Sandersville Land and Mines — Accidents

Total: 44 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Operator of CAT 745 Articulated Truck stopped to refuel. They placed the nozzle into the refueling port. They turned away and left the nozzle unattended. The fuel nozzle slipped out of the port and sp...
07/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee cut finger on water screen.
05/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was air drilling in a pit and were changing bits. EE's hand was caught between bit and drill rig resulting in a fractured bone in EE's hand.
07/31/2017 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE bent over to remove wheel chock from trailer they were working on. They felt back pain when they bent over.
03/29/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was moving pump hose when EE stepped into a hole and complained of possible foot pain. Uneven ground conditions contributed to this injury.
07/13/2016 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None 2 non mining related persons were riding ATV's on mine property. The two ATV's collided in the haul road resulting in one person being injured
07/30/2015 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A person trespassed into the pit and drown in the pit water.
06/03/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 59d restricted The driver was driving too fast for conditions which was the root cause for this accident.
08/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Low-Boy driver was picking up a bull dozer. After climbing up onto the tracks he was in the process of trying to open the door. Before he was able to open the cab door he somehow lost his balance an f...
04/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee inserted hand into air conditioner vent contacting fan with middle finger on right hand. Resulting in an 1 1/4"" laceration requiring two stitches.
06/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Hit left thumb with hammer.
04/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while removing bolts from belly pan on dozer, pan fell striking employee on right wrist, causing 1 inch laceration requiring 4 stitches.
02/11/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost The employee was hauling clay in a dump truck and while negotiating a 90 degree right turn the truck turned over on its side. Speed was a contributing factor. The employee sustained a laceration nea...
12/31/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hoist and chain to lift motor, when he slipped and caught his index finger between the chain and hook. Causing a laceration of his left index finger.
10/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was climbing ladder out of blunger and felt pop and sharp pain in right knee.
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting aluminum pipe into position when right index finger stuck end of pipe that had been cut off. The jagged end cut the employee's finger.
10/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating an off road truck; when backing up to dump, rear wheels sunk down in soft dirt. Operator jumped from cab onto ground causing bruising and swelling to heel of foot.
03/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a sledge hammer to install a chain sprocket. While striking the sprocket the sledge hammer kicked back and struck the employee in the forehead. The employee received a laceration ov...
07/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Operator was coming down ladder off an off-the-road truck when he apparently lost his footing and sprained his left ankle. Continued to work until about 9:00 pm when it started hurting and he went by...
06/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GETTING DOWN OFF EARTHMOVING TRACTOR/LAND LEVELER & LOST HIS FOOTING. FELL & WHILE REACHING FOR HAND RAIL HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER, BENDING & BREAKING IT. HE THEN FELL ON HIS RIBS BRUISING THEM. HE WAS TA...
01/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS OPERATING DOZER. EE SAID HE HAD PUSHED SOME WATER OUT OF A SMALL HOLE IN THE CLAY. WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP AND THEN GOING FORWARD, THE DOZER BUCKED WITH HIM, CAUSING A SHARP PAIN TO GO UP HIS...
12/08/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Driving down haul road, hit a bump, bounced up in the cab and hit his head on a bolt that was in the side of the top of the cab.
09/22/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was on land leveler tractor being pulled down hill by a dozer. tractor was not running so had no brakes and ran into back of dozer shaking up ee. complained of back pain.
08/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS COLLIDED ON TUCKER ROAD HEAD ON
06/09/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was attempting to get equipment-dozer unstuck...muddy conditions....Dozer dislodged and came down stockpile. Blade hit the bottom of stockpile causing abrupt stop. Operator was pitched forw...
05/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employeee was filling up water tank when hose came out and hit him under the chin. Required sutures at Wash Co Med ctr ER.
01/12/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE EE WAS OPERATING DRILL RIG, PULLED DRILL ROD AND CABLE UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED MASHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROD AND DRILL RIG...RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING SUTURES. EE IS ON RE...
01/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted WHILE REMOVING A DEFECTED CYLINDER FROM OFF-ROAD DUMP TRUCK, THE CYLINDER SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM SUPPORT. BEING HELD BY SERVICE TRUCK CRANE, CYLINDER SWUNG INTO FUEL TANK AND CRUSHED RIGHT HAN D BETWE...
10/07/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WELDING ON A DRILL PAN AND REMOVED HIS HELMET TO INSPECT THE WELD. HE BEGAN WELDING WHILE HOLDING THE HELMET IN HIS FREE HAND. HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
09/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE POSITIONING HYDRAULIC PUMP ON DRILL RIG; PUMP SLIPPED; CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER; LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
07/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING PUMP MOTOR, EE WAS GUIDING MOTOR INTO POSITION, RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTORAND BASE BOLTS RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
05/05/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost DRIVER WAS DUMPING LOAD OF CLAY AND TRAILER & TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE INJURING DRIVER WHO HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO MEDICAL CENTER. DIAGNOSIS WAS A CERVICAL STRAIN. PRESC RIBED ICE...
06/11/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost HAMMERING OUT A BEARING WITH A HAMMER & PUNCH. HANDS WERE GREASY. SWUNG AT PUNCH, MISSED, & HIT LEFT THUMB.
09/19/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost WHILE OPERATING 50 TON OFF ROAD TRUCK HE STARTEDEXPERIENCING PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE AND FELT NUMB INTHE SAME AREA. HE REPORTED ON 9/26 AFTER SEEING DOCTOR ON 9/19 AND OUT OF WORK SINCE. HE INDICAT ED CURR...
07/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost WHILE GETTING ON BH77, FELT SOMETHING PULL AND SHARP PAIN IN BACK - REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AROUND 6 PM.
07/10/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost BACKING UP TO LOADER FOR LOADING, LOADER OPERATOR STRUCK TRUCK BODY WITH BUCKET, JARING OPERATOR IN CAB OF TRUCK CAUSING NECK INJURY-STRAINED MUSCLE.
02/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 39d restricted TIGHTENING BOLT WITH PIPE WRENCH AND THE PIE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHTSHOULDER.
12/18/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF THE HAUL TRUCK DROPPED INTO A 3.5 FOOT DROP OFF CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO RISE UP INTO THE AIR. THE TRUCK THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE VICTIM'S HEAD STRUCK T...
09/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost TRAVELING ON MINE DIRT ROAD, HIT A BUMP CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO HIT STEERING COLUMN; KNOT ON KNEE, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. LOSS TIME.
08/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost SLIPPED WHILE TRAVELING/ WALKING AND FELL FORWARD ONTO LEFT LEG CAUSING BACK, HIP, AND LEG SPRAIN TO LEFT SIDE.
08/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY, MINE EUQIPMENT NOT OPERATIN GDUE TO WET CONDITIONS. EE AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE ISNTLALING 3 SECTIONS OF 18"" PLASTIC PIPE IN A SEDIMENT BASIN. ONE MAN WAS PULLING TIE STRAP...
07/07/2000 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS CUTTING AND WELDING IN THE OPEN SUNSHINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 90'S AND FAINTED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
05/24/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE ENTERED WOMEN'S BATHROOM AND AN UNKNOWN PARTICLE FLEW INTO HER LEFT EYE. THE PARTICLE IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE FLOWN INTO HER EYE FROM THE OVERHEAD HVAC DUCT. PARTICLE COULD NOT BE WASHED OUT(E MBEDDED...
05/22/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost DRIVING AROUND CURVE TOO FAST, TRUCK ROLLED ON SIDE AND SLID INTO ONCOMING TRUCK WHO HAD STOPPED WHEN HE SAW EMPLOYEE COMING TOO FAST-- EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT FOREHEAD, BRUISED LEFT SHOUL- DER & RIGHT KNEE...