Mining Incidents

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15Metal/Nonmetal

Silt, Garfield County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504647
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a jaw crushing trying to loosen up the jaw. Employees were hitting shaft to loosen up the crusher, when the other employee hit the shaft with sledge hammer, causing piece of shaft to hit employees face. This resulted in a contusion to his face, needing stitches to forehead right above right eye.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee caught leg on a piece of metal (8 stitches required).

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PINCHED LITTLE LEFT FINGERTIP WHILE SETTING A CONCRETE BLOCK INTO PLACE.

2003 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT RIGHT ARM IN PINCH POINT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT THIGH WHEN BELT KNIFE SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT FOR NEW SPLICE.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE WAS STRUCK IN BACK BY RODE THAT BOUNCED OFF CONVEYOR TRANSFER. ORIGINAL EQUAL. BY DR. RETURN TO WORK NO RESTRICTION. EE GOT CHILLED ON OCT 8 AND HAD BACK SAPASM DR PUT EMP ON MODIFIED DUTY CASE PAYMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON PERSONAL INSURANCE. DISPATED APID UNDER WORKERS COMP. DISCOVERED ON 1-3-03.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

LOADER BUCKET DROPPED HARD, HURT BACK. NO NOTIFICATION GIVEN TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 12/21/01. 1ST VISIT TO OUT WC DOC: 12/31/01.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR THE EE STATED THAT THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A RETURN ROLLER AND SUBSEQUNTLY THE EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SAME ROLLER.