Mining Incidents

Thomas J. Smith, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2008

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Thomas J. Smith, Inc. operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2008
0
Total incidents
3
Year
2008

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2008

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was descending the ladder on a Caterpillar 992 at the end of his working shift. As he stepped onto the ground level with his left foot his ankle rolled thus injuring the outside part of his left foot. Employee continued to work until 09/12/2008 at which time this became a lost time accident.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing out a bottom roller on tracks when the pick that was resting on rock split permitting push arm down on employee's lower back.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking over to the opposite side of his D-11 R dozer to show his supervisor where a roller cap bolt was broken, when the employee slipped on some ice that had just been covered over with a newly fallen snow fall. Employee did not miss any work, however he received a prescription that makes this report medical.

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 Thomas J. Smith, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.