Employee disregarded direct orders during maintenance, left group and walked around to a belt, removed the safety cover and was manually rotating the belt when power was restored to the belt. Employee's left thumb was sucked between the belt and pulley causing a severe laceration. Due to the severity, the thumb was further amputated at the hospital.
Portable Plant No 1 Metal/Non-Metal
Allen Keller Company LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Kory Keller
Fredericksburg,
Gillespie County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104323
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2014–2017
- Latest incident
- Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
49
citations
8
significant & substantial
$5,367
proposed penalties
$5,367
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,730 | 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
4 on file2017 · 1 incident
Allen Keller Company LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
2014 · 3 incidents
October 28, 2014
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Allen Keller Company LLC · Struck by falling object
Hydraulic Jack fell on employee's right side of the foot hurting little toe. Employee return to work same day.
Allen Keller Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was working on conveyor belt and belt hit his left thumb. His thumb was caught between ladder and belt crushing it.
May 9, 2014
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allen Keller Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects
While EE was working on the crusher, he slipped and fall in between the belt and a sharp edge. He got a cut on the right side of lower abdomen.