Mine Safety and Health Materials

Surface – Sand and Gravel – On January 19, 2018, a water truck operator and passenger were seriously injured when their truck overturned.  The truck tank was ¾ full of water

Surface - Limestone – On October 22, 2017, a miner was working on clearing a jammed primary crusher.  While using an air hammer to break up a large rock, another rock became dislodged and slid down

Surface - Sand and Gravel – On December 15, 2017, a miner unbolted and lowered a point of contact guard exposing the moving conveyor rollers on one side of a stacking conveyor.

Surface - Basalt – On December 11, 2017, miners were preparing for a shot. The miners were positioned about 130 yards from the face.

Cold stress is a condition occurring when the body can no longer maintain a normal temperature.

Surface - Sand and Gravel – On November 3, 2017, a miner was injured while removing the teeth from an excavator bucket with a sledge hammer.

Examinations are your first line of defense

Examinations are your first line of defense

Surface – Dimension Stone – On Monday, October 23, 2017, the boom of a Pellegrini stiff leg derrick failed while lifting a muck bucket.