VEGA ALTA SAND PLANT — Accidents
Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While lubricating bearings in the dryer area, the mechanic activated the mechanism catching his wrist between the vibrator rolls. |
| 08/09/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 23d lost | Stepping down from loader hit his right elbow with piece of metal and cut himself. |
| 07/27/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While stepping down the stairway of the truck he slipped and fell down on his back, hitting his back and small finger of the right hand. |
| 07/01/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | Foreing body in unhibtial cored-due to working in the batch house. |
| 05/18/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 19d lost | While unloading a caterpillar D-6 from platform, employee slipped, falling sideways. The miner was inside the cab. |
| 07/20/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 66d lost | WHILE INSPECTING THE SPIRALS OF THE WASHER MACHINE THE SPIRAL WAS JAMMED WITH SAND, HE PULLED THE WATER HOSE TO FLUSH IT WHEN HIS FEET BECAME TRAPPED IN THE WATER HOSE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND WHILE F... |
| 01/27/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | THE LOADER BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED. A LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID CONTINUED AND THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO FIX IT. THE OPERATORS WERE DOING THE INSPECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SHIFT AND ADDING T HE NECE... |