Slipped off tracks of excavator, falling on shot rock/hair line fracture to left elbow-cuts to left knee-cuts to face.
Mid-Illinois QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- Aug 2013
Reportable incidents
8 on file2013 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
Miner was operating Cat haul trk when he ran off haul road striking a boulder berm that had been placed to protect trucks from a drainage ditch and culvert pipe. The truck crossed over a boulder hitting a dirt bank causing the operator to hit his head on cab frame
2010 · 1 incident
Miner was fueling and greasing D8N Dozer to start stripping burden. He was bending over to grease ripper on the back of the machine, as he straightened up, he pulled a muscle in his lower back.
2009 · 1 incident
Wet shot rock plugged up the Primary Crusher. I was inside of the crusher cleaning out the rock. I picked up a large rock to throw outside, the rock slipped off of the blow bar and fell on my left index finger, cutting it deeply.
2004 · 1 incident
HE WAS CUTTING MOTOR AND HYDRAULIC PUMP LOOSE FROM MACHINE. WHEN THE TORCH CUT THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THERE WAS OIL RESIDUE INSIDE CAUSING A FLASH BACK.
2002 · 1 incident
THE STRONG WINDS BLEW HIS TARP ON HIS TRUCK, SO HE CLIMBED UP TO FIX IT. HIS SHOES WERE SLICK AND HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK. HE SHATTERED HIS WRIST TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL.
2000 · 2 incidents
EE WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS OVER HIS HEAD WITH WRENCHS, FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS CLEANING FINES FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHEN HE REACHED FOR A SHOVEL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETER MINED THAT HE HAD A TORN CARTILAGE. EE WAS PUT ON NO-WORK STATUS.