EMPL WAS SHOVELING OUT TAIL PULLER ON DRY BED BELT HE SAID HE HAD TO STOOP DOWN & STRADDLE YOURSELF TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE IN SAND & WHEN HE WENT TO CLIMB OUT HE FELT SHARP PAIN.
Bay City Silica Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Apr 1990
Reportable incidents
15 on file1990 · 5 incidents
I.NAME FIXING BELT THAT WAS TURNED OFF AND BELT ROLLED BACK,PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY.INFECTION IN 4TH FINGER LEFT HAND.
I.NAME GETTING DOWN OFF LOADER BACK IN MINE,STEPPED ON ROCK AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK.CONTINUED WORKING,DR SAID PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK AND SHOULD BE OFF WORK 10 DAYS.
EMPL SAID HE PUT CAT 936 LOADER INTO NEUTRAL & APPLIED EMERGENCY BREAK. H WAS GOING TO GET OFF LOADER. LOADER SUDDENLY STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS GIVING HIM JOLT.
I,NAME WAS CHECKING A FUSE IN A FUSE BOX AND WHEN HE STUCK THE FUSE TESTER IN THE BOX IT EXPLODED.
1989 · 7 incidents
WAS CHARGING UP A BATTERY AND IT BLEW UP.
HAD BEEN SHOVELING SAND IN THE MORNING AND AT APPROX. 1:00PM HE WENT TO STAND FROM A SILLING POSITION AND THAT IS WHEN HE FELT THE INJURY.
WAS GETTING DOWN OFF LOADER AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAME DOWN WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG AND HE BENT OVER HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WAS WORKING ON THE SUSPENSION OF MAC TRUCK NEAR REAR SPRING, A CHAIN BROKE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER CAUSING TRAUMA TO FINGER.
WENT TO GET EXPLOSIVE CAPS OUT OF CAP SHACK AND THE BIG LATCH SWUNG DOWN AND HIT HIS FOOT.
REOCCUENCE OF INJURY 2-6-89 WHEN HE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK AND THE DUMP BOX ON THE TRUCK WENT UP AND HIT THE CEILING OF MINE ENTRANCE.
I.NAME DRIVING DUMP TRUCK.DUMP BOX ON TRUCK WENT UP AND HE DIDNT REALIZE IT.WHEN HE ENTERED MINE DUMP BOX HIT CEILING OF ENTRANCE.RECD JOLT WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. TED IN THE INJURIES.
1988 · 2 incidents
WAS PUTTING BELT DRESSING ON A PULLEY.THE CAN SLIPPED OUT OF HIS AHND AND WHEN HE WAS REACHING FOR THE CAN HIS AHND GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND PULLEY TWISTING HIS HAND.
THEY WERE WORKING IN THE SHOP PUTTING A DUMP BOX ON A TRUCK I NAME GOT UP IN THE DUMP BOX BECAUSE THEY NEEDED A LITTLE PRESSURE FROM UP ABOVE WHEN HE STOOD UP A BLADE FROM THE CEILING FAN HIT HIM ON THE R SIDE OF HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE HIS EAR
1987 · 1 incident
HE TURNED THE D6ST COLLECTOR OFF TO CHANGE A BELT ON IT AND HIS PINKY FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT WHEN HE WAS ROLLING THE BELT.