Mining Incidents

Salt River Sand & RockMining Incidents in 2003

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Salt River Sand & Rock operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2003
0
Total incidents
32
Year
2003

Top incident classifications

  1. 01NO VALUE FOUND9 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 incidents
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)5 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY3 incidents
  5. 05SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents

All incidents in 2003

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT, AND USING A BELT CLAMP, WHEN HE REMOVED THE CLAMP IT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. THE CLAMP SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE RAILING AND THE CLAMP.

Struck by flying object

HE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING BOLTS TO INSTALL NEW PULLEYS FOR THE HOPPER BOOT. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO THE EE'S RIGHT EYE.

No Value Found

AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN A LADDER HE MISSED THE LAST STEP DOWN AND LANDED HARD ON ONE LEG BUT DID NOT FALL. HIS KNEE GUST BENT BACKWARDS AS HIS FOOT TOURCHED THE GROUND.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CUTTING REBAR & A PIECE SPRANG BACK & HITTHE TORCH. THIS CAUSED THE TORCH TO TURN & HIT EE ON THE NECK CAUSING 2ND DEG BURNS

No Value Found

HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IT ROLLED OVER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE, AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE CONVEYOR TO ADJUST THE BELT. ""EMPLOYEE DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF THE INJ URY.""

Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS REBUILDING DIFF, TORQUEING BOLT, AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS KNEES.EMPLOYER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY LOST TIME UNTIL JULY 2, 2003.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS HE LIFTED A WHEEL BARREL FULL OF MATERIAL HE PLACED ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE PUTING EXCESS STRAIN ON IT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HAMMERING THE CHUTE AND ACCIDENTLY SMASHED HIS FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FILLED A WHEELBARROW WITH MATERIAL AND THEN TRIED TO LIFT IT AND HE SUDDENLY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

No Value Found

AS HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN WHICH FELT LIKE TEARING NEAR THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

AS HE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED ON A PLATE AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LANDING IN A SITTING POSITION WITH HIS HANDS BEHIND HIM.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS ENTERING THE FRONT END LOADER AND AS HE WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER DOWN BY THE LOCK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS RUNNING THE LOADER, MOVING MUD, BUILDING UP THE DIKE ON THE POND, RUNNING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN BOUNCING & JARRING HIS BACK.

Struck against stationary object

AS HE WENT TO REMOVE A BOLT WITH A RACHET 6 POINT SOCKET WRENCH, HE PUSHED UPWARDS AND THE BOLT ROUNDED OUT CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL WHICH CAUSED A DEEP WOUND ON HIS RIG HT HAND.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

AS SHE WALKED UP TO THE TIME CLOCK THE TOE OF HER BOOT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK CAUSING HER TO FALL AND INJURE HER SHOULDER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A CASE OF BOTTLED WATER HE FELT A PULLING ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT LEG.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS REMOVING ROCKS OUT OF THE MACHINE HIS RIGHT LEG GOT STUCK IN THE MACHINE AND CAUSED THE TWISTING OF THE KNEE AREA.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL ON THE EQUIPMENT HE CAME TOO CLOSE TO THE HOOD HITTING IT, AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING A HEAVY BOOK OF A TOP SHELF & TWISTED THE WRONG WAY. THEN SAT DOWN & WHEN SHE WENT TO GET UP SUDDENLY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE CHEST.

No Value Found

AS HE PULLED HIMSELF OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by flying object

A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYES.

No Value Found

AS HE STEPPED OFF THE COMPANY VEHICLE HE STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED BOTH OF HIS KNEES.

Struck by flying object

HE WAS GRINDING ON A METAL PLATE WHEN A GUST OF WIND SHIFTED THE DEBRIS INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

Struck by falling object

AS HE WAS REPLACING A GUARD THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED THE GUARD AND FELL ON HIS FINGER.

Fall onto or against objects

AS HE WENT TO PICK UP AN IDLER ROLLER HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL RIGHT ON TOP OF IT LANDING ON HIS SIDE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH A WEDGE BAR ON A STEEL ROD WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE CONE LINER TIGHTER.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

AS HE STARTED TO PULL A PUMP TO THE END OF THE TAIL GATE OF A PICK UP TRUCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Contact with heat

AROUND NOON HIS BODY BEGAN TO CRAMP. HE THEN ENDED HIS SHIFT AND WENT HOME. HE BEGAN TO FEEL WORSE AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

No Value Found

AS HE WAS TURNING THE MOTOR PULLEY TO MOVE THE V-BELT OVER ONTO THE PULLEY, HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHTUNDER THE V-BELT AND WENT INTO THE PULLEY.

No Value Found

AFTER WASHING HER LOADER AT THE WASH RACK SHE WAS GETTING BACK ON THE LOADER SHE PUT HER FOOT'ON THE STEP AND SHE SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER AND SHE HIT THE CONCRETE ON THE GROUND

No Value Found

EE WAS DRIVING THE WATERPOOL WETTING DOWN THE ROADS WHEN HE HIT 2' OF DIRT WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN VERY HARD.

No Value Found

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE TRACKHOE & STEPPED INTO A HOLE FALLING TO THE GROUND CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Salt River Sand & Rock's numeric MSHA operator ID.