Employee was hard surface welding. When he lifted up his welding helmet, the surface he was welding began to pop and a piece of slag got in the corner of his right eye.
IMI/Kewanna Sand & GravelMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2011
- Latest incident
- Jan 2011
Reportable incidents
11 on file2011 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
Employee picked up piece of steel to weld on top of dragline bucket. Holding piece at chest level twisted slightly to install piece and his back popped.
2009 · 2 incidents
Employee was getting off dragline, stepped on track and slipped and fell between track and frame. He caught left arm on handrail.
Building new hand rail, another IMI EE heated the hand rail to form it. EE walking up stairs, grabbed rail and burned right palm, not knowing that the hand rail had been heated up.
2008 · 1 incident
EE was at the store to pick (2) 12V equipment batteries when he picked it up, he said his back popped, and took him to his knees.
2006 · 2 incidents
EE was exiting haul truck when his wedding ring became caught on the lid of the truck bed cutting his ring finger on his left hand. The laceration required three stitches.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT & WHEN HE TOUCHED THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
2005 · 1 incident
EE hurt back by moving 100 pound anvils out of VSI crusher. He attached a hook to the anvils and pulled them up and out.
2004 · 2 incidents
EE WAS USING IMPACT TO TAKE NUT OFF A SQUARE LEAD BOLT IN WHICH THE BRACKET HAD A PIECE ON IT TO KEEP THE BOLT FROM SPINNING, BUT THE BOLT SPUN OUT AS EE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BOLT WITH HIS FINGER. THE BOLT CAUGHT EE'S FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE CHAIN SAW JUMPED OFF OF THE BAR. IT HIS A SMALL TREE LIMB WHICH SENT IT INTO HIS LEG CUTTING THROUGH HIS JEANS AND LEAVING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
2001 · 1 incident
RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCH & REQ 2 STITCHES