Employee stated that as they were loading a blast hole, a small rock fell from the hole being loaded above and struck them on the neck and shoulder.
Bluff City Minerals, LLCMining Incidents in 2019
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Bluff City Minerals, LLC operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2019
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2019
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
All incidents in 2019
Employee stated was cleaning with a loader when a rock rolled around the bucket which EE ran over causing EE to strain EE's back.
Employee stated ee was scaling in a man lift when the rock ee was prying on forced the pry bar down and caught finger between the pry bar and the top railing on the man lift basket.
Employee was bringing 50 pound anfo bags from inside the truck to the tailgate. While bending over, employee twisted and felt pain in lower back. Employee sought treatment with Chiropractor on 12-30-19. No work restrictions given.
Employee stated was using a pry bar to clear material from a chute when the bar slipped and employee caught a finger between the chute and the pry bar.
Employee stated EE was driving the man-lift out of the mine when the man-lift hit a hole in the road causing the man-lift to rock and jarred EE's back. No medical treatment until physical therapy was prescribed on March 13.