EE WAS HOLDING ROLLER IN BRACKET ON CONVEYOR WHILE CO-WORKER HAMMERED ROLLER INTO SLOT. EE'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN LACERATION OF LEFT RING FINGER.
Bridgeport Rock CrusherMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 2000–2005
- Latest incident
- Oct 2005
Reportable incidents
27 on file2005 · 6 incidents
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPPING THE TURNBUCKLE FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE GEAR BOX MOTOR TURNED, PINNING EE'S ARM BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAME.
While holding wrench on clamp, co-worker was tightening clamp with impact wrench when employee's thumb was caught between wrench and clamp resulting in laceration of thumb requiring stitches.
EE was assisting co-worker with plant maintenance inside primary shaker when the flash from welding being conducted by co-worker caused burns to his eyes. Given prescription for pain.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HET EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE/RIB CAGE AREA
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REEMOVE SIDE PLATE ON VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACT WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND BULL WHEEL, RESULTING IN OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
2004 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT TUNNEL WHEN A ROCK FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON WORK RESTRICTION AS OF 11/09/04.
Employee sustained left wrist strain while shoveling material out of haul truck.
EE was changing out roller on conveyer when the wrench slipped, causing ee to hit thumb against angle iron, resulting in laceration to tip of left thumb.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EE's LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN WELDING THE PRIMARY SHAKER WHEN HE SUSTAINED WELDING BURNS OF THE EYES.
EE WAS MOVING A PUMP IN TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT PAININ LEFT GROIN AREA.
2003 · 3 incidents
WHEN ASSISTING IN THE STRAIGHTENING OF V BELT ON PRIMARY CRUSHER EE S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY RESULTING IN FRACTURES OF 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS ON RIGHT HAND.
WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING CATWALK EE WAS PUSHING ON CATWALK WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND CLASSIFIER CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.
DRILLER AND VICTIM WERE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE CAROUSEL. WHILE GUIDING A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD COVERING THE SHOT AREA. HE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND GRABBED THE DRILLING TABL E TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE STEEL THEN SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
2002 · 4 incidents
EE WAS OPERATING THE EUCLID WHEN THE REAR AXLE HOUSING BROKE. THE UNIT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR SIDE CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE DOOR ON UNIT.
AFTER WELDING NUT ONTO BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO TOUCH HOT BOLT.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY SURFACE RESULTING IN STRAIN/SPRAIN TO LEFT WRIST.
WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER COMPONENT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY OF RUSHING WATER CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.
2001 · 4 incidents
AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT & HIT HIS RIGHTLOWER LEG.
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK, HE HIT A BUMP INT HE ROAD, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE BEARING ON TAIL PULLEY WITH THE USE OF A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF BEARING AND LODGED IN LEFT WRIST.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SURGE LOADER AND WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABOUT OTO HIT THE HATCH ON THE EXCAPE TUNNEL. HE TURNED HIS HEAD FAST, AND LATER HIS NECK AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO HURT.
2000 · 4 incidents
EE WAS SCRAPING ROCK MATERIAL OFF OF CATWALK WITH SHOVEL RESULTING IN STAIN OF RIGHT LOWER FOREARM/WRIST.
EMPLOYEE OPENED WINDOW TO OBSERVE TELDYNE WHILE OPERATING CONTROLS WHEN THE WINDOW FELL ONTO HISRIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR SHAKER ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF OF CONVEYER AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MID BACK AREA.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HEAVY OBJECT THAT WAS NEEDED FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE NEXT DAY HE NOTICED A LUMP NEAR HIS NAVEL AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HI S LOWER STOMACH.