While climbing a 4' step ladder, employee strained his left knee. No unusual behavior was noted, just the knee failed
Celatom MineMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2000–2015
- Latest incident
- Jan 2015
Reportable incidents
12 on file2015 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
Employee states being towed through the mud at mine site (after getting stuck in mud) created jerking motions which resulted in shoulder, rib, neck, and back pain. Pain could also possibly be due to repetitive motion involved in assigned duties of driving. Driver first reported to Employer on 2/17/14.
2012 · 1 incident
Mine road had very wet, muddy, and slick due to rain. Employee was walking on the wet ground. Employee then slipped and fell on right shoulder and felt great pain in shoulder. Employee is part-time and only works once in a while. We did not need him to fill in after the injury.
2010 · 2 incidents
Driver was loading reject at plant when pin came out of handle on tarp covering reject material and spun around catching his forearm. Bruise on R forearm. Received tetnaus injection and injection for swelling. Discharged back to full duty. Employee normal days off followed injury so no loss work days.
Truck driver was exiting truck and fell off of step. Factured lower left leg.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee was changing an oil filter on a Clark 290. To reach the canister the EE was standing on a 6'ladder (3rd step). The ladder was leaning against the equipment & slipped causing the EE to fall. This caused back pain, this injury was not reported until 12/12/06.
2005 · 1 incident
Lifting a five gallon bucket of oil. up into the back of the service truck lost footing. causing him to slip and twisted his lower back.
2004 · 1 incident
While refueling the level of fuel spilled out over the tank. Climbed down and stepped across to the top of tool box and lost footing, cause of fuel on bottom of boots and fell to ground landing on feet.
2002 · 3 incidents
WORKER CLAIMED THAT RIDING AROUND IN A 631 SCRAPER WITH A LOOSE SEAT CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A D9 DOZER, WORKER STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 06/14/2002. ONE FOLLOW-UP VISIT, PRESCRIPTION. SHIFT 4 ON, 4 OFF.
WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A GRADER, WORKING SMASHED HIS OWN HAND WITH A HAMMER.
2000 · 1 incident
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A D-9 BATTERY IN ORDER TO PLACE IT IN THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK. THE COMBINATION OF LIFTING AND TURNING CAUSED A LOWER BACK SPRAIN.