Mining Incidents

Wilder Construction CompanyMining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Wilder Construction Company operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
5
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  3. 03DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Struck against stationary object

WAS HANDED A 3'X 5' SCREEN PANEL ON CATWALK, GRABBED PANEL RAISED IT QUICLY, SMASHED RT. HAND THUMB ON CONVEYOR FRAME.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING SCREEN IN MIDDLE DECK - OVEREXTENDED SHOULDER CAUSING SHOULDER STRAIN.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE DOOR ON THE RAILROAD CAR. EMPLOYEE #2 CLOSED THE DOOR FROM THE OTHER SIDE WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STILL IN THE DOOR.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PRYING CHUNK OF ASPHALT FROM A FEEDER OPENING. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO COME AGAINST OTHER METAL WITH HIS SMALL FINGER IN BETWEEN. TIP OF THE FINGER WAS INJURED INCLUDING SOME TISSUE & BONE DAMAGE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE COMPLAINED ABOUT TINGLING IN HIS FINGERS OF HIS R HAND DR SAID IT WAS WRIST STRAIN. WAS GIVEN A BRACE. NO WORK RESTRICTION MUSCLE RELAXER WAS PREISCRIBED.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Wilder Construction Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.