Superintendent locked out and tagged out the crusher run belt to remove a blockage of material which had stopped the belt. The belt was cut on and off more than once during the process and the v-belts were replaced on the motor. The superintendent failed to disengage the starter switch during the last LOTO and their thumb was smashed in the v-belt.
Martin Marietta - Rich Patch QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2018
- Latest incident
- Oct 2018
Reportable incidents
6 on file2018 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
Miner was helping to change the attachment on the excavator from a hammer to a bucket. As the miner tried to loosen the nut with a wrench, EE propped foot on the attachment for leverage. When the nut broke loose, the miner fell to the ground, landing on EE's elbow. The miner suffered a dislocated elbow.
2016 · 1 incident
Taping a blast hole, reached down to grab EE's tape measure, felt a pop in EE's back.
2003 · 1 incident
THE YARD LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK IN STOCKPILE AREA. WHILE LOADING, A CONTRACTOR PULLED HIS TRUCK BEHIND LOADER. LOADER OPERATOR BACKED AWAY FROM HAUL TRUCK TO GO FOR ANOTHER B UCKET W/O SEEING THE CONTRACTOR. WHEN HE DID SEE THE CONTRACTOR IN HIS MIRROR, HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CONTRACT TRUCK. HE STRAINED & PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE FROM THE STOP
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF LINKBELT ROCKBREAKER WHEN FOOT CAUGHT IN TRACK.
2000 · 1 incident
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LADDER ON THE WTER TRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON THE RUNG CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS GRIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND LEVEL.