Fallen Miners

Plant #3

Bayer Construction Company Inc · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Clay Center, Clay County, KS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401587

All reportable incidents

17 on file
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE finished greasing the crusher and was climbing down and didn't notice the cross bar and stuck EE's hand thru it and as EE was stepping down EE's index and middle finger on EE's right hand were pinched.

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

Was passing another truck on the haul road and they got over on the road a little too far. The road was soft due to rain and they started to slide off the road. They stopped and opened the cab door to access the situation and the cab door shut on their right ankle, breaking the ankle.

Over-exertion NEC

Individual was exiting the Komatsu 220 excavator and missed the step. At which point EE's left foot was on the track and right foot was on the ground. EE did not fall, nor did EE bump knee. EE did however over extend the left knee.

Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Operator was drilling a hole for setting off a shot. Operator looked to the left and noticed the dirt moving, felt the ground tremble a little and looked up to see the dirt from the ledge above falling. It crashed into the equipment pushing operator to the right and burying operator up to waist and pinning left leg. Two of our employees ran over and dug the operator out.

Struck by falling object

Was unhooking a chain on a conveyor. Thought the conveyor was on the ground but was hung up on something. The conveyor released from whatever was keeping it up and dropped on right foot.

Rubbed or abraded

Was installing a stick cylinder on the 600 excavator,CS60. Was removing the lifting strap from around the cylinder, laid left arm on steel hydraulic line so they could use both hands. When they stood back up drug their arm across a burr on that line, slicing open the left arm from the wrist to the forearm.

Fall onto or against objects

Was climbing into a skid loader when EE slipped on lime dust on the metal step plate. EE tried to catch self but right knee hit the metal step plate.

Contact with hot objects or substances

An excavator over heated and ee turned the radiator cap and the steam was released and burnt left hand and forearm.

Fall onto or against objects

Individual was climbing out of the water truck to turn off the PTO pump and tripped on the fuel cap causing him to hit his knee on the ladder of the truck.

Struck by... NEC

Was working on conveyor belt cutting the conveyor belt when the knife slipped cutting right palm of hand.

Over-exertion NEC

Employee was closing the entrance gate to mine and slipped on snow/ice. Employee strained upper leg(thigh.)

Struck by... NEC

EE was trimming a window blind with a utility knife when it slipped and stabbed him in the left thumb.

Over-exertion NEC

Employee was in the seat of a piece of equipment. Using an interior handle he pulled himself up using only his right arm and felt a pop in his upper arm.

Struck by flying object

Employee was working in the quarry and something got into his right eye. He thought it was nothing and continued to work. It was reported to us as an injury on 6/23/11.

NEC

Standard Threshold Shift

Unclassified, insufficient data

Dr. noted that this is a medical condition called Pleurisy and not a worked related condition and or occupational disease. No mining operations were being conducted at the mine. EE had only been there a few hours conducting surveying operations.

Struck against a moving object

DRIVING HAUL TRUCK OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.