Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was rolling up welding leads when his right foot slipped and caused him to transfer his full bodyweight in a twisting motion to his left leg. This force created a simple fracture of the left fibula.
Spinks Clay Co.Mining Incidents in 2010
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Spinks Clay Co. operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2010
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Year
- 2010
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT2 incidents
- 03FIRE1 incident
- 04HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 05OTHER1 incident
All incidents in 2010
Struck against stationary object
Employee was attempting to refill a drill with diesel and as he was walking he sprained his ankle when he stepped on a rock.
Contact with hot objects or substances
EE was clearing out a clogged pipe using a 4ft piece of all-thread on an electric drill. EE made a bend to the end of the all-thread using a cutting torch. As EE finished heating and bending the end of the all-thread a small fire was started as a result of the cutting torch. EE suffered 2nd degree burns to the upper right arm and neck area.
Struck against stationary object
EE was walking in the back the back door to the lab when he stepped on a rock turning his ankle.
Fall onto or against objects
Team member was standing on a water line/pipe approx. 8""-10"" off ground assisting in replacing a bearing housing on a shaft. As he was maneuvering the bearing housing to align the bolt holes his feet slipped off the pipe and fell striking his left foot/heel on the water pipe.
Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was cleaning the dust buildup on the rotary dryer with air hose to prepare it for maintenance repairs and came into contact with the outer surface of the dryer drum with his left arm which was still at a very hot temperature level.
Struck by flying object
Employee was dumping empty bags into an outside trash dumper when the wind blew some residue from the bags into his face. He got some material in his left eye. He flushed the eye and when he returned to work the next morning it was red and irritated. He was carried to a walk-in clinic where a doctor examined his eye.
Struck against a moving object
EE was dumping over a stockpile with a Cat haul truck when the stockpile failed which caused the truck to overturn. MSHA was immediately notified due to serious potential of accident.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Maintenance repairs/replacing hammers on crusher. A 16 lb. sledge hammer was being used to hammer out a broken hammer bolt. EE was taking a measurement to see how much more hammering was required. Team member assisting in repairs did not notice EE's hand in the way as he continued to hammer on the broken bolt striking EE's left pinky with the sledge hammer.