Mining Incidents

GARWOOD PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Garwood, Colorado County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4102886
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Socket slipped off the allen head bolt and allowed forearm to hit the machining rail causing a cut. The cut was wrapped and employee was taken in to the doctor for 11 stitches. Dr report states: laceration without foreign bodies. Employee was medically released without restrictions, and returned to work.

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was stepping down off the ladder and slipped grabbing the handrail to break fall. This wrenched the employee's shoulder causing an injury. Oily residue was identified on the ladder.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Technician was removing parking brake assembly from excavator final drive. Tech used a hydraulic press to release parking brake. When tech went to remove snap ring retaining brake piston, piston blew out of housing, piston contacted tech nose and injury resulted in fracture and stitches.

2014 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

Employee was using an extension ladder in order to patch a hole on the sand screw chute. Ladder shifted and employee fell about 6ft on his right foot and broke heel bone on his foot.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were relocating a plastic water line in the field. One employee was on the ground directing the other employee in the loader. When the loader moved, the plastic pipe shifted striking the employee on the ground in the chest. He was taken to the local Hospital for observations.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was changing bucket teeth on dragline, the weather was windy and his eye started to water, he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and a particale went into his eye. He flushed his eye at the site and went to the clinic for observation.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Picked up cable loop to attached to pin on loader when small piece of wire punctured into employees left little (pinky) finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing Maintenance on screen replacing bearing housing, holding wrench on nut to back up while tightening bolts. When pulled wrench off nut, wrench struck employee on tooth chipping tooth.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING STEEL CABLE ON GROUND, PIECE OF CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE ON HIS LOWER LIP. CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS LIP.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM DRUM TUGGER, CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING LEFT EYE WITH FORCE & THE TRAUMA CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VISION. EYE SURGICALLY REMOVED. MEDICAL LOST TIME.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED 4TH FINGER (PINKY) KNUCKLE.