EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL IN THE SHOP AND IN THE PROCESS HE STEPPED ON THE FLOOR GRATING OVER THE DRAIN AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK. AT THIS TIME HE WENT T O MEDICAL CENTER AND RETURNED TO WORK.
ATLANTIC MINE OF ATLANTIC, IAMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Mar 2003
Reportable incidents
7 on file2003 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
AT APPROX 9:15 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE CROSSCUT OF 35X9E INCLUDING 35X10E. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.
2000 · 5 incidents
EE WAS WORKING ON A POWER TAKE OFF WHEN A SPRING CAME OFF AND CUT THROUGH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH REPLACING THE CONVEYER BELT ON THE AUTOMATIC STACKER CONVEYER WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED ON BELT CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE STACKED FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER BUCKET AND USING APORTA POWER TO HOLD REINFORCEMENT IN PLACE WHILE WELDING AND THE PORTA POWER SLIPPED PINCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CRUSHING THE BONE.
CRUSHING CREW WAS CLEANING THE HAMMER MILL THAT HAD PLUGGED ITSELF WITH ROCK AFTER THE HAMMER MILL DISCHARGE MOTOR HAD QUITR WORKING. AFTER SOME CLEANING ANOTHER EE TOLD EVERY ONE TO STAND CLE AR SO THAT HE COULD START THE DIESEL DRIVE OF THE MILL & REPOSITION HAMMERS FOR FURTHER CLEANING. EE REACHED IN MILL TO GRAB A LARGER ROCK & DISCARD IT. HAMMER FELL PINCH FOREARM, TORN ARTERY
EE WAS ENTERING #3 TUNNEL TO THE UNDERGROUND AND HIT A CHUCK HOLE. THE TRUCK BOUNCED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOTTOMED OUT JARRING HIS BACK, RESULTING IN A PINCHED NERVE AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN BA CK.