Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A RAILCAR WITHOUT ASKING FOR SOME HELP. HE WAS IN A HURRY TO MOVE THE CAR AND SLIPPED, FELL, AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)Mining Incidents in 2003
All MSHA-reportable accidents at O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company) operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2003
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2003
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)1 incident
All incidents in 2003
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WORKING TO REMOVE BLOCKAGE FROM A #1 SCREEN CHUTE AT THE MAIN CRUSHING. HE WAS USING A 12' CLEANING ROD THROUGH AN ACCESS PANEL. WHEN THEBLOCKED MATERIAL WAS DISLODGED, IT GAVE WAY AND PUSHED THE ROD THROUGH HIS HANDS AND INTO HIS STERNUM.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING OUT UNDER BIN WITH SHOVEL, TURNED TO DUMP DEBRIS OFF SHOVEL & BACK WENT OUT.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AND SNOW WAS CONTINUOUSLY FALLING. EE WASWEARING RUBBER OVERBOOTS.
Fall onto or against objects
EE STATED HE GOT IN THE TAIL END OF HIS PICKUP TRUCK TO CHANGE OUT THE OXYGEN TANK. AS HE WAS EXITING THE BACK END, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK. E E STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME WETNESS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ITT AND PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR WHO SPENDS APPROX 75% OF HER TIME AT A COMPUTER. EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.