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January 18, 2011
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner was standing on the third rung of a step ladder performing maintenence on a screening plant when miner lost his balance and fell backwards onto his left side in the dirt and mud. Miner suffered a concusion, seperated left shoulder, strained neck, strained back and ligament damage to his right knee.
August 23, 2010
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Miner was checking on a screening plant, the upper deck had gotten clogged with debris, before the miner was able to shut down the machine a 4" rock came off the upper deck of the screening plant striking the miner in the side of the face. The miner sustained a contusion and laceration requiring 3 stitches.
July 28, 2010
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
outside foreman, leadman
ELECTRICAL
Interwest Development NW Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Miner was walking on the catwalk of the main screen plant when he contacted an electrical line, (which had some insulation rubbed off due to placing a screen up against the line) the line arced on the hand rail and shocked the miner, causing him to fall against the hand rail straining his back.
October 19, 2009
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
MACHINERY
Miner was assisting mechanic with routine maintenance of rotating cutting edge on a John Deere 824 loader bucket. While the mechanic and miner were rotating the cutting edge it slipped out of the mechanics hands and the miner was unable to maintain his grip on the other end dropping end of cutting edge on his foot, fracturing his right #1 toe.
October 2, 2009
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck against stationary object
Miner was walking to his loader, when he stepped on a rock, twisting his knee and falling to the ground.
May 13, 2008
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner had placed socket with rachet on bolt to tighten jaw crusher adjustment; spring tension was released pushing socket and rachet toward steel I-beam. Miner's hand was on rachet head instead of handle of rachet, crushing finger between rachet and steel I-beam lacerating finger requiring stitches.
Interwest Development NW Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was holding a chain in place to lift a piece of material, tension was put on chain with finger still between chain and material smashing finger.
April 18, 2008
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner grabbed 6' pry bar (weighing 20lbs.) off of rack and struck top of right foot with pointed end.
June 29, 2007
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Interwest Development NW Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was stepping out of his loader & when he was on the ground his back began to hurt.
February 20, 2006
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was cleaning frozen material from a screen shute with a large crow bar, when he felt stiffening pain in lower back.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CATWALKS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE JCI SCREEN & HIT THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK OF HIS HEAD & NECK.
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