All MSHA-reportable accidents at Florida Rock Industries, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
Loss of office due to fire. We believe that this fire does not meet the reporting criteria in Part 50 for the following reasons: 1) The fire was extinguished by the time it was reported to Florida Rock personnel.2) No one was injured or even present during the fire. 3) The building was well removed from the active mine site.
While reaching overhead to remove 1 1/2 ton chain- come-along using one hand, After unhooking come- a-long slipped out of hand, landing on top of other hand.
EE was installing under table plates. The plate was bumped by another employee and fell in the mill through the beam opening. It struck EE knocking him down. EE got back to feet, came out of small door and was going down stairs. Another employee made him lay down to check injuries, rescue was called.
Shoveling catwalks, felt back pop.Treatable first aid. Pain persisted through weekend, went to Dr. 10/23/06 for eval. Eval. was back strain, Dr. recomendended phy. ther.& continue working. Increased back pain, returned to Dr. 12/12/06. Dr. rx MRI, time off for 2 weeks. Emp. was re-eval. 12/14/06, following reading of MRI,was released to return back to work 12/18/06.
Note: Accident initially was not a MSHA Reportable. While using the vacuum truck to clean up a spill behind #l Mill, the vacuum hose suctioned itself to the employee's right leg consequently pulling his legs apart which caused him to slip and twist his left knee.
In process of replacing blown hydraulic hose, he fell off tower deck from approximately 4 feet striking a wrench laying on ground and injured his left arm.
Haul truck operator was driving a 70-ton haul truck when she noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. She quickly left the operator cab and started climbing down the ladder. She jumped from the ladder approximately 6 to 8 feet from the ground and sprained her leg. The employee applied ice to her knee that evening and returned to work the next day.
Employee was working from Ladder removing a Hydraulic hose from Top-Off Machine control block when he lost his balance or footing on ladder step and fell 3 feet to a concrete slab below his work area. Employee tried to catch himself and block his impact with the concrete slab injuring his left arm and wrist.
While moving blowbars next to south Hazemag crusher EE used a 3 ft prybar to lift when prybar slipped falling on top of his right foot. This caused a laceration that needed 13 stitches to close. He was wearing steel toe boots.
Employee was releasing water hose from water truck to wash out bed of customer's truck. Employee was unreeling hose when his left index finger got caught in the reel. Employee suffered laceration to index and had to have stitches. Employee was wearing PPE (gloves).
Picking up a box of orange boosters, felt something pop in left side of back.
Excavator operator was lifting pipe section for splice when pipe swung and mashed EE right hand against his knee causing his fingers to jam and possibly a hairline fracture in his small finger knuckel.
Using heavy duty single speed drill bit to redrill bolt holes in 988F lift arm, drill bit grabbed and jerked drill motor out of the employee's hand, causing strains to both wrists.
EE was operating his Komatsu truck and did not notice that someone else has inflated his lumbar support. After driving his truck 6.5 hours, he noticed his back was bothering him a day before.
Employee had completed work on machine and was sitting on back of service truck. He reached into the bed of the truck to retrieve a shirt and caught his lower forearm on a splinter of metal on the tailgate of the truck, causing a laceration.
Employee was climbing back into sweeper truck on 4-18-06. He felt a pain in his left shoulder. He notified his supervisor & did not want to fill out incident report & did not want medical treatment. On 4-24-06 @ 6 AM he went to his supervisor & reported pain. Then requested medical attention.
Rock slid down face as shot was being dug striking the rear of the truck employee was operating. On investigating, there were no witnesses to actually verify vehicle being struck.
EE was loading out of a tight shot. Due to the way he was operating the loader, he was beating himself up inside the cab unnecessarily.
Employee was cleaning cat walk over river using a 5 gal bucket to carry rock to shore, approx 100' then throwing it over the top rail to the ground below. First pain in his back when dumping bucket and called on the radio for help.
Driver had an empty truck, returning from primary, running over pot hole. He jarred his neck. Continued to haul when he began to have increased pain and stiffness.
Employee was supervising calciner wall fabrication on 3rd floor of preheater tower, wind was blowing at high gust causing dust to blow into face.
Employee was swinging a sledgehammer to assist in the removal of a crusher bowl liner, when his elbow struck the edge of the spider rim causing a laceration.
Lower back strain when lifting a box of paper. Went to the doctor and was release for duty. Had follow up visit on 10-18-06 and was prescribed 12 session of physical therapy.
EE was helping put in mainframe bolt on crusher. Another ee dropped the bolt in place. When the bolt dropped a burr on the bolt caught EE's thumb and lacerated it. He received 11 stitches.
Employee was removing the old worn teeth on a 988H loader bucket, when he struck the tooth with a hammer and a piece of metal broke free and lodged in the employee's upper right thigh. Eight stitches were required to remove the metal fragment.
Employee was chipping burn bolts when a piece of chipping hammer came off, pierced his glove and became imbedded in his left hand.
While climbing over ramp berm employee lost footing & put arm down to break fall. Employee hurt his wrist but refused medical care. One week later employee went to personal physycian ( July 1st) and had X-Ray performed revealed a fracture of the left wrist. ( employee through out week refused medical treatment numerous times)
WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH SPARK FELL INTO LEFT EAR. EMPLOYEE SAW LOCAL DOCTOR AND NO TREATMENT WAS RENDERED IN MAY, JUNE, OR JULY. CONDITION PERSISTED, OBTAINED SECOND OPINION, MINOR OUTPATIENT SURGERY WAS PREFORMED ON 8/24/06.
Employee was reinstalling cover plate on roller pair. He was holding plate with one hand and installing bolt with other when it rotated and struck him on the arm.
The haul road on hill was washed away leaving a large pothole. Driver was going up hill and truck down shifted right as tire hit pothole causing seat to slam down on frame, resulting in a pulled muscle in his back.
Employee was removing lower thrust plate from cone crusher when it slipped and caught his finger between the plate and the crusher mainframe. Swelling of right index finger.
Employee removed an inspection plug from a rotary feeder while it was still in motion. A short moment later he was distracted and turned his body. When he turned his left index finger entered the inspection plug making contact with the rotating vane assembly. He suffered an avulsion on the tip of his index finder.
Employee was unplugging chute on Hazemag crusher when a rock fell down on right hand causing laceration
Pulled lower back while opening lower gate.
Employee was removing a screen bearing. A helper was tapping the bearing raise with a hammer to remove the raise from the screen shaft. A piece of metal came off the raise and hit the employee in the left elbow bend.
While walking to a loader on #8 pile, twisted knee on uneven ground, where floor of #8 pile was being dug up.
On 4/3/06 it rained that night. On 4/4/06 EE was climbing the ladder of his haul truck. EE slipped on the wet step and fell to the ground. On 4/5/06 EE asked to go to the Doctor.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A COME-ALONG UP THE CATWALK TO CHANGE OUT THE DISCHARGE LIP ON THE 5 ?' CRUSHER AND ROLLED HIS FOOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL.
EE was doing maintenance on mantle. Mantle dropped suddenly, causing EE's body to twist and pull, as he was startled by the movement of the mantle. Initially EE was fine, but as time went by, he decided to seek medical treatment several days later.
While moving a file cabinet into an office, bottom drawer flew open and lacerated employee's left forearm.
Cement Dust
EE was removing a pin with a hammer and spike, when a piece of spike came off and became lodged in his stomach.
911 was called & emergency medical help was dispatched to location - contract employee suffered a heart attack on mining property & was removed by ambulance.