Florida Rock Industries, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2004

Worker was standing under scalper conveyer platform, removed his hard hat to wipe sweat from his forehead and worker on platform kicked a rock off the platform while walking, the rock struck worker's head causing laceration requiring stitches.

WHILE USING A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK GYPSUM FROMS WALL OF A HOPPER, EMPLOYEE FELT A POP AND SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING HOLES AND SHOVELING AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM ROCK MOVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE CONDITION WAS COLD WEATHER, BELOW 32 DEGREES. YESTERDAY WAS ABOVE FREEZING SO SNOW BEGAN TO MELT AND LEFT PUDDLES OF WATER BY TRASH CAN (DUMPSTER). WATER REFROZE OVERNIGHT AND EMPLOYEE SLI PPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HE STEPPED IN AN OPEN HOLE, FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER OPENING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH CLEANING WAS NEEDED WHILE MILL WAS OUT OF OPERATION. LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED PELVIS AND SOME BRUISES.

Employee was shoveling underneath a belt at the plant. He was kneeling on a metal beam and some loose rock rolled onto the beam. Employee did not notice the rock had rolled onto the beam, and when he shifted in his kneeling position, he placed his left knee on top of some of the loose rock. This caused redness and swelling in Employee's left knee.

EE WAS RUNNING A VOLVO LOADER AT THE SURGE PILE. A LARGE ROCK SHIFTED IN THE BUCKET, CAUSING THE LOADER TO BE JERKED OR JARRED AROUND. THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK JUST AFTER THIS HAPPENED.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A RAIL CAR OF MATERIAL. HE HAD CLIMBED ON TOP OF RAIL CAR TO CHECK IF 3RD POD WAS EMPTY, AT SAME TIME RAIL CAR WAS OFF BALANCE AND STARTED TO ROLL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF CAR LANDING ON GROUND INJURING BOTH WRISTS.

USING HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE EE STEPPED DIRECTLY OFF OF THE WORK BOAT ONTO SOFT GROUND. THE GROUND GAVE WAY, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT ANKLE TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.

ALLEGED SHOULDER INJURY WHILE WORKING IN CONGESTED AREA UNDER INCLINED SCREEN.

Ee was under truck removing drive shaft to repair fuel pump in gas tank. Parking brake was engaged but when drive shaft was removed the parking brake released. With the tires not being chocked and parked on a slight grade, the truck began to roll back. Ee is scheduled for consultation on 8/3/04 to have small bruise drained.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CATCH SCREENS AS THEY WERE BEING TOSSED BELOW TO LOWER DECK

While climbing on crusher ee stepped on tire that was off the ground. The tire spun around causing injury to neck.

While moving boxes of parts in the shop employee strained his shoulder. Note: This event was treated as a plant first aid until surgery was diagnosed (with restrictions) on 7/2/04.

EE FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE STEP GAVE WAY ON THE WATER TRUCK. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NOTE: THIS WAS REPORTED AS A DOCTOR FIRST AID UP UNTIL 6/10/04 WHEN THE MRI RESULTS INDICATED THAT SURGERY WOULD BE REQUIRED. RECLASSIFIED AS A RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6/10/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SIDE DOOR ON THE CRANE. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, HE MISJUDGED HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF PLATFORM OF CRANE.

Employee fell in a ditch while avoiding an out of control customer dump truck. The incident aggrevated an existing back condition.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK A BEARING HOUSING. REPEATED BLOWS WERE NECESSARY TO BREAK HOUSING & THE RESULTING IMPACT/JARRING MOTION CAUSED SORENESS & PAIN IN THE RIGHT WRIST/HAND AREA. EE HAD NO PAIN IN WRIST/HAND ON THE FOLLOWING DAY (FRIDAY), HE NOTICED PAIN & TIGHTNESS ON SATURDAY 3/20/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN CYLINDER, FELT MINOR PAIN IN KNEE. INJURY WAS INITIALLY DOCTOR FIRST AID ONLY. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH KNEE RESULTING IN FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT. AS A R ESULT, INJURY WAS RECLASSIFIED AS A RESTRICTED DUTY INJURY, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 20, 2004.

While fastening the top deck of the #1 shaker with an impact gun, apparently air and some loose slag on the side wall of the shaker blew into his face and some foreign object into his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO OUTSIDE SCALE PLATFORM TO SPEAK WITH A TRUCK ON SCALES WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND STRUCK SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME. ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS DOCTOR FIRST AID. MRI RESULTS RECEIVED 12-17-04 WERE POSITIVE FOR ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. RECLASSIFIED AS DR TREATABLE.

EE was throwing a piece of tri braze off of screen tower onto ground when his finger along with the gloves he was wearing caught the steel.

While opening watergate valve his right index finger got caught in between packing adjusting screw and handle.

Windshield wiper traveled off glass area during heavy rain storm & he attempted to move it back.

Employee was attempting to cut the band off a pallet of screens with tin snips. The band was very tight. When the cut went through, the screens released with force and struck him in the left arm requiring six stitches.

While holding the hyrdraulic control unit lid, which was propped with a piece of steel, was cleaning debris away when the prop slid off bottom and it came down on his right hand. This resulted in severe laceration of right thumb and small finger.

THE MAINTENANCE SHOP SUPERVISOR WAS AT A JOBSITE REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC CHIPPER. WHILE ADJUSTING A TAP (THREAD CHASER) USING A PNEUMATIC SANDER, THE SANDING DISK FAILED & SMALL PIECES OF THE DISK STRUCK HIM ON THE LT. INDEX FINGER.

8 days after helping other ee's work on #4 screen support tubes he complained of soreness in left shoulder.

EE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER WITH KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.

Miner was using a belt punch to put a hole in a piece of skirtboard rubber. Upon striking the 5-6 blow he struck punch w/ a glancing blow. Punch angled to side of blow punching his left index finger between punch & rubber that he was working on. Miner was wearing gloves, however the force of punching action resulted in tear of skin on his left index finger resulting in 10 stitches.

GETTING OFF A PIECE OF MACHINERY - EE JUMPED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND A ROCK CAUSED A CUT ON HIS HIP.

EE'S FINGER WAS CUT WHILE OFF LOADING SCREENS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING THE WIRES DOWN ON THE SMA SCREEN MOTOR, WHEN THE KNIFE ROLLED OFF THE WIRE AND STUCK INTO HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A 1 1/2"" LONG LACERATION TO THE INSIDE PALM OF HIS LEFT H AND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EE WAS USING WELDING ROD TO WELD MACHINE AND HOT WELD ROD WENT INTO BOOT. THIS WAS INITIALLY CLASSIFIED AS DOCTOR FIRST AID 1/20/04. EFFECTIVE 2/11/04 IT BECAME REPORTABLE/DOCTOR TREATABLE D UE TO REQUIRED FOLLOW UP TREATMENTS PREVENTING INFECTION.

WHILE SETTING MOTOR WEIGHT MOTOR SHIFTED CAUSING EE TO LOSE BALANCE. WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND SHIVE CAUSING CUT TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

While working in No. 1 Mill, which included several walks up and down stairs, employee felt the start of a headache, a nauseous feeling and problems breathing. A co-worker called 911 and an ambulance transported the affected employee to Manatee Memorial Emergency Room.