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While grading the road with a loader, employee struck the edge of a concrete pad, causing the loader to stop. Employee hit head against something resulting in a cut on the right side of head requiring stitches.
An employee found a conveyor motor was turning but the gear reducer was not as the V-belt was slipping. The employee removed the guard and pulled the V-belt to add tension when the belt started and pulled ee's right index finger between the belt and pulley causing a laceration below the second knuckle resulting in 2 stitches and returning to work with no restrictions.
EE was operating a walk-behind skid steer under a conveyor. EE pinched left hand between the bottom of the conveyor frame & the control panel of the skid steer.
Employee ran over rock with front end loader, causing minor back pain. He was taken to Heart of Texas Hospital in Brady, Texas, and was put on restricted duty until he has follow up on 11/6/2015. We have accommodated his restrictions and is currently working under those restrictions.
Associate was backing up a 770 CAT haul truck to stockpile. While backing up she was run into by a 980 CAT loader. She complained of pain and was taken to company doctor for evaluation. She was released back to work without restrictions, but refused and seeked further evaluation on her own. She was released back to work with restrictions. Case is currently under investigation
Associate was on one side of the anfo truck prepping the primers when another associate on the other side of the anfo truck let down the outriggers onto the first associate's foot breaking 3 bones.
Associate was plowing snow with the skidster, hit a frozen piece of material. Causing the associates head to jerk, which resulted in a sprain of the neck. The associate has returned to his normal work duties. Associate went in for follow up and needs some massage sessions to work out knots in his neck this was discovered on 3-19-13.
Associate was operating a loader in the wet sand storage tunnels when he hit a bump in the road. He was jostled and felt a pain in his neck. Associate was sent to the hospital for an examination with sprained muscles in his back and neck. Associate returned to work the following day with restrictions. The cause of the accident was a malfunction in the 980K ride control.
EE while guiding a loader in for cleanup, had his hand on the sump and the loader caught the disconnect stands and pushed it against the sump where his hand was, and his hand was pinched.
Hose came out of hole off of Getman Anfo truck & wrapped around arm while trying to shut it off.
Had finger between lift fork and concrete barrier while removing forks
Moving manlift in reverse when suddenly engine revved, lift moved in an accelerated speed pinching employee between tire of lift & truck.
Operator was cleaning mine floor with a loader. Plant manager had inspected work area approx 1 1/2 hours prior to incident. Upper half of rib wall fell on front fender (left) damaging it and the access ladder and sandstone came thru windshield. Operator said he did not hit the rib, he saw it falling but could not back out fast enough.
The employee was removing snow with the front end loader. The corner of the bucket caught a pot hole and jerked the cab of the loader to the right. Operator hit his head on the side window of the cab and required 8 stitches to close the cut. Operator was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the incident.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP USING A SKID STEER. W/THE BUCKET ON THE GROUND & CLEANING UP, SAND STRUCK SOME TYPE OF METAL OBJECT & STOPPED SKID STEER INSTANTLY. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT & HARD HAT. HIS HEAD MOVED FORWARD, THE HARD HAT TIPPED FORWARD & HIT THE LIP OF THE HARD HAT CUT THE NOSE AREA REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
PUSHING A FENCE POST IN SAND WITH LOADER BUCKET, BENT OVER TO SEE IF POST WAS STRAIGHT AND SIGNAL LOADER OPERATOR TO LIFT BUCKET. POST HAD TENSION ON IT AND SPRUNG BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A CUT TO HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE AND BETWEEN THE EYES.
A NON EMPLOYEE TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE TOWMOTOR OPERATOR WHO WAS STUCK ON THE ICE ON THE LOADING DOCK. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE LOAD CAGE AS THE TOWMOTOR DRIVER ROCKED THE TOWMOTO R BACK AND FORTH. AS THE TOWMOTOR ROCKED FORWARD HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAGE AND THE LAST PALLET OF BAGGED SAND, BREAKING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS STEERING SCRAP CEMENT MIXER TO JUNK PILE. THE MIXER TRUCK WAS BEING PUSHED FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER EE IN A 980G LOADER ON LEVEL GROUND AT LESS THAN 2 MPH. APPARENTLY THE RIGHT FRONT LOAD ER TIRE DIPPED INTO A SMALL SWALE ENOUGH THAT THE LOAD IN THE MIXER SHIFTED CAUSING THE MIXER TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SIDE. EE WAS EJECTED FROM THE CAB & RECEIVED A BRUISE ON HIS HEAD & A CUT ON
EE WAS OPERATING A FABCO RENTAL D250E HAUL UNIT THAT DEVELOPED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVERSING A HILL. IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED BUT DID NOT HOLD. IT WAS STEERED INTO BANK STOPPING MACHINE ABRUBTLY WHEN IT HIT SAND PILE. HE UNHOOKED SEAT BELT AND CRAWLED OUT OF D250E. PRESHIFT EXAMINATION WAS COMPLETE, ALL SYSTEM CHECKED OUT O.K.
EE GRABBED STEERING TO GET BACK ONTO FORKLIFT WHICH WAS WET FROM SEAT AND HIS HANDS SLIPPED. HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB THE HEATER TO CATCH HIMSELF AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHARP EDGE ONT HE UN IT.
ON 5-19-01 THE INJURED NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS HURT. THE INJURED TOLD THAT HE HURT HIS NECK.HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. IMMEDIATELY. WAS GIVEN MEDICATION AND HAD MINIMAL PHYSICAL THERAP Y.
WHILE DRIVING LOADER ON UNEVEN ROAD, HIT DIP HARD, STRAINED BACK MUSCLE AS A RESULT OF JARRING OPERATOR STATED HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT.