All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg., Inc. operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
While pouring concrete, it started to rain. EE was on EE's hands and knees screening concrete and had concrete on EE's pants. The rain helped soak it into EE's pants and on EE's skin causing a rash.
The Injured Worker was injured when EE fell or slid approximately 30 feet while working on a bench. Based on information available at this time, it appears the Injured Worker injured at least their neck and upper extremities.
was driving up ramp to top of the stone. Was not wearing seat belt and hit head on interior roof of truck, causing EE to come back down hard on seat.
Employee was attempting to mount a Komatsu D6 Dozer. While reaching for the hand hold EE's foot slipped off the step, resulting in the employee falling to the ground. The employee was asked by a co-worker if EE was ok, the employee said was ok and refused medical treatment. (This incident was not reported to management until a week later).
Miner attempted to remove a shovel that was frozen in the back (bed) of a pick-up truck.
While changing a tire, the side/flange ring and bead seat band fell off of the wheel striking thumb of the technician.
Two employees working on station cleaning out vibrating feeder. One employee was below the station installing a cutting shield hard hat and other employee had started work on cleaning the feeder above EE. As the employee was installing EE's head gear EE came into the path of a rock that was thrown down to the ground striking EE in the head, resulting in stitches to EE's head.
While stepping out of a pick up truck the employee twisted ankle. X-ray showed a broken 5th metatarsal bone on left ankle.
Employee was closing and locking gate to leave for the day and caught a hand in the gate.
Miner was performing maintenance using a propane torch. Miner attempted to get slack in the hoses, hose got caught on a beam which caused the torch to turn towards the miner and crossed their right forearm.