Hanson Aggregates West, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2001

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE AND OTHER CHANGED PONTOON LOCATION TO PUMP WATER. WENT TO PONTOON IN BOAT-PUMP WAS RUNNING BUT NOT PUMPING WATER TURNED PUMP OFF STARTED REMOVING PLUG HAD WATER AND PRESSURE IN LINE BLEW WA TER AND MUD IN EE FACE. WATER WAS WARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MATERIAL WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ORE MATERIAL WITH THE 663 SCRAPER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BOUNCING AROUND IN THE LOADER/OFF ROAD CONDITIONS IN WASHED SAND AREA NOT SUITABLE FRO HIGH SPEED TRAVEL.

TRYING TO SUPPORT A CATWALK AS IT WAS BEING CUT FROM AN EXISTING FRAME. THE WEIGHT OF THE CATWALK PULLED HIM FORWARD FROM A SQUATING POSITION CAUSING A CHIP IN THE BONE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE INJURY REQUIRED X-RAYS.

I/E WHILE REMOVING BELLY PAN FROM LOADER, PAN FELL FROM ITS POSITION AND SMASHED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN IMPACT WRENCH AND PAN.

EE SAID HE WAS USING A PRY BAR OF THE RAILCAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MECHANIC SHOP AND TRIPPED ON TORCH LEAD, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS DESCENDING A LOADER LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA. THE EE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY, BUT A FOLLOW UP EXAM ON 5- 18-01 DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY.

THE INJURY DATE WAS ON 4/6/01. THE EE RECEIVED FIRST-AID TREATMENT AND WAS ON REGULAR DUTY UNTIL 4-27-01. A DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE ON 5-1-01, WHICH PLACED THE EE ON MOIFIED DUTY.

EE WAS MAKING ENGINE REPAIR ON B-30 EUCLID IN KNEELING POSITION INSIDE SHOP WITH DOOR CLOSED AT TRINITY WACO LOCATION. B-30 DID HAVE TIRE CHAULKS. TRINITY OPERATOR ON ANOTHER B-30 LOST CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO DOOR OF SHOP AND CAME THROUGH TO HIT UNIT IN SHOP. THE B-30 IN SHOP WAS PUSHED FOREWARD ONTO EE FOOT WHICH WAS BROKEN.

WHILE REMOVING MUFFLER FROM DRAGLINE ENGINE, EE SLIPPED AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE. ON FOLLOW-UP VISIT 4/12 TO DR.'S OFFICE THE DIAGNOSIS FOR SURGEWRY WAS MADE AND SCHEDULED FOR 4-13-01.

EE HAS DEVELOPED A HERNIA. THE INJURY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT BY THE PHYSICIAN. THE EE COULD NOT VERIFY WHEN AND WHERE THE INJURY OCCURRED.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN WALKWAY OF #6 SHAKER AND SLIPPED. EE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 3-5-01. NOT REPORTED BY COMPANY DUE TO PENDING DR.'S REPORTS.

STEPPED ON A ROCK, ROCK ROLLED AND MADE HIM TWIST HIS KNEE AND ANKLE.

TWO HEAVY DUTY REPAIRMEN WERE TRYING TO EXTRACT A BROKEN TRACK FROM UNDERNEATH A DOZER WHEN AN EE, WHO WAS STANDING ADJACENT TO THE DOZER WAS STRUCK BY THE CHAIN THAT DISLODGED FROM THE TRAC K.

EE STRAINED L. SHOULDER WHILE THROWING A GRAPPL-ING HOOK TO FISH OUT A CABLE IN THE LAKE.

KNEELING ON GROUND, GRINDING, STTOD UP TO REPOSITION HIS BODY AND WHEN HE TURNED HEARD SOMETHING POP AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON THE LOW BOY TRAILER AND FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE DECKING, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS HE RIPPED HIS RIGHT PINKIE FINGERNAIL OFF.

PLACED 8' PIPE INSIDE SPOOL OF CABLE TO TURN SPOOL OUTSIDE.

EE JUMPED OFF WORKBOAT ONTO LEFT LEG, STUMBLED AND WENT DOWN ON LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING ROCK OFF A CONVEYER BELT. HE STARTED TO WALK BACK DOWN ON THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL. HE FELL, BRUISING HIS LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS. HE INITIALLY DECLIN ED MEDICAL HELP BUT THE NEXT DAY INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE FELT HE NEEDED TO BE SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OFF CATWALK WHEN WATER HOSE GOT LOOSE AND SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB AND CRACKED THE BONE.

EE WAS USING A RATCHET WRENCH TO AEDJUST A TRUNNION, WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK EE IN NECK BELOW JAW.

2 EE WERE STRIKING A PUNCH WITH A HAMMER TO REMOVE AN OLD BOLT. SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE BOLT INTO THE EE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE LOWER PART OF HANDRAIL PUTTING A RAG IN A HOLE ON THE SANDBOX WHEN THE RAIL BROKE AND HE FELL ABOUT 1 1/2' STRIKING HIS GROIN AREA ON THE TOP RAIL. WHEN HE HIT THE RAIL IT MADE A TEAR IN HIS PENIS AND SCROTUM REQUIRING 11 STICHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SECURE A WOOD PIECE ON CONVEYOR AND STRUCK THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SHEET METAL OFF OF A TRAILER. THE METAL SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP AND CUT 4 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

LOCKING RAIL CAR DOORS WITH 4 LB. HAMMER, CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S HIP TO DISLOCATE.

EE WAS AT THE PLANT 1 SHAKER WELDING AND HIS CUTTING TORCH STOPPED UP, INSTEAD OF CLEANING IT WITH A TIP CLEANER HE WIPED IT ON HIS WELDING GLOVE TO CLEAN THE SLAG OFF. THE TORCH WENT OUT WHIL E HE WAS WIPPING IT ON HIS GLOVE AND HIS GLOVE APPARENTLY FILLED WITH GAS. WHEN HE RELIT THE TORCH IT IGNITED THE GAS AND BLEW UP HIS GLOVE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING WATER VALVE BESIDE SHAKER ON PLANT #1, HE WAS ADJUSTING THE VALVE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS LAID ON TOP PIPE, ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF SHAKER HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB NAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BARRELL OUT OF AN OLD SHAKER AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME UP BETWEEN HIS GOGGLES AND HIS FACE AND GOT IN HIS EYE.

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM REPETITIVE SHOVELING WHILE CLEANING RAIL CARS.