SUWANNEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE was assisting in the tubing of the hole. EE's left 4th finger was caught between the drilling tube and the carbide edge of the drill bit when the tube suddenly bouyed up due to the water table. E...
01/30/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE (truck driver) was sitting in truck while being loaded with overburden and the load hit the truck bed and shook it violently causing lower back injury.
02/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost Going up wet stairs foot slipped. Fell down and twisted back. Stairs have clay and wet came off of peoples shoes.
02/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted EE was helping Mechanic remove the pulley that is attached to the shaft of the vibrator on the Rock Crusher. The bolts had been removed from the Pulley, for removal from shaft. EE was inside Hopper Fr...
03/03/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wrench to tighten a bolt on Branford Mine scale. Wrench slipped, causing employee to almost fall down. Employee injured left knee while preventing fall.
08/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was lifting engine hood on excavator. The hood hinges were not working properly causing employee to jerk up on hood to open, which caused injury to lower back.
04/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shop Mechanic was working on a Rock Crusher. When he tried to start Rock Crusher, the starter locked up and started to smoke. Shop Mechanic ran to his vehicle to get a wrench to unhook battery and tri...
01/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Removing faceplate from torque converter on rock crusher.
02/20/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE turned wrong while trying to sit in a chair at the desk in the mine office. Lower back strain.
05/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was entering bathroom in Mine Office. Door sticks and has to be lifted slightly by handle to open. Employee felt sharp pain in middle back when door was lifted to open. Pain is not in spine,...
01/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TRUCK DRIVER GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK, UNKNOWN TO MINE SUPERVISOR AND STEPPED UP ONTO LOADER. IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING ONTO LOADER, THE DRIVER FELL AND CAUGHT THE CORNER OF THE STEP WITH THE INS IDE OF...
07/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER ROCK CRUSHER AND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-23-01. EE WAS DX WITH A RIGHT INHGUINAL HERNIA SECOND DEGREE SHOVLING. EE WAS OUT FOR...