Flash burns (welding)
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE AUTOMATIC WELDER BUILD-UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER. WHILE LOOKING AT THE WORK HE RECEIVED RADIATION BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT COULD NOT COME T O WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY.
US Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at US Aggregates, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01MACHINERY2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Fall from ladders
EE WAS INSTALLING A LIGHT. EE WAS CLIMBING OF THE ELECTRIC TRAILER ONTO A LADDER. EE FELL OFF THE LADDER AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE STAIWAY. EE WAS RESTRICTED AND RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION.
Flash burns (welding)
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING AUTOMATIC WELDER BUILD UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER. WHILE EE WAS LOOKING AT THE WORK, HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE WAS GIVEN SALVE FOR EYES AND PAIN MEDICATIO N PRESCRIPTIONS.
Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE LOADER PULLING RAIL CARS. HE TURNED THE FAN ON AND WHEN HE DID DUST AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION AND SURGERY TO REMOVE ALL THE FOREIGN BODY.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AIRLINE FROZE ON THE CRANE. EE TOOK THE AIRLINES APART. ICE CAME OUT OF THE LINES AND HIT EE IN THE FACE AND ARM. EE S FACE WAS CUT AND SCRATCHED. HE WENT HOME, THOUGHT HE WOULD BE D.K. LATER HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE & WENT TO AN EYE DR HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR HIS EYE.