Rinker Materials Of Florida, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2000

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SOME OLD LOCKERS FROM EMPLOYEE LOCKER ROOM AND HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BECAME CLOSED IN ONE OF THE LOCKERS SEVERING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CATCH A HOSE WHICH WAS FALLING DOWN.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM WITH THE BOOM AND BRUISED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROOT FROM A DREDGE PUMP WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK THE PUMP FRACTURING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

KEITH WAS CLIMBING OFF OF A 988F LOADER. WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN HE SLIPPED AT BOTTOM STOP AND FELL. HE BRUISED LOWER BACK.

EE STRAINED LEFT HOULDER WHILE OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER, LOADING HAUL TRUCKS WITH EXCAVATED LIMESTONE IN THE PIT.

EE WAS PUSHING DREDGE WITH THE BOAT WHILE THE BOAT WAS IN GEAR, THE BOAT STRUCK THE LADDER PORTION OF THE DREDGE PINNING HIS LEG, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LEG.

SUPERVISOR WAS HELPING ANOTHER DEPT TO DISABBEMBLE A PUMP. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY BREAKING WERE STUCK. WHEN THE ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSENED IT WENT TO REVERSE CATCHING HIS THUMB DUE TO UNKNOWN PRESSUR E IN THE BASE OF THE PUMP.

EE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE WORKING ON A LADDER AND FELL & BRUISED HIS ARM.

EE WAS STARTING HIS SHIFT AS A TRUCK DRIVER WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER HE FAINTED & FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING ROLLERS. AS THEY TIPPED A ROLLER TO REMOVE IT, IT HIT AN EMPLOYEE'S LEFTTHUMB, PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE ROLLER & THE BELTFRAME.

GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK PUT FOOT DOWN. THEN EVERYTHING SHIFTED INCLUDING HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PICKING UP A LADDER.

EE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING A LEVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS BOOT AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS RESOCKETING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE MOVING ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH AN OXYGEN ACETYLENE TORCH WHEN HIS POANT LEG CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS GREASING A 980G LIFT CYLINDER. WHEN HE WAS GREASING A OPERATOR CLIMBED INTO CAB AND LIFTED UP BUCKET. EE WAS BETWEEN THE BUCKET & LIFT CYLINDER. HE SLIPPED AND GOT RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT BET WEEN DOGBOG AND BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO TURN OFF AC UNIT IN CAT LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS LACERATED BY AC FAN BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOLT OFF IN THE PLANT ANDA PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INSIDE HIS RIGHT BOOT AND BURNED HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO CLEAN PLANT AND HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL LACERATING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LOADING A SHEAVE ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK.

WHILE LOADING TRUCKS WITH FRONT END LOADER EE JARRED IN SEAT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RESOCKETING DRAG CABLE WHEN CABLE SLIPPED AND SPRUNG BACK STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM.

EE SUSTAINED A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE IN THE PLANT AND STRAINED HIS RIB CAGE.

EE WAS WAITING TO BACK UNDER RIP RAP LOADER. HE WAS SETTING ABOUT 50 TO 100 FT AWAY FROM HAMMER BREAKER. EE HAD WINDOW DOWN ABOUT 6 INCHES ON PASSENGER SIDE. HE HAD PIECE(SMALL) ROCK FLY INTO SIDE WINDOW. IT HIM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

EE WAS OPERATING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE CLEANING PLANT AREA & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE

EE WAS WORKING ON A CRUSHER. HE GOT A PRYBAR STUCK TRYING TO REMOVE A CHIPPING HAMMER. HE COULD NOT GET HAMMER OUT SO HE THREW PRYBAR DOWN ON GROUND. WHEN HE THROW PRYBAR DOWN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO TO HIS LEFT EYE. NO SAFETY GLASSES BEING WORN AT TIME.

EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE SMASHED TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND WHILE MOVING TIMBERS.

EE DROPPED A PIECE OF STEEL ON HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE HAD FOREIGN BODY FLY INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN HE HEARD A POP ON HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A STEEL PLATE DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING AN AVULSION OF THE LEFT THUMBNAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE YARD WHEN HE WAS STUNG NEAR THE RIGHT EYE BY A BEE.

EE WAS HIT ON HIS HARD HAT BY A ROCK WHICH WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CRUSHER.

DRILLER WAS PUTTING A NEW BIT ON THE ROD, THE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND HIT HIS HAND CUTTING THE POINTER FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DREDGE AND SLIPPED WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS INJURING HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.

EE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING BULLDOZER.