Martin Marietta Materials,Inc.Mining Incidents in 2018

The Plant Manager was contacted by the Cross VFD stating that a fire had started in the ditch on County Line Rd in front of the quarry. The fire spread onto mine property before it was extinguished.

Employee was assisting putting a cutting edge on a loader bucket. While raising the edge on a floor jack the cutting edge became unbalanced falling off the jack, employee's finger was under the edge when it fell. Employee required 4 stitches on right hand middle finger. Also the tip of the finger was fractured.

Employees right knee buckled, causing ee to loose balance and fell into an extension ladder hitting ee rib cage on tight side.

Employee operating a loader parked on uneven surface. While dismounting the piece of equipment, the employee stumbled and fell. In an attempt to brace the fall, the employee injured EE's left wrist.

On 7/10, EE felt soreness in right shoulder when using a 2# hammer. EE then used a 20# hammer & felt more soreness. On 7/18, EE reported injury and requested to be seen by DR. EE was diagnosed with shoulder pain and returned to work to regular position. On 9/14, EE requested to be seen by ER for shoulder pain. EE was released to return to work on 9/17 with restrictions.

While attempting to change cheek plates, a plate fell, glanced off the left foot of the EE and landed on the right.

Employee threw paper in the trash and missed. EE rolled over with the chair to pick it up. When reaching down to pick it up the chair went out from underneath EE. EE fell on shoulder injuring it. Initially evaluated by physician. Recently rotator cuff surgery scheduled for 12/26/18 triggering a lost time reportable

Employee was exiting the service truck and a foot got hung on the step causing them to fall on the right leg and elbow. Employee waited several days before seeking medical attention.

On Monday April 2, 2018, the EE was walking next to a pump house when they tripped and fell to the ground. It was unclear the extent of the injury as the injury was not reported until April 11th, 2018. The EE had swelling and an infection in their knee. The EE received medical treatment to reduce the swelling and infection through antibiotic medication.

EE stepped up on the rear work bumper of EE's truck to turn welder off. When EE stepped back down EE missed the step and fell to the ground which was less than 3 feet and landed on left elbow causing it to dislocate.

As EE was exiting the tower using the stairway, EE rolled right ankle off the edge of the stair tread causing EE to fall backwards hitting head.

Employee was installing V-belts on 4 1/4 crusher.  The employee was using a pipe wrench to turn the shive to get the v-belts to fall into place in the groves and as the pressure released from the pipe wrench, the chive rolled quickly pinching left index finger between the wrench and the chive guard.

EE was working on a screen deck assisting in the installation of gum rubber at the feed end of the screen. The EE tripped, fell backwards and on to their wrist, causing a fracture injury.

The employee was checking a ditch when ee tripped over vines and rolled left ankle.

Employee injured shoulder while removing a mounting plate. Employee taken to hospital and diagnosed with a shoulder sprain.

While helping stem shot - Employee was scooping Crushed Rock into bucket for stemming - ee felt sharp pain in side was able to finish work for the day. Told me that it still hurt and I told ee to go to the doctor that evening. Employee is able to come back to work with restrictions. Strain of muscle and tendon of front wall of Thorax.

Employee was changing the manganese on a 300 cone crusher. While loosening a bolt, employee's left ring finger and left middle fingers got caught between the wrench on the bolt and the ram that was being used to remove the bolt. Finger tips of listed fingers were sliced.

At approximately 9:35AM employee was operating a tandem axel truck stockpiling material. Employee parked on a slope and began to dump. The box tilted causing the truck to fall onto its left side. The employee was able to exit the truck on their own. Employee experienced pain when walking so was taken to the ER for physician evaluation.

Employee was pulling a gate handle when it awkwardly bent EE's wrist resulting in injury

Employee received a laceration to the right hand (palm) while dismantling a HP 400 cone crusher.

Socket hit miner in left knee while tightening ring on rubber sleeve.

While cutting pipe to put in dumpster the pipe unexpectedly rolled in an unexpected direction, onto the miner's ankle

Employee alleges that while operating the motor grader on either 3/21 or 3/22, its seat was too close to the controls, making ee sit ""too straight"" and causing back soreness. EE could not point to a specific time/date or incident that caused the soreness.

EE's were in the process of splicing a belt. On the last movement of putting tension in the conveyor belt, a chain link stretched and broke. The chain stuck the EE's arm near the wrist. EE was seen by doctor and released to light duty with a diagnosis of contusion.

Employee hit pothole with JLG. Employee's knee struck pedal cover causing a laceration

Loading a shot, began to have left shoulder pain, no known injury.

EE was walking toward the shop, slipped on a rock on the frozen ground, fell to the ground and dislocated a shoulder.

Employee was boarding a truck and felt a pop behind left calf.

Employees working to install new backstop and speed reducer for underground conveyor. While lifting machine out of shipping crate with hoist, the component rotated, causing a bolt to catch an employee's right hand against the shipping crate, lacerating the skin under the glove.

Employee was clearing a walkway area and tripped striking head against a grease tank filter

Changing shank on loader. In order to repair, had to remove wear plates that were bolted in. Using impact to remove nuts from bolt, cut palm on bolt. Received 12 stitches in right hand palm.

On Friday, October 19, 2018, a welder/mechanic was walking through a shop when they tripped on a welding cart outside of the welding bay, resulting in a fall. The EE fell onto a piece of angle iron that was on the weld cart, causing a laceration to their hand. The EE was taken to the emergency room where they received 6-8 stitches.

EE was clearing a jam from a conveyor #1 head box chute. As the jam was cleared the EE's left finger was wedged between the pry bar and a cross brace. The result was a fracture to the left ring finger.

Employee was opening a door on a blend gate distribution box. In the process of moving the lever, employee received an injury to the tip of the right ring finger.

Operator was measuring hole depth and as operator was shutting the cab door. Operator moved the tape measure out of the way with right hand. Operator closed the door and right index finger was closed in the door.

Employee was assisting in crusher bowl removal and was moving pusher arm into position. Hand slipped on the cylinder allowing finger to be pinched in the retracting pusher arm.

Employee was turning to walk back to scaler upon completing area inspection, tripped and fell causing a laceration on their knee.

While splicing a belt, employee received a laceration to the left arm.

EE was welding for 15 min when received minor burns to eyes. The auto-darkening filter automatically shut off and the employee forgot to re-energize before EE began welding. EE reported eyes were burning the next day. EE was taken to ER where EE was diagnosed with minor burns to the eyes and released to full duty. EE was given a prescription for eye drops.

While EE was pulling water hose, EE didn't realize there was a kink in it. The hose came out of EE's hand and the nozzle made contact with the EE's tooth and put a small chip in it. Was not repaired by dentist until August 2nd.

Hand Placement

Employee struck Hand against equipment

Employee was changing wear plates/rubber screens at Class B chute of primary plant. Employee moved to allow removal of the wear plates from the screen deck and stepped down onto a ledge covered with rock twisting ankle in the process.

#1 using grinding wheel to remove a bushing off excavator. IW holding bushing was cut on top of right wrist with grinder.

After performing maintenance on a CAT 775D haul the employee was cleaning EE's tools when EE noticed that something was in EE's eye. After more than one attempt at flushing the eye the employee was seen by a physician who then prescribed antibiotic eye drops as a scratch on the cornea of the eye was found.

At approximately 8 A.M, an EE was starting conveyor 27. EE was standing to the side as ee was starting the conveyor. The panel energy discharged causing the panel door to open. The discharge of energy caused particles to come into contact with the EE. Particles from the discharge scratched the EE's right eye. The employee was wearing eye protection.

While loading a shot employee twisted their right ankle.

The Blade from a Bosch Angle Cutter with Guard on it broke off and hit the workers hand cutting through the safety gloves ee was wearing. Was taken to Medical Facility where ee received 9 stitches.

Walking on #4 to collect fuel sample felt burning in eye.