Mining Incidents

Holston River Quarry IncMining Incidents in 2005

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Holston River Quarry Inc operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2005
0
Total incidents
1
Year
2005

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2005

Struck by flying object

EE WAS HOLDING A BAR ON A SPACER ON A CENTER PIN IN A 980 LOADER WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TAPPING ON THE BAR TO DETERMINE HOW TIGHT THE SPACER WAS WHEN A CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF THE SPACER AND WENT IN EMLOYEE'S LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST. WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE ARM FOR 2 DAYS. DECIDED TO LEAVE METAL IN, MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT LATER DATE IF IT FLARES UP.

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 Holston River Quarry Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.