Mining Incidents

DSM Portable 2Metal/Nonmetal

FERGUSON, Marshall County, IA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300932
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Wind gust stirred up dust that got in the employee's eye while walking. Notification that employee had gotten medical treatment, outside working hours, (eye flushing, antibiotics) wasn't received until 9/25/14.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was cleaning of rock and dirt off of a low-boy trailer by sweeping the material with his gloved hand. The employee contacted a steel splinter approximately 1 inch in length that penetrated his glove and pierced his right index finger nearly going completely through the finger.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND REMOVING CHAINS AND BINDERS FROM A LOW-BOY TRAILER IN PREPARATION TO LOAD A TRUCK. ONE OF THE CHAINS HUNG UP ON THE TRAILER AS THE EE PULLED ON IT. EE FELT A ""POP"" IN RIGHT SHOULDER

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INTERNAL COIL OF THE FLEXIBLE CONDUIT IS EMTREMELY SHARP AND WHEN THE OLD FITTING WAS REMOVED THE COIL WIRE CUT THE LEFT THUMB BAS. SEVERED FLEXOR TENDON REQUIRING SURGERY ON 8-31-02 AND A GAINS ON 9-14-02 TO REATTACH.