Miners were working to remove bolts from the cone crusher utilizing an air impact gun and a wrench for back up. A miner's right pinky finger was smashed between the cone and wrench handle while holding the wrench as backup when the air impact was engaged.
Radix Westside Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2019–2024
- Latest incident
- May 2024
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 9,059 | 7 | 1 | 772.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,022 | 5 | 0 | 554.2 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,822 | 6 | 2 | 1030.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,926 | 4 | 0 | 504.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,523 | 3 | 0 | 398.8 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,253 | 3 | 1 | 363.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,738 | 1 | 0 | 129.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 8,980 | 4 | 1 | 445.4 |
Reportable incidents
6 on file2024 · 1 incident
2021 · 2 incidents
EE lifted engine hood to change engine air filter. EE forgot to secure hood brace and hood fell on EE hard hat.
EE was helping remove bucket pin. EE tried to catch pin when it came out and hand got pinched between pin and bucket. After lingering pain, EE sought medical treatment on 11/09/2021 making injury reportable
2020 · 2 incidents
Employee was using a retractable blade box cutter to cut detonation chord when the blade went through the cord and cut EE's thumb
Employee was pulling the door of a 988 closed when employee felt something pinch and /or pull in lower back. Employee has had multiple doctors visits, with not finite information until recently. An MRI revealed bulging of discs, what was treated with steroid injections as of yesterday 2/26/2020. We believe this has triggered an MSHA re-portable event.
2019 · 1 incident
Getting off an excavator and slipped and fell on a rock. It was rainy and slick.