The operator went to turn the throttle on the generator back up and the guard on the fan had been taken off and not put back on. As EE was reaching for the throttle, EE's right pinky and ring fingers were struck by the fan and caused a laceration that needed stitches.
SRM Materials Cabbage GroveMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 32
- Years on record
- 2000–2024
- Latest incident
- Dec 2024
Reportable incidents
32 on file2024 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
After opening the window to view the amps of the plant, EE went to close the window and EE's hand went through the glass. as a result cutting EE's wrist on the glass.
2022 · 1 incident
Employee trying to retrieve a grease line and placed hand behind a safety guard. While pulling on the grease line, employee's hand slipped off and went into the running fan, cutting right pinkie finger
2020 · 1 incident
Employee did not have a good grip on a piece of angle iron that EE went to pick up and as a result the angle iron fell on EE's right hand causing a laceration that required 8 stitches.
2007 · 1 incident
Worker was assisting in bolting up a drawbar on a Motorgrader. While lining up bolt holes the draw bar slipped and lunged forward catching index finger on left hand. Severing the tip of the finger from below fingernail.
2006 · 1 incident
Operator was working on Tub Bolts on a Bucyrus 380W Dragline and collapsed from the heat.
2005 · 1 incident
Cut left thumb with pocket knife while trying to cut a water hose for the shaker. STICHEES ONLY
2004 · 8 incidents
Employee was sitting in the kneeling chair and as she started to get up, she caught her foot on the leg of the chair causing her to fall, breaking right ankle.
POWERSCREEN CLOGGED. HE TRIED TO DISLODGE ROCKS WITH SHOVEL. A ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND.
Employee driving mine pickup on haul road - ran into berm ""jarring"" his shoulder. He said steering locked up - two supervisors checked/drove truck and found no problem with steering.
Pulling slack in dragline cable, pulled too hard.
Tightening bolts on Bohringer - pulled back muscle.
LIFTING TOOLBOX ONTO PICKUP BED, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
USING PRY BAR TO BEND SMALL BRACKET WELDED ONTO HAUL TRUCK. NOT REPORTED TO ANYONE UNTIL 6/17/04 @ 12:19PM.
DHP LEVEL NOISE EXPOSURE. STS OF 20 DB HL LEFT EAR. STS OF 31 DB HL RIGHT EAR.
2003 · 4 incidents
EE SAID HE THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING ON WRENCH AT MAIN PUMP AREA.
EE WAS OPERATING ACKEMAN BUSTING BOULDERS BEHIND HILL. DROVE EQNT TO SHOP & TOLD SUPERVISOR ""IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN"" MEANING HIS FACE WAS GOING NUMB. HE SAID HE GOT TOO HOT. TOOK TO ER. HE HAS A PALSY AFFLICTION WHICH HAS FLARED UP BEFORE.
WALKING THRU WORK AREA LEFT ANKLE STRUCK AGAINST PIECE OF REBAR EXPOSED BY CONCRETE BROKEN OFF BASE OF CONE STRUCTURE AT #6 STACKER.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CHANGING A BEARING HE SUSTAINED BACK PAIN. HE WORKED UNTIL 4/26/03 & DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/29/03.
2002 · 1 incident
EE PULLED HIS HAUL TRUCK ONTO HAUL ROAD AT PIT 3. HE NEVER STOPPED TURNING RIGHT (TO STRAIGHTEN TRUCK OUT), JUMPED THE BERM AND ROLLED ONTO RT. SIDE OF TRUCK. EE SAID HE ""NODDED OFF."" TRUCK HA D VERY MINOR DAMAGE. EE SPENT 1 NIGHT IN HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED WITH ONLY SCRAPES AND BRUISES.
2000 · 12 incidents
WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT AND CAUGHT (HAD) A SHARP PAIN UNDER RIGHT RIB CAGE THAT WOULDN'T QUIT HURTING. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM. DOCTOR THERE SAID HE HAD A PULLED MUSCLE.
A BACKHOE DROPPED A LARGE BOULDER INTO HAUL TRUCK BED. THE WEIGHT OF THE BOULDER CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE. EMPLOYEE'S BACK WAS JARRED DUE TO THE SUDDEN BOUNCE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SEA T BELT.
EE TRIED TO INSERT A PAN INTO LA MACHINE WITHOUTTURNING MACHINE OFF. THE MACHINE CAUGHT EE'S HAND/ARM & PULLEDEE. HAD TO SNATCH HIS ARM OUT OF MACHINE. RESULTS WERE INJURED HAND & ARM
THE EE WAS TRYING TO UNLOAD A PIECE ST MACHINERY OUT OF THE BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK. THE PALLET ON WICH THE MACHINERY SAT ON POPPED UP AND CRUSHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PART AND THE PALLET.
ENCOURGED EE TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO WORKING AREA
A PIECE OF IRON HAND RAIL ATTACHED BY A CHAIN BROKE. EE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UPA ROCK WHEN IRON RAIL SWUNG DOWN AND HIT EE ON THE BUTTOCKS. HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS LOADING SCREEMS ONTO A TRUCK. HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND ROLLER, RESULTING IN A CUT REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS LOADING A PIPE INTO A LOADER BUCKET. WHEN HE THREW PIPE INTO BUCKET, THE PIPE BOUNCED BACK. PIPE HIT EE ON THE RIGHT EYE. THE PIPE CUT HIS EYEBROW AND KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT AND GLASSES O FF.
INSTALLING SPREADER BAR CHAIN ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. KNUCKLE GOT SMASHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER. HE WAS REACHING OUT TO WELD WHEN LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEP OVER HOLE AND FELL IN.
UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT. OPERATOR CLAIMS WHEN DISMOUNTING FROM HAUL TRUCK, FINAL STEP TO GROUND WAS FURTHER THAN ANTICIPATED. WHEN LEFT FOOT CONTACTED GROUND HE FELT PAIN. OPERATOR CLAIMS HE REPO RTED INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR, BUT SUPERVISOR HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF SUCH. ON 2-21-00, OPERATOR CAME IN TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT COMPLAINING OF NECK PAIN.