Employee had barred a rock out of the back, placed scaling bar against rib and was reaching for the jack leg when a second rock fell on it's own striking the employee in the right hand. Resulting injury was laceration and fracture of right middle finger.
WHIRLWIND MINE Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Aug 2008
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4,027 | 2 | 0 | 496.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
3 on file2008 · 3 incidents
While rolling an I-Beam into place employee's right hand glove became snagged on a weld pulling his hand under the beam. His right thumb was smashed between two I-Beams. X-ray showed no fracture and treatment includes wearing a splint and avoiding painful activities. A follow up visit is scheduled for 6/16/08 or sooner and the possibility of an ortho referral has been left open.
Employee was climbing up and down to get in and out of the dozer. He hurt his right shoulder while pulling himself upward with his right arm. the doctor has imposed an overall lifting limit of ten pounds and there is to be no lifting with his right arm.