Employee was climbing the ladder to the catwalk to check screens at the end of the day. The top rung broke off causing employee to scrap their shin. Employee said the leg was ok and put a band aide on the small cut. On Dec. 3 leg was swollen and cut oozing, employee was taken in and prescribed RX for infection. No breaks or fractures.
133 Portable CrusherMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 23
- Years on record
- 2001–2024
- Latest incident
- Nov 2024
Reportable incidents
23 on file2024 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
EE was helping change teeth on loader, another EE hit the tooth with a hammer and part of the tooth broke off and hit EE in the left cheek below EE's safety glasses. This was a first aid until EE was seen 6/20/18.
2017 · 1 incident
Employee was preparing to replace some belting on the stacker. The conveyor needed to be rotated, so employee used a pry bar to rotate the pulley to get the belt seam off of a roller. The bar slipped off the tail pulley and jammed wrists from the shock load of slipping. This caused a contusion to the left wrist resulting in suspected fracture of capitate bone.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was sliding screen off top deck of screen plant when his glove became hooked on the hooked wire end. The weight of the falling screen pulled him into the metal handrail, he hit his right side shoulder/collar bone area.
2010 · 2 incidents
Employee felt discomfort in right eye, asked Supervisor to look at it, Supervisor noticed a tiny spec and drove employee to medical facility to have object removed. Employee returned to work. Perscription for eye drops.
EE stepped out of Bobcat and twisted his ankle when his foot made contact with the ground.
2009 · 1 incident
Drive line broke on vehicle, employee was underneath tying it up with a chain. He from outside the vehicle assisting pulled on the chain, causing the drive line to fall onto employees chin. Lacerated chin required 9 stitches to close wound
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was removing a large rock off the walkway of the screen, as he lifted the rock, he felt pain in his back. He has an upper back strain.
2007 · 3 incidents
Strained elbow on right arm while installing head pulley. EE was given medication and was placed on limited use of right elbow restriction for 2 weeks.
Pain in left shoulder. This incident happened on 3/6/07 according to EE, however he did not report the incident to anyone until 3/15/07. **Dr prescribed physical therapy for 3 weeks.
Using razor blade utility knife to cut conveyor belt, knife slipped lacerating index finger on left hand.
2006 · 3 incidents
A large rock fell off conveyor belt striking hard hat on head, causing a laceration to top of head.
An employee was using a blow torch to cut a cable. He crossed the torch over the left wrist of injured employee causing a small burn to inj ee wrist.
Cutting a piece of rubber on the bobcat skid steer with a razor knife. EE slipped with knife cutting his left hand requiring stitches in little finger.
2005 · 3 incidents
EE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF THE SCREEN WITH A HAMMER. HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF PLANT CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE WAS STILL HURTING ON 6/02/05 SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. IT WAS JUST A CONTUSION, THE DOCTOR PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTION UNTIL 6/09/05
On cat walk of 6 by 20 screen. He backed up thinking he was against railing, but was in front of ladder opening and he stepped off cat walk falling to ground, landing on his feet. He didn't go to Dr until 4-8-05, and was then put on stay home rest for three days.
Grinding on piece of metal he had just completed welding together. A piece of metal flipped up under safety glasses and he had to go to eye Dr. to have small piece of metal removed from eyelid.
2004 · 1 incident
EE WAS WALKING OUT TO SHOVEL DIRT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & STRAINED HIS BACK
2003 · 2 incidents
EE WAS MOVING A SCRAP PILE OF METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL ON HIS FOOT, CAUSING A CONTUSION. DOCTOR X-RAYED & SAID FOOT WAS ONLY BRUISED AND EE COULD RETURN TO WORK. EE STAYED HOME ANYWAY. THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR A WEEK LATER AND WAS GIVEN TIME OFF.
LIFTING THE EE STEPS MOVING CRUSHER TO NEW LOCATION.
2002 · 2 incidents
EE WAS COLLECTING SAMPLES. WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HER RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WITH A WRENCH ON A STUCK FITTING WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO CONTACT A SHARP EDGE. EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.
2001 · 1 incident
UNKNOWN EMPLOYEE SAID WIND WAS BLOWING HARD THAT DAY AND SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE THOUGHTIT WOULD COME OUT. A FEW DAYS LATER HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED.