The employee stepped onto a muddy truck wheel when he fell backwards on a crosstie and struck his back and neck causing a whiplash to his spine.
Stafford PlantMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2001–2008
- Latest incident
- Jan 2008
Reportable incidents
10 on file2008 · 3 incidents
The employee was having to walk in deep mud while working in the field. He stepped in a hole and felt that he twisted his left knee while trying to get out.
The employee was picking up a field conveyor roller and putting it in the back of a pickup when he felt a very sharp pain in his right hip which caused him to have an acute lumbar sprain.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee was unscrewing some bolts on a brake pad and the bolt came out quickly with force and lacerated his left middle finger.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a cutting knife and the knife slipped at the end of the belt causing the employee to lacerate his right leg.
Injured employee was assisting in moving mats for scraper and a miscommunication between the IE and the dozer operator caused the operator to lower the pad which smushed the IE left little toe and resulted in a fracture.
2004 · 1 incident
Three employees were moving the 7400 dragline which is powered by a large power cable in which a Dozer is used to move while walking the dragline to the new location. The ground man was directing the dozer operator were to go when the cable was caught under some material and caused the cable to pop and struck the employee under the right knee.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING POWER LINE. CABLE ON BOOM BROKE, CAUSING BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE STRUCK POWER POLE.
2002 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH BELT KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
2001 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE CHANGING SCREEN. AS HE WAS LEAVING SCREEN DECK, CUT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF METAL. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5-29-01. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-30-01, CUT WAS INFECTED.