EE AND COWORKER WERE INSTALLING 65 LB WEAR LINERS IN A UNIVERSAL IMPACTOR. EE TWISTED BODY WITH THE LOAD FOR PLACEMENT. DURING TWISTING MOVEMENT, HE EXPERIENCED PULL TO LOW BACK. INCIDENT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON MONDAY, 4-8-02. AFTER DISCUSSION, THEY ELECTED TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR.
Fred Weber, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Fred Weber, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2002
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS SEATED AND TURNED TO HIS LEFT, DUCKED HIS HEAD TO EXIT THE CAB AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH RAN DOWN HIS RIGHT LEG.
CHANGING SCREENING IN BIN HOUSE #1 DIESTER WHEN FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON CAN OFOIL ONTO THE SHAKER ABOUT CHEST HIGH AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PRYING A ROCK LOOSE WITH A PRY BAR IN THECANICA TERTIARY CRUSHER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE
EE EXITED CAB OF TAMROCK HYDRAULIC DRILL AFTER DRILLING HOLES HOLES FOR EXPLOSIVES AND STEPPED ON ROCKS TWISTING LEFT ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN. THE FIRST AID EXCALATED TO NEEDING PHYSICAL THERAPY 3X WK. NO LOST TIME, NO RESTRICTED DUTY. UNINTENTIONAL FAILURE TO REPORT TO MSHA.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE AS HE WAS TURNING TO WALK.
DRIVING END DUMP FROM PIT TO JAW WHEN EXPERIENCED EYE IRRITATION AND RUBBED EYE RESULTING IN ABRASION-RX EYEDROPS. DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS RECORDABLE.