Mining Incidents

Capitol Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Capitol Aggregates, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
15
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON7 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident
  5. 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Fall from machine

WHILE ON TOP OF TANKER TRAILER, LUBRICATING MIDDLE DOME LATCHES, THE DRIVER RAISED UP THE PROTECTIVE GUARDRAIL ON THE SAFETY ACCESS PLATFORM AND WALKED ON TOP OF THE TRAILER. HE LOST HIS BALAN CE, FALLING TO THE GROUND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ASSISTING OTHERS TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE CRUSHER, THE DOOR OPENED OUT ONTO THE EE.

Struck against a moving object

EE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, THE EUCLID DOWNSHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY & HE HIT HIS SHIN ON THE SHIFTER TOWER.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS/LADDER TO HIS LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED, FALLING TO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE CONTAINMENT FOR OUR FUEL STORAGE.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS FINISHED REFUELING EXCAVATOR WHEN HE FELLBREAKING HIS RT. WRIST AND BRUISING HIS RT. HIP.

Fall from machine

EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF HIS LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON AN AIR HOSE WHICH CAUSED HIS FOOT TO ROLL. HE FELL ONTO HIS BACK.

Fall from ladders

WHILE DESCENDING FROM AN UPRIGHT LADDER, EMPLOYEE'S FOOTING SLIPPED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 3 FT TO GROUND, TURNING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER TO HIS LOADER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

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

WHILE OPENING THE DOOR ON IC-2 CRUSHER TO INSPECT FOR WEAR, THE DOOR CLOSED BACK ONTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FEET.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE SHIFTER ON THE FRONT END LOADER BECAME STUCKEE BEGAN TO PUSH AND PULL THE SHIFTER PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LT. ARM.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO CONVEYOR FROM THE LOADER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LOADER.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON A LOADER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BOLT HEAD.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING A DIE GRINDER WHEN THE WHEEL BROKE APART CAUSING A FOREHEAD LACERATION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RELEASING THE LOAD BINDER ON A USED OIL TANK WHEN THE BINDER SUDDENLY RELEASED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM.

Fall down stairs

EE WAS COMING DOWN PRIMARY PLANT STAIRS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SECOND TO LAST STEP, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

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.