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Walker Sand and GravelMining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Walker Sand and Gravel operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01MACHINERY1 incident
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Elam Sand and Gravel
Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING THE TORCH-RING OUT OF MANTLE OF THE CONE TYPE CRUSHER, A PIECE OF SLAG RICOCHETTED FROM THE CUTTING AREA INTO THE FACE SHIELD HITTING THE RIGHT EYE.

Elam Sand and Gravel
Struck by flying object

AN ANCHOR WAS WELDED ON A KEY PLATE IN THE JAW. THE KEY PLATE WAS TO BE REMOVED USING A CHAIN & COME-ALONG ATTACHED TO THE ANCHOR & THE CRUSHER FRAMEWORK. THE ANCHOR FAILED WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT. THE CHAIN & HOOK RECOILED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. A CONTUSION AND CUT ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE RESULTED.

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 Walker Sand and Gravel's numeric MSHA operator ID.