All MSHA-reportable accidents at Bayer Construction Company, Inc. operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
It had been freezing rain over night and in the morning. The employee was headed to the facilities from the scale house. EE stepped off of the steps to the ground and EE's feet came out from under EE and EE fell, breaking EE's ankle.
Was operating a front end loader to load the shoot. A boulder became dislodged & obstructed EE's path to the shoot. EE got out of the loader, was pushing a boulder out of the way so EE could load the shoot. Pushed on it & it wasn't enough force. EE lowered stance & when EE pushed the boulder again EE's right index finger got pinched between the boulder & another rock.
Operator was drilling a hole for setting off a shot. Operator looked to the left and noticed the dirt moving, felt the ground tremble a little and looked up to see the dirt from the ledge above falling. It crashed into the equipment pushing operator to the right and burying operator up to waist and pinning left leg. Two of our employees ran over and dug the operator out.