Mining Incidents

Ross GravelMetal/Nonmetal

Ross, Butler County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301587
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Assistant plant manager was cleaning up ground plant and flipped an old wooden pallet into a loader bucket. After flipping skid, he felt a pain in right bicep. Went to doctor 10/28/08 and was diagnosed with a muscle sprain. Originally returned to work with no restriction, but had surgery Dec 1st to repair mis-diagnosed tear.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WELDING LINER IN BIN W/RIGHT HAND HE WAS INCRAMPED POSTION LEANING ON HIS LEFT SIDE & SHOULDER WHILE WELDING HE REACHED FOR ANOTHER WELDING ROD WITH HIS LEFT HAND & NOTICIED HIS LEFT ARM WAS GETTING NUMB & HE COULD NOT LIFT HIS LEFT ARM

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROLLING UP USED CONVEYOR BELT/OVEREXERTED HIMSELF AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY A SCREEN LOOSE ON 6 X16 SCREEN DECK. BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND BAR.

Struck by flying object

WAS CLEANING WALKWAY ON DRY SCREEN AND GOT DUST OR SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING UP ON A METAL SUPPORT FOR SKIRT RUBBER TO ALIGN IT WITH ANOTHER SECTION AND OVER EXERTED HIMSELF CAUISNG A STRAIN TO HIS LOW BACK.