EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING COWORKER LIFT PUMP THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 85 LBS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
Griffin Mine Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
Reportable incidents
24 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS USING STARTING FLUID TO START ENGINE WHEN FLUID WAS SPRAYED INTO EYES. PRESCRIPTION.
PIPE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREMARM CAUSING BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A 8 INCH LINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK-LIGHT DUTY
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A MUFFLER ON A TRACTOR WHEN MUFFLER DROPPED IN PLACE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 2 FT. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED A SMALL BONE IN LEFT ANKLE IN FALL.
1988 · 6 incidents
EMPL WAS TRYING TO START STEAM CLEANER WHEN CLEANER STARTED HANDLE JUMPED OUT OF FELLOW EMPL HAND AND STRUCK I NAME ABOVE R EYE 3 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING T RACTOR & TRASH ENTERED RIGHT EYE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
EMPLOYEE CHANGED OIL IN TRACTOR SHORTLY THEREAFTER FINGER BEGAN TO HURT MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BECAME INFECTED FROM CONTACT WITH OIL ANTIBIATIC PRESCRIBED
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING TRACTOR AND FOOT SLIPPED FROM LAST LADDER STEP. EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 3 FEET AND ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT CONCENTRATED ON RIGHT KNEE, STRAINING KNEE.
CLEANING WORK AREA,PICKED UP A CROSSTIE TO MOVE IT,TURNED TO HIS LEFT TO SLING CROSS-TIE UP ON TRUCK AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CROSS-TIE AND THE MACHINE HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON AMPUTATI NG HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AT TIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG SCREW DRIVER ON EQUIPMENT.SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ONNLEFT THUMB CAUSING LACERATION.
1987 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE OPERAT9D OFF ROAD HAUL TRUCK ON AFTERNOON SHIFT AT END OF SHIFT HE COMPLAINED OF LAW BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP SUCTION HJOSE ON PUMP. THE HOSE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT 5TH DIGIT CAUSING LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING WOODEN BLOCKS INTO BACK OF TRUCK AND FELT PAIN INBACK
EMP. STEPPED IN HOLE INCONCRETE FLOOR AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON REAR OF SCRAPER AND SLIPPED AND FELL EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON SCRAPER BUT PULLED GROIN AREA
1986 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TO1PING ON RETAINING PIN ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. PIN CAME OUT AND CYLINDER FELL ON BAR. BAR CAME UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON JAW.
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG BOLT WITH WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT EMP IN MOUTH LACERATING LIP AND CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH
1985 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SPACEMAKER ON BLUNGER PHEIR SLIPPED OFF SHAFT. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST EDGE OF FUSE HOLDER CAUSING LACERATION TO TOP OF RIGHT HAND.
1984 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF BED OF PICK-UP TRUCK. EMPLOYEE SLIPPEDE ON GRAVEL IN BED OF TRUCK AND FELL. EMPLOYEE LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON JAGGED METAL ON TRUCK BODY AS HE FELL
1983 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING UP STEPS ON 7-35 DRAGLINE. FEET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE HIT RIGHT KNEE ON STEPS.
EMP WAS OPERATING SCRAPER AND APPARENTLY WAS OVERCOME BY HEAT HEAT EXHAUSTION RESULTED
EE WAS OPERATING PLASTIC PIPE FUSION MACHINE. HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT IN MACHINE & RIGHT ELBOW & ARM WERE BRUISED.