Mining Incidents

Putnamville QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Cloverdale, Putnam County, IN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202073
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to the truck to get a tool. They stepped on uneven, snowy ground and twisted their ankle.

2023 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

While tightening a bolt on the crusher wear plates, the employees gloved hand slipped off the ratchet EE was using. EE fell back onto the other plates, fracturing EE's left femur.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

While removing sheave with a hammer a piece of metal chipped from hammer & struck right forearm. Metal imbedded arm causing one inch laceration.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee fell against the crusher striking his elbow.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING CRUSHER. EE WAS HOLDING A TOOL (WRENCH) WHILE A COWORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK EE'S THUMB.

2004 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

INCIDENT NOT AN ACCIDENT. WAS NOTIFIED SUNDAY BY PUTNAMVILLE FIRE DEPT. THAT OUR MACHINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE NOTICED BY FIRE DEPT. AND WAS EXTINGUISHED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO PERSONNEL FROM RED TOP RENTALS OR HANSON AGGREGATES WERE PRESENT AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE OFF OF THE #15 CONVEYOR FROM THE CATWALK. HE WAS WORKING HIS WAY DOWN THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAME TO THE END OF THE CATWALK AND STEPPED OFF OF THE CATWALK FALLING TO THE G ROUND - AN ACCESS LADDER IS IN PLACE AT THE END OF THE CATWALK.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

THE KEY CYLINDER ON THE FORD FUEL TRUCK WAS BROKEN. TO START THE TRUCK EE HAD TO JUMP ACROSS THE CELLONOID ON THE STARTER. HE MADE SURE THE TRANS WAS IN NEUTRAL, RAISED THE HOOD AND LEANED OVER THE TIRE. WHEN HE JUMPED IT THE FIRST TIME IT IDLED AND DIED. SECOND TIME IT LUNGED FORWARDAND GOT ON HIS LEFT FOOT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. TRUCK ROLLED OVER HIS LEG.