Florida Rock Industries, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

WHILE ATTACHING THE CYLINDER TO THE BOOM ARM THE SUPPORTING CABLE SLIPPED. EE S RIGHT HAND WAS INT HE PINCH POINT. MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CRUSHED PARTIALLY AMPUTATED.

AGGRAVATION OF OLD BACK INJURY. BACK STARTED BOTHERING HIM AGAIN AND REQUESTED TO GO TO DR.

EE STEPPED UP ON BANK OF THE 100 TON BIN AND HISFOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. AS HE SLIPPED HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE ICE.

PLACING PART OF LOADER THAT HE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON TO REMOVE BEARING. PART SLIPPED AS HE TRIED TO CATCH IT HIS FINGER (LEFT RING) WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PART AND PRESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AIR CONDITIONING VENT WITH A RAG. RAG WAS PULLED INTO FAN ALONG WITH HIS FINGER, CUTTING TIP OF FINGER AND PARTIAL NAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE OF SHOP. CARBON ARC PLATE OFF 992G. PLATE FELL OFF BEFORE JOB WAS FINISHED.

EE WAS UNTYPING BARGE. ROPE POPPED UP JERKING WRIST AND THUMB.

WAS DRAGGING A FAN ASSEMBLY WITH BOOM TRUCK HOIST, BUMPED INTO A TABLE OR THE GRILL WHICH WAS LEANING AGAINST THE TABLE & THE GRILL FELL HITTINGHIS LT. KNEE.

COMING DOWN REAR STEPS ON LOADER, STEPS CAME OFF. EE FELL HOLDING SIDE RAILS RESULTING IN LEFT SHOULDER PAIN.

EE WAS INSTALLING MARINE CABLE ON PONTOON. THIS CABLE IS VERY HEAVY AND HAS TO BE LAID ACROSS FLATING PONTOONS WHILE THE EE WAS TRYING TO PUT CABLE ON PONTOON HE FELL IN WORK BOAT AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON EDGE OF BOAT AND KNOCKED HIS SHOULDER OUT OF THE JOINT.

#4 SYNTRON BEING MOVED INTO POSITION OVER #4 CRUSHER. SYNTRON WAS STUCK AGAINST FEED BOX. IT NEEDED TO BE MOVED TO ONE SIDE SO SYNTRON COULD BE SLID INTO PLACE. HE USED A 4' PLY BAR TO MOVE SY NTRON OVER ABOUT 1-1/2"". WHEN HE MOVED THE SYNTRON IT LUNGED FORWARD AND TOOK THE BAR OUT HIS HANDS. THE BAR STRUCK HIM UNDER THE CHIN.

WHILE CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER, RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEG.

EE WAS SHEARING A PIECE OF FLAT BAR WHEN A SLIVER FRACTURED OFF THE KNIFE & WENT INTO RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS LOADING MATERIAL ON BACK OF TRUCK & SLICED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS LYING ON BACK OF TRUCK. LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SLICED BETWEEN PALM & FIRST KNUCKLE. TH IS CUT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

AFTER WORKING UNDER FRONT END LOADER, EE WIPED SWEAT FROM FACE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. LOCAL CLINIC SENT EE TO SPECIALIST TO HAVE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED AND ANTIB IOTIC PRESCRIBED.

WHILE USING COPPER CABLE CUTTERS ON 350 MCM 3 CONDUCTOR CABLE THE EMPLOYEE HAD ONE HAND ON THE HANDLE ON THE GROUND. THE OTHER HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE & THE HANDLE SLIPPE D. HE HIT HIS LEFT ABDOMEN AROUND HIS RIB CAGE.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE MOTOR FOR WINDOW ON DOOR OF PICK-UP TRUCK. SPRING ASSEMBLY MECHANISM SPRUNG.

CLEANING UNDER CRUSHER, WAS IN CROUCHED POSITION. WHEN HE STOOD UPRIGHT, FELT SHARP PAIN IN SIDE.

EE WAS WASHING OUT A RAISED TRUCK BED AND A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BED STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER RIGHT LEG, CAUSING A CUT TO THE RIGHT SHIN REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

HOLDING A WEDGE WHILE INSTALLING A LINER, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER CAUSING LACERATION.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CRANK OUTBOARD BOAT MOTOR, EE IN BENT POSITION, STRAINED BACK WHEN STARTER ROPE KICKED BACK DURING COMPRESSION STROKE OF ENGINE CYCLE.