Mercer — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/30/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hammering on a piece of metal clamped in a vice when his hammer came in contact with the plant structure on the down swing causing the hammer to deflect into his thumb. Laceration to lef...
10/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted Injured employee and another worker just finished repairing a damaged belt. Injured employee was picking up extension cords to take back to the tool trailer. When he started down the stairs he slipp...
09/10/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee had just finished filling the water truck with water and was in the process of disconnecting the water hose from the truck. He took a step back and stepped on a #4 size rock. This cause...
08/11/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking by a wood work bench in the Lab when his left hand brushed the bench. From this contact the employee received a splinter in his knuckle of his Left Index finger. Employee was ta...
11/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Operator was driving rock truck on 11-8-07 for about 2 hours. On 11-9-07 at noon he reported to his supervisor that he hurt his neck on 11-8-07 while driving rock truck.
08/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Operator was declining the ramp to pit when he hit a pothole, jarring his neck.
06/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was using length of pipe to hold tension on screen motor belts with prying motion on mounting frame pulling muscle near rib area.
03/31/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dropping belly pan on D8R dozer. Bar slipped and pinched finger against bottom of dozer. 3 stitches in fourth finger, left hand.
07/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE WAS GETTING A SAMPLE OF #8 GRAVEL FROM THE STOCK PILE AT PLANT IN A THREE GAL BUCKET AFTER PUTTING APPROX 15 OB OF GRAVEL IN THE BUCKET HE LEANED OVER TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PA...
06/05/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A BENT SPUD BAR BY PULLING IT AGAINST THE BEND HE PULLED TOO HARD & HURT HIS BACK.
05/30/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS ENTERING HIS TRUCK TO START SHIFT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP INTO HIS TRUCK. HE LOST HOLD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND & TWISTED HIS BACK. STEPS WHERE WET FROM HEAVY RAIN.
01/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GOT OUT OF MY CAR AFTER CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE FUEL TANK. MY FOOT WENT OUT FROM UNDER MEON THE SNOW AND I LANDED WITH MY LEFT LEG UNDERNEATH ME.
12/20/2001 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None CUSTOMER ON MINE SITE TO GET A LOAD OF GRAVEL BUT BEFORE DOING SO HE RAISED THE BED OF HIS TRUCK TO CLEAR IT OF DEBRIS. THE BED WAS UP APPROX 18"" TO 24"" WHEN A PROBLEM WITH THE HOISTING MECHAN ISM C...
09/16/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STOPPED TO TALK TO EXCAVATOR OPERATOR STEPPEDOVER A SMALL BERM WALKING BACK TO THE TRUCK CAMEDOWN ON FOOT WRONG & TWISTED ANKLE
05/16/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS LOSENING BOLTS ON THE LID OF PRIMARY CRUSHER TO DO MAINTANCE INSIDE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPED OFF CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS APPROX. 3 FT LANDING ON A S UPPORT...