Gerken Materials Inc — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Changing screen cloth, lost balance and fell into hand rail.
05/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted Working on skid loader attachment and stepped backward. Tripped over some steel and fell on his rib cage.
08/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Fall from highwall
06/27/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING END LOADER IN SHOT ROCK AREA
03/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was helping install a punch plate on the screen deck and had his fingers around the plates opening as it was being pushed into place. Caught finger on cross rail, ripping open end of finger, which...
04/19/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None EE's reported to work and discovered the electircal trailer and control tower was on fire. Supervisor called fire department and MSHA then.
02/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The ground was ice covered with a layer of snow over top of ice. Employee lost footing on ice and fell and hit his head. Took him to be checked out and dr said he had a concussion.
11/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee is a semi-driver with our sister company N.O.A.P. He was working on the truck trailer in the shop area and slipped off and landed wrong on his foot/heel.
11/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was breaking up a rock with a sledge hammer & strained his back.
12/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE FORKS IN SKID LOADER. HAD A CUT AND SWELLING/BLEEDING OF THE FINGER.
08/28/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STACKING FLAT ROCK, COWORKER WAS OPERATING LOADER PEELING ROCK. THIS SPUN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK UP, STRUCK EE IN FOREHEAD, CUT FOREHEAD, 7 STITCHES.
06/27/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STACKING 3"" WALL STONE. HE WAS STACKING UP SOME STONE ON ONE CORNER WHEN ANOTHER EE RUNNING A SKID STEER WAS SETTING ANOTHER STONE ON THE PALLET WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND PUSHED TWO OTHER STONES...
05/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 4d restricted WORKER WAS STACKING 2"" ROCK AND A PIECE OF STONE CRACKED IN HALF, WHEN IT CRACKED, HE LOST HIS GRIP ON HALF OF IT AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING SWELLING IN THE FOOT.
06/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BANDING A PALLET OF STONE WITHOUT HIS GLOVES ON AND HE REACHED A ROUND PALLET FOR TIGHTENER WHEN THE BANDING CAUGHT HIM ACROSS HIS LEFT TOP HAND AND LACERATED HIS HAND AND WAS SENT TO H OSPITAL...
12/04/2000 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE WAS WORKING ON MILL OPRATION CONTROL ROOM ALL SHIFT. AT 3:55 PM, PT MGR COULD NOT LOCATE HIM. HE WENT INTO CONTROL ROOM AND FOUND HIM COLLAPSED ON FLOOR UNCONCIOUS. CPR WAS GIVEN AND CMT WAS CALLED...
09/07/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WORKING IN QUARRY, FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
08/23/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE DRIVING A QUARRY TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO BOTH EYES.