Mining Incidents

Spinks Clay Co.Mining Incidents in 2018

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Spinks Clay Co. operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2018
0
Total incidents
3
Year
2018

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2018

Struck against stationary object

employee was cleaning out build up material from hopper with a bar when EE hit EE's elbow on metal hopper causing lateral epicondylitis and contusion, Employee was not put on restrictions until doctors visit on 03/23/2018.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to attach a sign to a red cone. As employee was putting a hole in the cone the blade slipped and the knife closed on employee's right index finger.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was working inside the 2nd Floor MCC Electrical Room running conduit for new lighting. The employee committed an unsafe act by choosing to ride the trolley box to gain access to the ladder across the room. The employee fell approximately 20 feet landing on back side. The JSA stated employee should have completed the work from the ladder.

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 Spinks Clay Co.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.