Struck against a moving object
Employee reported discomfort and knot in groin area at end of shift.
Specialty Minerals IncMining Incidents in 2014
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Specialty Minerals Inc operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2014
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Year
- 2014
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 03STRIKING OR BUMPING1 incident
All incidents in 2014
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was walking and turned his ankle
Struck against stationary object
Employee working under suspended portion of bucket belt trying to twist broken belt for removal. Employee went to get out from under belt and struck a bucket from the belt with his ribs.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
While walking on snow covered ice from the Quarry Lunchroom the employee slipped and fell backwards injuring his left shoulder and right hip. No medical treatment initially. On 01/16/2014 he was evaluated at local medical facility and released for full duty with a referral to physical therapy (P.T.) Incident became recordable on 01/24/2014 when he began P.T.