Fall to the walkway or working surface
The employee was walking toward the pump systems area and at this point he did not notice the hole in the ground covered with water. He fell down and hurt his lower back down to his left leg.
Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp.Mining Incidents in 2004
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp. operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2004
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Year
- 2004
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 02NO VALUE FOUND1 incident
All incidents in 2004
No Value Found
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FLOOR UNDER THE PRIMARY PLANT SCREEN, REMOVING EXCESS MATERIAL WITH A MOBILE EQUIPMENT ""BOBCAT"". A PVC WATER PIPE WAS BROKEN AND THE EMPLOYEE UNBUCKLED HIS SAFETY BELT AND INCLINED HIS BODY UP TO LOOK AND AT THAT MOMENT THE UPPER BUCKET FELL TRAPPING HIM BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE FRONT HOOD EQUIPMENT. HE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO CHEST, SHOULDERS & BACK.