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Welch Sand & Gravel Inc.Mining Incidents in 2000

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Welch Sand & Gravel Inc. operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2000
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2000

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2000

Welch Sand & Gravel Inc.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF THE PULLEYS ONT HE DIESEL FUEL PUMP. AFTER REMOVING THE GUARD AND REPLACING THE BELT IT WAS SLIPPING WHEN TURNED ON. WHILE ATTEMPTIES TO TENSION THE BELT THE OPERATERS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED IN TO THE PULLEY. THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS BROKEN AND LACERATED JUST BEYOND THE NAIL.

Welch Sand & Gravel Inc
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO POKE TRENCH FROZEN GRAVEL IN HOPPER. WORKER RECEIVED SEVERE BACK PAIN.

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 Welch Sand & Gravel Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.