Miller Springs Materials — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/08/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was adjusting blow bar and small piece of metal flew off blow bar and struck Mechanic in chest.
01/08/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND INJURY FROM CONVEYOR BELT
07/08/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was cleaning under the shaker when EE noticed one of the wipers on a conveyor belt was damaged, EE proceeded to make a new one. As EE was making the wiper, EE was hitting the hole punch with the h...
10/13/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 176d lost Employee was delivering from one mine site to another and was involved in a MVA on public road
11/16/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing trucks on mine site with high pressure water and hose and while nozzle was on, employee let go of handle and lost control of the wand, as the wand swung the water and pressure str...
10/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was washing haul truck while standing on the trucks access ladder. As employee opened the spray nozzle, the pressure caused the miner to become unstable and fall from the ladder approx. 4-5 feet...
12/15/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was removing a lower leaf spring bushing and was using a cutting torch to heat and melt the inner rubber to simplify the removal of a metal the metal pin. As mechanic applied heat to the bush...
09/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was performing crusher maintenance and as employee was removing crusher fines from chute, employee struck his left middle finger against a metal guard causing a distal fracture
01/13/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was assisting maintenance in the removal of crusher ""Blow Bar"", as miner was removing Blow Bar locking assembly (rod) with a jack hammer, the rotor shifted and caused the jack hammer and posit...
03/05/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mine haul truck driver attempted to free stuck conveyor belt and was using pry bar to free conveyor as conveyor motioned it caused miner to let go of pry bar and get his right 4th finger caught in bet...
10/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crusher Conveyor feed belt immediately stopped working, so operator was observing crusher motor to evaluate the condition and climbed on a portable crusher deflated tire to inspect closer. Once miner...
08/20/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Mechanic was removing a bearing to a crusher motor on yard/shop site of mine property. Employee struck bearing with ball ping hammer and a piece (chip) of the hammer struck the employee and was embedd...
06/05/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Changing the blow bars on the crusher when the pedestal for the blow bar came loose and hit the handrail. The handrail hit the EE. EE was hit on the right side of his stomach and top of his right hip...
08/02/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on trailer, air bag released and air blast pushed employee's head against the ground. He was on the ground to the left of the air bags. No visable injury; taken to hospital as a precaution.
06/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated left wrist cutting belts using a box cutter.
01/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted ROCK GOT STUCK IN BELT, TURNED OFF MACHINE AND LOCKED MACHINE TO REMOVE ROCK. GOT TO BOTTOM OF CATWALK, TURNED TO GO DOWNSTAIRS, HEEL GOT CAUGHT ON EXTENDED METAL WALKWAY, FELL 2' ONTO GROUND, INJURIN...