Mining Incidents

Midsouth Machine ServiceMetal/Nonmetal

Maryville, Blount County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002993
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee changed from EE's grinding shield to EE's welding hood, grit and debris was in the welding hood, and as the employee placed the hood on EE's head the debirs fell into EE's left eye.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured employee felt pain in right wrist while lifting chain hook to place on lifting eye.

2015 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was climbing out of the 5 1/2 mainframe. While climbing out his left hip dislocated.

Struck by falling object

Floating feed cone came loose, feed hopper & adjustment cap to drop 3-4"" onto ee right foot. EE attached overhead crane to stuck floating feed cone. He applied pressure to the assembly he did not notice he had lifted the entire assembly off floor level by 3-4"". He started the 3rd cut and at the time is when the floating feed cone came loose allowing the rest of the assembly to drop

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Injured employee was removing arm guard from H6800 spider, using a sledge hammer to break arm guard loose. Employee went to the doctor on 8/29/2014 and he recommended surgery to the left shoulder

2008 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Part slipped off positioner during welding and employee tripped over weld screen bracket while moving out of the way causing on contusion to ankle.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Injury initially occurred on 1/10/08 when employee injured right arm while removing cheek plate bolt from jaw crusher. Did not become reportable until 5/28/08 when the employee had surgery on torn bicep muscle in right arm.

Struck against stationary object

Injured employee was emptying a chip hopper and a large amount of chips spilled on the ground. The employee was picking up the chips with his hands and throwing them into the chip hopper. While lifting a pile he did not realize he was standing on the other string of chips, he cut through the gloves and cuts his middle left finger. Resulting in stitches

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Injured employee was using a sledge hammer to break lifting eyes off a feed cone, and strained his lower back.

2005 · 2 incidents

Contact with heat

DIAGNOSIS UNSURE IF HEAT RELATED OR NOT. PURSUANT TO REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS, WE HAVE ELECTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING BEARINGS AND SHIM PLATES IN A 3"" CRUSHER. AS EE REACHED FOR A PLATE, THE STACK SHIFTED AND WHILE TRYING TO CATCH IT, EE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND CRUSHER FRAME. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND REQUIRING 10 STITCHES

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS SECURING A LOAD ON THE LOWBOY USING CHAINS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

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

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A U-BOLT IN A 7 FT CRUSHER BOWL. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER (LEFT) BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND BOWL, RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT. HE WAS TAPPING IT OFF WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS ARM.

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A HEAD ON A WELDING TURNTABLE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A CHAIN AND THE MAIN SHAFT.

2000 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS PLACING PITMAN JAW CRUSHER ON MILLING MACHINE FOR BORING WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED - STRUCK LEFT LEG AGAINST BORING BAR - CUTTING HIS LEG.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A LATHE CUTTING A CAST IRON SOCKET CEILING RING. METAL DUST GENERATED FROM THISPROCESS GOT IN BOTH EYES

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS MOVING A CRUSHER PART FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER. THE PART SLIPPED AND UPON TRYING TO CATCH IT, HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER AND TORE ROTATOR CUFF.