Fred Weber, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2000

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND TWISTED ANKLE WHEN STEPPING ONTO GROUND. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

OPERATOR LEFT CAT D8N DOZER TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER OPERATOR IN TRACKHOE. HE WAS STANDING NEAR PILE OF DIRT AND TRACKHOE WHEN APPROX 55-GAL LOOKING CLUMP OF DIRT ROLLED FROM PILE STRIKING LEFT SID E, HIP AREA RESULTING IN LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT ARM.

AFTER CHECKING TIRE AIR PRESSURE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING UP LADDER TO DRIVER'S CAB & FELL APPROXIMATELY 3' TO THE GROUND.

CARRYING 50LB BAGS OF AMMONIUM NITRATE FUEL OIL (ANFO) CAUSED INJURY/ILLNESS

EE WAS WASHING COMPANY TRUCK WHEN A TRUCK OWNED/OPERATED BY ANOTHER CO., WITH DROP AXLE DOWN, DROVE FROM PARKED POSITION AND DRIVER CUT WHEELS TO MAKE TURN. CAUSING DROP AXLE TO SWING HARD, ST RIKING EE. THIS CAUSED FRACTUR TO RT. FIBULA, POSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO R ANKLE, LEFT LEG SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION & POSSIBLE L KNEE STRAIN.

DURING MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED ON GRIZZLY, EE WENT TO SHOP TO GATHER NEW BOLTS TO REPLACE THOSE HE HAD JUST CUT OFF FROM UNDER GRIZZLY UPON REACHING INTO BOLT BINE EE FELT BACK SPASM. SPASM S GREA CONTINUOUSLY WORSE REQUIRING TRIP TO EMERGENCY ROOM.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, EMPLOYEE GRABBED DRIVE BELT AND PULLED, CATCHING SMALL FINGER BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT.

PULLING DUMP LEVER ON HAUL TRUCK TO DUMP LOAD CAUSED INJURY/ILLNESS

LOADING BAGS INTO POWDER TRUCK IN SQUATTING AND TWISTING POSITION AND LOADING HOLES.