Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2011

While welding on sand screw auger, a small piece of metal slag fell into employee's boot and burned his right ankle.

Helping 2 co-workers turn sheave on a pump in the plant. When he was pulling he got his finger between the belt & the sheave.

Employee was climbing an extension ladder to secure the top of the ladder, which was leaning against a conduit rack. The employee was standing on the 9th or 10th rung when the ladder feet slipped, causing the ladder to slide down the conduits. Employee rode the ladder down, causing a sprained left hand and sprained right foot.

EE WAS REMOVING WHEEL CHOCKS W/L HAND OUT FROM UNDER L FRONT WHEEL OF TRUCK. AS HE PULLED ROPE & TWISTED CHOCKS FOR REMOVAL, FELT PAIN IN TOP OF L HAND. EE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 3/3/11. DURING HIS SHIFT ON 3/4/11, EE NOTICED SWELLING & TENDERNESS IN HAND & ASKED TO SEE DOCTOR. EE WEARING SPLINT ON L ARM/WRIST MAKING INJURY REPORTABLE ON 3/4/11.

While re-installing the belly pan the pry bar slipped the belly pan came open and hit his right eye.

Employee was installing a striker bar in a Universal Crusher Model 130/150. The bar shifted when it was being inserted into the crusher causing the employee's left middle finger to be pinched between the bar and drive sheave pulley resulting in a fracture to that finger.

Two employees were tightening bolts on a hydraulic rock breaker. An employee was handling a wrench, the wrench slipped off of a bolt, the wrench struck the second employee in the mouth resulting in an upper lip laceration.

Employee was preparing to clean an area of ground near a screen. While standing approximately 10 feet away and to the side of the screen and chute, a rock struck the employee's hard hat resulting in a neck strain and chipped teeth.

EE WAS PUSHING BROOM TO CLEAN JAW CRUSHER, FELT SHARP PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS. INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN EE WAS PRESCRIBED P.T. ON 9/30/11.

HYDRAULIC CRUSHER PUMP HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM CRUSHER AND WAS BEING REPAIRED IN MAINTENANCE SHOP ON WORK BENCH.