Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
While changing teeth on a mill drum the miner could not access 1 tooth holder. so he tried to roll the mill drum forward by manually.
Harrison Gypsum, LLCMining Incidents in 2014
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Harrison Gypsum, LLC operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2014
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2014
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 04STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
All incidents in 2014
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IE was using a hand tool (wrench) to tighten a bolt on skirting rubber, when his hand slipped and got smashed between wrench and steel beam.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
After refueling, stepping up his ladder into the loader and felt pain just behind and slightly underneath left knee.
Struck against stationary object
Employee was climbing down ladder on 773D haul truck stepped on a 41/2" rock and twisted his right knee
Struck by falling object
While using a pry bar trying to remove a piece of steel from between two other pieces of steel. The pry bar slipped and the steel piece fell on thumbs.