WHILE CLEANING OUT THE HEAD PULLY ON THE GRIZZLY FEEDER, EMPLOYEE TURNED TO COME OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE BELT. HE RAISED HIS RIGHT ARM AND HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER, FORCING HIS AR M THROUGH. HE SUSTAINED NERVE DAMAGE IN HIS ARM FOR WHICH THERE IS NO SURGERY BUT WILL REQUIRE THERAPY.
VEGAS VALLEY PLANT Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for VEGAS VALLEY PLANT (mine ID 2600492). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1987–1995
- Latest incident
- Apr 1995
Reportable incidents
11 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 2 incidents
THE WORKER WAS FILLING A GAS PUMP WITH GASOLINE & HE DID NOT SHUT THE PUMP OFF & SOME GASOLINE SPILLED ON TO THE ALREADY HOT EXHAUST & CAUSED A BURN TO HIS ARM.
INJURED WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTAINENANCE AROUND THE PLANT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND AND LOWER ARM IN A MOVIN GCONVEYOR.
1993 · 2 incidents
MAN WORKING ON WASH PLANT SCREEN FELL TWENTY FEET TO THE GROUND AND BROKE HIS WRIST AND TWO RIBS. HE CLIMBED OUT SIDE THE CATWALK THERE WAS A FORK LIFT AND MAN CAGE AVAILABLE BUT HE TOOK IT UP ON HIMSELF TO CLIMB OUT. ALL EES HAVE BEEN INSTRRUCTED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT IN SAFETY.
OPERATOR WAS WALKING TO PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH SHOVEL IN HAND LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED. SHOVEL HANDLE WAS SPLINTERED WHEN HIS HAND SLID DOWN THE HANDLE SPLINTERED END PIERCED HIS HAND.
1988 · 5 incidents
WAS DUMPING LOAD OF GRAVEL WITH DOOR OF TRUCK STANDING OPEN. HAD L. HAND RESSTIN ON DOOR FRAME. SOMETHING CAUSED DOR TO SLAM SHUT ON L THUM B.
WALKING UP STEPS OF CONVEYOR BELT AND FELL OFF OF STEPS.
STANDING ON MRS AND SOMETHING HIT HM AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND DAZED.
SHOVELING MATERIAL AND STEPPING DOWN OFF OF CAT. SHOVELING MATERIAL ON 3/14/88 AND FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK/SAME DAY STEPPED DOWN OUT OF CAT AND FELT SAME PULLED MUSCLE.
CLIMBINB UP A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED THROUGH THE LADDER AND BRUISED HIS LEFT LEG.
1987 · 1 incident
CHECKING SCREENS WHILE STANDING ON LADDER, REACHED FOR HAMMER & FELL OFF LADDER.
The full compliance file on VEGAS VALLEY PLANT
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