Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE ELBOW. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND BUT THE INVESTIGATION IS CON TINUING.
Big River Industries IncorporatedMining Incidents in 2003
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Big River Industries Incorporated operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2003
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2003
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2003
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
IMPROPER BODY POSTURE. THE EE WAS REACHING FOR A ROLLER HOUSING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT PORTION OF HIS BACK.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS POKING AT MATERIAL THAT WAS IN AIRGATE. WHEN THE EE CONTINUED POKING HE PULLED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS RUNNING UP THE STAIRS OF THE CRUSHING DEPT. AS THE EE WAS RUNNING HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS CUTTING SKIRTS FOR A BELT CONVEYOR. THE BOX CUTTER SLIPPED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BELT, AND CUT THE EE'S LEFT LEG.
Struck by powered moving object
AN EE OF AN OUTSIDE VENDOR WAS SECURING AN OLD MOTOR GRADER TO A LOW BOY TRAILER FOR TRANSPORT OFF SITE. AN EE OF ANOTHER CONTRACTOR RAN INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED EE WITH A 400 SERIES CATERPIL LAR TRUCK. BOTH INVOLVED PEOPLE NOT EMPLOYED BY BIG-RIVER INDUSTRIES.