Mining Incidents

Hi-Grade Materials Co.Mining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Hi-Grade Materials Co. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
4
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  2. 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE FELL ON THE SCREW DECK AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOOSENING TAIL PULLEY NUT, HAD HIS HAND ON THE NUT, ANOTHER EE SAT DOWN ON THE BELT CAUSING THE TAIL PULLEY TO SLIDE FORWARD, CATCHING HIS HAND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLT HOLES IN THE BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND THE WELDING ARC BOUNCED OFF THE TRUCK BEHIND HIM AND HIT THE INSIDE OF HIS WELDING HELMET.

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 Hi-Grade Materials Co.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.