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. |