Accident type, without injuries
Miners setting pump in left ramp noticed roof fall had occurred sometime over Thanksgiving holiday in adjacent ramp. MSHA was immediately notified.
J M Huber CorporationMining Incidents in 2011
All MSHA-reportable accidents at J M Huber Corporation operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2011
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2011
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2011
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee knee gave out as he was navigating around a pallet. Employee had a pre-existing condition that may have caused his knee to fail .
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee tripped and fell at dock area. Complained of back pain. Initially thought injury was minor but three days later (7/8/2011) had to go to hospital for back pain. Back pain treated with anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant, and pain med and employee released. Employee reported back next scheduled shift (7/12/2011) with no restrictions.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Shipping operator was closing latch on bulk pneumatic truck hatch and caught end of left middle finger under latch, resulting in non-displaced fracture of finger tip bone.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was splicing telephone wire and employee cut his left hand and required 4 sutures. Employee was wearing gloves and was using the right knife for the job a splicing knife. Employee stated that the knife came loose of the splice and contacted his lift hand.