Mining Incidents

Leo Journagan Construction Company IncMining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
1
Total incidents
14
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 incidents
  2. 02MACHINERY3 incidents
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  4. 04STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
  5. 05POWERED HAULAGE1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM & HELPER WERE REMOVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON A PORTABLE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS POSITIONED ON A HYDRAULIC JACK SUPPORTED BY TWO WOODEN BLOCKS WHEN IT SHIFTED & FELL, CRUSHING VI CTIM.

Struck against stationary object

DISMOUNTNG MINER HAUL TRUCK AND STEPPED ON SOFT BALL SIZE ROCK. THIS WRENCHED AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Contact with hot objects or substances

WORKER WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH PRIME ON THE PUMP BY FILLING THE CLEAN-OUT CAVITY WITH WATER. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WHEN HE LOOSENED THE FIRST BOLT ON THE CLEAN-OUT CAVITY COVER, HOT WATER SPEWED FROM THE CAVITY ONTO HIS FOREARMS, THIGHS AND LOWER FRONT TORSO.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE WALKING AND TWISTED KNEE

Fall onto or against objects

MINER WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL. THE MINER SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BRUISING HIS KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ELBOW STARTED HURTING. A SPECIFIC EVENT CANNOT BE LINKED TO THE CONDITION.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS EXPERIENCING SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT WRIST WHILE OPERATING A FRONT LOADER NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT COULD BE LINKED TO THE SORENESS.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING TO NEXT GREASE POINT ON THE CRUSHER THE EE STEPPED INTO A HOLE & STRAINED HIS KNEE. NOTE: WORKER WAS ORIGINALLY INJURED 2/24/02 7001 REPORT SENT 2/18/02

Struck by falling object

WHILE USING BOBCAT TO REMOVE BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM UNDER CRUSHER A SOFTBALL SIZE ROCK FELL FROM CRUSHER HITTING MINER ON RIGHT THIGH.

Fall from machine

MINER WAS GOING TO PERSONEL WHILE AT SHIFTS' ENDAND FELL OFF PICK UP TRUCK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

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 Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.