All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
Employee called supervisor on radio and said he needed to go to the hospital and have his neck checked. The injured employee told his supervisor that the loader operator had slammed his truck with a big rock, causing injury to his neck.
The employee was helping in the replacement of a adjusting wedge on a pioneer jaw crusher. The employee was attempting to pry the wedge into position when it came unhooked from the come-a-long. The wedge fell striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered a cut over his eye and one on his finger.
EE WAS OPERATING MOBILE VIBRATOR ON THE NEW PARKING LOT BEHIND THE SHOP. THE NEXT DAY HE MADE COMMENTS OF HIS BACK BEING STIFF. ON 08/08/05, HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS BACK AND WENT TO HIS DR ABOUT THE BACK PAIN. DR RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK UNTIL THE 17TH OR UNTIL THE NEXT CHECK-UP.
East 42"" Conveyor went down due to being overloaded. EE had conveyor belt de-energized and was sitting on belt shoveling out ""pant leg chute"" that feeds conveyor. Employee reported, after shoveling, that his back was hurting. This was not a reportanle injury until Feb 6, 2006 when employee under went surgery and was taken off work.
Employee brought in Physician's Report of Work Ability to GM on 4/20/05 at 4p. Report stated that EE was totally disabled from work from 4/21/05 to 5/8/05 w/ no DOI listed, but claim #02-816744. This claim relates back to 4/3/02 & 10/22/04. When the GM asked employee what EE did to hurt back, EE replied, ""nothing EE could recall.""
Employee twisted ankle on frozen ground when he was getting out of the crane.
The employee was injured when he fell from a portable ladder. (Ladder propped against conveyor belt. Fell approx. 5-6', landed on concrete pad. Laceration to head - 4 stitches & hand - 7 stitches. Follow up appt. determined probable concussion.)
EE was working in an elevated manlift. A passing loader struck the tire of the manlift, causing the boom basket of the manlift to shake vigorously. EE strained his back, arm & leg resisting the motion.
EMPLOYEE FELL COMING DOWN STAIRS. TWISTED/SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
STEPPED ONTO CATWALK PIECE OF WALK NOT WELDED DOWN, FLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. FELL AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. GIVEN PAIN MEDS AND CRUTCHES.
EE WAS LOOSENING A NUT UP ON THE CRUSHER WITH A BREAKER BAR. THE BREAKER BAR SLIPPED MAKING HIM HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE ON THE CRUSHER LID. X-RAY REVIELED A BONE FRACTURE.
Ee was kneeling on the conveyor belt, breaking off the inds of the belt lacings. When he tried to stand up. He said his backhurt & he could not stand up. He was put on restricted duty.
Installing conveyor belt on conveyor. His knee hit conveyor truss. Reported on 4/4/05. Was unaware that he had hurt himself at the time. Fluid had to be drained from knee.
employee was lifting a battery cover on a front end loader, the cover slipped out if his right hand and fell on his left thumb
Employee was pulling steel out of hand box when it slipped catching hand.
Injured employee was holding wrench on nut to tighten. Another employee was using impact wrench on bolt and when he hit the impact wrench, the injured employee's wrench spun around and pinched his finger between the frame of the crusher and the wrench.
Employee reported that the steering wheel on his haul truck ""jumped"" causing him to strike his right elbow.
Employee was splicing #1 conveyor. He was attempting to cut belt when his arm hit a nail sticking up when he was sliding the Flexco cutter back and forth on the track. The wound required sutures (stitches).
REPAIRING CRUSHER. EE WAS HOLDING A TOOL (WRENCH) WHILE A COWORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK EE'S THUMB.
CUTTING WITH ACETELYN TORCH, DUST AND SLAG SPLASHED BACK INTO HIS FACE AND EYES. HE WAS GIVEN RX EYE DROPS
Employee was preparing to repair a belt splice. The conveyor belt was in a bind so to relieve the tension on the belt, he and a co-worker used utility knives to cut the ""Dirthog"" belt scraper. The utility knife slipped and cut employee's hand between his left index finger and thumb.
EE'S HAND BEING ON WINDOW OPENING AND NOT INSIDE OF CAB OF TRUCK. WET HAUL ROADS DUE TO HUMID CONDITIONS IN MINE. EE GOT 6 STITCHES IN FINGER. NO LOST TIME. FINGER WAS XRAYED.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM HAUL TRUCK ONTO A ROCK.
Employee was unraveling hose when the clamp cut his finger.
Employee was turning the steering wheel of a 773 truck when he felt a sharp pain in right elbow.
Employee went to pull the 2x4 board that was attached to the banding strap, which was used for banding the water discharge pipe. The band was stapled to the 2x4 board, snatched the employee's right hand below the thumb, close to the palm.
CUT FOREARM ON PIECE OF GLASS WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND THE PLANT
Employee was burned by a dropped cutting torch.
The Employee was replacing bushings in the arms of a pit loader for the bucket. As he was driving in the bushing a particle entered into the right eye.
The employee was using a hammer to tighten lock down wedges on a cone crusher, when he missed the wedge and smashed his finger between the hammer handle and the wedge.
EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A SPRAY BAR
EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER WITH UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EE'S LEFT FOREARM. SUTURES REQUIRED.
Employee was originally being treated for heat exhaustion, but after being transported to the hospital, they discovered he was having a heart attack.
Employee fell against the crusher striking his elbow.