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September 25, 2023 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee walked out of break room. EE stumbled for unknown reasons and fell. A few seconds later EE started having convulsions. This is when EE struck head on the ground causing EE to bleed. EMS was called and available within 7minutes. The employee was taken to the hospital and received treatment.

December 1, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Standard Sand & Silica, Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was running dryer. Needed to grease bearing. Didn't shut down dryer. Went under guard & tried to grease while dryer was running. Fore arm was caught on something and EE's skin was removed.

November 24, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Standard Sand & Silica, Co. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on sand spill due to malfunction. While trying to walk around the pile employee hit head on a catwalk. Employee was not wearing helmet at the time & suffered a cut on forehead.

September 2, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Standard Sand & Silica, Co. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was using Lull forklift to cover bag load from rain damage. Boom should not have been used to perform task. Boom was all the way out while traveling, forklift started leaning. Trying to balance the forklift, lever got stuck & tipped on side. Employee will be retrained on using the proper equipment to perform the task.

September 1, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was cleaning up area around dryer. As they backed up the wheel barrow started twisting causing them to loose balance & roll their left ankle.

July 7, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was stacking bags and had index finger caught by a bag.

July 7, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

A cover on a breakerbox fell onto employee's middle finger. Employee got a cut.

July 7, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee came in to start shift. Was seen acting disoriented and 911 was called. Employee was taken to the hospital.

May 19, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to clear a stuck flow hole in the bin knife gate, when it released and caught EE's hand.

March 26, 2021 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Fall down stairs

At the end of the shift, employee locked the scale house up to leave for the day, a cat ran under employee's foot and tripped them up and they fell down the scale house stairs.

March 23, 2021 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Struck by flying object

Driving metal pin with sledge hammer. Metal shard broke free lacerating left leg behind knee, stitches required.

January 13, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was stacking 50 lb bags onto a pallet. Employee over extended while stacking a bag and twisted/strained back

September 8, 2020 AL · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Failed to maintain 3 points of contact dismounting excavator on to uneven ground, twisting ankle resulting in minor soft tissue damage.

September 2, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

insect bite left cheek

August 6, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was checking screens when EE fell and scraped arm on grading.

July 21, 2020 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shortly after starting shift, employee called the scale house operator complaining about chest pains. Scale house operator called 911 and MSHA. Employee was diagnosed with costochondritis, basically sore ribs - usually from stress.

June 3, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was locking up weed eater and it fell on their hand

April 15, 2020 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The miner as installing a belly pan on the D-6 dozier and inadvertently caught left hand in a pinch point. medical treatment stiches in left hand mid palm

January 31, 2020 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Fall from machine

On 2/2/2020 the miner reported to the safety supervisor that the miner had fallen while dismounting dump truck on 1/31/2020. Miner stated miner mis-stepped one of the steps causing miner to fall to the ground at a height of approximately 3ft.

January 21, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a piece of grating up when the pry bar slipped and hit EE above EE's right lip resulting in a small cut.

January 15, 2020 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Struck against a moving object

A 745 CAT articulating truck tipped over in a curve road conditions were wet. No equipment damage. Employee received medical treatment for bump on head and knee.

February 6, 2019 FL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator was cleaning an elevator chute when the left hand, ring finger was caught between a bucket and the elevator chute frame resulting in a cut from the finger tip to the first knuckle on that finger.

December 11, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator POWERED HAULAGE
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck against a moving object

Operator moving 2 pallets of material stacked on top of each other, the material weight exceeded the forklifts moving capability. Operator raised the load too high from the ground and when the forklift was moved forward the forks tilted forward lifting the forklift and once the pallets fell off the fork the lift landed back on the ground.

August 1, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Sprained knee

July 20, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Struck by flying object

Defective tire hammer handle. The damage could not be seen during the pre task inspection of the tool. The miner was breaking down tires with the hammer when the handle broke and the metal end of the hammer bounced off of the tire striking the miner in the right forehead. The miner received stitches for a 6" laceration.

July 17, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner had right hand caught between a flight hub and the wall of the course material washer while performing maintenance on the washer flight hub assembly. The miner and an additional maintenance person was attempting to maneuver the flight hub assembly into place when the miner was injured.

April 14, 2018 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator benching in pit and high wall slipped and trapped operator in the cab of the excavator for approximately 10-15 minutes. Operator was alert the whole time and once dug out walked away from the scene. There were visible cuts on the operator. Operator was taken to the hospital for an examination and observation.

February 8, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Fall down stairs

It was lightly raining and an employee slipped on the top of the steps and fell down 4 steps. While trying to catch self, employee twisted back.

February 2, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed up short vertical ladder to look at belts on elevator. When descending ee stepped off ladder to platform wrong and twisted ankle.

January 18, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a knife to check the up and down motion of a sheave at the #2 booster pump. EE was spinning it by hand. The sheave hit the knife and cut the employee's right pointer finger.

June 13, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was tapping bolts into the 12" flange for the waste pump with the hammer in EE's right hand when the hammer slipped and EE hit left hand, fracturing EE's left middle finger.

May 25, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was injured while moving a conveyor. The tail pulley end raised off of the ground slightly picking the miner up and allowing ee to fall about 2 feet back to the ground spraining rt ankle and left knee. Restricted duty case, follow up in a week. Miner may return to restricted duty on 05/25/2017.

May 22, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operator upset equipment while dumping load. Operator failed to ensure truck was level before attempting to dump. Truck upset on passenger side. Operator was utilizing their seat belt at the time of the incident. Resulting injury were lumbar, lumbar radius strain. Miner refused medical treatment.

May 6, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Contractor was cutting a piece of tin with a grinder when a small piece of metal struck them in the eye.

April 20, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in the removal of the gear box from the #1 Sand Dryer. Two bolts that were holding the gear box in place broke, causing the gear box to fall onto the employee's leg and causing a left proximal fibula fracture.

March 6, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

A bucket line was being held up using a hoist and a crane. The hoist broke and struck employee on the arm.

January 5, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Fall from machine

A customer truck driver was rolling up the tarp when the customer fell through a wooden board on the trailer that was rotted.

October 17, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor OTHER
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was attempting to turn on water to plant one when stepped on a poisonous reptile. The miner abruptly jumped away, twisting awkwardly pulling or straining lower back.

September 30, 2016 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was bailing water out of a boat with a 3.5 gallon bucket. The employee twisted back causing a lumbosacral sprain.

September 23, 2016 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

There was an electrical fire at the variable frequency driver in the MCC room at the #2 Wet plant. While extinguishing the fire, ee inhaled the smoke and the extinguishing agent.

September 23, 2016 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

There was an electrical fire at the variable frequency drive in the MCC room at #2 Wet Plant. EE began to extinguish the fire using a fire extinguisher. EE then ran to the main disconnect located at the transformer station to turn off the power. While running, ee stepped on uneven ground and injured knee.

August 22, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Struck against stationary object

Miner was conducting repair work on a piece of mobile equipment when employee ducked under the equipment, raised up too soon and struck head on the equipment. Due to the repair location the miner did not have on a hardhat. Miner received stitches for a minor laceration to the top of head.

July 13, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator stated that while operating loader loading outside contract trucks EE pulled or strained back.

January 19, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a shacker and twisted to get a tool from behind EE and employee stated they felt a pull in lower back.

January 14, 2016 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Elmore Sand & Gravel, Inc · Contact with electrical current

A panel box door was not properly secured in the closed position allowing water to enter into the electrical panel. The EE opened the panel box to turn on the breaker & the panel face shocked the EE. The shock was minor but the EE was taken to a doc to be checked out. There were no obvious signs of injury. The EE stated EE had minor tingling in EE's left hand.

January 5, 2016 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was hand stacking 50 pound clay bag, and when ee turned to place a bag on the pallet, ee felt a pain in their back.

January 4, 2016 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee climbed on excavator and operated it for approx 3 hrs & when EE climbed off EE felt pain in lower center to right of back. EE thought it was just stiff from operation of excavator but has gotten worse over the last 3 days.

December 28, 2015 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was removing drain plug on oil pan on tractor. Felt shoulder pop when he pulled on wrench.

October 27, 2015 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a driving pin to remove a shaft from a fan housing. Another employee was hammering the driving pin and struck the injured employee's finger with the hammer.

August 27, 2015 FL · Metal/Non-Metal ball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operator MACHINERY
Edgar Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Raymond Roller Mill star feeder was blocked with large clay lumps. Employee shut the system down to remove the the blockage from the feeder. When he removed the lumps of clay causing the blockage, the feeder turned and rolled over his left hand causing severe lacerations to his ring and middle fingers.

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