Employee was positioning a 90 pound timber in preparation for a cube that was to be unloaded and set onto the timber. As the employee was picking up one end of the timber to put it into place, employee felt a sharp pain in lower back.
SCRANTON MATERIALS LLCMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 2001–2017
- Latest incident
- Mar 2017
Reportable incidents
18 on file2017 · 1 incident
2016 · 1 incident
Employee using a Vaclift to move stone from rollers to pallet. EE set stone on edge, on pallet. EE had stone tilted on the Vaclift, with intent to release from lift, & stand in place. Upon release, weight of stone was too great for employee to lift, and it dropped. This pinched left thumb between stone and pallet. EE suffered a laceration and broken bone on the tip of left thumb.
2012 · 2 incidents
While drilling a hole in a guard, the drill bound-up twisting the miners right hand and wrist.
The miner was removing uniformed rise material off the conveyor belt when he turned to his left to put the material on the pallet he struck his right forearm on the veneer gauge guard.
2011 · 2 incidents
Employee strained back when lifting/moving a rock.
2008 · 1 incident
Emp started feeling sharp pain in his right wrist while using sledgehammer.
2007 · 4 incidents
While emp was carrying stone a piece broke in half and fell onto foot.
Employee had large stone fall onto knee while stacking stone bruising knee.
Employee was lifting blue treads when he pulled/strained something in his lower back
2006 · 1 incident
Employee was walking to trailer and bumped forearm on guarding material.
2004 · 1 incident
CLEANING UP AROUND PICKING MACHINE, PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCKS.
2003 · 1 incident
TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE STACKING STONE.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER, AFTER FINISHING WELDING, EE USED HAND GRINDER TO FINISH WELD JOINTS. GRINDING DIRT GOT INTO HIS RT. EYE.
2001 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING ROCK ON WOODEN PALLET. ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND, FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
REPAIRING WOODEN PALLETS ONE FELL OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACCROSS LOT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK, FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.