The worker was cutting conveyor belting to fit under a conveyor to deflect material off the cat walk. As the worker was cutting with a box cutter, he slipped and struck his other hand (left) cutting the fifth digit.
POWER SCREEN-0504614Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- Feb 2013
Reportable incidents
13 on file2013 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
The employee was on a ladder tightening the bolts to a counter weight bracket. He thought he was going to fall and held tight to the ladder which must have tweaked his back by holding on so tight. He had fall protection on if he would have fallen.
2007 · 1 incident
The employee was trying to remove an oversized frozen dirt clod off his dozer and hurt his shoulder.
2006 · 1 incident
The employee was working to shovel material from under conveyor belts. He was doing that all day and in the afternoon, the employee felt a pop in his groin. He reported it to his supervisor and the next morning his groin was swollen and painful.
2005 · 1 incident
EE REPORTED IN mARCH A BACK INJURY EE SAYS EE SUSTAINED CHANGING THE BLADES ON A ROAD GRADER.
2004 · 1 incident
THE EE WAS GRINDING ON METAL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
2003 · 1 incident
THE EE WAS TAKING OFF A BOLT ON A CONVEYER BRACKET, THE BRACKET FELL AND CUT HIS FINGER.
2002 · 2 incidents
THE DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TURNING, HIS HAUL TRUCK OVER. INITIALLY THE EE HAD A BRUISED HIP ON 10-3 HE SAW THE DR AND COMPLAIN ID OF BACK PAIN.
EE WAS REPLACING THE METAL GRATES ALONG THE SCALE AREA & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
2001 · 2 incidents
THE EE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE WHILE HE WAS THAWING OUT THE SCREEN DECK AND FELL ON THE PROPANE TANKHE WAS USING.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING A HAMMER OUT OF THE SCREEN DECK HE WAS IN AND THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
2000 · 2 incidents
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS LOADER IN THE PIT AREA. WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND WITH HIS R LEG, HIS ANKLE FOLDED UNDER HIM & HIS KNEE BENT OUT. INITIAL ASSESMENT IS A KNEE STRAIN
THE CONTRACTOR'S EE WAS PULLING ROPE & WIER NEXTTO A PORTABLE CONTROL PANEL THAT WAS BEING PLACED AT THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE PAD. ONE SIDE OF THE PORTABLE'S STAND LEGS WERE NOT ON THE CONCRET E PAD & IT WAS NOT OBSERVED HOW THE ELECTRICAL PANEL FELL OVER, BUT IT DID KNOCKING THE CONTRACTOR EE TO THE GROUND