Strip #14 — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/26/2013 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was operating a D10 T Dozer, when smoke started coming into the cab of the Caterpillar Dozer. He turned his key switch off, got his fire ext. & exited the dozer. He used 3 fire ext. trying to...
11/04/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was breaking a track on a D-10 T Dozer, striking the Cat with a hammer with one hand & had his other hand resting on track, Track moved, catching his finger and mashing it. Received 4 stitche...
03/19/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Removing radiator cap, antifreeze came out burning employee's hands, he then jumped away from the area landing awkwardly on both feet. He sustained a fracture to his left foot and bruised his right an...
08/01/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A Hitachi shovel caught fire and burnt longer than 30 minutes.
05/27/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee was mounting his drill, stepped onto the first step started to lift to the second step ,pulled a muscle in his lower left leg.
12/30/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was operating a D-11 Cat dozer ,developed a hydraulic leak , called for maintenance, traveled 200' the dozer had caught fire. Tried to put out the fire could not. The foreman called the fire...
11/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping remove a cab from a loader. Was stepping down a 6 foot ladder, pulled a 3/4"" drive impact wrench off of the tire of the loader, hitting himself in the face as he stepped to the g...
06/19/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was greasing equipment when the hose of the grease gun came loose from the fitting. The end of the grease hose struck employee in left eye.
01/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was operating a drill and had opened the door. When he closed the door he caught his left index finger and thumb in the door. Left thumb was amputated from the lack of his fingernail (tip)
11/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BUMPER OF SERVICE TRUCK REACHING FOR A PRY BAR AND FELT SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
10/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE BENT OVER TO CLEAN MIRROR AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.
09/13/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS FUELING A CAT LOADER, HE HAD TAKEN THE FUEL HOSE OFF THE LOADER... THE FUEL VALVE ON THE LOADER STUCK OPEN, DUMPING FUEL INTO EE'S FACE &UPPER BODY.
07/13/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC AND USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL... GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
02/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A CUTTING EDGE (APPROX. 50 LBS.), PICKED UP WAIS HIGH, AND TURNED TO SET THE CUTTING EDGE DOWN. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK.