Florida Rock Industries, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

While socketing cable clive pin it suddenly went free into place causing partial severing of fingertip (right ring fingertip).

Employee's thumb was caught between forklift cage and handrail as he was attempting to hook cable choker around forklift to remove welding machine from upper deck of rail loadout.

Manitowoc 4600 unit 52 fell into eastern side of section 26 pit. At time of this 7000-1 submission the cause is still unknown & under investigation. Employee sustained minor injuries exiting machine. The injuries are as followed: stitches corner left eye, stitches near left arm pit and head trama ( concussion).

In the process of washing rock off of Grizzly Bars, the Bars became slippery. Individual had finished cleaning and was proceding to climb out of unit when he slipped before exiting. The individual landed on his back and right elbow. 5 ribs were hurt and a lacerated elbow.

EE was lifting a 100,000 lb A-Frame with the 100 ton Link Belt crane using two 7,300 lb nylon chokers. one of the chokers slipped shifting the load to one choker which broke allowing top of the A-Frame to fall across the cab with the injured employee inside.

EE alleges that he was lifting a D-ring on a 4-way chocker, when he felt pain in his groin area.

While using chain wrench, breaking loose backhead from hammer, he felt slight pinch and pushed wrench in wrong direction to release pressure.

While driving a golf cart west on the east/west road near the finish mill, golf cart proceeded through north/south road intersection near the 2-story office building and was struck by a cement tanker traveling south on the north/south main road.Cement tankers waiting to loaded and parked along the main road may have obstructed employee's view.

Employee was stripping forms. He slipped and fell backwards and the form fell on his leg. He did not report injury till 3 days later when he was crawling on rebar. He complained to Supt. about some pain 6/14/07.

Employee stand next to co-worker who was using a jackhammer to unplug feeder in 10B Slag Cement Silo when a lump of slag came loose in the silo causing jackhammer to slip out of the co-worker's hand and hit ee in the l. lower torso. Accident occurred on 9/4/07, He did not report incident or seek medical treatment until 9/7/07.

Employee was helping with changing impact crusher hammers. He got his left little finger smashed between the hammer wedges. His injury required stitches.

EE was walking beside rail road track, checking in rail cars that had come in the previous night. While walking on rail road gravel, EE twisted ankle, falling to the ground.

Employee was handling a rubber hose which places concrete. Rubber hose was being cleaned out after use. The rubber hose ""flopped"" around when being cleaned, striking employee in left inner arm (bicep area). Causing a contusion.

Employee was cutting a bore made of steel from a Euclid truck using the air arc. Bore came out of the tube and crushed his left pinky finger

While performing maintenace on Hazemag crusher; unexpectly, a hydralic hose bust very near employee's left hand. Even thought employee was wearig a protected leather glove the force of the hydraulic hose pressure penetrated the glove and injected hydraulic fluid into his left index finger.

Employee manually handling a 8 foot long piece of channel iron which ""rolled"" up onto his right ring finger causing a fracture to finger.

EE was pulling on a water hose when he tripped on the catwalk, striking a rock with his leg, requiring 10 stitches just below his knee.

Employee was discarding a bag of garbage that contained a peace of metal siding. When he attempted to throw bag into the dumpster it reflected off the side of the dumpster and bounced back. The piece of metal that was in the bag stuck through, cutting the employee on left bicep.

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the water truck. His finger got caught on the bracing of the ladder, lacerating his pinky finger on the outside of his right hand. Employee received stitches from local emergency room.

Employee was assisting in removing bearings from a screen. He took a 4 lb. hammer and struck the bearing race so the bearings would break loose, when a piece of metal entered his right eye. The employee was not wearing safety glasses.

While removing the guard off the oversize belt tail pulley, employee caught his ring finger (right hand) between guard and the guard mount.

Employee was removing dust buildup from around lower door of calciner. EE said it was a very windy day and when he was removing the material it blew back into his face and eyes. The dust high of lime caused redness to both eyes.

While cleaning under the feeder motor with a chipping hammer the tip, of the chipping hammer broke off and hit his left thumb a piece of metal embedded in his thumb and it had to be medically removed.

While hammering out bolt during maintenance employee was struck in wrist by metal from bolt.