The employee placed a ladder against a conveyor with the top into the framework. When he was climbing the ladder to tie it off it slipped out from underneath him. He was 3/4 of the way up the ladder when it slipped & he fell approx. 8' to the concrete pad suffering a compound fracture to his arm, contusions to his ribs & a fracture in his foot.
Queen Creek Plant #42Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Dec 2004
Reportable incidents
8 on file2004 · 1 incident
2003 · 3 incidents
CHAIN HOIST FELL OFF PIPE, CAME BACK AND HIT EE IN RIGHT HIP. CHAIN HOIST WAS UNDER PRESSURE WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE USED LEG TO PUSH APART FORKS ON SKIDSTEER, HEARD HIS RIGHT KNEE POP.
WHILE AT WORK, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PRYER BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND CRUSHED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER. HE RECEIVED EIGHT STITCHES.
2002 · 1 incident
EE LIFTED A 20' PVC PIPE WITH A STEEL 90 DEGREE ELBOW AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
2001 · 1 incident
DIGGING MATERIAL OUT OF HIGHWALL. BUCKET CAUGHT A ROCK AND CAUSED THE LOADER TO JERK, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO WRENCH HIS BACK.
2000 · 2 incidents
USING CUTTING TORCH ON METAL, A PIECE OF THE METAL FELL AND HIT AN AEROSOL CAN, CAUSING THE CAN TO EXPLODE.
JAW CRUSHER WAS NOT TAKING FULL FEED. EE EXITED LOADER TO CHECK CRUSHER CHAMBER AND AFTER NOTICING A TREE ROOT INSIDE, CLIMBED DOWN, LOCKED IT OUT AND CLIMBED BACK UP ON PLATFORM TO FREE ROOT. HE HAD DIFFICULTY, SO CLIMBED IN JAW AND SLID DOWN, CATCHING BOOT AND LODGING LEF IN JAW. TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND HEARD IT POP.