Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE STRAP TO PLACE IT IN THE CONVEYOR. HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK UP TO THE WAIST.
Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp.Mining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp. operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2005
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was connecting a special pole in the sub-station of the secondary. The pole rebounded and struck the right part of his face. He had a small cut in his mouth.
Struck against stationary object
While the employee was repairing a piece of machinery with a hammer, he hit a piece of metal, which caused an injury to his fourth finger from the right of his left hand.
Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE SCREWS OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHERS BLADES, A PART OF THE WRENCH DISASSEMBLED AND IMPACTED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A COMPARTMENT IN THE CRUSHER. UPON PRESSING FORWARD WITH STRENGTH, HE FELT AN EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was cleaning the conveyor belt #4 with an iron bar and he lost the grip of the bar and it hit him on the index finger of his right hand.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was cleaning a machine, which he had mistakenly forgotten to turn off. The machine activated itself, cutting the index finger of his right hand.