Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATES: REMOVING A TAIL LIGHT COVER WITH A KNIFE, WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE BOTTOM PART OF LT. THUMB.
Speers Ferry QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Gate City, VA, Scott County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400091
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- May 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2002 · 1 incident
2000 · 1 incident
Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A 7' BY 8' DECK. THE EMPLOYEE CUT A SUPPORT SECTION CAUSING THE DECK TO FALL APPROX 8 FT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL WITHT THE DECK.