Mining Incidents

Terra Firma Materials LLCMining Incidents in 2023

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Terra Firma Materials LLC operations in 2023. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2023
1
Total incidents
4
Year
2023

Top incident classifications

  1. 01OTHER3 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2023

Drowning

326 FL Excavator operator tracked over berm into Settling pond

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

Employee was using a prybar to loosen build up material from feeder due to conveyor ripping, EE was using a stabbing motion to release material using prybar and tool shifted hitting pinky finger against guard and Prybar. Employee fractured tip of left 5th digit finger and got sutures.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was starting to do oil change on skid steer when EE started feeling chest pain & shortness of breath. Co-worker took EE to scale house to report issue and call 911. Ambulance came and transported EE to hospital. EE was checked and released to see primary doctor.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee fainted, spouse showed up and says this happens often when EE forgets EE's medication, so the spouse gave EE the medicine and employee began to feel better. EE suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes. We are unsure what medication was given. 911 was called, employee did not want to go to hospital but Company stated it was better if EE went to get evaluated.

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 Terra Firma Materials LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.