Empire/White — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to turn the bumper of the lube truck, on the forks of the lift, using a support leg, the bumper shifted and rolled off the forklift onto the victim's leg. The victim was taken by fell...
10/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner tripped over tounge of brush hog, causing him to fall forward catching himself with his arms, he wrenched/landed wrong on his right shoulder.
09/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Left eye of miner/welder appears red, irritated, slightly swollen.
12/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured worker was walking from Main office to Training Trailer, slipped on snow covered ice, and fell hard to concrete with bodyweight landing on right leg and foot.
07/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 22d restricted Employee was attempting to install new belt on portable air compressor. Left ring finger was pulled between belt and roller, smashed flat, with nail avulsion, fracture to fingertip, and possible nerv...
09/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading auger on to truck. Loader man was pushing with loader and when he pulled back from auger the part that the man was standing on fell 1 to 2 feet and he flipped over.
02/20/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Ice & snow covered highwall, thawing. EE was unpinning auger flite approx 4' from highwall. Big rock fell from highwall, hit auger, rock guard, pipe, split, 1/2 rock hit EE's left leg @ knee area.
10/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 44d restricted IT WAS RAINING AND HE WAS GETTING INTO A 1989 MACK TRUCK/TRACTOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.
02/15/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was walking across the shop parking area headed to the office at 6:00 am when it was dark. another ee was backing pick-up truck out of shop bay toward office. the driver of the truck said he was dark...
03/08/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS RIDING ON THE SALEM AUGER WHILE A LOADER PULLED & A DOZER PUSHED THE MACHINE UP OUT OF THE PIT. THE PIN HOLDING THE HITCH TO THE LOADER BROKE CAUSING THE AUGER TO TILT FORWARD DROPPING ABOUT FO...
03/02/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CLEANING RUST OFF AIR BAG BRACKET WITH AN AIR GRINDER WHEN THE WHEEL CAME APART AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT ARM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
01/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS REMOVING A TIRE FROM AN OLD SCRAP MECHANIC TRUCK WHEN THE DOOR TO THE UTILITY BED FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD. THE EDGE OF THE DOOR CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
01/12/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO VALUE FOUND None Employee was assisting another load auger flights onto a flatbed truck using a loader. Employee was the ground man directing the flights onto the truck. The loader operator lost sight of him and hit h...
12/16/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW DEBRIS OFF THE BUMPER OF HIS TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL/DIRT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. WENT TO DR. TO GET FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED.
09/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 70d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A 50 TON ROCK TRUCK ANDHIS FOOT ROLLED WHEN HE LANDED IN A LOW AREA OF THE GROUND CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
05/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND WE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND WENT ONTO A BOLT WHICH WASHOLDING A VICE ONTO THE TRUCK BUMPER CAUSING A CONTUSION...
01/21/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost IT WAS COLD AND THE GROUND WAS SNOW COVERED WHEN EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK TO A MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM STEPPING ON A MACHINE PART THAT WAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE SNOW. THE S LIP CAU...
01/27/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A GRINDER WITH A WIRE WHEEL TO CHIPOFF PAINT ON A PORT SO HE COULD WELD IT. ONE OF THE WIRES FROM THE WHEEL BROKE LOOSE & WENT INTOHIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE DIDN'T NOTICE IT FOR A FEW DAYS &...
02/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE SQUATTED DOWN TO ROLL BRAKE DRUM AND WHEN HE WENT TO ROLL IT HE FELT A SPRAIN IN HIS BACK.