Accident type, without injuries
Found a small smolder of coal on the east side of the ramp in the coal storage building, it was considered totally out at 10:52 pm.
Capitol Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2015
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Capitol Aggregates, Inc. operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2015
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Year
- 2015
Top incident classifications
- 01FIRE3 incidents
- 02IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST3 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 05POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2015
Accident type, without injuries
Hot clinker was feed onto C-41 belt, causing the belt to stop and start to burn. This belt took longer than 30 minutes to stop burning.
Accident type, without injuries
At 9:33 pm a supervisor noticed hot spot on the coke pile, he investigated farther and discovered that infect it was smoldering. he ordered the loader operator to start to open the pile up. at 11:40 am the smolder was smothered completely out.
Contact with hot objects or substances
While working inside of CM-720 mill, coal dust ignited causing burns to his right side face and hands of three workers.
Contact with hot objects or substances
While working in coal mill, coal dust ignited causing burns to three workers.
Contact with hot objects or substances
While working in coal mill, coal dust ignited causing burns to three workers.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was adjusting the position of a tire/wheel assembly with boom hands during tire installation. The tire/wheel assembly was pressed against the rock bar on unit. As EE reached in to move the rock bar out of the way, the tire wheel assembly moved forward ""pinching"" his right middle finger between the boom hand and rock bar.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Walking down stairs in FM-5 from second step to ground floor. Twisted right ankle, felt a crunching.
Struck against a moving object
While driving a golf cart in the direction of the sun, he was blinded by the sun. He drove into a concrete column on the roadway.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was replacing screens on screen deck. While employee was pressing down on screen cloth with pry bar employee strained his upper back.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Contracted Temp worker was assisting with performing crusher maintenance on Spokane crusher and strained stomach while removing 3/4"" impact wrench.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee cutting conveyor belt with a box knife lacerated forearm
Fall to the walkway or working surface
While walking on top of silos, he slipped & fell on wet flooring to same level. As he tried to break his fall by using his right arm, it took the brunt of the fall.
Contact with heat
Miner reported he was dizzy, he was taken by Supervisor to Hospital where he was x-rayed and evaluated and diagnosed with Heat related illness