Mining Incidents

Eden Stone Co., LLCMining Incidents in 2011

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Eden Stone Co., LLC operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2011
0
Total incidents
6
Year
2011

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  4. 04DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)1 incident

All incidents in 2011

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was bending over to pick up a piece of plastic wrap and felt a pain in his back. Reported the injury, went to the Dr. and was given restrictions and pain meds.

Struck by flying object

Loader operator was tipping a stone to be split when the back side of the stone blew out and a piece of the stone struck an employee on his left shin.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was climbing in to a loader when his foot slipped, he caught himself with his right arm injuring his shoulder.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was trimming vines and weeds using a hand trimmer when he cut the tip of #4 finger of his left hand.

Struck by falling object

Worker was replacing the carrier bearing on a semi. tractors drive shaft. He removed but did not secure the drive shaft per. policy. The drive shaft slipped striking him on the top of his head causing a laceration.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee has worked for the company for 26 years. He has operated a loader using a joy stick to operate forks and bucket. Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome on 8/1/2011. His surgery was on 8/12/2011. He was off the day of the surgery. He returned to work on 8/15/2011 with meds but no restrictions. On 8/19/2011 he was seen by his Dr. and put on restrictions.

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 Eden Stone Co., LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.