SERVTEX PLANT — Accidents

Total: 96 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/10/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bolts on the primary crusher with a torque wrench. The wrench slipped and caught his middle finger on his left hand in between the multiplier handle and the hammer. The emplo...
09/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding at the primary crusher. While breaking flux off the weld, he felt some of the flux get in his eye.
07/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee was setting up a 3 ft ladder beside a table so he could reach a longer ladder. As he was climbing to get on top of the table, he lost his footing on the 2nd step. He hit his knee on the la...
06/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was installing a shaker lip on a screen at the screening tower. The lip got hung and the employee tried to free it up by pushing on it. As it freed up he felt the sharp corner of the metal...
05/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was helping another employee attach a discharge lip between a shaker and a crusher. When one employee pushed the lip, one side slid in but the other did not. When they tried to push the oth...
01/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unhooking an air line on a railroad car. When the coupling unhooked it released the air and blew dust under his safety glasses into his eye.
09/09/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping another welder, received welders flash to both eyes.
08/19/2006 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was washing haul trucks when he began having heat cramps.
07/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was coming down off a stockpile of loose material. He slipped on the loose material and twisted his left knee.
05/30/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was loading shot rock in the quarry when a large boulder fell into his bucket and jostled him.
05/18/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A customer truck driver was injured at the mine when he fell from his truck bed while tarping his load. The driver disobeyed Hanson site specific training by exiting his truck and climbing in to his b...
02/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was lifting the lid to the crusher when he felt something pull in the back of his left leg.
01/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was helping change a broken screen. Screen was in the air and slipped, falling on employees left hand above his thumb.
08/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was tightening bolts at the scrubber. He was using a hammer to strike a wrench. He hit his finger with the hammer against the wrench and cut his finger.
06/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was loosening a bolt with a 9/16"" wrench. The wrench slipped and his hand hit the cover plate.
06/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was using a pipe to adjust a scrubber. The pipe slipped and the employee hit his left hand against the wall and dislodged his thumbnail. He had a laceration under the nail and also a small...
05/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EE WAS HELPING TO TIGHTEN A SCREEN WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF THAT SCREEN. SUSTAINED A LUMBAR STRAIN.
12/02/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was in the primary crusher welding on the hammers with a hand welder. The fan they use to blow the smoke away from where they were welding blew a welding spark up under his helmet into his e...
11/23/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was climbing up a ladder to set the brakes on a railcar. The handles were wet from rain and the employee slipped off to ground. Did not fall, just slipped back to the ground.
07/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Ramond Dominguez was trying to slip the bar from one end of the conveyor box to the other end, part of the bar fell inside the box. Ramon was holding the bar outside of the box as part of the bar fel...
06/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was working on the lagging on BC30 and twisted the wrong way.
06/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE FRONT LATERAL CABLE WITH A FORKLIFT WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE FORKLIFT THE CABLE BROKE & HIT HIM IN THE ANKLE. SAID IT ONLY FELT BRUISED & HE HAD FULL RANGE OF MOTION. THE NEXT DA...
05/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING CABLE OUT FROM THE CORNER CABLE WINCH. THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE WINCH HANDLE TO SPIN OUT OF THE EE'S HAND. WHEN THE HANDLE SPUN IT HIT THE EE'S RIGHT HAND. THE HANDLE CUT HIS...
04/26/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 145d restricted Ee was working on a ladder. He reached for his meter when he and the ladder both fell 8' to the ground. He hit his right shoulder on a pipe and then landed on his left shoulder.
10/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted EE BLOCKED A SHAFT TO PUT A STRAP AROUND IT, AND IT ROLLED OFF ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
09/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT TRAVERSE CABLE FROM THE DREDGE. THE CABLE WAS STILL UNDER TENSION AND THE OPERATOR WAS IN FRONT OF THE CABLE.WHEN HE LOOSENED THE CLAMP THE CABLE SLIPPED FORWARD...
07/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATES HE WAS CLOSING THE HATCHES ON THE BULKTRUCK WHICH HAD NO LOWER LADDER. HE ATTEMPTED TOGET OFF TRUCK & SLIPPED & FELL & CUT HIS UPPER ARM ON A BRACKET.
05/23/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO VALUE FOUND None EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING UP WELDING CABLES. HE WAS NOT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS STEPPING AND STEPPED DOWN BETWEEN 2 CONCRETE BLOCKS. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
05/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator making adjustment to winch. Removed safety pin while tension was still applied to cable. Brake did not hold due to tension, winch handle spun hitting operator in the wrist & hand
05/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted Operator was attempting to release tension from a hand winch he pulled the safety pin without securing the winch handle, the brake was defective so it spun the handle, which striked the operat ors han...
02/24/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING TO CONTROL HOUSE AT BC9. AS HE STEPPED ON THE PLATFORM HE STEPPED ON SOME ICE & HE FELL.
02/21/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHECKING A SOLENOID ON A WELDING MACHINE WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE FAN.
08/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE CONDUCTING A SHOT SERVICE, LOADING HOLES MANUALLY WITH LOADING POLE. THE POLE CAME DOWN FAST THROUGH HANDS AND JERKED NECK AND BACK.
07/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A METAL PLATE TO INSTALL ON A FEEDER, HE SLIPPED AND DROPPED THE PLATE ON HIS LEFT FOOT. RESULTED IN TOE CONTUSION. RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.
06/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A VERTICAL SHAFT THE CABLE SLIPPED PINNING EE'S HAND BETWEEN SHAFT & ROATING GEAR.
05/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLACING BELTS ON A PUMP MOTOR. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTORS & THE BELTS.
02/26/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATES: LOADING A SHOT AND TRYING TO RETRIEVEDETONATORS. A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE TOP OF THE ALUMINUM BOX CLOSED ON TOP OF MY HEAD AND KNOCKED ME OFF THE BUMPER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK.
10/23/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A RATCHET WRENCH TO AEDJUST A TRUNNION, WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK EE IN NECK BELOW JAW.
07/31/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 2 EE WERE STRIKING A PUNCH WITH A HAMMER TO REMOVE AN OLD BOLT. SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE BOLT INTO THE EE EYE.
06/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SHEET METAL OFF OF A TRAILER. THE METAL SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP AND CUT 4 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
12/27/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL. GOT A STEEL SHAVING IN HIS LEFT EYE.
12/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted EE WAS STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS AND FELL DOWN 5-6 STEPS. INJURY DID NOT APPEAR SERIOUS AT FIRST, BUT HAS CONTINUED TO HURT. HE MAY REQUIRE SURGERY.
05/16/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING AT THE LODGE--WAS STUNG BY 2 RED WASPS ON RIGHT ARM ELBOW AREA.
04/20/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A SPROCKET THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT STRIKINGLEFT HAND
04/05/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON INSIDE DOOR OF DOZER.
02/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WITH A SHOVEL, TURNED AROUND TO DUMP SHOVEL AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.