US Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2024

The EE was climbing down the ladder of the Haul Truck they were operating to check out the equipment for a possible fluid leak and missed a step as they were descending down the ladder and fell to the ground. The employee injured their knee when they hit the ground.

IE was welding in a haul truck bed installing new bed liners. EE sustained corneal flash burn because the digital welding shield's batteries died, which went unnoticed until the next morning when EE woke up in pain. EE's wife took EE to the emergency room, where EE was prescribed Cortisporin ophthalmic drops and released after receiving medical treatment beyond first aid.

A miner was exiting the skid steer EE was operating when EE slipped and contacted a sharp angle on the manufacturer built fork attachment causing a laceration that needed stitches.

EE was operating a skid steer and noticed the attachment wasn't secured. EE stepped out of the machine to secure the attachment and EE's finger came across a metal burr on the attachment cutting EE's finger resulting in stitches.

A miner was conducting EE's morning pre-shift on the Cat Loader EE was operating, while walking around the equipment the operator stated EE stepped wrong twisting EE's ankle and then stepped again twisting it again. The miner was taken to the medical clinic and issued a walking boot to wear for 1 week or less if pain goes away. Miner returned to work next day.

A miner was walking out to the dumpster from the Shop and attempted to kick a rock out by the dumpster and the rock was froze to the ground causing miner to fall down. When miner fell the miner landed on face and knocked a crown off of a tooth. The crown had to be glued back on by a dentist.