Injury was not reported until 2/14/23. EE was draining plant at end of day on 2/10 and walked under chute to close valve. While trying to avoid getting wet, stood up hitting head on chute, jamming neck. EE was wearing hard hat at the time.
Sahara Sand of Port NorrisMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 49
- Years on record
- 2000–2023
- Latest incident
- Feb 2023
Reportable incidents
49 on file2023 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
While working on a 100hp pump on the wash plant, employee strained EE's right shoulder. The first lost workday was 07/24/2018.
2017 · 3 incidents
While performing maintenance on the wash plant, employee aggravated their right shoulder. ***1st day of lost time 2/21/2018 (date of shoulder surgery)***
While checking the wear plate on the dry plant screen deck, employee strained left arm, left shoulder, back and left leg
At 1100 AM while employee was checking screen inventory employee injured employee's left forearm and left knee. The first lost workday was 8/23/2017. The shift started at 600 AM
2016 · 1 incident
While closing the engine lid of the wheel loader, employee bumped right elbow on the vehicle's counterweight. The first lost work day was 7/28/2016.
2015 · 2 incidents
While working on the dredge pipeline, employee strained left shoulder. First lost work date was 1/7/2016.
While moving a drum on a pallet, employee strained right shoulder
2014 · 1 incident
While performing maintenance, employee struck left thumb knuckle with a hammer.
2013 · 2 incidents
While removing 100 lb bag of sand from a bagging machine, employee felt pain in his left shoulder and neck.
While manually removing bags of sand or gravel, employee felt pain in the right knee, leg and back. Employee notified company on 9/19/2013. The first lost time day was 9/20/2103.
2012 · 3 incidents
while checking oil level and moving chock on a wheel loader, employee felt pain in right eye
Operator notice of Reportable Hearing Loss from Audiometric Reports on 8/21/2012
while shoveling around the base of the bucket elevator employee felt pain in back
2010 · 4 incidents
While waiting for product change over in the rock house, employee's left eye was hit by a piece of debris.
EE tripped on step near control room, injuring his right knee and lower back.
Employee audiometric indicated noise induced hearing loss.
Employee radiographic indicated simple pneumoconiosis.
2009 · 2 incidents
Employee slipped and snow and injured left shoulder.
While digging a ditch for an electrical conduit, employee felt pain in left leg.
2007 · 9 incidents
While stacking pallets, employee felt pain in upper back.
While launching boat from dredge, employee jammed right elbow against rail on dredge.
While pushing pallet of sand, employee slipped and jammed left thumb against bags of sand.
While driving forklift, stepping on brake, employee complained of pain to lower back.
While walking across the rock house floor, EE slipped and hurt his left pinky & left knee.
While lifting box into storage shed, EE felt pain in back of left leg.
While cutting electrical splice employee cut two left fingers.
While welding & lifting a steel box, EE felt pain in his lower back & legs.
While stacking 100lb bags on a pallet, EE felt pain in lower back.
2006 · 4 incidents
While walking between stacks of pallets, employee tripped and struck his mouth on a sticker gun, breaking teeth.
WHILE DESCENDING LADDER OF WHEEL LOADER, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND GRABBED THE HANDRAIL AND HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE FILLING 100 LB. BAGS WITH SAND, EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT FINGER ON THE FILL TUBE SPOUT.
WHILE PUSHING SCREEN DECK NEXT TO BULK BELTS, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE BACK.
2005 · 2 incidents
WHILE WORKING ON THE FRESH WATER DOCK, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF GRATING.
WHILE OPERATING A FORKLIFT, EMPLOYEE GOT A TINY PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN HIS LEFT EYE.
2004 · 2 incidents
WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE, EE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELL, HURTING HIS FACE. RTW 8/2/2004. OUT 11/4/04, RTW 11/29/04.
2003 · 2 incidents
WHILE PUSHING BOAT AWAY FROM DREDGE, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT MIDDLE CALF.
WHILE TURNING A ROTATING SCREEN, EE FELT A STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER, WRIST AND MIDDLE FINGER.
2002 · 6 incidents
WHILE STACKING BAGS EE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE FILLING BAGS WITH SAND, EE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
WHILE FILLING BAGS OF SAND, EE CUT LEFT KNEE ON FILL TUBE.
WHILE LEAVING THE DREDGE BOAT, EE CUT RIGHT KNEE ON SIDE OF THE BOAT.
WHILE COVERING PALLETS OF SAND WITH PLASTIC BAGS EMPLOYEE GOT GRAIN OF SAND IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE PLACING RUBBER SCREEN EMPLOYEE FELT STRAINAND SWELLING IN RIGHT KNEE.
2001 · 2 incidents
8-23-01 EE ASKED FOR DAY OFF TO GET HERNIA SURGERY-LATE SOAP IT HAPPENED AT WORK 3 TO 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT DATE.
WHILE WORKING ON THE WASH PLANT, EE CUT RIGHT CHIN,STRUCK A GEARING WHEN THE #1 CLASSIFIER WAS CUT LOOSE
2000 · 2 incidents
WHILE CHECKING TANKS ON THE DRYPLANT, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE BAGGING SAND IN THE ROCK HOSE, EMPLOYEE GOT SAND IN HIS RIGHT EYE.