EE was exiting the truck, missed a step and slipped. Hurting wrist
REALITOS PIT Plant# 2Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2001–2016
- Latest incident
- Sep 2016
Reportable incidents
15 on file2016 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
The EE alleges he hurt his back on 10/2 but did not report any injury. I spoke to the EE on 10/28 via telephone after trying several times to contact him. He states he was putting on a repaired hydraulic hose on his haul truck and hurt his back. He left work on 10/8 when he was told to find a water leak in his truck. The EE also filed for unemployment.
2013 · 1 incident
Miss stepped on grader latter causing operator to hold his entire body weight with his right arm on the entry handle so to not fall on grader blade. pulled his bicep muscle to a very painful state to which he could not curl his arm without pain level of 8 on a 1 to 10 scale. doctor ordered MRI may have torn muscle. MRI as of(5-2-2013)has not been done do to workmen's comp.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee went down ladder to adjust feeder opening. After doing so, he then was using a scraper approximately 4"" in length to remove build up on the sides of chute. In doing so, the material flowing from feeder grabbed the scraper pinning his thumb between the hand rail and the scraper, with enough force to cause the laceration to his thumb.
2008 · 1 incident
Pit was dry and maintained. Miner stated that he was bent over looking into his lunchbox and not paying attention where he was going and veered off the road into the pit. Truck dropped approximately 5ft. coming to rest on its left side, damaging the walkway, handrails. and door.
2007 · 1 incident
EE was using a chop saw to cut a piece of angle iron and his hand slipped and cut his thumb.
2006 · 3 incidents
Service truck gas pedal was stuck causing the truck to strike light post, CAT haul truck(parked), etc before coming to a stop.
Employee exited his Euclid. Upon walking from truck, he experienced a sharp pain in lower back that got worse.
As the dragline was backing away from the pit, (the truck driver was parked about 30 yards directly behind the dragline) he ran into the side of the Euc R40 tipping it on its side. The driver fell to the opposite side of the cab.
2005 · 1 incident
EE was attempting to clean out feeder when the tool he was using was caught in a clay ball. As the clay fell out of the feeder, it pulled the tool with it, pinching and cutting the EE's finger against the railing.
2004 · 2 incidents
removing large nut with a 1"" impact wrench, the torque of the impact wrench twisted hand into gear tooth.
caught fingers between v-belt pulley and v-belts on the logwasher
2002 · 1 incident
CLIMBING UP ON GRADER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
2001 · 2 incidents
WORKING ON SAND PUMP-CUT TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
HITTING METAL GEAR ON DRAGLINE. JAR HURT BACK.