Conrock North Pit — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove a v-belt from a sheave on the main drive of a wet screen. Another emloyee was assisting to remove tension on the belt by raising the drive end of the belt pulley whi...
05/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 92d restricted Miner was climbing a six foot step ladder. Upon reaching the third rung of the ladder his foot slipped off the rung and he fell to the ground. The ladder was on a concrete pad at a wash plant and sol...
09/20/2007 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A fatal accident occurred when a miner became entangled in a take up pulley on the #13 conveyor belt. A guard was in place at the time of the accident.
08/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Miner was climbing on and off a crane during shift. He does not recall a specific injury event but experienced pain in his left knee at shift end. He was initially evaluated and diagnosed with a pos...
10/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Miner was positioning a tie-down chain on a floating conveyor. While using his foot to hold the chain in position on the deck as he wrapped the chain around a cleat, the chain slipped under his foot...
08/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Miner walking along beltline when foot got stuck in mud. While pulling foot loose he strained knee. Continued to work at full capacity until 9/18/06 when he was placed on restricted work activity by...
07/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 81d lost, 3d restricted Miner was attempting to free a stuck conveyor using a 36 inch aluminum pipe wrench and a 5 foot cheater bar. While pulling down on the wrench/bar with his hands above his head, the wrench handle brok...
10/01/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost 1) The employee was standing with one foot on the framework of a conveyor and the other on a ledge of a tunnel. 2) The employee was elevated off the ground. 3) The conveyor was running while perf...
07/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Repetitive motion of lifting buckets of aggregate into back of a pickup.
05/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted helping to unload a 6x20 screen, when removing chain binder one may have put wrist in the binder.
04/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING TEMPORARY SAFETY HAND RAILS & PLYWOOD COVERS ON GRIZZLY BARS ON DREDGE. WHILE REMOVING THE LAST OF THE PLYWOOD, HIS FOOT SLIPPED THRU THE BARS. HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF.
09/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None OPERATOR WAS GETTING DOWN FROM CAB. WHEN SHE WAS GOING DOWN LADDER HER RIGHT BOOT HUNG IN THE SECOND CLEET OF THE LADDER AND DID NOT GET HER LEFT LEG IN THE THIRD RUNG. THIS CAUSED HER TO LAND ON HER...
08/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE FELL ON A PALLET WITH HAND UNDER IT. HAND IS NOW BROKEN.
04/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE WAS TRYING TO GET HEAD ROLL BACK INTO POSITION BY PUSHING AND PULLING WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN.
08/05/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE COMPLAINED ABOUT TINGLING IN HIS FINGERS OF HIS R HAND DR SAID IT WAS WRIST STRAIN. WAS GIVEN A BRACE. NO WORK RESTRICTION MUSCLE RELAXER WAS PREISCRIBED.
07/19/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PRYING CHUNK OF ASPHALT FROM A FEEDER OPENING. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO COME AGAINST OTHER METAL WITH HIS SMALL FINGER IN BETWEEN. TIP OF THE FINGER WAS INJURED INCLUDING SOME TISSUE &...
05/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON OVERHEAD CONVEYOR ON A LADDER. HE HAD BEEN USING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLINE HOSE. FOOT GOT ENTANGLED IN HOSE WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATE LY 5' I...
05/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UNLOADING CONVEYOR ROLLER FRAMES RIGHT HAND GLOVE WAS CAUGHT TWISTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
03/24/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DOGGING METAL DOWN INTO BACKHOE BUCKET WHEN STEEL DOG BROKE LOOSE & STEEL WEDGE STRUCK H IM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK AREA OF HIS FACE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.