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.
DSM Portable 2Metal/Nonmetal
Martin Marietta Materials · Surface
Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc
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 file2014 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
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.