Rinker Materials Of Florida, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1 1/4"" PIPE WITH A PORTABAND SAW. WHEN THE SAW CUT THROUGH, EE'S HAND WAS CUT BY PIPE.

DRILLING BOULDER, WENT TO MOVE THE BOOM OFF THE BOULDER, IT SLIP DOWN AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO MOVE A FALLEN OVERHEAD HOIST FROM A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED.

WHILE PREPARING TO SET BLAD ON D-9 DOZER EE LIFTED THE BLADE PUSH ARM & WAS NOT PROPERLY BALANCED MOVING & STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT CALF SHIN AREA PUNCTURING THE SKIN & SWELLING THE LEG

EE WAS OPERATING DREDGE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON A LEVER CAUSING TEMPORARILY NUMBNESS TO RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 5' PIECE OF 18"" POLY-PIPE. HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS SIDE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BY THE SWING MOTOR ON THE 480 DRAGLINE, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE OPENING A VALVE UNDER MCC2, SLIGHT INCLING ONT HE WAY OF THE VALVE, COVERED WITH AN EE STEPPED ONT HE MUD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCK.

CHANGING A HOSE ON THE PRIMARY ON THE GROUND LOW, WHERE TRUCKS DUMP INTO HOPPER, EE WAS IN THE AREA WEARING HIS HARD HAT, A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING THE EE ON THE HARD HAT, HE FELL, HIS HARD HA T CAME OFF AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROCKS.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SUCTION HOSE WITH A ROPE WHEN AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO THROW THE ROPE TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE SLIPPED & FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK A TOOTH OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET A METAL FRAGMENT PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.

LOADER OPERATOR SUSTAINED LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN WHILE LOADING TYPE ONE RIP RAP TO A CUSTOMER TRUCK. HE STRUCK A ""TOE"" IN THE STOCKPILE (PIT) WHILE ACCELERATING TO HAVE POWER TO LOAD.

WHILE UNCLAUMPING A CABLE, THE CABLE RELEASED TENSION AND HIT EE'S RIGHT ANKLE, CAUSING A LACERATION.

WHILE CLIMBING A BULLDOZER, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RAILING INJURING RIGHT ARM.

EE DROPPED A PIPE WRENCH & IT FELL INTO A WATER CYCLONE PUMP WATER TANK, WHILE RETRIEVING THE WRENCH HE CUT HIS LEFT ARM WITH THE LIP OF THE DISCHARGE FLUME.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE REMOVING A CYLINDER ON A P&H DRAG LINE A BOLT FLEW OUT AND HIT RIGHT CHEEK OF EE CAUSING LACERATION.

WHILE FIXING A GREASE LINE THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE TROUGHING IDLER CAUSING INJURY TO THE RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TOHIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.

TECHNICIAN HAD TO UTILIZE MANLIFT TO PERFORM MAINENANCE ON SCALE READOUT. THEY FINISHED & MOVED THE MANLIFT TO AN OUTSIDE AREA. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE UNIT SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY WHICH FO RCED THEM ONTO THE SAFETY RAIL OF THE MACHINE & BRUISED THEIR RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS CUTTING BUT HAD HIS LEFT HAND DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HIM. THE CUTTING UTENSIL SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. (THE DELAY IN REPORTING THIS WAS NOTED DURING AN INTERAL AUDIT).

WHILE MOVING VEHICLE, EE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HIM.

EE TOOK OFF SAFETY GOGGLES TO CLEAN OFF DUST. WHEN HE FLEW INTO HIS GOGGLES A FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. '

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CONVEYOR TO THE PILE. HE JUMPED FROM THE CATWALK WITH HIS HAND ON TOP OF AN ANGLE IRON SUPPORT FOR THE HANDRAIL. HIS WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON THE ANGLE IRON & CAUSE D THE INJURY. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME. DR. PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC & PAIN KILLER.

WHILE HAMMERING METAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

EE WAS REPLACING THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE CUTTER HEAD MOTOR AND GEAR BOX. WHILE DRIVING THE COUPLING ON W/ A HAMMER, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HI LEFT THUMB.

DAILY WORKING USAGE OF LEFT HAND. CAUSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.