All MSHA-reportable accidents at Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
DRIVER HAD JUST SCALED OUT HIS LOAD & PULLED AHEAD OF THE SCALE APPROX 117' ALONG THE ROADWAY EAST OF THE PACKHOUSE BLDG. ANOTHER TRUCK FOLLOWED BEHIND HIM ONTO THE SCALE. HE STATED HE SAW DEC EASED PULL HIS RIG OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. DECEASED WAS OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT THE REAR LOOKING INTO THE RAISED BED OF UNTARPED MATERIAL. TRAILER WENT OVER.
AT APPROX 7:45AM 2/27 EE WAS IN THE STONE PLANT REPLACING THE 3,400 PD DRIVE HOUSEINGON THE WESTDRY DEISTER SCREEN. HIS PARTNER WAS USING APORTAPOWER TO SPREAD THE SCREEN TO HELP IT DROP BACK INTO PLACE IT DID NOT DROP IMMEDIATELY & EE BENTOVER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE FRAME TO BRACE HIMSELF JUST AS IT FELL INTOPLACE PINCHING THE END OF HIS MIDDLE
ROTARY KILN UTILITY OPERATOR WAS WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT ON OCT 1, 00 WITH THE OPERATION OF THE #1 AND #2 KILNS. AT APPROX 5:00 AM WHILE DESCENDING THE FEED AND STAIRWAY BELOW #2 KILN, HE TWIS TED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE COMING OFF THE BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND. HE GOT ICE AND A WRAP AND GOT REST. WHEN HE AWOKE, THE ANKLE HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND SWOLLEN. E.R. SHOWED SEVERE ANKLE STRAIN.
EE WAS REPLACING GRIZZLY BARS ON THE SHUTDOWN SECONDARY SCREEN DURING THE NIGHT SHIFT OF AUG. 10TH. AT APPROX 0100AM, WHILE BELOW ON THE DISCHARGE BELT GETTING THE BOTTOM HALVES, HIS LEG SLIP PED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON THE SHIN AREA AGAINST THE CONVEYOR HSIRTING SUPPORTS. INITIAL TREATMENT WAS 1ST AID ONLY, UNTIL 8-16 WHEN EE WA PUT OFF WORK DUE TO EXTENSIVE SWELLING AND
EE WAS IN THE NORTH LIME LOADOUT LOADING TRUCKS WHEN THE BEPEX STOPPED MAKING PELLETS. HE WAS ONT HE CONTROL ROOM LEVEL AND WENT DOWN THE STAIRS TO SEE WHAT TH EPROBLEM WAS. ON THE SECOND ST EP DOWN, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. ON 5-23 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AS THE PAIN RETURNED WHENEVER HE HAD TO DO A LOT OF CLIMBING. WHILE HE HAS CONTINUED TO PERFORM ALL OF HIS REGULAR DUTI
AT APPROX 9:50AM ON 4/13/2000 ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR WAS IN WITH HIS SUPERVISOR IN THE NORTH MAIN ELEC. SUBSTATION OVER-SEEING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW CONTROLS ON #4 KILN. EE HEARD A NOISE ON T HE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE, HURRIED TO SHUT OFF THE ELEC. DISCONNECT FOR #4 ID FAN & INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. IN THE PROCESS HE JAMMED FINGER INTO SOMETHING. FRACTURE-DR SPLIN
SR LAB TECH WAS IN QUALITY CONTROL LAB PERFORMING TESTS. HE PICKED UP 5 GAL CARBOY OF COTRIC ACID FROM THE FLOOR, CARRIED IT ACROSS THE ROOM, AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IT ON A HEAD HIGH SHELF AS HE STEPPED UP ONTO A STEP STOOL. AS HE RAISED THE CONTAINER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT THE PAIN WORSENED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL ON 4/12 WAS UNABL
EE AND OTHER WERE REMOVING 4' LONG SECTIONS OF STEEL SKIRT BOARDS ONT HE NEW C3 CONVEYOR BEING CONSTRUCTED INT HE SOUTH END OF THE STONE TUNNEL. HE BEGAN TO PULL A SECTION AWAY FROM THE CONVEY OR OR AT APPROX. 10:30 AM STANDING BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND THE TUNNEL WALL IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND TWISTED HIS BACK HANDLING THE SECTION WITH OTHER. HE CONTINUED WORKING. THE BACK G
ON 3/23/00 PLANT OPERATOR FELT ILL WHEN HE WOKE UP IN THE MORNING.(DIDN'T FEEL WELL NIGHT BEFORE) FELT SICK ALL MORN BUT CONTINUED WORKING. AFTER 11 AM HE FELT WORSE, WALKED OUT OF HIS CONTROL ROOM TO GET SOME AIR, VOMITED TWICE & THEN PASSED OUT FROM VAGAL STIMULATION (PER DR). HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD IN THE RESULTING FALL WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION,4 STAPLES. FAINTED-FLU.
REPAIRMAN EE WAS CARRYING A FEW PIECES OF STEEL IN HIS LEFT HAND AND HIS BUCKET OF TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT TO GO UP THE #6 PREHEATER STAIRWAY. HE APPROACHED THE GROUND LEVEL CONCRETE SUPPORT PAD AN D SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE LEFT SIDE HANDRAIL. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE RIB/CHEST AREA AS HE FELL INTO THE LOWER STAIRWAY HANDRAIL. HE CONTINUED WORKING THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND
CONTRACTOR GULF CITY SHELL DISMANTLING THE DUST COLLECTOR FOR THE OLD DRYER NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN OFFICE. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE 22 TON P & H CRANE LIFTED OFF THE TOP 1/3 SECTION AND SET IT DOWN SAFELY. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM ON 03/30 THE SECOND SECTION WAS BEING LIFTED WITH THE CRANE SET ON THE EAST END OF THE COLLECTOR STRUCTURE. IT WAS FREED AND LIFTED CLEARLY AND STARTING TO SW
THE MORNING OF 3/6/99 VAC TRUCK OPERATOR WAS REPEATEDLY BENDING AS HE USED AND MOVED HOSES ON THE VAC TRUCK TO CLEAN SPILLED MATERIAL. AT APPROX 10:30 AM HE WAS IN THE SHORT EAST/WEST LIME TUN NEL UNDER #4 KILN WHEN HE BENT ONE MORE TIME TO MOVE AND HIS PREVIOUSLY INJURED SPINE ""WENT OUT"" AGAIN. DR DX LS STRAIN. RX PAIN MEDICATION AND OFF WORK.
AT APPROX. 7:30 AM ON 7-24-00 MGO PLANT OPERATOR EE WAS IN THE MGO PLANT WALKING TO CHECK ON TH TRANSFER TANK. WHEN HE WAS BETWEEN THE 401 TANK AND THE DRYER, HE CAUGHT HIS SHOE ON A PIECE OF GRATING THAT COVERS A DRAIN AND FELL, LANDING ONHIS LEFT ELBOW. X RAY NEG PHYSICIAN DX CONTUSION AND BURSITIS OF THE LEFT ELBOW. RX ICE, NAPROSYN AND TYLENOL, AND NO LIFTING OVER 20 LBS.
AT APPROX 1:15 A.M. ON 6/28/00, EMPLOYEE WAS IN PACKHOUSE WORKING ON THE 2 YD. MIXER. HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LID BOLTS; THE LAST ONE STUCK SO HE HELD A WRENCH ON IT & THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK WRENCH WITH A 4# HAMMER TO BREAK IT LOOSE. WRENCH SLIPPED & INJURED'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH & A METAL STRAP ON THE LID, CAUSING CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING THE SOUTH KILNS. BECAUSE OF ICY CONDITIONS HE HAD TO POKE PLUGGED STONE CHUTES FREQUENTLY AND ALSO HAD TO RAKE COATING. HIS SHOULDER BEGAN TO ACHE AND WORSENED DURING T HE SHIFT.
UTILITY OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING TWO GARAGE MECHANICS MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE DRAGLINE LIFT CABLE.HE WAS IN THE CAB AT THE CONTROLS, OPERATING LEVERS PER THE MECHANIC'S DIRECTIONS TO HELP ADJUST THE DRIVE CLUTCHES. THE SIDE WINDOW WAS OPEN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE MECHANICS AND AS HE CAUSEDTHE CABLE TO JERK, DEBRIS FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.