EE & co-worker were changing hammers on impactor. They'd finished 1 set & were rolling impactor to do other set. Co-worker rolled impactor around, wheel started to free wheel to its heavy side, co-worker lost his balance & fell on wheel. EE reached in & pulled him back to keep him from falling. As EE was holding co-worker, impactor stopped & spun the other way catching EE's knee.
Branson QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Aug 2006
Reportable incidents
7 on file2006 · 1 incident
2003 · 2 incidents
EE WAS CUTTING BELTING MATERIAL WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS HOLDING ONE FITTING W/A WRENCH & ANOTHER EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. WHEN THEOTHER EE PUSHED ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED HIT EE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING 2 TEETH.
2001 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SOME SCRAP IRON AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAILROAD TIES TO BE USED FOR CRIBBING AND CARRYING THEM TO LOAD INTO TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A GUARD WHICH HAD AZIPPER TIE THAT WAS HOLDING IT SECURE ON THE SIDE. WHILE CUTTING THE TIE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS GETTING A TOOL FROM THE BACK OF A TOOL TRUCK. THE EE JUMPED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TOOL TRUCK SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.