The safety can was transported in an unsecured location of the truck. During transport, fuel can shifted and tilted over the exhaust of the air compressor motor. The employee tried to upright the can, during which the lid opened and released vapor that ignited on the hot exhaust.
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Showing all 9EE and another ee were standing on a wooden cover on a belt built to keep contamination off of the conveyor. EE was starting the plant. EE communicated with them ee was starting the plant. EE climbed of the belt and another ee walked 30 feet down the belt not expecting the belt to be turned on. The belt started and ee fell off about 4 feet
Contractor was changing crusher liners on an hp 400. While cleaning the seat of the liner the contractor's employee repositioned self with the grinder on. The grinder got pulled into employee's leg when the disc got caught up in employee's pants. The grinder was still running and cut employee's leg.
Flat level ground, backfilling a concrete form with base rock.
Driver hauling plaster sand got stuck in the soft sand, operator loader pushed the trailer out from being stuck.
Employee slipped on rocks and fell while walking on the mine. No modified duty or loss time until 5/25/12 when employee was removed from work for surgery.
Our Customer (Black Diamond Trucking) had a passenger that exited the truck to make weight while on the scale. He jumped aprox 6 feet to an uneven surface. Upon impact, he broke his ankle and fell back hitting his head on the eye beam below, causing a laceration.
Hoisting radial stacker for assembly and one sling broke. Conveyer fell approx 3' onto employee and broke pelvis.
THE OPERATOR TRAVELED DOWN A RAMP IN THE PIT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP THE TRUCK HIT A POTHOLE IN STANDING WATER. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.