Mining Incidents

Viburnum #28 Mine/Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Doe Run Company · Underground
Controlled by Renco Group
Vanburum, Iron County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2300494

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
79
citations
24
significant & substantial
$13,518
proposed penalties
$13,518
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
2004 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,618 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 13,080 1 0 76.5
2002 Q3 11,552 3 2 259.7
2002 Q2 12,928 7 0 541.5
2002 Q1 13,466 7 1 519.8
2001 Q4 14,710 6 1 407.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

July 23, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Doe Run Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING MOTOR MOUNT BOLT OF LOADER WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED. HIS BREAKER BAR MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND BREAKER BAR. X-RAYS REVEALED A CHIPPED BONE ON END OF INDEX FINGER.

April 10, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Doe Run Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 12 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE STEEL WEDGES BEHIND LIP OF GRIZZLY WHEN HAMMER GLANCED OFF HITTING HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. SOME IMMEDIATE SWELLING AND REDNESS DID OCCUR, BUT MEDICAL CARE WAS NOT DEEMED NECESSARY. THERE WAS NO MAJOR PROBLEM UNTIL WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, WHEN SWELLING RE-OCCURRED AND SEVERE DISCOLORATION STARTED.

2002 · 1 incident

August 1, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Doe Run Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CUTTING A 2 INCH PIPE CLAMP BOLT WITH ANACETYLENE TORCH. WHEN HEAT WAS APPLIED TO BOLT, RUST WAS BLOWN INTO EE LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO COMPANY DR ON 8-1-02, TO REMOVE FOREIGN OBJECT. DR APPLIED AN ANTIBIOTIC CREAM ON EYE MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE.

2001 · 4 incidents

December 5, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Doe Run Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE GOT OFF #73 JUMBO TO TIGHTEN A HOSE ON THE BOOM. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ROUGH FLOOR & BEGAN TO FALL, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. HISHANDS CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOME SHARP ROCKS, CUT TING BOTH HANDS WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

May 1, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Doe Run Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A 30T MOXY TRUCK ON THE EXIT HILL OF THE #28 QUARRY. THE HILL HAD ROCK ON IT AND EE ATTEMPTED TO STRADDLE SOME ROCKS THAT HAD BEEN LOST ON THE PREVIOUS LOAD. THE FRONT FRAME OF TRUCK CAUGHT THE LOOSE ROCK AND THREW IT UNDER FRONT TIRE CAUSING CAB & BED TO TWIST. EE EXPERIENCED BACK/HIP PAIN & TAKEN TO CO. DR. THEN WENT TO OWN DR & TOLD TO BE OFF WORK 2 WEEKS & THERAP

March 28, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Doe Run Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A CONTRACTOR HAD WASHED A 980 LOADER IN SHOP AND LEFT WITHOUT CLEANING THE FLOOR. A TRACTOR WAS PULLED IN WITH A FLAT & WHILE EE WAS CHANGING TIRE HE SLIPPED ON GREASE ON CONCRETE & FELL LANDI NG ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR THAT DAY. STILL EXPERIENCING PAIN & HAD MRI 5/11. SAW NEW DR ON 5/22 & WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. 7000-1/THERAPY. NO LOST TIME

January 3, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doe Run Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS OPERATING #20 ST8 LOADER IN REMOTE. HE WAS MOVING A LARGE BOULDER OUT OF LOADING AREA. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT 10' FROM PILLAR AND ABOUT 10' FEET FROM LOADER. HE BACKED LOADER OUT WITH BO ULDER IN DIPPER AND STARTED FORWARD WHEN THE REAR OF THE LOADER CAME OFF THE GROUND AND SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM, KNOCKING HIM UP AGAINST A PILLAR.

2000 · 1 incident

May 2, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Doe Run Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING ON HAND RAIL ON VOLVO LOADER. EE STRUCK ARC BEFORE HOOD WAS FLIPPED DOWN. AS EE FLIPPED HOOD DOWN, IT HIT A PIPE NEAR HIS HEAD, AND THEREFORE DID NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. EE HAD TO MOVE HEAD BACK TO CLOSE HOOD. THE EVENT PROBABLY TOOK 2-3 SECONDS. A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES RESULTED. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.