Mining Incidents

TIN TOP SAND AND GRAVEL PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Weatherford, Parker County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4102852
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Jul 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

Collapsed heart and breathing stopped required CPR and AED administration.

2021 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was sorting and stacking Pump hoses and fittings onto a pallet. Employee lost their balance and fell backwards onto tongue/hitch area of a cargo trailer. Employee hit their back on the tongue/hitch area of the trailer.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE1 put bolt-inner bearing housing. EE2 loosened outer fastener;bearing house pulled out.EE1 said stop;EE2 re-tightened fastener. Bolt in-place for alignment of shaft/flange. Vibration/movement from impact wrench may have let shaft spin on bearing. Pendulum effect occurred;paddles contacted EE1. EE exited tub w/o help; walked 300' to truck. EE1 stated legs hurt;driven to hospital.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

I was traveling west on the haul road with a load of track pads for the dragline in the bucket of the loader. The pads fell out and I ran over them bouncing me up and into the ROP cutting my left eye brow and the back of my head. I was taken to the ER and the cut above my eye was glued shut. The one on the back of my head was ok.

2007 · 4 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

The operator was feeding the plant with the loader and was stung twice by a bee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was changing a screen on a portable shaker plant. He lifted a screen, the screen slid on the frame of the plant. He tried to catch it and twisted his body injuring his lower back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee and a contractor were bradding a bolt that holds the track pin in on the dragline. The employee was holding a hammer on the pin and the contractor was hitting it with another hammer. The contractor hit the side of the machine and struck the employee on the left little finger breaking it.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a converter chain for a dragline. He felt a sharp pain in his back and left leg. We took the him to the hospital. He recieved two shots Demerol, and Phenergan. He was also given two percriptions Cyclobenzaprine, and Hydrocodone. The employee was placed on light duty.

2006 · 5 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was in the proces of cleaning off mud from the conveyor when he slipped and fell against a troughing roller causing injury to his right side of ribs.

Fall down stairs

Employee was walking down stairs at the river pump. He slipped on ice causing him to fall on his right hip.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was stung by a bee on his right arm and had to go to the doctor to get a shot of benedryl.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was in the process of changing a drag cable on the dragline #160. He was working between the two drums installing a wedge. When he went to climb out from between the two drums he pressed down on the lagging to lift himself out and a sharp edge on the lagging cut through his gloved hand and made a one inch laceration on his right hand. He had to receive stitches.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking on the sidewalk going to the QC lab when he tripped over some metal edging on the corner of the sidewalk. This caused the employee to land on his left hip. The employee broke his left hip.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was stepping over the 902 freshwater pump in order to get to the 901 freshwater pump to get it started. He stepped over the pump and shifted his weight onto his left leg. He lost his footing, his left foot slipped out from under him. When this happened he lost his balance and fell to the ground striking his right knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF OF HIS LOADER TO RETRIEVE A PIECE OF METAL THAT HE SAW IN THE MATERIAL BEING LOADED. AFTER HE RETRIEVED THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE PILE OF MATERIAL. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND HIS FOOT FOLDED UP BEHIND HIS LEG THUS CAUSING HIS KNEE TO POP. PAIN WAS FELT IN THE KNEE WHILE WALKING.

2004 · 3 incidents

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

Employee was removing and sorting screen cloths on a secondary tower structure for the purpose of housekeeping when he lost control of a screen and smashed the tip of his middle finger on his right hand between the screen and top rail of a nearby hand rail.

Struck by flying object

Employee recieved metal in his eye while tapping on a pump with hammer. Employee was wearing PPE.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was doing a walk-thru inspection when he came upon a recent gravel spill on a catwalk. He began cleaning the catwalk and then decided to finish his inspection and return later to finish cleaning the spill. As he continued up the catwalk he twisted his knee and ankle on a rock that was on the catwalk. He sustained a sprained right knee and ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING OUT TO THE BOAT WHEN HIS RT LEG SLIPPED AND HE ROLLED INTO THE WATER. UPON STANDING HE FELT A STINGING IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

2001 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

REMOVED CROWN BAR RUBBER OFF SCREEN-PULLED LOOSE AND CUT HAND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT THE UTILITY KNIFESLIPPED AND CUT LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNED TO GET TOOL OFF OF TRUCK AND KNEE POPPED.

Fall from machine

UNLOADING BALES OF PEAT MOSS FROM BACK OF 18 WHEEL DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN A BALE OF PEAT FELL OFF OF PALET KNOCKING EE TO GROUND FRACTURING RT. ARM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY GUARD WHEN IT SLIPPED DOWN IT CAUGHT THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, INJURING IT THE FINGER WAS CUT BUT NO SITICHES WERE REQUIRED.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK WHILE UNLOADING 50# BAGS OF FERTILIZER FROM A FLATBED TRUCK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING FOR MATERIAL LEAKAGE IN A ROCK CHUTE AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF THE CHUTE HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO PERFORM HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 11-22-0 0 WHEN OTHROSCOPIC SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REPAIR HIS SHOULDER.