Merryville — Accidents
Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/18/2023 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was using a 9""grinder to remove some old welds from the dryer. EE was tied off and sitting on the dryer while grinding. EE started to slip so EE reached back to grab the safety line to regain bala... |
| 10/12/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a knife to cut and repair a conveyor belt when the knife slipped and cut EE on the forearm. Brought employee to medical facility to get 7 stitches in forearm. EE was released back t... |
| 03/24/2020 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 281d lost | Two miners were replacing a pipe on top of a conveyor tunnel. The pipe was secured to the backhoe bucket with a chain. When the backhoe driver lowered the pipe into position, the bucket allegedly stru... |
| 08/24/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was hammering teeth on an excavator and a piece of metal struck him in the stomach. |
| 02/12/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | EE was driving boat up to the pipeline to get a rope and tried to get the motor to go in neutral. The motor was hung in gear. He did not have time to kill the motor so he jumped on the pipeline as the... |
| 10/24/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was standing on the platform of 966F loader and was lifting the seat of the loader. The seat got hung up in the door of the equipment. He then attempted to remove the seat from being jammed... |
| 03/14/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | EE was lifting on oversize chute door and he strained a muscle in his back. |
| 01/09/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working on shaker at sandplant installing vbelts. Shaker was unlocked to run excess material off of it to see if belts were lined up. He told co-worker to turn shaker off & he did. The... |
| 09/01/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was looking at a coupling using the boat. He went under the pipeline and while going underneath the pipeline, his left leg became wedged in between the boat and pipeline causing swelling around th... |
| 01/12/2004 | NO VALUE FOUND | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was in the process of patching the fish mouth and was picking up a plate or iron and he hurt his upper right arm. |
| 06/25/2001 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS COMMUTING TO THE DREDGE VIA BOAT, HE SAID A PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. |
| 01/02/2001 | POWERED HAULAGE | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 373d lost | THREE EMPLOYEES WERE DEWINTERIZING THE PLANT USING THE JON BOAT TO DO SO. THE BOAT WAS CRANKED; IT WAS IN GEAR WITH THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. THE BOAT LUNGED FORWARD, EJECTING TWO EMPLOYEES INTO THE WAT... |