LENF HAND ON BACK HOE TO BRACE HIMSELF AS HE LOOKED UNDER THE BACK HOE - HAND SLIPPED AND SLID ACROSS THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF METAL ON THE BACK HOE - SHORT DEEP CUT ON SIDE OF LEFT THUMB - REQU IRED 4 STITCHES - RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY, NO RESTRICTONS - WAS NOT WEARING HIS GLOVES.
GIBBS PITMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Dec 2002
Reportable incidents
5 on file2002 · 3 incidents
EE BROUGHT 2""X 6"" BOARD TO THE CRUSHER TO REPLACE ONE THAT WAS BROKEN. HE LAID THE BOARD DOWN,TOHELP CO-WORKER ON THE IMPACT, HE WAS GOING TO MOVE AROUND TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF IMPACT AND STE PPED BACKWARD A FEW STEPS AND STEPPED OFF OF AN ELEVATED AREA. (ABOUT 1') ON TO THE EDGE OF THE BOARD EDGE, ROLLING HIS ANKLE IN THE PROCESS. NOTHING WAS BROKEN ONLY SPRAINED.
TRAVELING TOO FAST DOWN AN INCLINE, HE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING LEFT BRAKE. HE APPLIED TOOHARD AND THE ENGINE WAS NEUTRALIZED. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND HE LOST CONTROL, SIDE-SWIPED A PICKUP, RAN UP A BERM AND TURNED ON IT'S SIDE.HE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND SCRAPES ON LEFT LEG. THE ROCK BREAKER IS REPAIRABLE.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A R-22 UCLID WHEN HE STEPPED OUT HE HURT HIS FOOT. THIS WAS A THURSDAY ANDHE DID NOT SAY NOTHING TO ME UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN HE TOLD ME HE JUST SPRANGED HIS FOOT, IT WOULD BE O.K. HE CAME TO WORK SATURDAY MORNING AND THE DOCTOR HE WENT AND SEEN SAID NO WORK UNTIL AFTER A CHECK UP APPOINTMENT.
2000 · 1 incident
ON RETRACTABLE LADDER. STEPPED ON LOADER WITH LEFT FOOT AND SHIFTED WEIGHT TO LEFT SIDE. LADDER CLOSED CATCHING RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN LADDER AND LOADER. PINCHED & SPRAINED FOOT(RIGHT).