Capitol Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2000

WHILE REMOVING MATERIAL FROM FLOW GATE, WITH LEFT HAND, HE REMOVED MATERIAL THAT WAS HOLDING GATE UP. THE GATE CLOSED ONTO LEFT THUMB; PARTIAL AMPUTATION.

WHIEL CUTTING W/TORCH THE PIPE HE WAS CUTTING ROLLED OFF THE TABLE AND LANDED ON OXYGEN & ACETYLENE HOSE CUTTING THEN IN TWO, HE TRIED TO CRIMP THE HOSE USING HIS HANDS, BUT HIS L HAND SLIPPED ONTO THE HOSE.

EE WAS CLEANING A CHUTE WITH A PICK. AS HE WAS CLEANING A CHUNK OF COMPACT DIRT AND CLAY BROKE FREE AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND FOOT. \

EE WAS WORKING ON TAILGATE OF TANDEM HOPPER TRUCK. TAILGATE OPENED DUMPING GRAVEL ON EE, BREAKING RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS ON THE BEARING HOUSING OF THE SHAKER WITH A RACHET AND CHEATER PIPE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING THE EDGE OF THE SHAKER WALL RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SI DE RIB CAGE AREA.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLAY CHUTE ON PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF PUT HIS LEFT HAND INTO HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER TO HIS WATER WAGON. THE ROAD HE WAS WALKING ON HAD BEEN WET DOWN FORDUST CONTROL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST. THE SHIFT STARTED AT 6:00AM. NORMAL PROCEDURE IS TO MEET AT THE BREAK ROOM AND BE TRANSPORTED TO EQUIPMENT IN THE TRUCK.

WHILE SEPARATING TWO PLASTIC BUCKETS HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF RESULTING IN AN LACERATION BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

EE WAS CHANGING THE VAULTED ANVILS IN THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER.

FOLDING UP CHUTE ON STEMMING TRUCK. LAST TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING EQUIPMENT, GRABBED PICKUP RAIL CATCHING LOOSE NAIL ON LITTLE FINGER, HAD PULLED NAIL OFF. EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSLY SMASHEDFINGER APPROX 2-1-00.