Mining Incidents

Fred Weber, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2001

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Fred Weber, Inc. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2001
0
Total incidents
7
Year
2001

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  2. 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  5. 05STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident

All incidents in 2001

Fall to the walkway or working surface

AFTER DUMPING OFFICE TRASH, SHE WAS WALKING BACK TO OFFICE STEPS AND PLANTED LEFT FOOT ONTO A ROCK AND CONCRETE SLAB CAUSING HER TO TWIST AND FALL.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND WAS DRIVING BACK TO LOAD SITE FOR ANOTHER WHEN HE STRUCK AN UNEVEN SPOT ON GROUND. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT THIGH ON LEVER CONSOLE RESULTING IN INJURY.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE PORTABLE WELDER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A CO-WORKER FROM GROUND TO WORK TRUCK, WHILE LIFTING EMPLOYEE HE FELT HIS FOOT SLIP AND A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS KNEE.

Struck by falling object

RAISING MOTOR WITH PRY BAR WHICH SLIPPED LANDINGON RIGHT RING FINGER

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING MOTOR OFF AND STEPPED ON A GUARD THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND PLACED ON CATWALK. THE GUARD SHIFTED AND THE OPPOSITE END HE STEPPED O N SPRANG UPWARD AND CAUSED INJURY.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE LOOSE GROUND CAUSED EE TO STRAIN KNEE WHILE WALKING

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DEVELOPED TENDONITIS TRANSPORTING BOXES OF APEX FROM EXPLOSIVE TRAILER TO EXPLOSIVE TRUCK. THIS WAS FIRST AID ONLY UNTIL EE PLACED IN PHYSICAL THERAPY 11/06/01.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Fred Weber, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.