Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CHECKING HIS SCREENS ON THE WASH PLANT HE SLIPPED IN THE 57 CHUTE AND HIS FOOT SLID BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL CUTTING HIS LEG.
Salt River Sand & RockMining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Salt River Sand & Rock operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)5 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
- 04MACHINERY2 incidents
- 05POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Flash burns (welding)
HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO WELD A GURARD FOR THE DRY SCREEN, THE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY TYPE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS JOBTASK. HE PROCEEDED TO WELD FOR APPROX.30 MINUTES AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB HE WENT BACK TO HIS REGJOB OF OPERATING THE LOADER. AT APPROX. 7PM HE BEGAN TO FEEL BURNING IN BOTH HIS EYES.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE WAS WALKING BY THE CRUSHER HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED. HE FELT TWO VERY PAINFULL POPS ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
AS HE WENT TO STEP OVER A PIPE, THERE WAS WATER ON THE OTHER SIDE AND HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RT.LEG TO CROSS OVER TO THE LEFT AND HIS KNEE HIT THE CONCRETE AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
Struck by flying object
WHILE HE WAS WELDING AND CHIPPING AT SLAG WITH A HAMMER A SMALL PIECE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
Struck by falling object
AS HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A SCREEN, A METAL PLATE FROMT HE SCREEN BOX FELL SMASHING HIS FINGER.
Struck by falling object
HE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON A FRONT-END LOADER AND THE LATCH DID NOT WORK, THE DOOR FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE SAID HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE SAID AS HE WENT TO TAKE A STEP ON CEMENT STEP HE FELL. HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HE MISSED THE STEP OR HIS LEGS FOLDED UP ON HIM.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CUTTING THE BELT IN A CIRCULAR MOTION THE CUTTING KNIFE SMAPPED TOWARD HIM CUTTING HIS RIGHT THIGH.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE SQUATTED DOWN TO SPRAY PAINT THE SHOOT TRAP DOOR AND ON THE WAY DOWN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND TUG ON HIS KNEE.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE WAS TAKING THE BELT CLAMPS OFF THE BELT HE LOST THE 5/8 NUT AND BOLT CAUSING THE BELT CLAMP TO LOOSEN UP AND SMASH HIS FINGER.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
AS HE WAS CLEANING UP HIS WORK AREA HE WAS BENDING AND LIFTING PIECES OF METAL (REPETITIVELY)
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE WAS CLEANING THE CLAM SHELL ON THE FEEDER THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT THE PRY BAR AND TWISTED IT OVER CATCHING HIS THUMB.
Struck against stationary object
AS HE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS HOLDING A BOLT AND AS IT SPUN AROUND IT CUT HIS FINGER.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR BLADE WHILE CUTTING OUT A PATCH FOR THE UNDER CONE BELT ON THE CRUSHER.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL ONTO THE RETURN BELT A LARGE ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE CONE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT.
Struck against stationary object
THE CLAM SHELL AT THE BAR MAC WAS PLUGGED & HE PROCEEDED TO HAMMER ON THE SIDE TO UNPLUG & AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE STRUCK A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CUTTING HIS FINGER.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE CUT HIS HAND WHILE CUTTING BELTING. LATER ON THAT NIGHT WHILE SHOVELING THE CUT MUST HAVE RIPPED OPEN.