Mining Incidents

G S MATERIALS INCMining Incidents in 2017

All MSHA-reportable accidents at G S MATERIALS INC operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2017
1
Total incidents
3
Year
2017

Top incident classifications

  1. 01POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2017

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The victim was the Kolberg Plant Operator. Employee may have been trying to perform maintenance on the tail pulley or conveyor belt, when employee became entangled in the conveyor system, causing fatal injuries. The operator is continuing to investigate the root cause(s) of this accident.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was picking up a piece of metal next to screener. Received a puncture wound without foreign body to the right hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on wet concrete and broke left fibular.

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 G S MATERIALS INC's numeric MSHA operator ID.