Fall from machine
WHEN CLIMBING ONTO THE TRACKHOE AT THE STEP THE HANDLE BROKE AWAY, AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND. SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM AND STRAIN OF THE GROIN AREA RESULTED.
Falcon RidgeMetal/Nonmetal
Staker & Parson Co. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201874
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Sep 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2001 · 2 incidents
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS MOVING A GRIZZLY BAR. AS HE LIFTED THE BAR HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
2000 · 5 incidents
Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SEATED ON A CHAIN IN THE CRUSHER IN THE CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM. THE CHAIR BROKE AT THE BASE, HE FELL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE WALL OF THE OFFICE. HE SPRAINED HIS NECK, AND RECEIVED A BRUISE TO HIS HEAD.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE CLAIMS THAT HE STRAINED SHOULDER AND BACK WHILE REPAIRING A BELT. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT REPORT ANYTHING UNTIL THE 11TH OF SEPTEMBER. HE STATES THAT AS HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE GROUND, HE LOST HIS BALANCE, GRABBED A RAIL TO REGAIN BALANCE AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
Struck against stationary object
STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME ROCKS HE WAS REMOVING FROM THE CATWALKS.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY METAL GRIZZLY BAR THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE CONE (THE CRUSHER WAS STOPPED). EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CHANGING THE TIRE ON A SKID STEER. HE WAS PLACING THE TIRE ON THE STUDS, IT SLIPPED OFF THE STUDS AND SMASHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.