Salado Operations, Lometa — Accidents
Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 2
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/19/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 10d restricted | Employee was working on the discharge side of the stone splitter stacking stone on pallets. Went to pick up a stone that approximately weighs 40 pounds when the stone rolled over and hit employee's ri... |
| 01/27/2016 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Skid steer operator was getting off of employee's machine when employee stepped down employee's foot landed on a small stone which caused employee to twist employee's ankle. |
| 01/21/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | Truck driver was strapping down employee's load and got too close to the edge of the truck when employee lost employee's balance and fell. |
| 08/28/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 56d lost | Employee was splitting a large block using a hammer to drive wedges into shims. Block separated and shifted striking his foot. He ignored training and procedures by not using S.L.A.M. method and not... |
| 04/05/2007 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | FATALITY | Fatal | Operator hired contractor ee for the first time to replace tires on a Case 721 wheel loader. He was to supply all parts, tools, equipment, and labor. Experienced miner escorted contractor to the wheel... |
| 04/11/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | FATALITY | Fatal | Employee was placing wire around a pallet of stone. He disreguarded the backup alarm of a Case 95XT skid steer loader that was moving in reverse. The employee disreguarded his safety training to yie... |