CHAIN SUPPORTING THE I-BEAMS SLIPPED OFF OF I-BEAM AND UNRAVELED FROM FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. I.NAME JUMPED OFF OF I-BEAM, WHICH HE WAS TRYING TO RE-HOOK AND FELL BETWEEN THE TWO I-BEAMS AND A CROSS PIECE BETWEEN I-BEAMS HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. (THE VICTIM CLIMBED A SUPPORT STANDARD OF I-BEAMS TO RESECURE A CHAIN USED IN THE SUPPORT. THE CHAIN CAME UNDONE AND STANDARD FELL CRUSHING
Topeka Stone Incorporated Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Topeka Stone Incorporated (mine ID 1202031). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Apr 1989
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
2 on file (excluding fatalities above)1988 · 2 incidents
SEMI TTIRE RIM NOT SEATED PROPERLY PROPERLY WHEN INFLATED RIM BLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPL ON BODY AND HEAD AND LEG CRUSHING R SIDE OF FACE AND ARM AND BREAKING LEG WRISTS
CLUTCH USED FOR CRAWLING CRANE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PRY BAR USED TO FIX IT. IN THE PROCESS, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINNED UNDER BAR AGAINST GROUND AND BROKE FINGER AND TORE SKIN AND FLESH BACK A T BASE OF FINGER.
The full compliance file on Topeka Stone Incorporated
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.