Mining Incidents

Fred Weber, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2006

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Fred Weber, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2006
0
Total incidents
10
Year
2006

Top incident classifications

  1. 01POWERED HAULAGE3 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  3. 03STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT2 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident
  5. 05SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2006

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE does not know when or how accident occured. EE wanting to go to Dr 3/17/06 3:30 p.m. His eye was painfull and swollen. EE thought it could have been from 3/8/06 when he had been Welding. EE went to ER to have a piece of metal debris in his eye removed.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee doesn't know when or how the accident happened - he thinks it happened on March 3, while bolting. 3/31/06: Physician determined employee's neck problem is job related. Additional x-rays & testing; possible surgery.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a boom truck to move a piece of steel, when he was caught between a piece of the crusherbox and an expanded metal guard, causing contusions to the chest area.

Struck against stationary object

EE stepped on rock on the catwalk platform, twisting his right ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE alleges he was injured on 2/9/06 but at the time he declined medical treatment.Then in 2/23/06 he was taken to SSM Health Works where an x-ray revealed him to have a low back strain. At which time EE was put on restricted activity.

Fall onto or against objects

EE states that he tripped over stacked steel on the floor and fell into a pallet of steel causing a laceration to his left wrist

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE alleges pain in right upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist from driving a truck since March.

Struck against a moving object

EE alleges pain entire right side of spine from driving truck in quarry. EE sought treatment on his own 5 weeks ago (waiting on results to see if job related).

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a 2lb sledge hammer attempting to remove a come-along safety latch that was outside the hook. He swung hammer and elbow hit guard rail causing hammer to miss latch and hit left hand causing laceration of left little finger.

Struck against stationary object

EE was cleaning in the bin house and allegedly twisted his knee. He declined treatment at the time, Feb 6. On March 13th he was sent to doctor. On March 22 testing was completed. He is working full duty. No restriction. Awaiting medical opinion.

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.