MSHA record for VISTA SAND WASHING PLANT (mine ID 0404334). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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THE INJURED WAS USING THE HANDLE OF A SHOVEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO UNJAM A ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT HAULING AGGREGATES. THE SHOVEL HANDLE WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER, CAUSING THE METAL PART OF THE SH OVEL TO CUT HIS HAND, HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND KNOCK HIM TO THE GROUND.
FATALITY TO I.NAME 14 YR OLD BOY BROUGHT TO PREMISES BY I.NAME...CLIMBED ONTO SAND PILE,BECOMEING ENTRAPPED IN SAND WHICH FEEDS CONTINUOUSLY ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT IN TUNNEL BENEATH SAND PILE.I. NAME WITHOUT AIR FOR PERIOD OF TIME AND BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL,DIED 1-5-91.BOY HAD BEEN WARNED TO STAY AWAY FROM SAND PILE AND SAND WASHING EQUIP.
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.