Mayhew Plant — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/20/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Miner was operating an excavator (Cat 385) when they experienced a seizure. Coworker in a truck (Cat 745C) arrived to load and notice the excavator boom extended instead of in loading position and saw...
06/24/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee complained of nausea and asked to go home. Other employees recognized symptoms consistent with a heart attack, and called 911. It was later determined that the employee did suffer a heart a...
10/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a piece of 6"" channel steel at the steel rack behind the shop. He lifted the channel up and shored it with another smaller piece of steel so he could cut with the welding torch, he tur...
07/16/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was heating a part to remove a broken steering ball stud in a cat 775D haul truck. Some hot grease spat back at him and struck his right forearm and caused him to srop the hot torch. The torch fla...
12/09/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was operating loader controls for another mechanic who was changing bucket pins. The cab was getting warm, so EE turned on the A/C. He then stuck his hand into the vent cavity (the vent lou...
11/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WALKING ON DECK REBAR APPROXIMATELY 12"" HIGH LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN/STRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM EMPLOYER UNTIL 11/4/05.
05/04/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS USING A CHOP SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF METAL, THE CHOP SAW DISC BROKE. A PIECE OF THE DISC FLEW AND HIT HIS FINGER, MAKING A SMALL CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
05/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 91d restricted While stepping from machine to a ladder, pant leg got caught on the battery box. This caused him to fall, landing on his left side.
02/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SHOP MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON MOTOR GRADER ALTERNATOR, HIS ELBOW BUMPED THE HOOD SAFETY LATCH BRINGING THE HOOD DOWN ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN ABOUT A ONE INCH SUPERFICIAL LACE RATION...
12/09/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE CHANGING A SCREEN ON OUR PORTABLE PLANT, EE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO BREAK FREE THE OLD SCREEN. HE MISSED THE TARGET AREA AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WA S HIS H...
12/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 7d restricted AS EE REMOVED CHOCK ON WHEELS OF CONVEYOR TO HOOK CHAIN TO LOADER BUCKET O MOVE STACKER, CONVEYOR ROLLED INTO LOADER BUCKET EDGE, PINCHING HIS CALF (LEFT LEG).
09/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING SCREENS OFF OF FORKLIFT WHEN A SCREEN SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & STRUCK HIS LEG RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER LEFT LEG REQUIRING 6 STAPLES TO CLOSE. BACK TO WORK SAME DAY.
11/22/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost LIFTING A STEEL PLATE WITH A SLING ATTACHED TO ELECTRIC HOIST. SLING SLIPPED OUT OF HOIST HOOK AND THE STEEL PLATE FELL OUT OF SLING HITTING LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE.