Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee removed fill cap on 3 inch trash pump housing and was sprayed with hot water.
Mississippi Sand, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2016
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mississippi Sand, LLC. operations in 2016. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2016
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2016
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2016
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Miner was using a pipe wrench attempting to remove a fitting off of a trash pump. While pulling on the pipe wrench EE experienced a pain in stomach/groin.
Struck against stationary object
Miner fell off railcar and struck right hand on side of car. Fall protection devices (harness and retractable lanyard) arrested miners fall.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While greasing conveyor from outside of guard, conveyor telescoped out. Grease extension was on fitting causing grease extension to reposition and caught miner's hand between extension and guard resulting in contusion to right hand.
Struck against stationary object
Miner was placing a 3' x 4' piece of steel sheet into the steel rack, as EE placed the steel in the rack the top corner of a 4' x 8' sheet of 1/2"" expanded metal caught EE's hand/glove and lacerated EE's left palm/wrist.