Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was preparing to grease a bearing on a conveyor. He bent over at the conveyor and strained his lower back.
Big River Industries IncorporatedMining Incidents in 2006
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Big River Industries Incorporated operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2006
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2006
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 02OTHER1 incident
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 04HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
All incidents in 2006
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was climbing up on a dozer to enter the cab when his foot slipped off the first rail and went between rail and track causing sprain to right ankle.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee (mech) installing cylinder on scraper. After getting out from under it, felt a catch in his back. Occupational Doctor on 7/25/06 ? diagnosed w/ minor lower left back strain. Also given 10lb lifting restriction - later clarified on 8/11 to be because of back strain not an unrelated personal hlth issue.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was tightening bolts on a crusher head. While he was pulling on the torque wrench, his footing and wrench slipped causing a lower back strain.
Struck against stationary object
Employee was unjamming a lightweight aggregate log in #3 cooler that was formed by an upset in the kiln. He was using an iron bar (10' long, 10lbs) to pry the log in the cooler. He was standing outside the cooler on a platform & when the log loosened/broke free, his momentum carried his left hand down onto the handrail resulting in left finger tip fracture & dissolvable stitches.