Operator was climbing down stairs of compactor to check out a rattling sound on the machine. Employee was not following company policy of 3 points of contact when exiting a machine and slipped on the stairs falling into compactor wheel. Employee complained of pain in shoulder and back and was taken to hospital for testing.
Carbon Valley ResourceMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2018
- Latest incident
- Jul 2018
Reportable incidents
14 on file2018 · 1 incident
2008 · 2 incidents
Allegedly stepped off loader ladder onto a rock and twisted ankle.
Picking large clay balls off of conveyor and allegedly hurt shoulder
2005 · 1 incident
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE HOE TRACK WHEN HE ALLEGEDELY SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HIS BACK.
2004 · 3 incidents
Employee was scraping the side of the crusher with a putty knife and his hand allegedly slipped cutting 2 fingers on his right hand requiring stitches to his fingers.
Employee allegedly was changing screen at the wash plant and a piece of rust fell into his eye. He did not go to a doctor until 8-8-04.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE. RETURNED TO DR. ON 4/1/04 FOR MEDICAL CARTILAGE REPAIR. OFF WORK UNTIL 4/12/04- RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 4/28/04.
2003 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CLAYBALL. HIS LEFT LEG SLID OFF THE PLATFORM AND HE GRABBED THE RAILING WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER. HE DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 7- 22-03.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING A CRUSHER WHEN THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING WHIPPED AND ALLEGEDLY HIT HIS LEFT WRIST. THE DOCTOR SAID IT WAS A SPRAIN.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS HELPING MOVE A DIESEL PUMP WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE DISCHARGE LINE, STEAM ESCAPED AND THE EE ALLEGEDLY GOT STEAM BURNS ON HIS CHEST, ARM, AND WRIST.
2001 · 2 incidents
EE ALLEGES THAT HIS ROTATOR CUFF LEFT SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT IN 7/01 BUT HE DID NOT NOTIFY HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 9/20/01 WHEN HE WENT TO DR & HAS HAD NO WORK PROBLEMS SINCE. ON 6/19/02 HE HAD SURGERY TO THIS SHOULDER & IS OFF WORK NOW. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT HIS FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY. HE LOST NO TIME UNTIL 6/19/02
EE ALLEGEDLY CUT HIS FINGER WHEN THE CRANE WAS LOWERING A GOLD FLUME. IT DROPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.
2000 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN AP IECE OF METAL BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE ALLEGEDLY HURT HIS BACK AS HE WAS PICKING A DIRT CLOD OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT.