All MSHA-reportable accidents at Martin Marietta Kansas City, LLC operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
On the 29th of Sept employee was in a manlift with co-worker loading faces. Co-worker was running the controls as they were going up the face. As they neared the top the operator didn't take into consideration that injured is a little taller & on the high side. He raised the lift too high hitting injured's head and injuring his neck as a result.
EE was helping two other employees tension cable bolts using a hydraulic tensioner. The cable was bent and had bound inside the tensioner. A 4 lb hammer was being used to the knock down on the top of the tensioner as EE pulled downward on the tensioner handles. On the 3rd or 4th hit, the hammer deflected off and struck the employees finger.
EE returning to loader for a load turning around a pillar while downshifting and drove through low spot causing wheel to jerk as he was turning causing left hand to separate and strike door frame of truck.
EE was holding onto aftermarket steering knob, when wheel jerk occurred, the force caused knob to roll over and become flat with steering wheel. As wheel came around, and with EE still holding onto knob, his left hand was smashed between knob and inside of door frame, breaking a bone above left pinky finger.