Using hammer to loosen wedge pins on desander. After removing wedges, leaned down to remove rubber spacers. Sand material fell from above, landing on the right side of face, entering an eye. EE was wearing safety glasses at the time. They tried flushing eye, but they needed to be seen by an eye doctor, who had to use a tool to get the eye cleared of debris.
Us Aggregates Richmond PlantMetal/Nonmetal
U. S. Aggregates, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by The Heritage Group
Richmond, Wayne County, IN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202212
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2019
- Latest incident
- Jul 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
2010 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
On 7-6-10 employee was lifting gas cylinders and twisted lower back but did not report it until 7-21 to his supervisor. Employee thought his back was better and no action was taken. On 7-26, employee could not come to work due to back pain. He was sent to the doctor to be checked and treated. He received a lumbar strain. He is off work.
2001 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS WALKING TO GET A CROWBAR FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND SLIPPED ON ICE. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG WENT FORWARD CAUSING EE TO FALL BACK ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN.