Miner was researching part for part number and part came undone from hose and sprayed miner with 10-W hydraulic oil. Miner flushed immediately with saline and as a precaution was taken to a local medical facility. No damage and miner was released to full duty immediately.
Portable Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal
Bluff City Materials, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael P Vondra
Bartlett,
Cook County,
IL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102980
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$827
proposed penalties
$827
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 1,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,202 | 1 | 1 | 312.3 |
| 2008 Q1 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2008 · 2 incidents
May 16, 2008
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
March 31, 2008
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluff City Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was replacing the blade on the d6 dozer when he bumped the hydraulic cylinder with his shoulder causing the cylinder to fall on and cut his left thumb. He severed 2 tendons and required surgery to repair tendons. Follow up appt. is 4/11/08 followed by physical therapy. Released for light duty w/restrictions.