Pontotoc Sands — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/08/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Three employees were in the process of removing a u-joint. Two of the three employees were using a punch and a hammer to remove the u-joint and a small metal fragment went through the third employees...
08/30/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Dry plant crew was in the process of reassembling the exhaust fan on bag house 3. After performing lockout, tagout, tryout; the belt was manually turned to diagnose an issue. When the belt was moving,...
04/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling an 8' water tank and was standing on the 3rd rung of the ladder to pull the hose from the top of the tank. Weight shifted and while trying to catch themselves, they fell backwards...
04/17/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking the compressor oil on a pump. EE stepped onto a fender to check the top compartment and EE's foot slipped causing EE to fall into the pump. EE started experiencing pain to right...
03/05/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening down bolts to 600FB and the wrench slipped, smashing employee's finger in between the guard rail and wrench. The employee was wearing all appropriate PPE, including gloves. Th...
09/08/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP ARTICULATING TRUCK TO DUMP A LOAD OF ROCK. AS EE WAS IN POSITION TO UNLOAD THE ROCK, EE PUSHED THE LEVER TO LIFT THE BED UP AND AS IT WAS GOING UP, EE FELT THE BACK TIRE SLIPPI...
12/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving sheet metal from one conex to another. As they placed a piece of metal on the stack and pushed for it to be in place, hand slipped. The sheet metal caught the corner of cut resista...
04/02/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was using the grinder to cut a piece of metal off of a shaft. While using the grinder, a foreign object went through the employees jeans and into EE's leg.
03/03/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Dozer operator was cleaning area off by pushing material to the berm and drove off of the highwall.
06/26/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was shoveling sand from beneath the grizzly hopper, when the miner passed out. Temperature outside was 78 degrees with 85% humidity.
09/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 125d restricted After receiving 20 3/4 inches of rain, employee stepped into a small hole that had been covered with silt with right leg. Employee left work that day without any pain. The next day employee woke with...