Fall from ladders
Employee was climbing a step ladder when it broke. The employee fell approximately 3 feet to the ground spraining ankle.
Florida Rock Industries, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2021
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Florida Rock Industries, Inc. operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2021
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2021
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2021
Struck by falling object
While lowering a large piece of steel during dragline repair activities the steel hung up, and the injured miner moved in to help free the load. When the load became free it shifted towards the miner, striking them on the right shoulder and upper chest area
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Loader operator noticed an A/C vent fell out of housing. While replacing A/C vent while A/C was running, finger closest to thumb on (L) hand encountered fan cutting finger tip.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was helping another employee set a part on the rear end of a maintenance truck. The employee set the part down on right ring finger. The employee was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a closed fracture of tuft of distal phalanx of finger.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee reported back was hurting after washing off the dragline tracks. This injury did not become MSHA reportable until employee received treatment on 1/12/2022.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was removing a pin connecting the portable crusher to the loader. When tapping out the pin with a hammer and pry bar, the tongue of the portable crusher moved towards the employee causing the pry bar to lacerate the employee's left index finger. The employee required stitches to treat the laceration.