OSHA Shop Employee had just completed an on site repair on the Komatsu PC 600 Excavator and was doing EE's final inspection of the area making sure EE had all of EE's parts, tools accounted for and picked up. While walking back to the ladder access point EE stepped off of the 18 inch wide factory installed walking surface and fell 65 inches, breaking EE's femoral head, left hip
Sturgeon QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2019
- Latest incident
- Aug 2019
Reportable incidents
14 on file2019 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
Employee tried to access door on crusher without proper fall protection, in an area requiring fall protection. Employee fell and injured right hand.
2016 · 2 incidents
Lid on WA-500-6 battery box impacted L hand of employee resulting in contusion and abrasion
Heat exhaustion, or symptoms of, related to excessive weather heat event.
2014 · 1 incident
Employee altercation - Altercation is being investigated. No witnesses to initiation of altercation. Independent investigator has been hired by Insurance Carrier to review and assist. To my current knowledge Boone County Sheriffs Department is investigating as well.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee slipped while installing work pump hose. Impacted rib cage on ground and broke a left rib
2006 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
While changing screens, employee felt a pop/pinch in his neck.
2005 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP DUMP TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. CAUSE OF PAIN UNKNOWN.
2001 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUS FRACTURE IN LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED SEEING HIS DOCTOR AND HAD NOT RE-SPLINTED AS REQUESTED BY HIS DOCTOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM EMPLOYEE THAT HIS ARM WAS NOT HEA LED. EMPLOYEE STRUCK A LARGE ROCK WHILE SHOVELING AND RE-FRACTURED LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT AS HE CLOSED HIS LOADER DOOR, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL AFTER HE HAD WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
2000 · 2 incidents
STEPPED ON SMALL STONE, KNEE GAVE OUT. THIS WAS AN AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. THIS DID NOT CAUSE THE CONDITION.
WHILE REMOVING U-JOINT STRUCK CHISEL WITH HAMMERAND PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LEG.