All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLC operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
Employee had greased drill rod threads, then reached in to remove dirt from table as Driller was moving drill rod carousel to drill rod catching employees right hand and forearm between drill rod and drill carousel causing bruising of forearm and laceration of right hand.
EE was walking out of the electric house for the plant slipped after taking step to the outside.EE was diag. with a lower back sprain and told to stay out of work for a few days by the treating phys.
Injured employee was operating a quarry haul truck. For a reason not yet known the truck engine stalled on an incline. The truck rolled backwards onto a roadside berm and overturned on the passenger side. As a result the injured worker suffered a dislocated shoulder.
Employee was exiting Bobcat skid steer loader. IW foot slipped off of snow covered tire while exiting. Employee twisted his right knee as he fell to the ground. IW was released to return to light duty work.
EE was loading an old cutting edge into a one ton dump. He lost control of cutting edge and caught his left hand pinky finger between the cutting edge and the top of the tailgate causing a fracture & contusion needing stitches. EE was wearing heavy gloves and the cutting edge weighed approx. 65 lbs.