EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING 5 1/2 FT STANDARD NORBERG CRUSHER WITH A 1" DIAMETER 100FT LONG WIRE ROPE ATTACHED TO A 988-B LOADER. THE CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE CRUSHER BY MEANS OF A 5" CLEVIS WITH A 5" LONG 1 1/4" DIAMETER BOLT. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CABLE, THE 5"BOLT CAME OUT OF THE CLEVIS CAUSING WHIPPING EFFECT STRIKING HIM COMPLETELY SEVERING BOTH LEGS.
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc operator
Controlled by
Koppers Company Inc
MSHA operator ID: L00755
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$220
proposed penalties
$220
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 9 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 18 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 18 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- OTHER 5 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1988
38 (1f)
1987
20
1986
8
1985
3 (1f)
1984
7
1983
4
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
March 17, 1988
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 12, 1985
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
EMPL TRYING TO INSTALL PIECE OF RUBBER FLASHING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHILE MACHINERY WAS RUNNING.RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND MOVING CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING DEEP LACERATIONS TO ARM JUST AB OVE AND JUST BELOW RIGHT ELBOW.
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