Mining Incidents

Stringtown Materials LPMining Incidents in 2001

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Stringtown Materials LP operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2001
1
Total incidents
3
Year
2001

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  2. 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident

All incidents in 2001

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING 5 CONNECTED RAILCARS TO AN ADJACENT TRACK BY MEANS OF A WHEELL TRACTOR. THE REAR RAILCAR BECAME UNCOUPLED FROM THE TRACTOR. THE EE SIGNALED THE OPERATOR OF TRACTOR T O BACK AWAY FROM THE REAR RAILCAR TO ALLOW RECOUPLING. AFTER THE WHEEL TRACTOR BACKED AWAY, THE EE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TRACTOR & RAILCAR. THE SLACK RELEASED FATALLY INJURING EE.

Struck against stationary object

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREENS ON A SHAKER, HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN HE WAS PULLING OFF. NOTE: WORKGLOVES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDE NT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STRAINED MID-BACK WHILE CARRYING METAL BAR UPTHE STAIRS.

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 Stringtown Materials LP's numeric MSHA operator ID.