Struck against a moving object
Employee was digging out troughs with Volvo EC350 excavator. EE reached too deep with the bucket and pulled the excavator into a unlevel position.
G S MATERIALS INCMining Incidents in 2022
All MSHA-reportable accidents at G S MATERIALS INC operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2022
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Year
- 2022
Top incident classifications
- 01MACHINERY1 incident
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2022
Fall onto or against objects
Employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen bolt to remove valve at plant. Employee was stood on cat walk, valve was at chest level. Wrench slipped and employee lost balance and hit back on handrail causing a fracture to the right wing of the lower vertebra.