Martin Marietta - Gabbs Mine — Accidents

Total: 171 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Blowing air to clear a plugged line back into a load out tank, the coupler broke spraying slurry product in employees face.
01/12/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None walking backwards with a wheel barrow, the employee's foot hit a cement lip on the floor causing the wheel barrow to come down on the employees foot rolling his ankle.
12/04/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was gathering materials near a welding station. He felt flash burns later in the evening.
08/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was struck by falling steel from the steel rack station giving way.
07/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bag on bagger overfilled and broke shooting product in eyes.
07/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a pallet that was stuck from the palletizer and heard/felt a pop in his right shoulder.
06/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Employee was pressure washing a drill using a ladder to reach the top. While climbing down the ladder, the rungs were wet/slippery. Employee lost her footing on the third to last rung and jumped to sa...
06/21/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee jack hammering built up material from a tank. Material sloughed off scraping employees left forearm.
05/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was switching bins for bagging purposes, material came out from air spout and blew in face and eyes.
04/03/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost Employee sitting on a chair, reading a manual to a maintenance mechanic. Employee coughed. Mechanic saw that employee looked as if he were not breathing. Went to employee's aid. Employee came to but w...
03/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee putting pump in place then felt shoulder start to hurt. Employee sought medical treatment on 4/11/11 notifying company of medical care on 4/12/11. No diagnosis was returned, xray report state...
02/25/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None High winds caused dust to blow into employee eyes.
02/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped, causing knee strain.
01/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a cover on a cooler when cooler cover crushed left hand.
01/21/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a come along and dropped it on his left hand.
12/28/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Flash burns to eyes due to welding in a tight area with other welders in vicinity.
12/28/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Flash burns to eyes due to welding in a tight area with other welders in vicinity.
12/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling a sample from a product line the air hose ejected product into employee's right eye.
11/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking down spiral steps at a hurried pace, lost footing, stumbled then caught himself on a nearby wall with his hand with his weight landing on hand.
10/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Due to unseasonally and uncharacteristic rainfall, an employee slipped while walking from the scalehouse to the magox building on flat ground. It was extremely muddy and wet.
09/28/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging the discharge chute on #3 Herreshoff furnace and was overwhelmed by the heat.
09/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pump priming lid popped off - right hand slammed into sharp edge on air breather.
09/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pipe wrench when it slipped and banged his left middle finger.
07/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walking after a rain storm through a moist area, lost his footing, fell backward. He heard a pop in his knee and he bumped his head on the truck that was parked nearby.
05/20/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was contouring turn in road and hit a 6"" natural gas line.
04/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee unloading steel from truck, two pieces of steel caught left hand. Skin scraped off and two tendons partially torn.
01/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee walking, slipped on ice.
01/19/2010 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee walking from one work place to another in windy conditions, wind gusted and blew product in eyes.
01/18/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a customer truck in windy conditions. The wind gusted product toward the operators face and blew product into both eyes, with the right one being worse than the left one.
12/02/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost Employee felt heart palpitations and asked to go to the hospital.
11/12/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Not sure of details. I will send an amended report on Tuesday. Employee hurt ankle in Magox bagging. Will return to work on Monday with restrictions.
11/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 13d lost Employee was moving a jack hammer at 3:00 a.m. then a bottle of water at 4:00 a.m. After 4:00 a.m., he felt a sore area and sensitivity around his belly button. Employee finished shift and was off fo...
08/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee attempting to release a rock from a head pulley with a bar. The bar hit employees thumb.
03/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3374d lost Lifting a cluth into position and trying to get a bolt started, felt something pull in shoulder.
01/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Engine hoist/bolt broken; engine fell on right hand.
12/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning in a lower level from a fellow employee welding. Falling fumes aggravated lungs.
03/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell through a handrail to the ground, 13 feet. He initially landed on a cross beam then fell to the ground.
02/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 3616d lost Employee picked up a sheet of metal which slipped, pinning the tip of left middle finger between it and the cement.
06/20/2007 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Using elevator in Clinker Building, it slipped and went to the bottom floor.
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee lifting shrink wrap roll onto machine and wrenched back.
07/19/2006 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee working under elevated vehicle, collapsed and was pronounced dead at the scene. An apparent massive heart attack.
04/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee walking up spiral staircase with muddy boots. He slipped and fell through the stair rails and onto the ground.
04/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING CARRYING A 55 LB BAG OF ANFO WHEN HE STUMBLED. HE DID NOT HIT THE GROUND BUT UPON CORRECTING HIMSELF HE PULLED A STOMACH MUSCLE.
01/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner walking down steps, area icy, slipped and fell.
04/13/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting wedges on table saw when wedge got lodged. Employee tried to dislodge the wedge and the wedge took his hand into the blade. His left middle finger and his left ring finger were...
03/30/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None Employee was sweeping had chest pain and numbness in arm. Subsequently found out that he had a gall bladder stone being passed.
03/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee trying to close a bin gate, the gate continued past where the employee thought the gate should stop. The employee's left pinky fingernail passed through a tight spot, the fingernail was pull...
03/30/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None Employee was training a fellow employee on a bagging system. The trainee removed the bag early and product blew into trainer's right eye causing a corneal abrasion.
06/04/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost LOADING A TRUCK AT THE LOADOUT BINS EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A HARD DIRT CLOD AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
04/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None THE EE RAN AN INSTRUMENT IN THE LAB WITHOUT AN EXHAUST FAN. SHE FELT ILL AFTER RUNNING THE INSTRUMENT SO THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAUSE. MSHA STATE & FEDERAL BOTH INVESTIGATED THIS INCIDENT & HAD A NEGATIVE...