Martinsburg — Accidents

Total: 246 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was welding and grinding and debri got inside of right eye, employee was using safety glases and face shield.
06/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got a piece of welding slag in his eye from his glove when he wiped sweat from his forehead while still wearing his glove.
06/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unpacking new hydraulic lines from a crate, when the material in crate shifted and the employes finger was cut by sharp edge on metal bracket requiring 5 stiches.
05/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee entered office trailer and upon stepping off of carpeted runner, slipped on floor and sprained ankle.
05/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rotating coupling when finger slipped and entered hole, causing finger to be caught between coupling halves, causing injury to finger tip.
05/07/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Injured employee was using a crab drill to bring up a beam, then the drill jammed and hit employee's right hand.
05/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team member was pulling demo temp support angles which were 3"" x 3"" x 1/4"" angle 6' long from a pile of support braces. One support brace had a 2' section welded at the end to make a 90 degree angl...
04/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was wearing a harness. As he stepped over a toolbag laying in his path, the lanyard swung under his foot and he tripped and landed on his left knee. He requested to get checked due to pain. H...
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The injured employee was moving a large step ladder and experienced pain in his groin area.
03/23/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted The injures employee was adjusting a conveyor belt when he accidently placed his left hand on a moving roller. His had was pulled underneath the roller crushing his hand.
02/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injured employee attempted to assist two other employees in removing a form from a silo opening and as he was backing up he stepped into a hole 14"" diameter X 6"" deep, spraining his ankle. Form boar...
01/22/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stepped on a nail protruding from a piece of wood from a pallet
01/21/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was meeting with his crew near the material storage container. When he finished he turned and walked into the door on accident. When his face hit the door, it pushed his safety goggles up and...
01/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employees lanyard was attached to a retractable(yoyo), retractable stuck on a Rat Line, employee pulled hard to release it and then ducked. Employee struck his head on a piece of rebar, causi...
01/16/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was reaching for a cable while working off a wall and strained his lower back.
01/06/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was using a grinder to grind off a pin on a cyclinder. Approximately two days later, 1-8-09, the injured experienced discomfort in his left eye. The injured sought medical attention and ha...
12/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None on 12/21/2008 Injury sliped on an ice patch while inspecting the crane he was going to be operating. He reported the incident to his superviser as a report only incident. On 1/16/2009 He had an MRI...
09/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Two team members working together to remove the angle iron bracing from inside of the ductwork. With angles about 7'-0"" in the air. One team member was supporting the angles as they were being burned...
09/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee was attempting to flip an ""H"" beam over, when he felt a pull in his back.
08/30/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Welding inside kiln, weld splatter got behind kneepad and employee had a minor burn in a small area just below kneecap. The burn later became infected and he went to ER to get cleaned.
08/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was maneuvering a pump hose from a concrete pump truck and as he went to push the hose in one direction the operator moved it the opposite direction and the employee strained his lower back....
08/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was working with a crew building a transfer tower for a new crushing plant. There was a floor opening on the first work platform. Employee was taking measurements of the opening. He stood...
08/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Worker was trying to seperate stacked conveyor cover supports. The supports were still stacked from delivery. While attempting to seperate the first two supports, the supports snapped back to the or...
07/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was getting tools from side box of truck. He placed tools on ground, shut box and thought he had the box latched. He picked the tools up, stood up and the tool box door fell open catching him acros...
06/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee attempted to set steel support piece for boom assembly on a crane, when 4th finger from left hand got caught between the steel support piece and boom assembly.
06/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was removing wooden 2x4 plates with a pry bar. While striking the pry bar, a metal shard chipped off of the striking surface of his hammer shot in his hand through his leather work glove. The...
06/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team states that while taking a break sitting on the lid of a gang box (greenlee), EE thought his hand was in the rolled edge area (used to open lid), but in fact his hand was between lid and box. Pi...
06/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was spreading steel beams for the upper level to be hoisted by the crane, beams shifted and caught employee's 3rd finger right hand.
05/15/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sitting in a crouched position, the team member was adjusting flow meter for argon gas mix at manifold header. The TM stood straight up and made contact with the crossmember brace in the rubb building...
04/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was lifting an 8x2 form panel (80lbs) and strained a muscle in his lower back.
04/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was prying open a crate, it was raining at the time. His hand slipped off the pry bar and hit the crate, wedging his hand between the bar and the crate.His hand was sore but there was no...
04/10/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Team member had to air arc a misalignment on a calciner piece, after air arcing, he took a short handled 3# hammer and started banging on the piece to see if the weld was cut all the way through. on t...
03/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Organzing wall forms neatly to relocate with the lull. EE was manually shifting the wall panels that weighted about 250lbs.
11/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE rcited rack truck and walked toward connex box. He fely a stingling pain in his left hand as an excavator moved past him. He noticed a small cut and blood on his left hand. A small silver of steel...
09/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An air slide fell on my hand/finger. I was lowering an air slide down to replace it and it pinched my finger. I thought I was fine but after work my fingertip began to swell so I sought medical attent...
08/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was unstrapping a section of crane boom from a trailer. He rolled the strap on the trailer winch and then hooked it to the side rail. He then put the bar in the winch to tighten the strap. He state...
04/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal The truck operator was traveling from the 870 level of the quarry to the waste dump with a load of waste material. The truck left the road, overtraveled a berm and continued down the highwall, rolling...
12/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was desending flight of steps, holding onto the handrail, when his foot slipped and he slid down 3 steps and injured his shoulder. Restricted duty.
12/10/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee stepped on a pipe in his work area and twisted his ankle. (Restricted duty.)
11/03/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee cleaning out CKD tank with vac truck. Employees were entering tank using 26' extension ladder while tied off to hoist. While exiting the tank EE had one foot out of the tank and one foot on l...
10/24/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was in the 2nd compartment of 9 cooler for approximately 10 minutes on his hands and knees inspecting the cooler. After exiting the cooler, rising to his feet he felt a sharp pain in back - r...
10/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was walking on top of truck plant when he tripped over a cable that had come out of channel lying on floor to protect cable. Employee injured his shoulder & had shoulder operated on 12/26/06.
09/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee shoveled around and under feed belt for a couple of hours in a stooped position. He later complained of sore back.
09/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND CHIPPING WHEN SLAG ENTERED RIGHT EYE.
08/31/2006 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 32d lost Employee was working with a hydraulic rotary drill and place hand around the hammer on the drill. His small finger was between the hammer and the drill bit and the operator released the hammer causin...
08/10/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was using a small jack hammer on lumps in a bin. Dust got on his arm and in his eyes causing a chemical burn. (Restricted duty the next day).
07/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost Rigging resulting in a personal injury.
06/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee carried a full tank of propane across firing floor (approximately 60 ft) and installed it on a forklift, straining his back. Initially went to doctor, was treated and released. Did not miss w...
05/30/2006 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d restricted Employee was working in cooler with vac hose. Area was warm and Employee suffered from heat exhaustion.
05/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Complacency walking down set of narrow steps that the EE had traveled numerous times before. This time his foot slipped off the front of the step, causing the injury.