Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE GREASING A FRONT END LOADER, I SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AND LANDED ON BACK AND SIDE.
Plaza Materials CompanyMining Incidents in 2001
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Plaza Materials Company operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2001
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2001
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)1 incident
All incidents in 2001
Fall from machine
WENT TO GREASE RACK TO GET OIL FOR DRAGLINE. WASCLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET BACK IN THE TRUCK. MISSED HANDRAIL, LOST BALANCE AND LANDED ON FEET, HURTING ANKLES.
Struck against a moving object
WAS SWEEPING CAB, OPERATOR HOOKED ONTO SOMETHING HARD AND MACHINE LUNGED FORWARD. FELL DOWN STEPS AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE HITTING HEAD & KNOCKING HIM OUT.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS CHECKING OIL IN THE LOADER. CLOSED THE DOOR AND SOMETHING GOT IN EYE.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME RUNNING DRAGLINE WITH ARMS IN BENT POSITION.