Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted 2 miners were removing a dolly from a storage silo, when the last bolt was cut, the dolly rolled striking 1 miner in the torso. EMS was called, but said it would be 25 minutes ETA, miner was transpor...
02/07/2022 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 82d lost, 30d restricted A MECHANIC WAS INFLATING A TRUCK TIRE WITH A STANDOFF DEVICE INSIDE THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT AT 60-70 PSI, KNOWN AS A ZIPPER FAILURE. DEBRIS STRUCK THE MINER IN THE FACE...
01/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 21d restricted EE was getting out of truck and there was some ice on the step of the truck and he stepped down on step, foot slipped, EE fell on left knee. His left knee was bruised.
04/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing screen on motor on classifer, when coming down steps, foot slipped because he had mud on shoes. EE slid down 5 steps and right arm got caught or hung on stair rail, causing him to pull...
03/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading sand on out dump truck , when he was getting out of the truck, he jumped from the drivers compartment to the ground, spraining his lower back.
11/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The lifting lug was only welded in one spot of the 6' X 12' X 1/4"" plate steel. This caused the plate steel to be too weak and unbalanced, therefore, it fell on EE when the forklift tried to move it....
09/16/2004 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee attempted to replace starter on Hyster H50XM forklift, jacked forklift up with a 10 ton hydraulic floor jack. He did not put any blocks or shorwings under forklift to prevent it from falling....
06/11/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was hauling mud to reclamation site, ran over nerm and off into ditch full of water and mud. The tractor part stuck in mud, the trailer was standing upright and rolled over in mud also.
09/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK BACK INTO GRAVEL WASHER, EE WAS BENDING OVER AND STRAINED LOWER MIDDLE BACK.
02/06/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS WORKING ON DUMP TRUCK OUTSIDE & SOME SAND FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE BECAUSE OF STRONG, HEAVY WINDS. HIS EYE BECAME INFECTED AFTER GOING TO URGENT CARE ON 2/6/02. ON 2/14/02 HE WENT TO CARO LINA EY...
04/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 5d restricted EE PULLED THREE DRAWERS OF TOOL BOX OPENED AT SAME TIME CAUSING AN OUT OF BALANCE SITUATION. TOOL BOX WEIGHS 1000 LB.