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The employee was driving a utility vehicle through the facility. The utility vehicle impacted a large rock at the corner of an intersection and tipped over causing injury to the employee's middle finger (left hand), ring finger (left hand), and left hip.
The employee was operating a forklift. He drove over a crack in the floor and had sufficient pain to stop and call for assistance.
Driver was delivering sand to Giant Cement Company. Driver was dumping his end dump at the sand pile when he heard a pop and the raised bed started to tilt towards the drivers' side. Equipment ended up overturning on drivers' side. Ground conditions at site were hard and level. Appears Hyd Cyl. pin backed out of connection.
Employee was operating a front end loader and he drove the loader into an uncovered reclaim feeder. The loader dropped quickly and the employee strained his lower back.
Plant Maintenance Mechanic was inspecting conveyor belt. Apparently while inspecting the belt, his glove on his right hand was pulled into the pinch point between one of the troughing idlers and the belt. He suffered a laceration on the right index finger, which require sutures to close the wound.
A Plant electrician locked up the brakes on a Kawasaki 4 wheel motor cycle while turning a corner. The employee lost control of the vehicle and suffered contusions to his right knee and head. Further medical evaluation on 5/28/08 indicated that the employee suffered a possible torn minisus in his RT knee. He has been placed on modified duty effective 5/28/08.
Manlift basket became caught on a bolt. Upon releasing the basket, the basket moved quickly causing the employee to hit his left hip area against the control panel located inside the basket.
Employee was operating man lift from bucket. Boom was in the travel position. When employee crossed rail tracks, he apparently was bounced upward while still tied to the bucket anchor point. He fell back down striking his forehead on the control panel. He suffered a gash on his forehead which required some stiches.
Employee was riding passenger in a vehicle and as the vehicle went through a mud hole the employee hit his head on the ceiling and hurt his back.
The employee was using an electric pallet mover to move empty cement bags. The pallet mover became stuck and when he pushed on the handle, he felt a sharp pain in his groin area. He was sent to the doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia. Surgery was performed on 08/10/2006.
Muscle strain in neck while operating a bobcat.
Bed of Dust Haul truck hit conveyor belt and turned haul truck on it's side.
HAUL UNIT PASSING ANOTHER, OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS OPERATOR ERROR. SPEED, OVER STEERING AND THE BOWEL IN THE HIGH POSITION WERE THE CAUSE.
EE TOLD DRIVER THEY WERE FINISHED UNLOADING BUT TO WAIT BEFORE HE PULLED OFF SO THAT HE COULD PUT THE LOAD LOCKS BACK ON THE TRAILER. EE WALKED ONT TRAILER, PUT LOAD LOCK ON, TURNED TO WALK OU T AND DRIVER PULLED AWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL RIGHT KNEE TWISTED WITH POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
EE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE TRUCK SHE DRIVES. A REPAIR ORDER WAS ISSUED TO GET IT FIXED BUT THE LEASING CO WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIX HALF THE PROBLEM & ORDERED THE PART FOR THE OTHER PART. THE LEASING CO NEVER CALLED THAT THE PART CAME IN & IN THE MEANTIME SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK (NOT HER FAULT) UPON CALLING THE LEASING CO THEY TOOK THE TRUCK IN AN
EE WAS WORKING ON SCAFFOLD INSIDE KILN. AS A LOAD OF BRICK WAS BEING TAKNE INTO THE KILN ON A FORKLIFT, THE DRIVER STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE PLATFORM THE SCAFFOLD WAS SITTING ON. THE WEIGHT OF THE PALLET OF BRICK CAUSED THE FORKLIFT TO SLIDE ABOUT 6" INTO THE PLATFORM. THIS EXTRA FORWARD MOVEMENT ALLOWED THE PALLET OF BRICK TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE GROIN.