I PUT A 12 VOLT BATTERY ON BATTERY CHARGER AT APPROX. 1:50 PM. WHEN I RETURNED TO BATTERY AREA AT APPROX. 2 PM- AS I PASSED I HEARD A SIZZLING SOUND AND LOOKED DOWN AT BATTERY- IT APPEARED TO BE ON FIRE. AS I REACHED DOWN TO UNPLUG BATTERY CHARGER THATS WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED AT TOP AND INTO MY FACE. PIECE OF BATTERY CAUSED LACERATION ON RIGHT SIDE FOREHEAD REQUIRING 4 STITCHES. ALS
SPERKERT PIT Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for SPERKERT PIT (mine ID 0404288). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 34
- Years on record
- 1985–1996
- Latest incident
- Dec 1996
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
34 on file1996 · 1 incident
1995 · 3 incidents
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD PALTN ON AN INCLINE AND BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE SLIPPED OR LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIS LEFT LEG TO BRUSH AGAINST PLANT AND CAUSED HIS PROTRUDING MOLE TO BECOME DISLODGED FR OM SKIN.
EMP WAS LYING UNDER 10 WHEELED TRUCK CUTTING MOTOR NOUNT BOLTS WIHT WELDING TORCH. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW BACK, ENTERED LEFT EAR AND BURNED EAR CANAL. DAMAGE TO EAR BEING ASSESSED BY PHYSICIAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE A SCREEN ON A SAND PLANT WHEN THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. HE THEN WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. WHERE HE WAS GIVEN 8 STITCHES IN HIS LEFT THUMB.
1994 · 4 incidents
EE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC PUMP OUT OF A TEN WHEEL VEHICLE WHEN HE LOST HOLD OF IT AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT ANKLE AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING UP VEHICLE WHEN HE SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB AND BROKE IT.
CHANGING THE CARPETS IN THE SLUICE BOX ON THE SAND PLANT
MECHANIC WAS CUTTING MUD FLAPS ON UTILITY TRUCK & KNIFE SLIPPED OFF & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON KNUCKLE.
1993 · 3 incidents
WORKER WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC FITTERS FROM 980 LOADER. WRENCH SLIPPED, PUSHED HAND INTO STAIRWAY ON LOADER-CUT ON HAND-METAL PIECE INTO HAND.
OPERATING COMPUTER TERMINAL CONTINUOUSLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING UP THE DOOR OF THE SHOP AND A ROCK STOPPED THE DOOR CAUSING AN ABRUPT STOP OF THE DOOR WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR THEN TO JAM AND THIS CAUSED THE TENDON IN HIS ELBOW TO BE PULL ED.
1992 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF THE DRAGLINE WHEN A LOOSE WIRE ON THE HANDRAIL OF THE TRACK CAUGHT HIS WEDDING RING AND PUT A SMALL HOLE IN HIS RING FINGER.
EE WAS REACHING ACROSS AN OPEN TRUCK DOOR TO OBTAIN SOME TOOLS NEEDED TO WORK ON THE PLANT WHEN THE TRUCK DOOR SHUT AND CRUSHED HIM BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TOWARD THE SCALE HOUSE ON THE PIT PREMISES WHEN THE WATCH DOG CAME AFTER HIM AND BIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING WASP KILLER TO DESTROY A MULTITUDE OF WASPS WHEN THE SPRAY DRIFED BACK UP INTO HIS FACE AND CONSIQUENTLY WENT INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HEAD PULLEY ON THE WET PLANT AND TO REMOVE THE BEARING EMPLOYEE HAD TO USE A COME-A-LONG.WHILE PULLING THE COME-A-LONG OVER HIS HEAD HE PROCEEDED TO PULL THE CHAIN AND REALIZED IT WAS TOO HEAVY BUT HAD ALREADY HURT HIS BACK.
1991 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING PIT TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD AND FELT PAIN IN HIS MIDBACK.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT UPON WRITING ON SCALE SHEETS ON A DAILEY BASIS, SHE HAS DEVELOPED A RASH ON HER RIGHT HAND, FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A CIST ON THE SMALL FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND APPARENTLY BECAME AGGRAVATED AND POPPED.HIS FINGER THEN BECAME AGITATED BY ENGINE OILS ETC .
EMPLOYEE CALLED IN 7:30AM TO SAY HE'D BE LATE, UPON ARRIVAL ON HIS MOTORCYCLE HE LOOKED AWAY TOWARD PIT THEN BACK TO ROAD. HE THEN APPARENTALY NOTICE A ROCK ON THE DIRT ROAD, SWIRVED TO MISS A ND HIT ROCK WITH BACK TIRE. HE THEN FLIPPED BIKE OVER AND LANDED ON THE BERM 10 FEET NE OF THE FUEL TANKS.
WIND BLOWING SAND RUBBED EYE STARTED BLEEDING
LIFTING 100 LB. SHEETS OF METAL INTO BACKHOE BUCKET TO BE MOVED OUT OF WORK AREA.
LIFTING METAL FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK
EE AND OTHER WERE TOGETHER LIFTING AND MOVING A LARGE 100 POUND SHEET OF METAL TAKE PAT INTO LOADER BUCKET TO BE MOVED OUT OF WORK AREA. OTHER DROPPED HIS END HE TRIED TO HOLD THE METAL TWISTI NG AND STRAINING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE DURING DAILY SERVICING OF LOADER WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO LOADER.HE USED 5 GALLON GERRY CANS.LIFTING THE SECOND GERRY CAN UP APPROXIMATELY TO HIS HEIGHT HE STRAINED THE LUMBAT R MUSCLES ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
1990 · 2 incidents
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ADJUSTING THE CHAIN AT THE ROCK PLANT. THE CHAIN WRENCH SLIPPED COMING UP AND HIT I.NAME IN THE MOUTH, THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND. LOOSENED A TOOTH AND SPLIT HIS LOWER LIP.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING TRUCK W/TRAILER MOVING MATERIAL (SAND AND GRAVEL) FROM ONE LOCATION TO STOCK PILE. STEERING CAME LOOSE, TRUCK DROVE UP AN EMBANKMENT, COMING TO A STOP.
1988 · 1 incident
EMPL CUTTING PIECE OF BELTING FOR CONVEYOR WITH POCKET KNIFE BLADE CLOSED UP ON HIM CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER INSTEAD OF USING BELT KNIFE.
1986 · 4 incidents
WET BELTING EE 3SLIPPED ON WET BELTING WHILE CUTTING IT WITH UTILITY KNIFE.
EMPL CLEANING C2NVEYOR ROCKS FLIPPED OVER BULKHEAD HIT EMPL
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING LADDER ON LOADER.
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 DOWN OFF LOADER AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
1985 · 2 incidents
I.NAME WORKED BY PLANT AROUND WELDERS & GOT A FLASH BURN.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN 11/2FT TO SURFACE AND STEPPED CROOKED ON RIGHT FOOT LIGAMENT IN SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT DAMAGED
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