Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

WATER CAME THROUGH FROM ABOVE CAUSING THE WEIGHT OF THE GROUND ABOVE TO COLLAPSE WALL STRUCTURE IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE MINE.

NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS RESULTED FROM THIS ROOF FALL.

WHILE LAYING OUT DRILL PATTERN, EE STEPPED INTO A CRACK CAUSING CONTUSIONS ON LEFT LEG AND PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. RESTRICTIONS WERE PLACED ON EE 11/25/02 AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS SO LOST TIME BEGAN AT THAT TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING CRUSHER DOOR WHEN IT FELL CAUSING LEFT ARM TO OVER EXTEND.

WHILE INSTALLING BIN PULLEY IT SLIPPED FROM THE POSITION IT WAS IN, WHEN IT SLIPPED IT PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN PULLEY AND CONVEYER FRAME.

EE WAS HALF WAY UP A ROLLING STEP LADDER WHEN IT TIPPED OVER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A SPACE HEATER WHICH WAS BEING HANDED TO HIM BY A CO-WORKER.

WORKING ON FEEDER PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

EE WAS GOING DOWN AN INCLINE ROAD TO RELOAD WITH SHELL, THE INCLINE WAS WET, HER TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS, SHE WAS GOING SLOW TO TRY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK, THE OPERATOR IN THE HAUL TRUCK BEHIND HER ENCOUNTERED THE WET ROAD ALSO AND SLID INTO HER TRUCK.

THE KEY CYLINDER ON THE FORD FUEL TRUCK WAS BROKEN. TO START THE TRUCK EE HAD TO JUMP ACROSS THE CELLONOID ON THE STARTER. HE MADE SURE THE TRANS WAS IN NEUTRAL, RAISED THE HOOD AND LEANED OVER THE TIRE. WHEN HE JUMPED IT THE FIRST TIME IT IDLED AND DIED. SECOND TIME IT LUNGED FORWARDAND GOT ON HIS LEFT FOOT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. TRUCK ROLLED OVER HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING PRODUCT TO THE PIT WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWERBACK.

LOADER OPERATOR THREW A BIG ROCK INTO HIS TRUCK CAUSING HIM A NECK INJURY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINDED TO BE WORK RELATED UNTIL 10-1-02.

EE WAS ON TOP OF A ROLLING STEP LADDER TAKING DOWN A SPACE HEATER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AND HANDING THE HEATER TO COWORKER WHO WAS HALFWAY UP THE LADDER WHEN THE LADDER TIPPED OVER .

EE WAS WORKING ON THE DRILL. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CONCRETE AS HE FELL JAMMING HIS SHOULDER HIS TEETH WERE CHIPPED AS HE HE HIT THE GROUND.

EE WAS REPLACING A BUCKET TOOTH ON PRODUCTION LOADER. HIT THE KEEPER WITH A HAMMER AND A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LEFT ARM.

HAND SLIPPED WHEN TIGHTENING A BOLT AND CUT LEFT PINKY.

EE WAS PROPING A TRUCK TO HELP WITH CLEAN UP IN THE QUARRY. HE WAS STANDING ON THE HOOD WHEN HE STEPPED BACK AND SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK FALLING TO THE GROUND. HE STEPPED ON A RUBBER MUD FLAP WHICH HAD NO STEEL BACKING, THE RUBBER FLAP GAVEAWAY ALLOWING HIM TO FALL.

HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HOPPER AT THE JAW CRUSHER. THE CHAIN WHICH WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE ROCK BROKE, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK BELOW HIS LEFT SHOULDER.