All MSHA-reportable accidents at Sterling Materials operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
Still under investigation. ** The miner was operating a loaded 40 ton articulated haul truck down a slope when the truck went out of control and hit a rib. The cab section overturned. The victim was ejected from the truck. **
Employee hit a bump while driving the haul truck and felt a sharp pain in the right side of neck.
Employee was parked on a small grade. The drill was raised on jacks. He exited the drill and had his arm resting on the door frame of the drill. The door closed, striking the employee on the arm.
Employee lost footing exiting the rear of the service truck while starting the air compressor mounted on the back of the truck. The employee injured left knee.
Employee was hand scaling the face from the bucket approx. 18' above the floor. When a ""key"" stone was dislodged, a piece of the face rolled over. It struck the pry bar and the bucket that the employee was standing in.
The employee bent to pick up the guard to replace on tail pulley after cleaning. When he lifted the guard from the ground he strained his back.