Standing on edge of berm turned to walk back down to road right boot stayed planted in soft material as rest of body turned knee popped.
Bear River PlantMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2002–2012
- Latest incident
- Aug 2012
Reportable incidents
11 on file2012 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
Employee was driving water truck on feed deck wetting down stockpile. He backed up and started spraying again when the left front tire hit a rock and spun the steering wheel sharply, jamming his right wrist before he could let go of the wheel.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was recording hour meter and checking fire ext on GR113 when EE went to climb down off grader his foot slipped off step, fell backwards to the ground landing on molboard of machine.
2006 · 1 incident
AN EMPLOYEE THREW A USED 4 1/2"" GRINDING DISK OFF AN ELEVATED PLATFORM & THE DISK BOUNCED OFF A WELDING TABLE & STRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE. EE WENT TO THE E.R. & WAS INFORMED HE HAD A SCRATCH ON HIS EYEBALL, APPROX. 3/4"" X 1/16"" & THAT HE HAD A PARALYZED PUPIL.
2005 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRYING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK FROM 42"" JAW CRUSHER FEED OPENING. INJURED EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER
2004 · 1 incident
EE WAS IN PRONE POSITION WHILE SCARFFING EXISTING TAC WELD - HOT SPRAY - SLAG - BOUNCED OFF STEEL STRUCTURE AND ENTERED EAR VIA BACK OF PROTECTIVE WELDING HOOD.
2003 · 2 incidents
EE WAS CHANGING MESH OR SIZING SCREEN - HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF SCREEN DECK AND SLIPPED DURING TRANSITION. HE FELL (SAME LEVEL) ON SCREEN METAL FRAME PUNCTURING HIS LEG. EXISTING WALKWAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED.
THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EE'S OWN ACTIONS, A STRAIN TO HIS UPPER NECK.
2002 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING F.E.L., STEPPED ON A 3-4"" ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
USING A RAZOR KNIFE FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE, WAS CUT BY THE KNIFE.