Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was getting into service truck and the step which is the battery box lid came loose and caused the employee to slip. Slip resulted in a sprained knee.
Neiswonger Construction Inc.Mining Incidents in 2017
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Neiswonger Construction Inc. operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2017
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Year
- 2017
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2017
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was working to clear jam in primary crusher. Employee was standing with feet at different levels and lower foot slipped causing the left knee to strike a metal bar. Employee finished the shift but knee later swelled up and ee was unable to work on 6-13-17. Employee's PCP set up appointment with Orthopedic doctor on 6-20-17.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee lost footing in snow and landed on right shoulder. Initial diagnosis is a partially torn Rotator cuff
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The truck operator was checking why a hydraulic cooling fan wasn't running. As ee checked the winning behind the fan and plugging in the wires the fan started up. A foreign object broke through the protecting cover over the fan and cut left pointer finger tip of operator, cut was repaired by 6 stitches.