID 0201008). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1989–1992
- Latest incident
- Jun 1992
- Filters International Inc 1950 to 1982
- Sil-Flo Inc 1982 to 1986
- Nord Sil-Flo (Nord Perlite) 1986 to present
Nord Sil Flo (Nord Perlite) sits in Pinal County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
6 on file1992 · 1 incident
1990 · 3 incidents
BURN DUE TO EXPOSURE TO ELECTRICAL FLASH WHEN ELECTRICAL BOX BLEW UP
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF FRONT END WHEEL LOADER. BOARD WITH NAIL STICKING PUT WAS ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON BY EMPLOYEE AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM LOADER.
WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK OF PERLITE THAT WAS PLUGGING THE JAW CRUSHER WAS HIT WITH A BAR BEING USED A A PRY BAR THAT SLIPPED AND LEFT RING FINGER WAS AND BROKEN.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UP ON INSPECTION PEDESTAL TO IMPACT CRUSHER, LOST BALNCE AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF PLATFORM TO GROUND. SHOVED ARM OUT IN FRONT TO STOP OR SLOW FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO CONTROL ROOM TO START UP MILL FOOT SLIPPED CAUGHT SHIN ON DOOR JAM. DOOR JAM MADE OF STEEL CAUSED LACERATION.