Mining Incidents

Capitol Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2001

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Capitol Aggregates, Inc. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2001
0
Total incidents
11
Year
2001

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
  2. 02MACHINERY3 incidents
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  4. 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  5. 05ELECTRICAL1 incident

All incidents in 2001

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A 15' PIECE OF FLEXIBLE PIPE UP TO A WORK PLATFORM, APPROX. 30' UP AND OVER THE HANDRAIL, HE FELT PAIN TO NAVAL AREA. THE NEXT DAY HE HAD A BUMP.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK OF HOT MIX TANK WHEN CATWALK GAVE WAY. EE FELL 6-8' TO THE GROUND, A PORTION OF THE CATWALK STRUCK EE IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.

Struck against a moving object

PULLED NECK MUSCLE DRIVING ON ROUGHT PIT ROAD.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLEARING OBSTRUCTION IN CRUSHER-HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST THE CATWALK RAILING BELOW.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE STRETCHING HIGH TO REMOVE BUILDUP IN MARL BIN, HE FELT A PULL AND PAIN TO THE STOMACH AREA.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHILE DESCENDING OFF OF SCAFFOLD, HE (EE) SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING LEFT SIDE OF HIP.

Struck against stationary object

CAN FELL INSIDE AIR CONDITIONER VENT AND HE REACHED IN TOO FAR TO RETRIEVE IT FINGER TOUCHED BLOWER FAN.

Contact with electrical current

EE WAS WELDING ON GRIZZLY IN THE RAIN, WELDING LEADS WERE SHOCKING WELDER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING DOZER EE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT DOZER AND SLIPPED, LODGING HIS LEG BETWEEN BLADE ARM AND TRACK.

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

WHILE LOWERING A THREE STAGE HYDROLIC CYLINDER FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION TO THE GROUND. HE PLACED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE TWO UPPER STAGES, AND THE UNIT DID NOT HAVE PRESSURE WHICH ALLOWED IT T O MOVE AND PINCH THE FINGERS ONTO THE STAGE SLEEVE.

Struck against stationary object

REPLACING TRACKS ON 235C EXCAVATOR. EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER BETWEEN TRACKS AND PIN.

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 Capitol Aggregates, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.