All MSHA-reportable accidents at Capitol Aggregates, Inc. operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
IP was removing a damaged bed lift cylinder from a haul truck. As IP was cutting the polish rod with a torch, the rod gave way. The barrel end of the cylinder struck the IP as he was attempting to get away. The barrel came to rest across the legs of the IP. The incident resulted in a fractured right tibia and left knee.
EE stepped on top of concrete pedestal to climb up a beam. He slipped and fell 5' and sprained his wrist.
While walking to lunch room from parking lot, he slipped and fell on Icy walkway.
Aggregate filled the jaw to the level of the grizzly bars and the jaw stopped. The employee placed a rock on the pile on top of the grizzlies; the rock shifted and started to roll back into the jaw. He attempted to stop the rock and crushed his fingers between the rock and the steel plate between the jaw and the grizzlies.
Employee believes that the injury occurred while cleaning the plant at shutdown. When finished, IP stood up and felt a slight pain in the groin area. IP believed it was a muscle cramp that did not need medical treatment and the strain would subside with time. The pain subsided for a short period but returned. IP was taken to the doctor on 11/2 and placed on light duty.
Employee was changing screens on the wet plant at the secondary. While lifting the screen, he twisted with the object he was lifting. This caused a strain to the back and neck. Employee was later terminated due to failing a post-accident drug test.
Employee had been shoveling; states he first experienced pain at work but is uncertain of the exact time or date. Employee cannot remember an event with the potential to cause an injury. The employee's first report of this to the employer was on 9/11/07.
EE was working on the 42? belt with a crew of two. The crew was removing broken idlers from the conveyor. As He was removing the second idler, the idler hung up on the conveyor frame. Another employee picked up on the opposite side of the idler freeing it. When the idler was freed, the inertia of him pulling on it caused a rapid movement forward.
The employee was helping clean up a pile of scrap iron on 6/8/2007. He does not recall anything happening to have directly caused an injury, but he started feeling pain in his left arm some time later. The employee believes that the pain started while cleaning up the scrap metal. The employee reported the injury on 6/11/2007 to the plant manager.
The employee was cleaning material out of a conveyor chute when he caught his finger between his cleaning bar and the frame of the chute.
Employee was descending the ladder from his R60 Haul Truck. As he reached the ground he felt a pain in his back.
Employee was cleaning the windshield of his haul unit. He was in the process of accessing the right side of the truck from his cab when he fell 8.5' to the ground fracturing his left arm. The employee noted that he was not paying attention to where he was walking; his attention was on another employee.
Employee was repairing a 30 inch water line in a 15 foot deep excavation. Wall caved in on employee burying him up to his waist. He was immediately dug out using shovels. Injuries suffered included brusing to legs and hips and pain in back. Employee was taken to the doctor where he was prescribed muscle relaxer and pain medication. Employee was placed on light duty.
Employee was cleaning under a conveyor belt and felt pain in his lower back.
While retrieving a stray cat from an air duct, the cat bit him on the right finger.
While extracting broken bolts from under D-9N tracks, metal and dirt that was on his face went into his right eye.
While getting off of WF-601, the guard to the feeder came off striking him on the left leg.
EE was working with a crew on the primary feeder removing a timing gear. The crew was using a porta-power to pull the gear. While He was pumping on the porta-power pump, one of the bolts on the gear puller broke. As a result, the porta-power ram fell from the feeder striking him on the left arm.
The employee was working on the secondary plant discharge line removing a bolted cover on a check valve. He was positioning a wrench on a nut when co-worker activated a 3/4"" drive impact wrench on the bolt head. This made the wrench spin with the nut and EE's finger was caught in a pinch point between the wrench and the pipe flange.
A conveyor belt was being spliced at the primary plant. EE was placing a sheet of plywood between the belt and the troughing idlers. While pushing the plywood under the belt, He lost grip on the plywood and scraped his right arm on the sheet of plywood. This resulted in a splinter 1/4 inches wide by three inches long being buried in his forearm.
While opening the elevator door with forearm, he felt pain to neck, L/shoulder and L/arm. Possible strain to neck.