West Sand — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking at an air chuck quick connect that had broken, when EE felt something possibly dirt in the right eye. Brought to urgent care after trying to flush eye on site. Doctor didn't find...
08/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was lifting an air compressor off a pick up truck when employee slipped and fell. Employee's back hit the side of the truck and the compressor landed on employee's right leg.
10/22/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 10d restricted Employee got out of truck, while walking to office stepped on a stone and twisted right knee. Employee refused treatment until 10/30/19.
04/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost I was walking through some brush to take a water sample and a branch/plant brushed my eye.
10/25/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting wrapping material with a razor knife away from the head shaft on the 4 1/4 cone crusher when they sliced their thumb.
08/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of paint and strained back.
07/26/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 122d lost, 46d restricted Employee was descending a wet plant stairway when the employee slipped and lost footing. Employee leaned back and wrenched shoulders trying to prevent self from falling.
06/11/2018 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 11d restricted EE was backing a 35 ton Terex haul truck up to the hopper at the rock plant. EE was leaning out the window looking to the rear when the left front tire exploded. The force of the blast blew EE back i...
04/24/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was climbing off a Cat D8 that was in the shop for repair. When ee stepped off the machine, ee rolled ankle and had a hard landing on the shop floor. The following day ee went to the doctor'...
06/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was on a walkway on the crushing plant. EE ducked down to walk under a conveyor, and when ee stood up ee felt a ""pop"" in knee. It didn't bother ee until ee got home, when ee felt pain when...
11/10/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Mechanic had just completed brake job on company 3/4 ton GM van. He had removed the jack stands from the rear axle. He had the hydraulic jack under the center of the axle. He was lying on a creeper...
01/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling on a lever to release the fifth wheel and lost his footing. He slipped and bashed his chest on the fender of the tractor, knocking the wind out of himself and tearing cartilag...
05/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut finger while installing inner air filter on Liebherr 586 loader.
05/01/2013 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Employee was in the woods gathering stone for a stone wall and contacted poison oak.
05/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut finger with razor knife while stripping a wire.
04/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a piece of pipe on a chain binder and the pipe slipped and hit him in the head.
08/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 61d restricted Employee was working shoveling material out of in-ground truck scale. He was climbing ladder out of scale and twisted knee.
08/01/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While using a weed whacker employee, who was wearing safety glasses, got a piece of metal in his eye. Abrasion to the eye.
12/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted Employee was cleaning stone out of a screen with a pry bar. The bar jammed and the chisel end of the bar cut through his glove and into his hand.
07/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PLANT OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WALLS OF HOPPER, HE SLIPPED & FELL INTO THE HOPPER.