All MSHA-reportable accidents at Wilder Construction Company operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SET UP ROCK CRUSHER. A 988B LOADER BUCKET WAS POSITIONED OVER A CONVEYOR THAT WAS ALREADY SET IN PLACE WITH TAIL SECTION ON BLOCKS. WHEN LOADER STARTED TO BACK UP, THE TOOTH ON BUCKET HOOKED CONVEYOR FORCING IT OFF BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER SCREEN TRAILER- HER LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND SCREEN TRAILER.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BACK OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG (MOLTEN METAL) DROPPED OFF AND CURNED THYRU HIS PANT LEG, SOCK & BOOT AND BURNED HIS LEFT FOOT. INJURY APPE ARS TO BE 3RD DEGREE BURN.
EE WAS INSTRUCTING ANOTHER EE AT UPPER PIONEER CONVEYOR. THEY WERE CHANGING FROM SIDE TO SIDE BETWEEN HEAD ROOL OF KOHLBERG AND TAILROLL OF UPPER PIONEER. EE STEPPED ACROSS A 10 INCH TAILING P ILE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, ROLLING & TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS CLEARING 720 CHUTE OF RAP WHEN LARGE PIECE OF RAP DISLODGED AND LET GOT OF THE BAR HE WAS PRYING WITH AND HAND SLAMMED INTO UPPER I-BEAM CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE.
EE WAS CUTTING OUT A PIECE OF RUBBER ON CHUTE FROM 7 X 20 TO CONE. HE WAS KNEELING DOWN CUTTING THE RUBBER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING ON OVERHEAD CONVEYOR ON A LADDER. HE HAD BEEN USING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLINE HOSE. FOOT GOT ENTANGLED IN HOSE WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATE LY 5' INTO CORNER OF METAL FRAMEWORK.
EE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH SCREEN DECK ON CRUSHER AND BUMPED HIS INSTEP (ARCH) OF RIGHT FOOT ON CLAMP RAIL WHEN STEPPING ON END OF SCREEN.