Employee was pushing a rock on the rollers of the chopper when another rock rolled forward smashing their fingers between the two rocks.
CLARKSVILLE #1, & #2Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2015–2023
- Latest incident
- Feb 2023
Reportable incidents
9 on file2023 · 1 incident
2022 · 2 incidents
The miner was using a polisher/grinder to repair the sandvik crusher and something unknown got in EE's eye irritating it where EE needed to see a doctor.
Employee was putting the pin for the bucket on the 376 trackhoe, hitting it with a big hammer, and a piece of metal from the pin came off and struck employee in the chest.
2018 · 1 incident
SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FROM A CHIPPING HEAD STUCK THE WORKER IN THE CHEST. THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
2016 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SPLIT A ROCK WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL ON FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
WORKER WAS CLEANING UP WORK AREA WHEN EE's RIGHT KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP ROCK STACKED ON A PALLET. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES.
Worker was feeding rock into a chopper when the rock began convex. When chopper was activated the rock rotated quickly to the right and cut off the end of the workers fourth finger of EE's right hand which was under the rock at the time of activation.
2015 · 2 incidents
WORKER WAS STACKING ROCK CHOPPED ON A PALLET WHEN THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO SHARP ROCKS. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
Worker was picking up a chopped rock with a sharp edge to put on a pallet. It slipped out of his hand and landed on the end of his ring finger on the left hand severing the tip of finger off.