Mining Incidents

IMI/Kewanna Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John Tiberi
Kewanna, Fulton County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200646

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
72
citations
9
significant & substantial
$10,673
proposed penalties
$10,673
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
2015 Q1 438 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,041 1 0 960.6
2014 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,842 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,187 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,044 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 475 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

11 on file

2011 · 1 incident

January 14, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Irving Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was hard surface welding. When he lifted up his welding helmet, the surface he was welding began to pop and a piece of slag got in the corner of his right eye.

2010 · 1 incident

February 4, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee picked up piece of steel to weld on top of dragline bucket. Holding piece at chest level twisted slightly to install piece and his back popped.

2009 · 2 incidents

March 23, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Irving Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off dragline, stepped on track and slipped and fell between track and frame. He caught left arm on handrail.

March 2, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Building new hand rail, another IMI EE heated the hand rail to form it. EE walking up stairs, grabbed rail and burned right palm, not knowing that the hand rail had been heated up.

2008 · 1 incident

November 25, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was at the store to pick (2) 12V equipment batteries when he picked it up, he said his back popped, and took him to his knees.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was exiting haul truck when his wedding ring became caught on the lid of the truck bed cutting his ring finger on his left hand. The laceration required three stitches.

February 3, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Irving Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT & WHEN HE TOUCHED THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2005 · 1 incident

October 10, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE hurt back by moving 100 pound anvils out of VSI crusher. He attached a hook to the anvils and pulled them up and out.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING IMPACT TO TAKE NUT OFF A SQUARE LEAD BOLT IN WHICH THE BRACKET HAD A PIECE ON IT TO KEEP THE BOLT FROM SPINNING, BUT THE BOLT SPUN OUT AS EE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BOLT WITH HIS FINGER. THE BOLT CAUGHT EE'S FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION.

June 9, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Irving Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CHAIN SAW JUMPED OFF OF THE BAR. IT HIS A SMALL TREE LIMB WHICH SENT IT INTO HIS LEG CUTTING THROUGH HIS JEANS AND LEAVING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident