Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS CLEARING THE BELT NEXT TO THE MAGNET ON #11 BELT WHEN HIS KNEE BUCKLED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON ROCKS OR METAL, FRACTURING HIS KNEE CAP.
Bluff City Minerals, LLCMining Incidents in 2004
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Bluff City Minerals, LLC operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2004
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2004
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2004
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Allegedly the employee was hauling material to the crusher when he had to use both hands to turn the truck. Employee said his dr stated he had a torn rotator cuff. truck #68206
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee states he was cleaning out drill holes and was bent over when he felt something hit him on the shoulder.
Struck against a moving object
WHILE SCALING WITH THE HYDRAULIC SCALER THE PICK DROPPED OFF AN OVERHANG, BOUNCED OFF THE FACE AND HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB CAUSING A NECK STRAIN.
Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIAL INTO A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK WITH A KOMATSU 500 FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE STATED HE RAN INTO A MUCK PILE TWISTING HIS BACK.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PEELING THE PLASTIC WRAP OFF A CARDBOARD BOX WHEN THE TIP OF HIS FINGER CAUGHT THE OPEN BLADE OF THE UTILITY KNIFE. THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR GLUED THE LACERATION. THE NEXT MORNING WE SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR TO GET THE WOUND CLEANED. THE DR PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY EVENTHO HE PERFORMED HIS NORMAL DUTIES.