Syar Industries, IncMining Incidents in 2002

WHILE EE WAS CHIPPING THE FEEDER PAN A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE EDGE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

EE WAS USING A FENCE POST HAMMER TO INSTALL A GRUND ROD AT A PORTABLE FEEDER. WHILE DRIVING THE GROUND ROD, HE LIFTED THE HAMMER TOO HIGH AND ON THE NEXT STROKE MISSED THE ROD AND LET THE HAMM ER FALL ON HIS FOOT.

WHILE DRIVING A WATER TRUCK EMPLOYEE NOTICED LOWER BACK PAIN. AFTER HIS FIFTH LOAD HE NOTIFIED THE PLANT MANAGER THAT THE PAIN HAD WORSENED AFTER EACH LOAD. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY PLANT MANAG ER UNTIL 10:30 AM.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A SIGN, WHICH WAS SUSPENDED ON THE FORK OF A FORKLIFT, AT THE SCALES. WHILE ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS POSITIONING THE SIGN, IT SLIPPED OFF THE FORKL IFT STRIKING THE EE ON TH LEFT ARM FRACTURING HIS ELBOW IN THREE PLACES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CHUTE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STARTED TO FALL, WHILE TRYING TO JUMP CLEAR OF CONVEYER BELT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE RAIL CAUSING FOOT INJURY.

PLACED LADDER UP AGAINST WALL, CLIMBED UP AND STARTED UNSCREWING SCREWS LADDER SLIPPED OUT AND DOWN CAUSING EE TO FALL.

WHILE EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK OFF BELT THAT HAD STALLED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. NOTE: EE WAS NOT PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL 1-28-03.

WORKING TO REMOVE ESSENTRIC WITH IMPACT TOOLS & PRY BAR, SHOULDER STARTED ACHING.

EE WAS ADJUSTING A ROLLER WITH A PIECE OF ANGLE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE FLAGING HAUL TRUCKS AT OUR STOCKPILE, EE BECAME DIZZY.

EE PERFORMS CONCRETE WORK AND CARPENTRY WORK. DURING PERFORMING THESE ACTIVITIES HE NOTICED THAT HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS WILL START TO HURT.

WENT TO CLOSE DOOE RON EXCAVATOR WHILE HOLDING ON TO RAIL SLAMMED DOOR WITH R HAND CATCHING L HAND, RING FINGER IN DOOR.

RT HAND STRUCK AGAINST HARD SURFACE WHILE HOLDING GRINDER.

MOVING BOXES UP AND DOWN STAIRS NOTICED RIGHT KNEE STARTED TO HURT.

HOLDING PUNCH & HAMMER GLANCED OFF PUNCH AND HIT HAND.

CLEANING UP AND PERFORMING YARD WORK. MOVING HEAVY MATERIAL. DID NOT NOTICE PAIN ON FRIDAY WOKE UP SATURDAY WITH A SHIFT BACK.

WHILE DRILLING ON THE DRILL PRESS A PIECE OF SHAVING WAS GATTING BIGGER AND BIGGER IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY IT CURLED AROUND MY FINGER RESULTING IN A SEVERE CUT.

CHANGING TOOTH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. WHILE DRIVING TOOTH OFF WITH A 6 LB HAMMER A CHIP BROKE OFF OF TOOTH AND STRUCK THE RIGHT KNEE. SLIVER OF METAL WAS IMBEDDED INTO THE SOFT TISSUE.

PULLING CABLE ON DRAGLINE USING A 3 FOOT PRY BAR TO PRY CABLE FROM SHEAVE.

EE WAS DISASSEMBLING TURNBUCKLES FOR HAUL TRAILERS DUMP DOORS WITH A ROSEBUD TORCH AND A LARGE PIPEWRENCH. HE WAS HEATING THE TURNBUCKLE JAM NUT WITH TORCH IN LEFT HAND WHILE TURNING THE NUT W ITH THE WRENCH IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HE PULLED THE TORCH AWAY FROM NUT. THE FLAME PASSED OVER HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ARUNDO WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM. THE ARUNDO STRUCK HIS ARM AND PUNCTURED THE SKIN.

HE WOKE UP WITH RIGHT EYE BOTHERING, AND IT GOT WORSE DURING THE DAY.

GRINDING STEEL PLATE FOR SIDE OF BUCKET. GRINDING DUST FELL IN LEFT EYE. HE THOUGHT IT CAME OUT, BUT EYE STARTED TO FEEL WORSE OVER THE WEEKEND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING AROUND WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

LABORER WAS CUTTING FLASHING WITH A SHEETROCK KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE HE RECEIVED THREE STITCHES.

GRINDING FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS IN AWKWARD POSITIONS HE STARTED TO NOTICE LEFT ARM/ELBOW HURTING.

WHILE OPERATING THE 988G LOADER EE AGGRAVATED AN EXISTING CONDITION OF CARPAL TUNNEL.

FINISHING CONCRETE USING HAND TOOLS, HE STARTED NOTICING TINGLING IN FINGERS.