Employee stepped too close to a area where a employee was throwing pieces of a metal liner to the ground. The piece bounced on the floor 2 to 3 feet and landed on his foot above the steel toe. A spotter was on the ground to secure the area but the piece rebounded off the ground.
Estero QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2007
- Latest incident
- Nov 2007
Reportable incidents
14 on file2007 · 3 incidents
EE was attempting to loosen a bolt on the screening tower with a rachet. The bolt slid out slightly and due to the downward force the EE was using, his left hand came down on the metal frame and his middle finger became fx as it struck the frame.
EE was attempting to climb onto an excavator. A rock on the ground was stepped on; rock gave away resulting in a sprain in lower right foot extremeties.
2006 · 2 incidents
Employee was at meeting point of two conveyors splicing an electric cable; making a cut with a utility knife. Employee held cable with left hand and utility knife with right, during process of cuting; cable became loose and moved allowing knife to bypass the cable and lodge into his left wrist.
While employee was servicing a loader, the hood locking mechanism came loose and started to fall. EE jumped from the loader to the ground, striking his left rib cage against a 55-gallon oil drum in the servicing area. EE experienced pain in the left rib cage; no specific injuries were visible at the time of reporting.
2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT @ END OF SHIFT. AFTER COMPLETION OF REFUELING, HE REENTERED CAB TO TURN ON BOOM LIGHTS. WHEN EXITING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LT UPPER ARM IN 2 PLACES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO TREAD LEFT ON WORKBOOTS.
CRUSHER CREW MOVING A CONVEYOR SECTION USING A TRACKHOE WITH A 2 PART SLING & HOOK ASSEMBLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONVEYOR SECION & SETTING IT ON THE GROUND THE HOOKS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE HOE OPERATOR SWUNG BUCKET, ONE OF THE HOOKS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR FRAME & SWUNG CONVEYOR INTO EE STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LEG.BROKEN BONES IN LEFT LEG & RIGHT ANKLE
2003 · 1 incident
EE WAS CHECKING TENSION ON DRIVE BELT FOR FIELD CONVEYOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED. PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. LACEERATED INDEX FINGER. LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURE WAS NOT USED.
2002 · 3 incidents
PLATE USED FOR BACKSTOP BROKE OFF INSIDE HOPPER. ROCK FELL OUT OF HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS IN MANLIFT GREASING BEARINGS BELOW. HE SUFFERED LACERATION & CONTUSION.
CHANGING ROLLER AND A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WHEN IT INTO RIGHT EYE EE WAS WEAVING SAFTETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS-DIRT/DUST BLEW IN EYES. HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OFF OF A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DIRT/DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROVIDED SAFETY GLASSES.
2001 · 2 incidents
EE USED A CIGARRETIC LIGHTER TO INSPECT WATER LEVEL IN 12 VOLT BATTERY. BATTERY EXPLODED IN EE'S FACE. SAFETY GLASS WERE BEING.
EE WAS WORKING IN MANLIFT BASKET. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT OF BASKET AND SLIPPED OFF RAILING, FALL @4'.
2000 · 1 incident
EXITING CAB ON DRAGLINE & LOST FOOTING ON STEPS TO WALKWAY. LEFT ANKLE SWOLLEN & LEFT KNEE PAINFULL AFTER LEAVING WORK AT 1600 HRS