Excavator operator was stepping out of his excavator and missed the handhold while climbing off of his machine. Operator has a smashed ACL in his knee and two broken ribs. His knee was injured when he missed the handhold and fell to the ground landing on his feet. His ribs were cracked when he stumbled forward and fell on the track of the machine.
Oakville PitMetal/Nonmetal
Northwest Rock Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jason Messmer; Randy Rognlin
Oakville, Grays Harbor County, WA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503279
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2012
- Latest incident
- May 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2012 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
2009 · 1 incident
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Customer came into the mine site to buy a load of rock and had a heart attack.
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
ROCK CHIP FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE OPERATING BACKHOE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN
2001 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
FEEDING CRUSHER WITH BAR. CRUSHER GOT PLUGGED WITH LARGE ROCK. CLIMBED ONTO CRUSHER-MANUALLY LONER A LAYER TOOTH WELDED TO A CHAIN INTO THROAT OF JAW WHICH ASSISTS IN CRUSHING OVERSIZE. BONLDN ESS. MANUALLY LONERING AND RAISING TOOTH WITH CHAIN TO UNPLUG CRUSHER ONT HE PROCESS PULLING TRAINING ABDOMINAL MUSCLE.