East Volunteer — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting plastic glue bucket while doing so the belt knife slipped crossing his left hand cutting it. Gloves were worn at the time of the accident.
06/25/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mis judged weight on lift and turned crane over.
05/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While ee was moving the pipe bonder the 12"" Kerco pipe his thumb was pinched between the bonder and pipe. Causing a cut & fracture to his right thumb, 6 stitches.
07/10/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was work on the vibrator screen when debris in his right eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time of accident. The debris fell on his face going in his eye.
04/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and another EE were unloading a pallet with pump hose on it, when injured EE grabbed and pulled on the pallet, it had a nail in it. EE ripped his right thumb on it. Applied first aide to the wound,...
06/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was standing on a piece of metal he was cutting. When metal fell he fell also about 4 feet.
05/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a sump pump from the raw hopper tunnel the pump became wedged on a bolt, EE grabed the pump to move it, it came loose and swung back and mashed his hand on a pipe.
01/02/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None During the dismantling of the dragline, employees were cutting the cab loose from the machine with an oxygen torch. During this process some sparks were going into the cab. At the end of the shift all...
07/06/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a short 2x4 with a skillsaw. When he was almost thru the cut the saw bound up. EE moved his hand to the back of the board and pulled the trigger. The saw kicked bakc cutting his left th...
07/07/2006 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Jaw area of head/neck was pinched between handrail of manlift and cable tray. Foot was still on deadman switch.
07/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Workman was removing a coal hopper from it's support structure when the walkway he was standing on broke and caused him to fall down approximately 13 feet onto a concrete slab. The fall caused fractu...
02/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was getting off the 3500 shovel at the end of his shift. It was dark and he misjudged the distance from the step to the ground causing him to fall and hurt his ankle.
10/30/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE FOREMAN WAS TAKING EE INTO THE PIT, WHEN HE HAD HIM MOVE THE HITACHI BACKHOE. AFTER HE DISMOUNTED THE BACKHOE, HE WALKED BACK TO THE TRUCK WIPING THE MUD OFF HIS HANDS. WHEN HE WIPED THE M UD OFF...
06/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 13d restricted EMPLOYEE STATES LOADING HOLES AT MINES FELT A KNOT IN STOMACH.
03/20/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE DRAGLINE CREW HAD BUILT A METAL CANOPY TO GO OVER THE DRAGLINE BUCKET WHILE THEY WERE REBUILDING THEM. EE & COWORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING THE CANOPY ON TOP OF SOME CRIBBING TIMBE RS SO T...
03/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REBUILDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON A HITACHI BACKHOE. TWO WERE UNLOADING THE NEW UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS AND THE THIRD TURNED AND WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THEM. ONE OF THE CARRIAGE ROLLERS...
07/08/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE MG SETS WITH A SLING AND HOIST. AFTER HOOKING THE SLING TO THE MG SET, HE PUSHED THE UP BUTTON TO START THE HOIST REELING IN. HE REALIZED THE BUTTON WAS ST UCK AND...
06/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost EE WAS WORKING DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF VACATION, HELPING TO CLEAN ON THE PAGE 752 DRAGLINE. EE WAS USINGA PUTTY KNIFE AND A LONG HANDLE SCRAPPER TO SCRAP OLD GREASE OUT FROM UNDER THE DRAG DR UM IN T...
01/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE LOADING BULK TRUCK EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF TRUCK.
03/27/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING THE 1/4 "" STEEL HOIST CABLE ON THE PARTS ELEVATOR WENCH AT THE VOLUNTEER SHOP. INJURED WAS USING A SET OF CABLE CUTTERS AND A BALL-PEINE HAMMER TO CUT THE CABLE TO THE RIGHT...