All MSHA-reportable accidents at Syar Industries, Inc operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.
EE was backing up on stockpile to dump loaed 775D rock truck on oneway stockpile. Rock & truck backed over end of stockpile. Truck flipped over backwards and landed upside down about 30' below. No damage to cab, employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma.
EE was walking on discharge chute. As he was climbing out his foot slipped causing lower back pain when he landed. The screen discharge chutes were on the ground while maintenance was being performed.
The EE accessed the front end loader Co. #71-485 via the ladder, located on the left hand side, to check fluids. While descending from the right side of the cat 988F loader at 05:45 am, the operators visibility was limited and the EE misjudged the distance from the last rung to the ground, hyperextending his left knee.
Employee was cleaning and rearranging screen storage room when a yellow jacket bee was encountered. He tried to swat the bee and accidentally hit a wooden shelf with his left hand and jammed his long finger. Injury was diagnosed as left long finger avulsion fracture on 5/7/08 and employee was placed on modified duty.
EE was working on vehicle 22-311. While working on suspension he heard a popping type sound. He immediately pulled his left arm away from bolts being tightened. The leaf springs may have shifted. Springs were not under load.
EE was adjusting dust control water valve at the blue rock jaw crusher as a loader dumped rock into the plants feed hopper, a small flying rock struck and scratched his left eye. EE's prescription glaases did not come with side shields.