CHECKING THE TAILGATE OF A DUMP TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND THE TAILGATE FELL AND PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
Canarico Quarries IncMining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Canarico Quarries Inc operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2002
EE WAS ABSENT THE DAY BEFORE 7-11-02 BECAUSE HE HAD A BACKACHE. THE NEXT DAY HE CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT HE STILL HAD THE BACKACHE, WHILE GETTING READY ONE OF THE LOADERS WHICH HE WAS GOI NG TO WELD HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT MORE.
CHECKING A PORTABLE COMPRESSOR THAT HAD TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED WATER. WHEN TAKING OFF THE TOP, THE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT WAS COLD ALREADY BUT THE WATER WAS STILL HOT AND BURNT HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TAKE OUT A PART FROM THE TRUCK WHICH COULD NOT COME OUT. WHEN HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT HE PULLED IT AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS TO DRINK WATER & SLIPPED HURTING HIS WRIST OF HIS RT. HAND.