Mining Incidents

Portable #5 DredgeMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Fort Morgan, Morgan County, CO · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2501112
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Oct 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The ee was operating a mobile pettibone crane and lifting a dredge pontoon when the right front outrigger sank into the sand causing the pettibone to lay over onto the right side. It was set back up.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EE WAS MOVING A FRESH WATER PUMP, ONE SIDE OF THE WALKWAY FOR THE PUMP COLLAPSED DUE TO A BOLT BREAKING, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL CATCHING BOTH KNEES BETWEEN THE RAIL AND WALKWAY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HYPEREXTENT BOTH KNEES.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WA SPULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR A 12"" DIAMETER SAND LINE PIPE, WHEN HE FELT A STRAINING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER INTESTINAL TRACT OF HIS LOWE ABDOMEN. DURING A LATER OW EL MOVEMENT, THERE WAS A MASIVE BLOODY DISCHARGE. THE EMPLOYEE WA TREATED AT THE SIDNEY, NE HOSPITAL WE HAVE NO MEDICAL INTO AS OF YET, LOST TIME?