All MSHA-reportable accidents at Graymont (PA) Inc. operations in 2024. Fatalities appear first.
Our driver was attempting to unhook hoses from the tractor to the trailer so they could disconnect the tractor from the trailer. Their foot got tangled with the step on the back deck of truck. Although they were holding on to the safety bar, they slipped and fell. They bruised their left side.
Our loader was at the Carbis rack at the mine's surface location attempting to open the lid on a pneumatic tank trailer. When they pulled on our latch, they struggled with getting the latch to move. They pulled too hard causing a strain to their groin area. This caused a hernia to their groin area. They will need to have surgery.
Employee was getting onto the forklift when they felt a pull in left hip/groin area.
Employee was holding onto railcar gate opener ""rail wrench"", while it was closing the railcar gate. The ""rail wrench"" vibrates when closes the lids, during this they felt a pop in their left bicep.
Employee was welding a patch on the enhanced hydrate blow down line. EE stated EE got something in EE's right eye, and thought it was slag from chipping EE's weld. EE washed out EE's eyes and used eye drops on site before going to a local medical center. At the med center the doctor used a Q-tip to remove a spec from EE's eye and prescribed EE eye drops for a scratch on EE's cornea