Mining Incidents

Sterling MaterialsMining Incidents in 2009

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Sterling Materials operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2009
1
Total incidents
1
Year
2009

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2009

Fall from machine

VICTIM WAS ON A BELT CONVEYOR TO CUT OFF A LOOSE PIECE OF BELT. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE GROUND BELOW. HE DIED ON JANUARY 11, 2011. HARD FROST THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. FAILED TO WEAR COMPANY SUPPLIED SAFETY HARNESS.

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 Sterling Materials's numeric MSHA operator ID.