Delta Pit And Plant — Accidents

Total: 34 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/23/2026 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While laying under a dump truck employee went to turn and reach for a cable and their foot got caught under the axel. The foot and knee didn't twist with the rest of their body, causing them to twist...
08/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a guard off of the screening plant conveyor that is a part of the sand system. When taking off the guard, right hand was between the framework. The guard went across right hand c...
07/30/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While exiting the CAT 980 loader, employee was using 3 points of contact and facing the machine as required. During the descent, they believed they were on the last step and attempted to place a foot...
07/29/2025 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was hosing the ground under the catwalk and a 3/4"" rock fell from a pile and struck them on their shoulder.
07/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was holding a piece of angle and flipped it upside down to hold it in place to tack weld. As EE flipped it over, EE's wrist felt a pop and sharp pain that ran up to EE's elbow.
11/01/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a bearing race off with a grinder. EE forgot EE's safety glasses and a piece of metal came back and hit EE in the eye.
10/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE left an open drink by the tool room and went to work elsewhere. A second employee used Permatex Super Penetrant near the open drink and left to work elsewhere. When EE later took a drink, EE stated...
09/20/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 15d restricted Employee works as a mechanic at Delta. EE was driving a wheel bearing race into a wheel hub, for the tag axle, and was hitting the driver, using a MAC anti-vibe 48oz ball peen hammer. EE was wearing...
08/31/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 66d restricted When completing a daily inspection on the little impact crusher, the right door was opened and there was some dirt and rock on top of the door that fell into the hinge area and kept the door from open...
03/30/2022 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had previously used brake cleaner to clean the oil and grease from the area. After failing to remove the washer, the employee attempted to use a min-torch to heat the washer. When the emp...
01/05/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was lifting a 4' x 5' screen cloth to the elevated shaker screen. When the employee released the screen cloth, it moved as it settled into place, causing EE's hand to move with the screen as...
11/19/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making a hydraulic hose, using a die. When employee went to set the die on the hose, it slipped, and the die smashed the middle finger on employee's left hand.
07/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was picking up 3 boxes of filters. The boxes were sitting on a piece of concrete about knee height. EE lifted all 3 boxes and felt a pain in groin area.
07/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was getting out of the water truck and slipped due to mud on EE's shoes. Injured right shoulder when EE grabbed the handrail.
06/22/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was laying on a creeper replacing a clutch brake. The tool slipped out of EE's hand, bounced on the ground and hit EE in the left eye.
02/09/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While wearing Bouton Optical Clear safety glasses, grinding 3/4"" thick piece of steel, secured in a vise, on a workbench, with a 4 1/2 inch Makita corded grinder, a small piece of steel ricochet behi...
11/04/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading two pieces of flat steel out of a pickup truck with an overhead crane. The chains slipped and moved to the center of the steel, causing it to slide and strike the employee's ri...
05/13/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 8d restricted Was stepping up into CAT haul truck prior to entering the cab. Went to turn and boot did not turn with leg. Felt a pop in knee. Knee sprain.
04/27/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was welding a trailer. A spark came off and melted through employee's shoe and burned in between employee's toes.
07/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Climbed down step ladder to retrieve a screw driver and reached up and grabbed rung on step ladder to climb back up and a hammer fell off the dump truck box and hit the top of right hand causing a dis...
04/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning up, putting away tools, one drop and bruised left eye lid. Sent in for a medical evaluation as a precaution. First aid treatment only - non recordable.
09/26/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY-BAR WHILE REPLACING AN EQUALIZER ON TRAILER TO LOOSEN FITTINGS. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO PRY-BAR WITH RIGHT HAND THE FORCE OF BAR SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FINGER ON THE CORNER OF...
05/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After installing a new floor for log washer chute, a two foot piece of angle iron was tack welded into place and needed to be removed. Tack was small and just needed to be wiggled to break loose. Empl...
07/06/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 153d lost, 160d restricted Employee set up 8' step ladder under Auger on loam surface to clean out debris. Employee did not wait for fellow employee to secure the ladder and proceed to climb the ladder up to the third rung. The...
08/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Installing a Drive Belt Guard. Lifting it into place had to raise above 4 foot height to fit over drive sheave. Employee felt a muscle strain and pop in his right hip/abdonimal/groin area.
05/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Pulling on a conveyor belt sideways to get 2 conveyor belts to come together to put a splice together and felt his shoulder pop.
08/24/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Carpal tunnel right & left wrists. Repetitive motion over time.
07/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Caught little finger on ladder of loader step when coming down ladder to go into office. Broke right little finger.
07/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Drove euclid off bridge, overturned in water, trapped in cab and drowned.
01/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking anvils out of samll impact crusher and a co-worker was using a sledge hammer on the anvils to get them out of impact. A piece of the cast iron from the anvil flew and hit employee in the face c...
07/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Climbing loader laber, pulling self up into loader and felt a tear. Later in the day slipped when spraying water underneath one of the conveyors.
12/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Bent over to pick up a tow cable and felt sharp pain in lower back. Was stuck in the mud at silt dump site and the cat came over with the tow cable to pull him out. 1"" cable dropped and when I bent o...
07/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On the 7th was pulling on a fire hose and twisted body while pulling. Hose stuck and it pulled him back jerking his back.
04/04/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 41d lost CARPAL TUNNEL ON BOTH WRISTS. WENT IN FOR SURGERY APRIL 4, 00.