Florida Rock Industries, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2001

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A MOVING RAILCAR, THE VICTIM FELL AND WAS STRUCK BY RAILCAR, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HIP AND PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A METAL PLATE AND HAD ONE END PROPPPED UP, SEVERAL INCHES, WHILE POSITIONING THE OTHER THE UNATTENDED END FELL AND HIS END PINNED HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER METAL EDGE.

EMPLOYEE KNEELING DOWN LAYING BACK WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BROKEN DRILL BIT BY STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE BIT SURFACE, STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS STEPPING ONTO A LADDER, TO CLIMB DOWN, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OR CAUGHT ON TOP RUNG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS INSPECTING A REGULATOR INSTALLATION WHEN A 2"" HOSE/CLAMP CONNECT DAME LOOSE AND THE PIPING/REGULATOR STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD. THE SYSTEM WAS PRESSURIZED W/APPROX 80 PSI.

EE WAS SHOWING TWO OTHERS LOCATIONS WHERE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED WHEN THE DRAGCHAIN CAUGHT A TRACK GUIDE SECTION IT BROKE THE BOLTS THAT HELD IT IN PLACE AND THE SECTION SNAP PED OUT OF POSITION. THE METAL SECTION STRUCK HIS LOWER JAW/CHIN AREA.

EE WAS OPENING THE TAILGATE FROM THE DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK AND EE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND A PILE OF DIRT.

WALKING ON GRIZZLY OF COAL HOPPER, FLOOR LEVEL, AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED GREASING BEARING LOCATED ON DOWN RIVER SIDE OF SCREEN. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMBUP LADDER TO DECK LOCATED AT UPPER END OF SCREENFOOT SLIPPED OFF 3RD STEP FROM BOTTOM AND ARM CAUGHT THE SAFETY CHAIN HOOK.

EE WAS ORGANIZING A STOCK OF 4"" PLATES. FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS LIFTING PUNCH PLATE WITH FORKS WHILE EE WAS SLIDING THEM INTO PLACE. WHEN EE SLID THE PLAT, IT SLIPPED OFF THE FORS, CATCHING EE'S HAND BETWEEN 2 PLATES.

SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF OF BOTTOMSTEP OF LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK WHEN ANKLE GAVE WAY

EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION ON THE WATER TRUCK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD ON THE TRUCK ANDADDED HYDRAULIC OIL TO THE TRUCK. HE HAD TO LEANOVER THE AIR FILTER TO DO THIS TASK. HE SAID HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

LOADING OLD RAILROAD IRON OFF SCALE DECK ON TO HIS TRUCK, HE SET THE IRON DOWN ON BACK OF TRUCK, STEPPED OFF IRON AND IT ROLLED OVER PINCHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE PARKED LOADER AT BLENDING PLANT. WHEN CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, AT THE LAST STEP HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED LEFT FOOT AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

CLIMBING INTO TRUCK, PUT WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG AND FELT SOMETHING POP.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON PLANT SCREEN. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE SCALES. THE SCALE SURFACE WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIRS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG A PIECE OF I-BEAM, APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OFF THE GROUND. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE BEAM AND CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING TRAINING TROUGHING ROLLER AND FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING LOADED HAUL TRUCK TO CRUSHER WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND STRUCK BERM ON SIDE OFHAUL ROAD CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.

EE WAS BANGING STEEL IN PLACE WHEN OVERHEAD LIGHT VIBRATED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

TOOK FILTER OFF MACHINE WHILE SERVICING. ATTEMPTING TO TAKE TRAP OFF OF FILTER WITH HANDS. GASKET HAD COME OFF OF FILTER LEAVING TOP EDGE EXPOSED. WHEN HE TRIED TO TWIST TRAP OFF, FILTER TURNE D WITH IT AND EDGE SLICED INTO HAND.

THE TRAILER RECEIVER WASN'T SEATED PROPERLY ON THE BALL. EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN PLACING LEFT HAND ON THE TRAILER, RIGHT HAND ON THE BALL (HITCH AREA). UPON BENDING DOWN THE WEIGHT SHIFTED APPLYING MORE WEIGHT TO THE TRAILER. RELEASING THE RECEIVER DOWN ON TOP OF THE BALL. THE RECEIVER CAUGHT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGERNAIL.

CUTTING STEEL PLATE IN COMMONS BOX ON #2 TOWER. A PIECE OF SLAG BURNED THROUGH BOOT TO HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TO BOTH WRIST. CASE WAS ORIGINAL COVERED UNDER HIS PERSONAL INSURANCE, AND WAS NOT ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED. AFTER DETAILED INVESTIGATION IT WAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT AS WORKER'S COMP, STILL UNABLE TO PROVE INJURY.