Struck by falling object
Employee stated that while loading a shot at the face, a hole above the employee ignited causing sand to fall on employee's back.
Fred Weber, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2018
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Fred Weber, Inc. operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2018
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2018
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS2 incidents
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2018
Struck by flying object
Employee stated that while loading a shot at the face, a shot tube hooked on the lift basket, stretched, broke, and initiated the hole.
Struck by flying object
Employee stated was standing along a conveyor while it was being started when a rock came off the conveyor and struck them on the hardhat.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Technician was installing a suspension cylinder on a 773 Off Road truck. While attempting to push the rigged cylinder in to place technician felt a pinch and pain in lower back.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee stepped off the back of a truck and rolled EE's left ankle.
Fall onto or against objects
Employee stated was scaling the highwall, pulled down a piece of rock, the rock struck the bottom of the man-lift basket, but the bar was still stuck in behind the rock which caused EE to strike ribs on the man-lift railing.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee stated ee was helping splicing a belt and pinched finger in the belt clamp
Struck against stationary object
The employee stated that when stacking bolts on the roof bolter the employee cut arm on a band.