RFI Strip & Tipple — Accidents

Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Right thumb pinched in looped cable hooked to house crane as it was lifting cable.
12/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Lifting piece of used cutting out of service truck with crane, accidentally boomed up with crane causing edge to swing, striking employee on forehead, above left eye. Went on days off, started having...
08/19/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Welder gouging steel on blade, spark caught his coveralls on fire, burned through coveralls and jeans on left leg, middle of leg between knee and foot.
04/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was removing a bearing race from a yoke. Yoke was clamped in a vice & employee was knocking out race with a hammer and chisel. His hammer glanced off the chisel, striking the tip of his middl...
08/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Worker changing bearing on the press roller. While removing the seal, the inside was very sharp and cut his right thumb when the seal came loose.
06/18/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee is complaining about back pain. Cause of back pain unknown at this time.
11/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost EE shut off the electric heater breaker, was in route to take the heater out of the primary crusher when he slipped on the snow on the conveyor belting that is on the ground in front of the panel box....
07/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This was a condition that accelerated over time, the seat on the scraper was not absorbing all of the shock loading due to a bladder problem on the seat and the cushion hitch was too tight. The opera...
04/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was supporting dragline fan guard while bolts were being removed. Did not realize the fan shaft was broken, so the weight of the pulley forced the fan guard down against his forearm. Expand...
03/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Mechanic, changing belt on 777D rock truck, using 6' ladder against frame, was using wrench on ac compressor adjustment bolt. Bolt broke loose, jarring ladder which kicked out at bottom. Mechanic fell...
02/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE, blaster helper, was pulling a 4"" discharge hose, at Pit 548, over right shoulder to get the slack out of the hose & slipped on a rock. His right knee twisted and made a crunch noise. Was able t...
02/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing the parking brake on a 988B CAT hilift. He had to manually maneuver it around the steering cylinder. In doing so, he strained a muscle in his back. There was no loss work time.
12/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was helping move dragline trail cable & was pulling on rope holding cable to attach to hilift when he felt a pain/tear in right side groin. Stated he already had a hernia condition before thi...
11/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost Employee climbed ladder to start his machine (hilift) then stepped across his machine on a 3 foot platform (in between machines) grabbed handrail, got shocked causing him to fall backwards between mac...
09/28/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 71d lost Ongoing problem with pain in both hands, due to repetitive motion of running equipment controls over years, causing nerve damage to both hands.
06/16/2005 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire on CAT D11 dozer discovered by operator reporting for his shift. Fire fought with fire extinguisher & Perry Twp. fire dept. Cause remains under investigation, but appears to have started near t...
04/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was exiting off of grader, when he felt a pain in his back.
12/04/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A PIPE, THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE EDGE OF THE PIPE AND BOUNCED OFF CAUSING THE WEIGHT OF THE SLEDGE TO GO AGAINST THE PIPE CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BET WEEN TH...
01/21/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING MAGNETIC DRILL & BORING BAR, HE WAS CLEANING CUTTINGS OUT OF HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE REACHED OVER TO SHUT OFF MACHINE WITH RIGHT HAND AND SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON DRIVE COUPLER...
01/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost EE WAS TWISTING AND LIFTING IN A CONFINED SPACE RESULTING IN A MUSCLE PULL IN LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THIS INJURY 01/15/03 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 06/12/03.
05/13/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE WAS STANDING ON TRAIN ENGINE BY AIR HORN WHEN TRAIN OPERATOR BLEW THE HORN RESULTING IN SEVERE RINGING AND PAIN IN EARS.
04/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE STEPPING TO THE GROUND FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER.
11/07/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN ON PUSH ARM OF DOZER WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP.
10/16/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BEARING OUT OF HOIST SWIVEL LINK WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF BUSHING CAUSING FINGER TO HIT AGAINST BEARING EDGE.
08/05/2001 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None WELDING ON JOB SITE INSIDE THE MACHINE. THE EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAUSED HIM TO BECOME FAINT, ILL AND DISORIENTED.
02/06/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE WHEN HE NOTICED A WEDGE COMING OUT OF SHANK ADAPTOR, HE STOPPED THE MACHINE AND TOOK A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND DROVE WEDGE BACK IN, THIS IS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS R...