Mining Incidents

LIME PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

San Antonio Lime Inc · Facility
San Antonio, Bexar County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4100996

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,122
proposed penalties
$2,122
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
2001 Q4 9,401 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,801 21 3 2142.6
2001 Q2 9,271 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,854 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,015 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,575 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,585 3 1 349.4
2000 Q1 9,054 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

7 on file

2001 · 7 incidents

November 15, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Antonio Lime Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS CLEANING AND DIGGING OUT COAL ELEVATOR. WET CLOTHING AND UNPROPER FITTING FOOTWEAR, AS WELL AS LACK OF EXPERIENCE LEAD TO INJURY. EE SUFFERED LIME BURNS TO TOP OF RIGHT FOOT ARCH AND AR OUND TOP OF RIGHT LEG CALF.

July 6, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
San Antonio Lime Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ASH FROM COOLER GRATES, GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO LEFT EYE.

June 16, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
San Antonio Lime Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE 6" DISCHARGE LINE WAS EMPTY OF WATER; THE PUMP HAD BEEN RUNNING 10 MIN. EARLIER WITHOUT PUMPING WATER (ASSUMING IT WAS SAFE TO DISCONNECT). AN AIR PRESSURE POCKET HAD GENERATED IN THE PUMP AFTER RELEASING LOCK LEVER ON COUPLER, THE LINE BLEW OFF THE NIPPLE, STRIKING EE IN THE FACE.

May 4, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Antonio Lime Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS OBSERVING THE LIFTING OF THE INLET GRATE.AS THE FORWARD PART WAS COMING UPWARD THE BACK END WAS DESCENDING AGAINST THE LOWER CENTER GRATECASTING. AT THAT TIME EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND AT TH E PINCH POINT AREA OF THE TWO CASTINGS. WHEN HE FELT PRESSURE AT THIS POINT HE ABRUPTLY PULLED HIS HAND AWAY, CAUSING LACERATION AND A FRACTURE.

March 16, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Antonio Lime Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST CLASSIFIER ON #1 COAL MILL. LIFTING PINNED SHAFT, REPINNING IN DIFFERENT POSITION, MISJUDGED DISTANCE OF TRAVEL, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CLASSIFIER SHAFT & SHAFT.

January 23, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Antonio Lime Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REPLACING PANS ON APRON FEEDER. WHILE TRYING TO HOLD PAN & INSERT BOLTS, PAN SLIPPED FROMHIS GRASP. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS FORCED DOWNWARD, CONTACTING THE ANGLE IRON STRUCTURE.

January 6, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
San Antonio Lime Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND PIN/LY. EMPLOYEE WASCLEANING COAL IN ELEVATOR DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH APIECE OF REBAR, REBAR AND CHUTE CAME BETWEEN PINKY FINGER CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER.