Mining Incidents

DREDGE LUCASMetal/Nonmetal

New Marinsville, Wetzel County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603800
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Emp. reports he had gone under a handrail onto a 15"" plank on the dredge middle deck with 1-1/2"" hose to rinse sand out of chute that runs into #2 crusher. He pulled on hose to release slack. Hose fell between plank & sand tank pulling him to lower deck. Was not wearing fall protection.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using high pressure hose to clean deck of dredge when he lost his grip-the hose struck him in groin.

Fall onto or against objects

CO-WORKER WAS MOVING DREDGE, EE WAS IN KITCHEN OF VESSEL. INJURED EE STATES THAT HE STEPPED ON CHAIR TO RETREAVE GLASSES FROM THE TOP CABINET, LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING INTO A WINDOW. BOTH OF HIS HANDS WENT THRU GLASS.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOSE CLAMP ON HOSE WAS STUCK OUT, WHEN WATER WAS TURNED ON PRESSURE FORCED HOSE BACK AND CUT HAND.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING HOSE & TWISTED WRONG.

2000 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE DREDGE ONTO THE TRANSFER BOAT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. AS THE EMPLOYEE FELL, HE SKINNED HIS SHIN ON THE FRONT OF THE TRANSFER BOAT.

Fall onto or against objects

THE EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE ""SAND SIDE"", THAT HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHIN ON A SINGLE AGGREGATE. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND CONTINUED TO WORK. THE SHIN LA TER BECAME INFECTED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL HELP ON3-19-20.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING FROM THE DREDGE DECK UP ONTO A SAND BARGE THAT WAS BEING LOADED. THE EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE LADDER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE TRASH CHUTE WHEN HE WAS STEPPING OVER A SERIES OF 2 BAFFLES. THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE NEGOTIATING THE BAFFLES. THE EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT A ND REPORTED THE INJURY 1/9/00.