All MSHA-reportable accidents at Syar Industries, Inc operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was assisting with the installation of a new rubber skirt on the oversize chute at the sand plant. When he reached for and pulled on the bottom right corner of the rubber piece he felt something pop in his right arm.
3 ee where installing conveyor belting over the top of the modules on the JCI screen to protect them from the elements. 2 ee put a piece of pipe through a roll of belting to use as a handle. When picking up the belting and starting to walk around a corner ee felt a strain in his left knee.
Employee was splitting a sample (rock). Employee was taking sample pan out of splitter that was full of material and strained his back.
While changing batteries in a truck using a socket and butterfly air ratchet, the socket fell off of the air ratchet. When trying to put the socket back onto the rachet, he accidentally bumped the air rachet trigger mechanism, causing the socket to spin lacerating the palm of his right hand resulting in four stitches.
Employee was assisting with the assembly of the upper frame of a Pegson cone crusher. A driving maul tool and 20 pound sledge were being used to help drive the concave wedges in place as a metal chip struck the employee in the left hand. The employee was taken to a local healthcare facility and stitches were required to treat lacerations in his left index & middle fingers.
EE was replacing the rear spray bar. On water truck 21-1003, after cutting old spray bar off. He was grinding to prepare for new spray bar. He was wearing safety glasses and face shield when foreign object got in right eye.