Mining Incidents

Bowling Green South QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Bowling Green, Warren County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500025
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a porta-power and torch to a seized pin while changing out the lift cylinder of a Euclid R-40 haul truck, the pin shot out while under pressure and struck the safety glasses lense of the employee, causing the frame to make a laceration just under his left eyebrow.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was fitting together pieces of a receiving trough and pulled muscle in chest area. Note: employee did not seek medical treatment until 01/27/2012 and did not advise our company until 01/30/2012.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removed a jammed rock in chute feeding screen, rock flipped over on fop of foot. Treated as first aid untill 4-29-08 when employee went to get a doctor's diagnoses.

2002 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A BOLT ON A BRACKET WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING TO FREE A PTO CABLEUNDER A STOCK TRUCK SLIPPED. HE JERKED HIS HEAD TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE WRENCH, BUT STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BOLT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A STEEL BAR AND A CRUSHER PLATOFRM WHILE CLEARING A HANGUP. FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-17-02.

Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OUT OF STOCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Fall from machine

EE WAS EXITING STOCKPILE TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT THE TOES OF HIS LEFT BOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP ON THE TRUCK CAB. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE STEP.

2001 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING ON BIN LEVER TO LOAD TRUCK. WHEN PULLING THE LEVER, HE HURT HIS WRIST.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO SHUT BIN DOOR, THAT WOULD NOT SHUT. HE LEANED AGAINST IT AND HIS FEET FLEW OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON LOADER TO SPEAK WITH LOADER OPERATOR ABOUT WHERE TO PUT SOME ROCK. EMPLOYEE STARTED DOWN THE STEPS ON THE LOADER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF ONE OF THE STEPS. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS AND TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS HAND, BREAKING WRIST.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PULLING THE BIN LEVER TO LOAD HIS TRUCK. HE STARTED TO CLOSE THE BIN GATE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RAINING. HE THEN CAUGHT THE BIN LEVER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO HIT THE LEVER AND BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER.