Mining Incidents

Red Wing-Falls Village Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Frank J Doherty Jr
Litchfield County, CT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600025

MSHA record for Red Wing-Falls Village (mine ID 0600025). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1990 · 4 incidents

April 26, 1990 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Wing Properties Inc · Fall from machine

ENTHUSIASTIC EE JUMPED OFF FORKLIFT TO SHUT DOWN HAMMER MILL THE IMPACT AS HE LANDED ON FLOOR ESULTED IN SPRAINED LEFT FOOT AS WELL AS TORN CARTILAGE OF LEFT KNEE.

April 4, 1990 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Red Wing Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LINE BAGGER; PLACING BAGS ON SPOUT. EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT HAND IN THE WAY WHEN BAG WAS KICKING OFF FROM SPOUT. HIS LEFT WRIST WAS HIT BY THE KICKER.

March 27, 1990 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Wing Properties Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON 980 LOADER HE BROUGHT WITH HIM A 5 GALLON CONTAINER OF ANTI FREEZE. THE CONTAINER WAS PLACED UP ON MACHINE HANGING OVER THE EDGE AS HE CLIMBED HIGHER EE W ITH HANDS ABOVE HEAD AT THE CONTAINER SO IT WOULDNT BE HANGING OVER THE EDGE IN SO DOING HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

February 14, 1990 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Red Wing Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PALLETIZER/BAGGING LINE WITH THE POWER ON EMPLOYEE WENT DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BAGS ON PALLET HE MOVED IN FRONT OF THE ELECTRIC EYE WHICH TRIGGERED THE FORKS OF PALLETI ZER TO COME DOWN EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE PALLETIZER FORKS HAD TO PLY FORKS UP TO RELEASE FOOT

1989 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Wing Properties Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS WORKING IN CRUSHER HOPPER REMOVING ROCK THAT GOT STUCK IN THE CRUSHER WHEN HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE HOPPER HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS R SHOULDER THE PULL RESULTED IN A TORN MUSCLE

January 24, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Wing Properties Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WA WORKING ON PLATFORM OF #2 HAMMER MILL IN DRY PLANT. SOMEONE YELLED TO HIM AND HE TURNED TO SEE WHO IT WAS. HE SLIPPED AND THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FALL HE GRABBED ONTO SOMETHING AN D WITH THIS MOVEMENT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

1988 · 4 incidents

June 13, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Wing Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON QUARRY CRUSHER - TRYING TO MOVE A JAMMED ROCK AND ANOTHER ROCK JAMMED HAND AGAINST CRUSHER WALL. RIGHT HAND 4TH FINGER TOOK OFF TOP LAYER OF SKIN

March 29, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Wing Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING STONE AS HE TURNED HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FIFTH FINGER ON SHARP PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. CUT THE TOP KNUCKLE.

February 17, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Red Wing Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CUTTING PIECE F BELTING KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RT THIGH. EMP WENT TO HOSPITAL RECEIVED M STITCHES

January 13, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Wing Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH DURING THE DAY AND AT SOME POINT RUBGBED HIS EYE WITH HIS HAND AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO THE EYE

1984 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1984 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Wing Properties Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS FAIL ON THE STAIRS INJURING HIS BACK.

August 27, 1984 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Red Wing Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HAND INTO THE TAIL PULLEY TO REMOVE A ROCK. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT AND WAS PULLED IN.

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