THE DRIVER SLIPPED FROM THE TOP OF THE TRAILER WHILE CLOSING ONE OF THE DOME LIDS, SLIDING UNDER THE SAFETY RAIL AND CATCHING ONTO A SAFETY RAIL ON THE TRAILER. AFTER HOLDING ON FOR A TIME HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL ABOUT SEVEN FEET TO THE PAVEMENT AND LAY THERE FOR ABOUT ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS UNTIL HE WAS FOUND.
FRANKLIN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS Metal/Non-Metal
Franklin Industrial Minerals
· Surface
Controlled by
Lhoist Group
Nolanville,
Bell County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102248
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,975
proposed penalties
$1,975
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 Q1 | 5,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 16,230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 17,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 16,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 16,896 | 5 | 1 | 295.9 |
| 2001 Q4 | 16,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 17,985 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 17,581 | 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 file2002 · 1 incident
Franklin Industrial Minerals · Fall from machine
2000 · 1 incident
May 14, 2000
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Franklin Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
NO EQUIPMENT BEING USED; EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BAGS IN AIR FILTER BAGHOUSE WHEN THE ACCESS DOORSLAMMED AGAINST THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST THE DOOR FACING BUMP AND BRUISING WAS EXTENT OF INJURY.