Mining Incidents

Capitol Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2003

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Capitol Aggregates, Inc. operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2003
0
Total incidents
7
Year
2003

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  2. 02NO VALUE FOUND1 incident
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  5. 05POWERED HAULAGE1 incident

All incidents in 2003

No Value Found

OPERATOR 0F 631E, EE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER 631E DRIVER BY(EE'S NAME) INJURED EE WAS ONLY PERSON INJURED.

Fall down stairs

THE EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THE STAIRS WERE VERY NARROW WHICH CAUSED HIS FALL. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS MOVING A SET OF SPRINGS FOR TRANSPORT. WHILE PICKING THEM UP A SPRING STARTED SLIPPING AND THE MINER'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPRINGS.

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

WHILE CHANGING A CRUSHER PART THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CRUSHER PART AND AN I-BEAM. THIS CUT THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLIMBING A PERMANENT 8 FOOT LADDER TO A WORKPLATFORM, HE CLAIMS HE HIT HIS HEAD ON AN OVERHEAD WATERPIPE LOCATED APROX 24"" BACK FROM THE LADDER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON INSTEAD OF A HAMMER TO SECURE THE LID OF A 55 GALLON DRUM. HE STRUCK HIS RT. SMALL FINGER WITH THE ANGLE IRON. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER AND DAMAGE TO THE NAIL.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK. WHEELS WENT ONTO BERM AND TRUCK TURNED OVER.

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.