Employee was carrying a rectangular shaped wear plate that weighs approximately 30-40 pounds. Employee attempted to step up onto an elevated platform and lost EE's balance which cause EE to stumble. As a result, the plate smashed EE's right hand between the wear plate and a cross bar member resulting in a broken right index finger.
West Plains QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2024
- Latest incident
- Mar 2024
Reportable incidents
10 on file2024 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Crew was excavating a pipe out of a trench w/a loader. Employee A was on the loader being directed by Employee B on the ground. Employee B directed Employee A to pull forward when they did the pipe wedged between the teeth on the bucket. This caused the pipe to rotate & struck Employee B in the shoulder & head. No broken bones concussions or contusions. Just sore.
2019 · 1 incident
Caught hand between 150 pound hammer and cone nut wrench.
2014 · 1 incident
Years of driving cause of numbness w hand carpal tunnel syndrome.
2013 · 1 incident
Dismounting excavator slipped off step had hold of hand hold pulled shoulder
2007 · 2 incidents
EE was helping do ground fault check on plant, turned to step off walkway, twisted knee.
Removing logs from new stockpile site slipped on loose dirt and fell.
2005 · 1 incident
Employee was checking for air leak on left rear when plunger moved to set position lacerating right index finger.
2000 · 2 incidents
BIG ROCKS IN ROCK PILE EE WAS PICKING UP THE BIGROCKS OUT OF PILE: SLIPPED ON ROCK & WENT DOWN ON PILE HIT HIS SHOULDER ON PILE OF ROCKS
CAT WALK WAS WET, SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEG, CUTTING HIS RIGHT SHIN.