While unwinding grease hose from hose reel, employee felt a burning sensation in his abdomen, thought he had just pulled a muscle, however the pain persisted. The following day he told his supervisor. The employee went to the doctor, who took him off work due to a possible hernia and was refered to a specialist.
NEWARK S & G Metal/Non-Metal
Trinity Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Arcosa, Inc
Rhome,
Wise County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102988
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2003–2006
- Latest incident
- Dec 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
22
citations
9
significant & substantial
$2,631
proposed penalties
$2,631
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q3 | 2,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 5,786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,501 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 9,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 8,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,257 | 1 | 0 | 121.1 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2006 · 2 incidents
December 13, 2006
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
September 27, 2006
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was greasing WA 500 Komatsu Front-end lader, when the grease gun hose detached from the grease fitting and sprayed employees face and right eye. He recieved medical treatment the following day for swelling in his right eye, the doctor prescribed eye drops and was released to full duty on September 29, 2006.
2004 · 1 incident
March 29, 2004
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trinity Materials Inc · Struck by falling object
REMOVING BELLY PAN FROM DOZER. BELLY PAN FELL ON RIGHT HAND.
2003 · 1 incident
Trinity Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DATA ENTRY, NUMBNESS, TINGLING AND SWELLING IN BOTH HANDS. DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT-UNKNOWN.