All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials, Southeast Agg., LLC operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.
Employee loading trucks in pit with 990H stated a 6'x2' rock slid appr 13' down muckpile and struck left front corner of the bucket and felt a pain in neck. Clinic placed employee on restricted duty on 8/14/19, currently assigned to operate smaller loader
Attempting to clear a jammed rock from the jaw crusher, the employee donned fall protection, and descended a ladder placed in the opening of the crusher. The ladder slipped and twisted. The employee's left leg got between two of the ladder rungs resulting in the left ankle being fractured.
Employee was positioning a crusher adjustment ring with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped, and they stepped back to catch balance. Right heel landed on a 6"" transition piece and they felt a twinge in the knee. Employee has been performing regular job until being placed off work by an orthopedic doctor effective 4/25/19 in preparation for upcoming surgery on the knee.
Employee was exiting parked personal vehicle in the employee parking lot when employee slipped on ice. The employee suffered a fracture to leg when employee fell on the ice. Employee had not yet reported for work.
While performing repairs to a conveyor drive coupling, the injured employee stepped onto a motor base, approximately 8-10 inches in height. Foot slipped off the ledge of the base, causing right ankle to twist under body weight, resulting in a fracture to the right fibula.
Three employees were changing springs on a feeder. A pry bar was employed by two of the employees to expand the bracket, allowing the spring to go into position and insert the bolt. The injured employee was pulling on the bar while on one knee. EE's hands came off the pry bar and EE's body weight came down on EE's left leg and/or twisted EE's left ankle resulting in a fracture.
Employee was climbing down from a conveyor frame to the catwalk (approx. 3 ft. below) when they lost grip. As they reached out to catch themselves, allegedly they grabbed the handrail, their body continued in downward motion, and caused a strain to the left shoulder. Employee was examined and released from the local ER. Follow up visit the next day at Occupational Clinic (May 14)
Employee was washing with a 1 inch water hose equipped with a ball valve fitting at the end. During the process of cleaning, EE had laid the hose on the catwalk. Pulling the hose, the ball valve caught on a toe plate, turned the water on, causing the hose to whip under pressure, striking the employee on the left eyebrow.
Employee was removing a clevice from a lifting cable after moving a crusher head. When the clevice pin was removed, tension on the cable caused the clevice to spin, striking the employee on the chin. The employee suffered a laceration to chin requiring sutures to close the wound.
The mine shift ended at 5:30 PM 1/30/19. Last employee left around 6PM. Sometime between 9pm and 10pm, a non-employee called 911 to report a missing person, reported they were allegedly looking for a fishing spot and got separated. Raleigh FD found unconscious victim on mine property. Victim and associate were trespassing on mine property.