Mining Incidents

HUNTER STONE PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Dallas, Comal County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104269
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Person was walking down the hall and tripped on a dog bone and hit her right elbow on the door frame.

2004 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was roading a Boom lift to another location when he hit a 5"" rock in the road. This caused the machine to jump. He was using his left leg to power the machine and when it jumped it caused a hyperextension of his left knee.

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

Employee was helping change blow bars in the 3 bar secondary crusher. They had removed one bar. They were rolling the rotor to position the second bar in the upright position. Because they could not get the rotor pinned the hold all of the weight the rotor, it rolled back pinning his right foot between the housing and the rotor. This action caused 5 broken bones

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME CHAIN LINKS APART. UNKNOWN TO HIM, THE FITTING ON THE GAS SIDE AT THE VALVE WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE LEVER FOR THE OXYGEN THE GAS I GNITED FLASH BACK CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM ABOVE HIS GLOVE TO BE BURNED.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING IMPLEMENTS ON A BOBCAT. WHEN HE PUSHED DOWN ON LOCKING LEVER IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN LEVER AND BUCKET FRAME. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. THE PINCH RESULTED IN A LACERATIO N TO THE FINGER REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE WAS CRAWLING OVER THE FRAME OF THE PLANT CONVEYOR. WHILE HE WAS CROSSING OVER A ROCK FROM AN OPENING BETWEEN THE CENTER HOPPER AND THE WING WALL FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 2 1/2""ROUND AND FELL ABOUT 10'. NO REASON WHY THE ROCK FELL. HIS HAND WAS ON THE FRAME WHEN THE ROCK STRUCK HIM. THE DR. PUT A WRAP ON THE WRIST & HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN EYE LASH IN HIS EYE. THIS WAS ON TUES. THE 4TH, WORKED WED. AND THUR. THAT NIGHT. HE WENT TO THE E.R. AND THEY SAID HE HAD PINK EYE. THE FOLLOWING FRI. HE MADE AND APPT. WITH HIS DR. HE FOUND METAL IN THE EYETHE ONLY THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WAS EMPLOYEE HAD SOME METAL SHAVING ON HIS SHIRT AND WHEN HE WIPED BROW IT WENT IN HIS EYE.