Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2001

EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO MOVE SCREEN WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HAND RAIL.FIFTH FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS SEVERED AT THE LAST KNUCKLE.

EE WAS CLEARING AG-LIME OUT OF THE ROLL CRUSHER. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS LOCKED AND TAGGED OUT. THE MATERIAL WAS CLEANED OUT FROM UNDER THE ROLL CRUSHER AND NEEDED A SMALL AMOUNT REMOVED FROM THE T OP. WHEN THE MATERIAL CLEARED THE TOP, THE ROLLSPULLED EE FOOT DOWN WARD MASHING HIS BIG TOE AND 2ND TOE REQUIRED STITCHES.

STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING HOSE.

9/11/01 EE WAS CHANGING A SPEED REDUCER ON THE #4 CONVEYOR. AS EE LIFTED THE SPEED REDUCER HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK WAS REPORTED AS 1ST AID CASE. NO MED TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. 3/4/02 SAW DR FOR FIRST TIME FOR BACK PAIN RESULT OF 11/09/01 IN CIDENT. RET'D TO DR ON 4/26/02 & WAS UT OFF WORKTHRU 5/24/02

EE PULLED ON A WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING WHEEL LUG NUTS ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL SURGERY ON 10-16-01.

WHILE EXITING CAT 796C HAUL TRUCK, EE STEPPED OFF OF THE LADDER ONTO A SMALL ROCK, TWISTING HIS LOWER BODY, HURTING HIS BACK.

EE WAS RUNNING HAUL TRUCK, THE TRUCK SLAMMED UP AND DOWN WHICH CAUSER HER TO SPRAIN HER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ROCK FROM THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL DAYS LATER. NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 9/11/01 (SURGERY).

EE WAS GOING DOWN A SMALL SAND RAMP TO RELOAD. LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK WHICH CAUSED HIS TRUCKTO BOUNCE HARD AND HIGH. THE HARD BOUNCE CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK, NECK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS LOADING A 55 GALLON DRUM W/ABOUT 6 GALLONS OF USED OIL LEFT UNIT ON THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PULLING IN THE STOMACH. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL HIS SURGERY ON 10 -30-01

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A ROCK & SAID HE FELT NAUSEATED, BUT IT WENT AWAY. ***BECAME REPORTABLE W/SURGERY ON 12/10/01.

TRAMMING OVER UNEVEN GROUND CAUSED BOOM TO BOUNCE EMPLOYEE OUT OF BASKET. FALL ARREST EQUIPMENT KEPT HIM FROM CONTACTING GROUND. INJURIES DUE TOCONTACT WITH BASKET RAIL.

EE WAS REMOVING A HUGE ROCK ON #2 CONVEYOR WITH A BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE GUARD.

FIST FIGHT BETWEEN 2 EMPLOYEES.

FIST FIGHT BETWEEN 2 EMPLOYEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, WHENIT SLIPPED CAUSING A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND FINGER.

CUTTING INSULATION OFF OF ELECTRIC CABLE - INSULATION WAS BRITTLE; PIECE BROKE OFF CAUSING KNIFETO SLIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING A COVER OFF A CORD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO THE END OF HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR BELT LAYING ON THE FLOOR UNDER CRUSHER GUARD WHILE CRUSHER WAS RUNNING.

EE WAS CUTTING WITH A PLASMA CUTTING TORCH ON A RUSTY TANK. BOTTOM. HE WAS WEARING FUEL FACE CUTTING SHIELD WITH SAFETY GLASSES. AERT RUST MAY HAVE COME FROM BEHIND AND LANDED IN HIS GLASSES O R IT COULD HAVE TURN THE DUST PARTICLES IN THE AIR.

INJURED WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC LINES FROM 988-B LOADER. HANDS WERE COVERED WITH OIL AND GREASE WHILE USING A KNIFE TO CUT OLD TIE WRAPS FROM BRACKETS HOLDING LINES. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LAST T IE WRAP, IT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY, LETTING KNIFE STRIKIE RIGHT HAND, IN THUMB AREA, CAUSING LACERATION.

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE AT PLANT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. STRAIN OCCURRED ON 5-8-01 BUT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL HE RECEIVED INJECTION ON 6-1-2001.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SIDE TENSION BOLTS ON A SCALPING SCREEN WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHIN RESULTING IN FOUR STITCHES.

GUARD SWUNG AROUND AND A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT BELLY AND CUT IT.

EE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER INTO HIS LOADER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL JULY 9, 2001.