All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
INCIDENT NOT AN ACCIDENT. WAS NOTIFIED SUNDAY BY PUTNAMVILLE FIRE DEPT. THAT OUR MACHINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE NOTICED BY FIRE DEPT. AND WAS EXTINGUISHED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO PERSONNEL FROM RED TOP RENTALS OR HANSON AGGREGATES WERE PRESENT AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
FIRE BROKEOUT IN CEILING OF LUNCH ROOM THE FIRE BURNT FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. STRUCTURE DAMAGE ONLY.
Employee woke up Friday morning with back pain and brought a doctor's slip in excusing him from work from 10/22/04 through 10/31/04. This injury was originally reported on 4/2/2002 and this injury report is being refiled per Bob LeMasters per 11/2/04 phone conversation.
While driving stock truck, employee hit a bump and hurt back.
EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN A DAY AFTER SHOVELING STONE FROM A CONVEYOR.
Miner fell approximately 4 feet to a work platform surrounding the cone crusher in the secondary plant.
Ee was loading railcars. As he was getting off the railcar, his foot landed on a rock & twisted his ankle/foot.
Employee stepped on soft ground while walking across Plant lot and twisted left knee. At first Dr. said it was a sprain. Employee was later sent to Dr. who said employee had some torn cartilage. Later the Dr. decided to do surgery on 8-25-04. There was no lost time until 8-25-04.
EE WAS CLEANING THE APRON OF THE DUMP TRUCK WITH THE BED RAISED WHEN SOME WET LIME MATERIAL FROM THE BULKHEAD FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE.
While driving to get reloaded with sand he hit a pot hole, which caused him to bounce around causing him to strain his lower neck and upper back.
EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS POV TO EMPLOYEE LUNCH ROOM TO CLOCK IN. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE DUE TO ICE. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO US UNTIL 2-26-04.
EE WAS PULLING UP A 2"" WASH OUT HOSE TO THE ELEVATED DECKING IN ORDER TO WASH DOWN MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED KNEE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12/1/2004. AT THAT TIME, X-RAYS WERE POSITIVE FOR INJURY.
PUTTING ROLL HEAD ASSEMBLY IN MILL WAS TIGHTENING CLAMP BOLT WITH IMPACT WHEN BOLT SPUN & SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.
The head box of conveyor #32 plugged with a 16"" x 16"" steel plate. He removed the steel plate from head box and while he was climbing out of box he pulled his right foot up into a sharp piece of chute liner, piercing through his work boots onto the top of his foot. Wound required 4 stitches.
USING A SCREWDRIVER TO CLEAN THE HOLE OUT OF JAW DIES, EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THE WIND BLEW THE METAL PARTICLE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRACKING CONVEYOR BELT WHILE IN MOTION. EMPLOYEE LOOKED AWAY & RETURN ROLLER CAUGHT HIS GLOVE, PULLING HIS HAND BETWEEN FRAME & ROLLER.
BEFORE SHIFT STARTED, EE WAS THROWING UP AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM JOB TRAILER. HE SLUMPED OVER, UNABLE TO RESPOND VERBALLY TO COWORKER. ONE SIDE OF HIS FACE WAS SAGGING. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL - ADMITTED FOR MILD STROKE.