Pit #71 Columbus — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Hopping off dredge and felt back pain
10/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting some rubber and the knife slipped off the rubber hitting his hand. Knife cut approximately 1 inch laceration in right hand near the thumb.
08/23/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE had finished welding in the shop, when the wind blew a particle into his left eye. He could not flush it out. Medical facility had to remove a small piece of metal, given RX.
03/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost A customer drove his pickup truck onto scale to get an empty weight. He got out of the cab and walked around the pickup instead of walking to the end of the scale as the signs say to do. He tried step...
03/24/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost The employee was welding an ibeam the steel i beam was rolled over to access the other side, the beam came loose from a chain and fell, about 2 feet onto his left foot. His left big toe was fractured...
07/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SOME DISASSEMBLED CRUSHER EQUIPMENT BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP, HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE BOWL THREADS, CAUSING A LACERATION AND CONTUSION.
10/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT TAIL PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR. HE REACHED DOWN TO GRAB THE SHAFT TO POSITION IT WHEN IT SLID OVER AND PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND.
06/02/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted THE EE WAS SITTING IN DUMP TRUCK BEING LOADED WITH SAND/GRAVEL. THE LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED THE MATERIAL INTO THE DUMP BOX TOO HARD, WHICH CAUSED THE EE'S BACK TO POP AND LOSE SOME FEELING IN HIS LEF...
12/12/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IN THE EE WAS AT AN MSHA ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING CLASS WHILE SITTING AT A TABLE HE STARTED TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED AND DIZZY. HE STOOD UP AND WAS GOING INTO THE RESTROOM HE FELT LIKE HE WAS GOI NG TO C...
03/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO KNOCK LOOSE MATERIAL INTO THE ROCK WASHER. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS HIS SHOULDER MUSCLES WERE STRAINED, WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 3/24/00.