All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
A fire in the Mill at #4 Bucket Elevator/4 Unit conveyors was not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery. No injuries were sustained by Miners because of the fire. The fire started from Hot Work being done to make repairs to the #4 Bucket Elevator. Miners were unsuccessful in their attempts to put out the fire using portable fire extinguishers and 911 was called.
Employee was striking a slap wrench with a sledge hammer. The wrench came loose and struck the employee on the bridge of nose.
A laborer suffered a sprain to left thumb/wrist while picking up a wheelbarrow. The miner states they felt a twinge run from thumb to elbow, they finished the shift without incident. EE reported the incident the next day as they were experiencing pain. EE did not request medical treatment until July 13, 2021 and was placed on work restrictions.
Employee was stepping from the steps of a haul truck to a manlift platform. Employee's knee buckled and they fell 3' to the bumper.
A laborer suffered a hernia while helping guide a piece of steel through an access hatch. As the steel was going through the hatch and lifted to the work area with the winch the injured was sliding the piece of steel guiding it through the doorway and they believe this caused the strain/injury. A hernia was confirmed by CT scan on April 13th.
A mechanic suffered a unilateral inguinal hernia to EE's right lower abdominal area while installing a park brake assembly on the mechanic's truck. The injured was in a squatted position and was using a ratchet wrench to tighten the bolts on the brake assembly. While tightening the bolts EE felt a pull in EE's right side.
An Operator sustained a laceration to right little finger requiring sutures to close the wound. The injured was moving rocks off a water hose at the primary crusher when the rocks shifted pinching right little finger between two rocks resulting in the wound. The injured was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.
A laborer sustained rib fractures to their right side when the skidsteer loader EE was operating struck an object under the snow and came to a sudden stop. The injured was moving snow on the west side of the garage when the bucket caught on a section of railroad track embedded in the concrete. EE was wearing the seat belt and had the lap bar down when the incident occurred.
A loader operator thought EE had a leak on a 980C loader. EE parked the loader and climbed into the front right fender well to inspect for the leak. As EE was exiting the area, EE dislodged EE's hard hat on the fender, and it fell to the ground. EE bent over and picked up EE's hard hat, raised back up; and struck EE's unprotected head on the fender.
EE was hooking up home made cable trailer to the Ford F-350 shop truck. EE placed left hand on trailer coupler and right hand on trailer frame pulling forward when the coupler slid down over the ball, EE left ring finger was pulled in between ball and coupler.
Employee was using a pipe wrench to install a hydraulic line on a rock breaker. The wrench slipped striking the employee in a front tooth.
Opening a sliding fence gate. Pinched right pinky in roller guide. Required an X-ray and stitches. Hairline fracture at base of pinky.
The injured miner pinched left little finger while closing small portable tool box resulting in laceration to the pad of left little finger. Skin Adhesive was used to hold the superficial wound closed.
Employees were realigning the tracks on a CAT 235C excavator. As the operator jogged the machine forward, a small piece of metal broke of the sprocket and struck an employee in the right forearm.
Injured employee was attempting to strike a belt clamp with a hand held hammer. IE inadvertently struck right pinky finger. The injury required two sutures to close a wound on the tip of the finger.
An operator suffered an injury to EE's right knee while making repairs to the C-15 chain drive. The injured had positioned self to pull on a come a long to remove the guard. When EE pulled on it the come a long came free striking EE in the arm causing EE to jump down to the walkway 30 inches landing on EE's feet. Recent MRI was positive for a tear to the meniscus.
A miner suffered an irritation to right eye while using an oxy/fuel gas torch. The injured miner was working overhead cutting steel and some debris dropped behind the miner's safety glasses. The miner was provided RX ophthalmic ointment to treat the irritation.
An employee climbed over a hand rail at the primary plant crusher and lost their footing. When the employee slipped, they struck their right side on the handrail. Employee was taken for x-rays and there were no rib fractures. Employee returned to work that day.
Windy and gusting weather conditions blew dust and debris into employee left eye
Employee was attempting to clear clay grates with a steel bar. When a section of material broke loose, the employee's finger was pinched between the steel bar and steel clay grate. This required 6 sutures to close the wound.