The employee was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard while removing a screen from a portable screen plant. When the screen became wedged the employee crossed over the safety barrier to pull the screen. As it dislodged the employee lost balance and fell approximately 10"" to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.
SHEEP HILL CINDER MINEMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2007–2019
- Latest incident
- Oct 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2019 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
2007 · 3 incidents
Struck against stationary object
Employee stepped down off of machine onto a rock which caused his knee to twist.
Struck by falling object
EE was on ladder welding legs to stacker and 2 employees below holding legs. Legs shifting causing 1 employee to fall off the ladder and the other employee to hurt himself while holding the ladder.
Fall from ladders
EE was on ladder welding legs to stacker and 2 employees below holding legs. Legs shifting causing 1 employee to fall off the ladder and the other employee to hurt himself while holding the ladder.