Superintendent was wrenching on an adjusting nut on the conveyor tail pulley. The wrench slipped causing his right hand to jam into the metal guard and lacerating the end of the middle finger. Xrays revealed a fracture in the end of the finger as well.
Portable Base CrusherMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2003–2005
- Latest incident
- Jul 2005
Reportable incidents
6 on file2005 · 2 incidents
EE WAS WALKING NEAR STORED CONVEYORS IN STAGING AREA ON FLAT GROUND. FELT LEFT ANKLE ""POP"" AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ANKLE BECAME SORE, STIFF AND SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN.
2004 · 1 incident
Laborer prepared a piece of angle iron to cut with cutting torch. As soon as he put heat to it a foreign object popped and hit his cheek under his safety glasses and the object fluid p in his right eye. shoulder had a face shield over his safety glasses or welding goggles.
2003 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING OFF EQUIPMENT TO MOVE, A ROCK FELL FROM A GUARD STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TOOTH. THE EMPLOYEE SAW A DENTIST RECENTLY AND IT WAS DETERMINED HE WOULD REQUIRE A CROWN.
EE WAS ADJUSTING TRAP BELT WHEN A FROZEN CHUNK FROM THE GRIZZLEY ROLLED DOWN THE BANK AND BUMPED THE BACK OF THE EE'S LEGS, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.