Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2019

Employee was airing up a tire on a 40 ton haul truck when the tire blew. EE was taken to local hospital and received treatment for two fractures on the neck and two on the back and one on EE's knuckle.

Injured was replacing a bushing on a Symons 4.25 crusher. As they descended the fixed caged ladder and stepped to the ground they landed awkwardly and suffered back pain. EE sought medical treatment,was diagnosed as lumbar strain. Given pain medication and muscle relaxers and instructed to rest for 2 days. EE's total time working at this quarry was one day.

Employee was helping co-worker after a screen deck pinched coworker's ankle and EE slipped falling on knee.

While placing screen deck in position it slipped & pinched employee's ankle.

As the employee was exiting the telehandler, EE rolled left ankle on frozen ground resulting in a sprain. The employee was given restrictions, and returned to work.

While removing bottom deck screen panel support on screen #2 with the material handler, the support became wedged. EE was helping with the task using a pry bar to help free the support. When the support became free, the pry bar EE was using moved quickly. When the pry bar moved EE's left hand was pinched between the pry bar and cross over tube in the screen.

Employee was trying to knock loose stuck rock from a catwalk with a hammer when loose rock came back and hit EE in mouth damaging EE's left front tooth.

Employee noticed the rip rap chute was plugged. Plant was stopped. While clearing the material with a pry bar a piece of RR became dislodged striking the pry bar and forcing the bar downward, pinching the tip of employee's left pinky finger which required sutures from the laceration.

Employee was installing a screen bolt in the screen rail on the middle deck when EE's foot slipped causing EE to fall on EE's side against some metal chute work.

EE finished EE's pre shift inspec. & was notified that the plant would not be ready to run for a short time. EE was cleaning up a roll up garage door and while handling the roll up door, a galvanized steel bracket struck EE's right forearm causing a cut. EE reported to a clinic which EE was administered sutures.

Employee was tightening a bolt on a wear plate on a 980G Front End Loader. The hammer employee was using to hold the bolt slipped, causing the bolt to strike right middle finger while being spun by an impact wrench. The contact caused a laceration requiring 7 sutures to close. The employee was not wearing gloves at the time of injury.

Employee was loading a conveyor belt into the back of a pickup truck and upon setting the end of the shaft on the tailgate, their helper pushed the opposite end of shaft forward, causing employee's thumb to get caught between a sharp metal part of the tailgate and roller shaft.

Audiogram revealed an STS, the miner refused a re-test. The operator's interpretation of the standard was the audiogram is invalid without a re-test. This report is filed to terminated citation #9443434 issued on 6/18/2020 under standard 62.175(b).