Mining Incidents

Kentucky Road QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Eagle Materials Inc
Independence, Jackson County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302211
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee went to mount tongue of trailer that pump was mounted on, to the ball on the maintenance truck. Truck was not aligned with the tongue so employee went to move the tongue over. Employee moved the tongue too far over causing the tongue on the trailer to slip off the blocks and smash his finger under the tongue.

2008 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was walking along frame of rock crusher, slipped off and fell to ground causing elbow injury.

Struck against a moving object

Employee operating loader, inadvertantly loader bucket struck rock debris pile, causing loader to abruptly stop. Operator was gripping steering wheel with both hands, causing a slight impact affecting wrists of operator; wearing seatbelt. Operator remained in full duty work as per doctor. As of early April, employee received minor physical therapy for wrist discomfort.

2006 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE came to work this morning and notified other ee that he did not feel good he was having chest pains. Other ee told mgr ee what was going on. MGr said take ee to the hospital. Other EE took him to the hospital and came back to work. He had test ran and the hospital found he had 2 blocked arteries and they needed to do open heart surgery.

2005 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on impact crusher belt when his foot was caught between the impactor blow bar and the wear plate.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reported back injury on 8-11-04, but did not seek treatment at that time. Employee reported aggravation on 9-13-04 and was sent to the doctor. He was diagnosed with lumbar strain and was placed on restrictions, making this event recordable.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF LADDER WHILE EXITING HAUL TRUCK AND ARM STRUCK EXHAUST BRACKET DURING FALL. CURRENTLY ON LIGHT DUTY - NO LOST TIME INVOLVED.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WINDOWN ON LOADER, SLIPPED & HIT THE CATWALK ON LEFT BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

CUT FINGER ON GUARD.