All MSHA-reportable accidents at Staker Parson Companies operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
DIRT & ROCKS CAUSED THE RETURN ROLLER TO STOP. EE WAS USING A METAL BAR TO BREAK UP THE DIRT & ROCKS. AS THE MATERIAL BEGAN TO BREAK UP, IT SET THE BELT IN MOTION. THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO BE PULLED INTO THE ROLLER. EE HAD A TIGHT GRIP ON THE BAR & HIS FOREARM WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE BELT & THE ROLLER. EE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS ARM FREE FROM THE BELT BY PULLING ON BICEP.
EE WAS DRIVING THE LOADER TO RETRIEVE ROCK MATERIAL. DRIVING ON THE DESIGNATED HAUL ROAD WHEN THE HYDRAULIC TILT BLEED OUT, CAUSING THE BUCKET TO TIP DOWN AND DIG INTO THE GROUND. WHEN THIS OCCURED THE EE WAS THROWN FORWARD STRIKING HEAD, EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.
PERSON WAS GRINDING A STEEL PLATE WHEN THE GRINDING DISK FRACTURED & PIECES OF THE DISK STRUCK HIM IN THE ABDOMEN AREA. THE FRAGMENTED PIECES PENETRATED THE ABDOMEN CAUSING THE TRAUMA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A CHROME BEARING WHEN A SLIVER OF CHROME CAME OFF AND ENTERED HIS HAND ON THE PALM SIDE. IT IS NOW BETWEEN THE BONE AND TENDONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING A BELT ON THE FORKLIFT IN PREPERATION TO REMOVE THE BELT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING A BOBCAT WAS PULLING ON THE FORKLIFT, THE BOBCAT'S WHEELS BEGAN TO SPIN SO THE OPERATOR TURNED IT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE FORK OF THE LIFT TO DROP ONTO THE MECHANIC'S HAND.
Rocks were clogged in the jaw crusher, he moved a rock with his hands and another rock rolled down and crushed his left index finger.
Climbing down off grizzley on jaw, stepped out of jaw landed in rocks, twisted ankle, ankle hit rock.
Operator was climbing out of the loader, did not set his foot completely on the bottom rung (approx 18"" from ground), causing his foot to slip off the rung. Employee held on tight with the rig ht hand (no thumb on hand) causing all his body weight to pull on the right shoulder. He began to experience pain under the shoulder blade and his upper shoulder immediately.