After using electric drill to make holes to install Flexco connector while repairing underscreen conveyor belt, employee stood up and felt severe sharp pain in low back.
Portable Telesmith I Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Nov 2004
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
4 on file2004 · 1 incident
2003 · 2 incidents
HAD REMOVED SPEED REDUCER FROM CONVEYOR AND REPLACED BEARINGS. WHEN LIFTING SPEED REDUCER BACK INTO POSITION EE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK.
THE WHEELBARROW UNDER THE SCREEN WAS OVERLOADED AND THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO REMOVE ENOUGH EXCESS MATERIAL. WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING, THE WHEELBARROW OVERTURNED, CATCHING HIS LEG AND LANDING ON HIS LEG AND KNEE.
2000 · 1 incident
FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED GROUNDPERSON JOB SHOVELLING DIRT FROM BELOW THE PLANT AND CONVEYORS. PRIOR MINE WORK WAS AS A LOADER OPERATOR/GROUNDPERSON. NO SPECIFIC EVENT RE PORTED BY EMPLOYEE.