Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
AS HE STARTED TO PULL A PUMP TO THE END OF THE TAIL GATE OF A PICK UP TRUCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WASH PLANT #5Metal/Nonmetal
Salt River Materials Group · Surface
Controlled by Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202509
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2003
- Latest incident
- Feb 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2003 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
AS HE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS HOLDING A BOLT AND AS IT SPUN AROUND IT CUT HIS FINGER.
2001 · 2 incidents
Fall onto or against objects
WHILE ASSISTING CHANGING SCREENS AT THE WASH PLANT HE WAS WALKING SIDEWAYS AND TRIPPED ON DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE LEAVING THE PARKING AREA WHICH WAS VERY DARK HE JUMPED OVER A BERM AND THEN STEPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.