While installing the bolts that connect the top shell to the bottom shell of the crusher, EE was holding the head of the bolt from the bottom & using 2 fingers to support the center of the bolt. Another associate began to tighten the nut, the bolt spun, grabbing EE's fingers and spinning them across the steel plate deck. The steel deck sliced the middle finger.
SOUTH RICHMOND QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2004–2016
- Latest incident
- May 2016
Reportable incidents
15 on file2016 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
While swinging a sledgehammer with his less dominant hand to knock a pin into the bucket of the excavator, the associate felt a sharp pain in his hand.
2012 · 2 incidents
Associate was using a hand grinder to smooth a shaft. Associates finger came into contact with the grinding wheel.
EE exited the loader facing forward. His tripped over the door jam and fell forward, catching himself with his arms. He did not go to the doctor until 07/12/2012.
2011 · 2 incidents
Loading a Pre split shot noticed a burning feeling in groin area. (On 9/19 went to general surgeon to discuss possible surgery options, will update 7000-1 when Mr. Jenkins has his recommended surgery.)
Associate cut thumb nail while trying to drill a pilot hole. He was holding a small clamp when the drill slipped and the attached hole cutter cut his left thumb nail.
2009 · 1 incident
associate slipped and fell on wet floor, hitting his head on the cabinet that houses the computer in the primary crusher
2008 · 3 incidents
Getting down off of loader, scratched leg on loader step. Became infected a few days later.
2 associates were relining the chutes in the tunnel at Richmond, they needed to get a 200 lb plate into the tunnel feeder at the back. They carried it halfway and sat it down to take a break, when they started to pick it up EE didn't have good enough grip and it slipped out of his hand, falling about 2 inches, pinching his finger between the plate and the concrete.
Associate stepped on an uneven area of the ground and fell; injuring his leg.
2006 · 3 incidents
EE was helping put in mainframe bolt on crusher. Another ee dropped the bolt in place. When the bolt dropped a burr on the bolt caught EE's thumb and lacerated it. He received 11 stitches.
Employee had completed work on machine and was sitting on back of service truck. He reached into the bed of the truck to retrieve a shirt and caught his lower forearm on a splinter of metal on the tailgate of the truck, causing a laceration.
On 4/3/06 it rained that night. On 4/4/06 EE was climbing the ladder of his haul truck. EE slipped on the wet step and fell to the ground. On 4/5/06 EE asked to go to the Doctor.
2005 · 1 incident
Ee was holding a wrench on top of a bolt. When the nut was tightened. The Allen Wrench slipped and pinned his finger between the wrench and the side plate.
2004 · 1 incident
Miner was using a belt punch to put a hole in a piece of skirtboard rubber. Upon striking the 5-6 blow he struck punch w/ a glancing blow. Punch angled to side of blow punching his left index finger between punch & rubber that he was working on. Miner was wearing gloves, however the force of punching action resulted in tear of skin on his left index finger resulting in 10 stitches.