All MSHA-reportable accidents at Florida Rock Industries, Inc. operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
Equipment operator stepped into a depression in the ground which aggravated his back. Emergency room doctors determined that the employee had a preexisting degenerative lumbar disk condition which was aggravated when stepping from the excavator into the depression. No workdays were missed, but the Dr. placed the employee on limited duty for recovery.
Employee was removing the PTO from gate attachment on the cement rail car. As he pulled on the PTO he struck the handle and moved the PTO his hand was on the universal joint which turned and his pinkie was caught.
EE and co-workers were removing the existing platform on a tire feed system. The platform was cut loose and held by a chain fall. EE was holding the hand rail or the platform when the platform moved pinching the ring finger on his right hand between the hand rail and a diagonal brace resulting in laceration and broken bone of his right ring finger at the first joint.
Employee was laying on floor of Kenworth truck connecting the throttle rod that had just been replaced. As employee was exiting the truck through the passenger side, he missed the lower step and fell backwards hitting the back of his head on the service truck that was parked approx. 3 feet away, resulting in a laceration.
EE was washing out buildup from the pre-heater tower calciner with the woma gun, when a large slab of buildup fell from above on the end of the woma gun, causing the gun to slam employees right hand little finger between the east calciner coal pipe and the woma gun, causing a laceration and fracture.