Excavator overheated in 90 degree plus heat. Employee attempted to cool off excavator by spraying it with a hose. The radiator cap exploded spraying him with hot antifreeze.
Lucky Sand & Gravel Co Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Jul 2006
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,661 | 2 | 1 | 1204.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2006 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN ON THE SAND SCREEN. HE WAS HELPING PULL UP A PUNCH PLATE THAT WEIGHED APPROX 100 POUNDS AND TWISTED OR PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.
2000 · 3 incidents
ROCK FELL OFF SCREENING PLANT & HIT HIM RIGHT LOWER BACK AS HE WAS BENDING OVER.
HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN TOP BOLT ON LOADER DRIVE SHAFT. THE SHAFT KEPT TURNING & HE TRIED TO HOLD IT STILL WITH ONE HAND WHILE LOOSENING BOLT WITH THE OTHER HAND. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT HIS BACK SLIP OUT OF PLACE. HE SAID HE HAS A PREEXISTING HISTORY OF A L-4 DISC. RUPTURE AND HERNIATED.
BENDING OVER MOVING CYLINDER IN ATTEMPT. TO GET IT ON BLOCKS SO IT COULD BE REPAIRED.