Employee was walking by the track hoe, operator of the track hoe did not see him right away and when he did he thought he was going to hit him with the bucket, so his reaction to raise the bucket quickly caused the material in the bucket to spill out onto the injured worker.
Emerald Creek Garnet LtdMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 29
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- May 2013
Reportable incidents
29 on file2013 · 3 incidents
Employee was getting off the backhoe and lost his footing, slipped, grabbed with his right arm and felt something pop. Pulled his bicep muscle and the tendons. Surgery will be needed.
Employee was using a cutting torch, a spark got under his sleeve layering and melted his nylon coat to his right forearm.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was stacking 100 lb. bags of sand and twisted and wrenched his lower back.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was moving a portable generator and hurt his back.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee leaned against a railing and the railing broke loose and employee fell into a bin that is not longer in use.
2008 · 3 incidents
Employee was bagging 100 lb bags and pulled a muscle in his lower back.
Employee slipped on the ice, fell on his back and hit his head.
2007 · 2 incidents
Employee slipped and fell on his left knee which landed on a hydraulic pipe just below the knee cap.
Employee slipped on the ice and hurt his right arm on 2/12/07. On 3/19/07 he swung a hammer and arm started hurting again so he went to the doctor.
2006 · 3 incidents
Employee smashed his right pinky finger between trummel liner & metal bar.
Cylinder came through back windo on dump truck and glass got in his eye.
Machine he was operating fell 2 inches and stopped abruptly causing his lower back to be jarred.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was rolling 100 lbs (plus) rocks away from equipment.
Pressure washing dump truck, splashed debris up in eye.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE SMASHED RIGHT RING FINGER IN BACKHOE DOOR JAM.
2002 · 3 incidents
FOOT SLIPPED ON A WET FLOOR AND GOT PINNED UNDER BULK HEAD OF RAIL CAR.
EE WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE
EE WAS PULLING NAILS OUT OF A BOARD & THE NAIL CAME UP & ENTERED THE EE'S RIGHT EYE.
2001 · 6 incidents
WAS RUNNING A CHAINSAW, OTHER EE WAS RUNNING THE BACKHOE AND HIT EE WITH THE BUCKET ON THE BACKHOE.
PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK FROM STACKING BAGS OF SAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 100 LB BAGS OFF THE FLOOR.
2000 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE SLAMMED RIGHT THUMB IN BACKHOE DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FUEL TANK AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPENING A 55 GALLON DRUM AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND. 6 STITCHES IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.