DOUGLASVILLE MINE SITE — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/15/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 200d restricted EE was balancing electrical transformer on Unistrut. EE caught it as it shifted and felt discomfort in their back.
08/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Changing rollers on C-1 tail pulley. EE laid the roller flat and then pulled it out, felt a sharp pain in middle of his back. EE continued to hold roller to keep it from falling and then set the rol...
05/04/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with a noise induced (sensorineural) hearing loss after a threshold shift was detected.
03/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and a mechanic where using a hydraulic wrench to tighten the spider bolts on the gyratory crusher. While the EE was repositioning the wrench, a miscomunication accurred with the mechanic. The m...
01/27/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was walking on plant yard (muddy conditions) and stepped on rock, ""rolled"" / sprained his left ankle.
12/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employees were carrying screens for a screen deck change. Another employee dropped a screen striking the injured employee in the lower torso.
09/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was carrying metal (for guard), with another employee - slipped, but did not fall, injuring right knee. Employee suffered right knee sprain but did not report this injury in a timely fashion...
08/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was loading a 55 gallon drum onto a stand by himself when he was told to wait for help. He slipped on a mat and the drum rolled onto his wrist and arm.
04/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unscrewing a hydraulic crusher when a cylinder slipped, pinching his right thumb (stitches required). The injury did not become official until 4-9-05.
04/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was using hammer to perform unknown task and began experiencing lower back pain. The injury did not get reported until 4/19/2005
09/10/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee is one of the pit loader operators, and was operating a 988G loader and struck a rock with a tire, jarring the machine. The jarring, jarred the employees back. The machine and seat specific...
09/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee exited loader and was standing on the ground, went to twist to walk away and felt sudden pain in his right calf. Injury is a partial tear to his right calf.
06/17/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee operates the pit loader loading three quarry trucks. The employee alledges the movement in the loader strained his back.
08/22/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE GOT OUT OF WELDING TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAS BEEN ON LIGHT DUTY.
08/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE TURNED AROUND STRIKING SCREEN MEDIA RESULTING IN A LACERATION ACROSS HIS LIP.
01/19/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPERATOR A DRAGLINE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED BACK CAUSING THE EE TO INJURY HIS ANKLE.
08/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost WHILE INSTALLING RADIATOR IN MACHINE, MECHANIC'S RIGHT HAND AND WRIST WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN BOTTOM OF RADIATOR AND MOUNTING AREA OF MACHINE.
11/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE WAS REPLACIN O RING ON THE PIT SHOVEL. WHEILEWORKING ON THIS THE EE REACHED OVER TO GET A HYDRALIC HOSE WHE HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
08/21/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL HIS PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT. EE WAS IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB LADDER TO LOADER WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.