Mining Incidents

American Asphalt Paving CompanyMining Incidents in 2000

All MSHA-reportable accidents at American Asphalt Paving Company operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2000
0
Total incidents
7
Year
2000

Top incident classifications

  1. 01MACHINERY3 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2000

Struck against a moving object

DUMPING SAND IN SAND PILE, BERM GAVE WAY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN, TRUCK ROLLED OVER LANDING ON ITS ROOF.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF EQUIPMENT SLIPPED OFF STEP PULLING HAMSTRING IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

Fall from machine

FELL FROM THE TOP STEP OF LOADER (HE MISSED THE FIRST STEP).

Struck against stationary object

CLEANING THE TRACKS ON THE DOZER WITH A BAR, BARSLID OFF TRACK, CAUSING HIS FINGER TO SLAM INTO THE TRACK.

Fall onto or against objects

WALKING BEHIND WELDER, EE HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON VISE ATTACHED TO WELDING TRUCK

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TURNING CRUSHER, WHEN HIS LEG WAS PINCHEDBETWEEN CRUSHER & LIFTING HOOK ON THE CRUSHER

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING A WEAR PLATE, PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS EYE (RIGHT EYE).

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to American Asphalt Paving Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.