Mining Incidents

Geneva Rock Products IncMining Incidents in 2005

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Geneva Rock Products Inc operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2005
0
Total incidents
13
Year
2005

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  4. 04NONPOWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  5. 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2005

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Jumped from trackhoe track and heard a popping sound in his knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shoveling, felt pain in back.

Struck against a moving object

Digging into bank with front end loader, material gave way suddenly and machine jerked forward straining his back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shoveling dirt piles he felt shoulder pain.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting electrical wires to hang on the side of a conveyor. Strained back while lifting.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling cart with oxy-acetylene rig on it, felt a muscle pull.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting and carrying a screen up some steps and strained back.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Horseplay with another employee, employee fell and broke clavicle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing off of loader, turned on last step and foot got caught twisting and breaking it.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Replacing a belt, cutting along a template. Had to nail template to belt, missed and hit finger.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting steel pipe he felt a pop in his shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting 1 1/2"" screens, wearing gloves but edge of screen was sharp and cut through glove into wrist.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing rollers on conveyer - idler rollers, slipped and started to fall, caught fingers on roller and dislocated little finger.

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 Geneva Rock Products Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.