Bridgeport Rock Crusher — Accidents

Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS HOLDING ROLLER IN BRACKET ON CONVEYOR WHILE CO-WORKER HAMMERED ROLLER INTO SLOT. EE'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN LACERATION OF LEFT RING FINGER.
09/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPPING THE TURNBUCKLE FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE GEAR BOX MOTOR TURNED, PINNING EE'S ARM BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAME.
08/26/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While holding wrench on clamp, co-worker was tightening clamp with impact wrench when employee's thumb was caught between wrench and clamp resulting in laceration of thumb requiring stitches.
06/27/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was assisting co-worker with plant maintenance inside primary shaker when the flash from welding being conducted by co-worker caused burns to his eyes. Given prescription for pain.
03/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HET EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE/RIB CAGE AREA
01/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REEMOVE SIDE PLATE ON VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACT WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND BULL WHEEL, RESULTING IN OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
11/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT TUNNEL WHEN A ROCK FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON WORK RESTRICTION AS OF 11/09/04.
06/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee sustained left wrist strain while shoveling material out of haul truck.
05/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was changing out roller on conveyer when the wrench slipped, causing ee to hit thumb against angle iron, resulting in laceration to tip of left thumb.
05/04/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EE's LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
04/13/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING IN WELDING THE PRIMARY SHAKER WHEN HE SUSTAINED WELDING BURNS OF THE EYES.
01/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS MOVING A PUMP IN TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT PAININ LEFT GROIN AREA.
12/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted WHEN ASSISTING IN THE STRAIGHTENING OF V BELT ON PRIMARY CRUSHER EE S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY RESULTING IN FRACTURES OF 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS ON RIGHT HAND.
05/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING CATWALK EE WAS PUSHING ON CATWALK WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND CLASSIFIER CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.
01/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRILLER AND VICTIM WERE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE CAROUSEL. WHILE GUIDING A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD COVERING THE SHOT AREA. HE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND GRABBED THE DRILLING TABL E TO ST...
07/15/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS OPERATING THE EUCLID WHEN THE REAR AXLE HOUSING BROKE. THE UNIT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR SIDE CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE DOOR ON UNIT.
04/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost AFTER WELDING NUT ONTO BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO TOUCH HOT BOLT.
03/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY SURFACE RESULTING IN STRAIN/SPRAIN TO LEFT WRIST.
02/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 19d restricted WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER COMPONENT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY OF RUSHING WATER CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.
12/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT & HIT HIS RIGHTLOWER LEG.
09/06/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK, HE HIT A BUMP INT HE ROAD, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.
07/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE BEARING ON TAIL PULLEY WITH THE USE OF A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF BEARING AND LODGED IN LEFT WRIST.
06/22/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SURGE LOADER AND WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABOUT OTO HIT THE HATCH ON THE EXCAPE TUNNEL. HE TURNED HIS HEAD FAST, AND LATER HIS NECK AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO...
12/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS SCRAPING ROCK MATERIAL OFF OF CATWALK WITH SHOVEL RESULTING IN STAIN OF RIGHT LOWER FOREARM/WRIST.
08/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE OPENED WINDOW TO OBSERVE TELDYNE WHILE OPERATING CONTROLS WHEN THE WINDOW FELL ONTO HISRIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
03/30/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR SHAKER ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF OF CONVEYER AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MID BACK AREA.
02/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HEAVY OBJECT THAT WAS NEEDED FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE NEXT DAY HE NOTICED A LUMP NEAR HIS NAVEL AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HI S LOWER...