All MSHA-reportable accidents at Douds Stone, Inc. operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. BRIGHT SUNNY DAY. NOTHING TO TRIP ON/OVER. EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE CAP HOUSE, BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF CAPS (APPROX. 15 LBS). HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND WENT DOWN TO HIS KNEES AND COULDN'T GET UP.
ON THE 20TH OF JANUARY 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 PM EE A LOADER OPERATOR FOR DOUDS STONE, INC WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A 4" WATER LINE THAT WAS USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE PIT TO A SETTLING POND, WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS CLEAR AND COLD, +OR- 17 DEGREES AND THEWATER LINE WAS FROZEN IN THE MUD. WHILE PULLING ON THE WATER LINE HE FELT A TWINGE AND BURNING
WEATHER WAS COOL & SUNNY. SETTING UP PLANT FOR PRODUCTION WHILE BACKING IN A DOLEY. AFTER MISSING THE KING PIN, EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO RESET THE LATCH ON THE HEAD PLATE. BEFORE THE LATCH WAS S ET, THE PLANT SLIPPED & PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN PLANT & HEAD PLATE.