Mining Incidents

Enterprise Mining Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2008

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Enterprise Mining Company, LLC operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2008
0
Total incidents
19
Year
2008

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS8 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY2 incidents
  5. 05FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident

All incidents in 2008

Struck by falling object

Employee was struck by a piece of drawrock on left arm and elbow. He continued working until 1/16/09 when the doctor removed him from work.

Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning the front windshield of a 992 G front end loader when his foot slipped causing him to fall and fracture his right wrist.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was attaching a sweeper to a IT 14 G loader, and when he pulled on the quick disconnect hose, he experienced pain in his lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a rock truck, when he raised up, he experienced pain in his lower back.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee heated a can of soup for lunch in a small oven, when he removed it, the top of the can exploded burning his right hand, right forearm and forehead.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was replacing nut on the end of the drill deck wrench when the cylinder released and caught the first three fingers of his left hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a slab of slate to get it to fall thru breaker when it moved, kicking the pry bar causing it to pinch his finger on his left hand against the edge of the cover resulting in a cut requiring stitches.

Struck by falling object

Employee was replacing metal siding. Metal fell and cut index and middle finger on left hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting roof bolt plate on roof bolt to install, and plate cut wrist requiring 2 sutures.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a piece of drill steel out that had become lodged in the fender of the shuttle car. In the process, he dislocated his right index finger. Employee continued to work not missing any work days after initial accident. Surgery was performed on 10/21/08, and returned to work next scheduled shift, performing his normal duties.

Struck against stationary object

Glove caught burr in drill steel, cutting hand while removing steel out of hole.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting plastic bands, when knife slipped and cut his rt. wrist.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking to a man trip with his head turned side ways, when his left ear struck a roof bolt plate.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was installing a 4 inch water line, when he fell against the water line resulting in a fracture of three Ribs on the left side.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing miner when the panel board cover slipped and caused a laceration to the little finger, left hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was traveling in a buggy when a shovel handle in the back of the buggy, struck the rib and caused the end of shovel to strike the employee in the right ear. This caused an ear ring to be torn from his right ear.

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

Employee's fingers were pinched, in a spring loaded concrete chute, while cleaning.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting beltline with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut his right leg above the knee.

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

Employee was loading some belt rail back onto a scoop that had fallen off the trailer, when he caught his left ring finger between the scoop and the rail.

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 Enterprise Mining Company, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.