All MSHA-reportable accidents at Specialty Minerals Inc operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
Truck driver having truck positioned onto above ground scale to load product into tank trailer. As driver exited truck cab and stepping onto scale railing (flat surface) EE held a 10 foot aluminum pole to position spout, lost footing and fell onto railing. Result was fractured rib. Doctor has reduced EE's duties to modified duty at desk after one day off.
The employee was operating the sand truck and pulled over to inspect the level of the sand hopper and employee's right small finger contacted a sharp piece of metal on the dump truck body. Employee's finger was lacerated and required sutures.
While trying to unplug wet stone the 273 feed bin the employee reach into the bin cone to remove some stone that had the consistency of mud. The bin unclogged and dropped hot stone, freshly delivered from the SCD dryer, onto hand. Hot stone went inside the employee's glove and gave parts of hand 2nd degree burns.
A Quarry Tech was driving an empty haul truck down into the quarry along a haul road. When the front driver's side truck tire hit a ~ 4"" deep depression in the road the truck gave the Quarry Tech a jolt which jarred neck causing a strain.
Employee was using a forklift and noticed that there was slack in one of the chains which raise and lower the forks and decided to adjust the chains. The Operator tried to realign the chain onto the pulley, when the chain moved and caught the right hand between the chain and the pulley. This resulted in avulsion to the right index finger
Employee bent over to pick up an empty plastic bottle, 4 oz., that had dropped, and felt a sharp pain in the back. EE reported to the supervisor and went to an urgent care facility that took them out of work. Then EE went to preferred provider back specialist who said EE could work with restrictions and that the injury was not work related.