Wheeler Pit — Accidents
Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The miner was hitting a steel bearing with a hammer when the bearing broke and a small piece of steel shot out and stuck into his leg. |
| 06/13/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 29d lost | Employee was watching a cable being moved. Cabled whipped, catching the employee around his ankles and knocking him off his feet. Employee fell, landing on right side, fracturing his right shoulder, h... |
| 09/17/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | per employee, ""Changing screen on gravel plant. The screen slid on my thumb and bent it way back. |
| 06/29/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 22d restricted | This report is late because we were told at first it was a re-injury. It has been established that it is a new injury. The employee was ""working on dry screen of wash deck"" and was ""pulling on ra... |
| 11/21/2008 | ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Per employee ""getting sand sample - put sand in bucket and put 1 1/2 pipe into bucket - dump out sand - keep what is in pipe - that's the sample - when I stood up I felt it pop"" (lower back). Emplo... |
| 07/18/2008 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Per employee, injury occurred ""in Greenville Pit southwest side of pit dry screening. Stood up too early in screen and hit head."" Injury - minor, superficial laceration to scalp. Dissolvable stitc... |
| 05/01/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 34d lost, 70d restricted | EE was shoveling out under gravel plant. He got halfway done & stopped to take a break. He felt muscle in lower back tighten up like a knot. He dropped down to his knees & finished shoveling out the p... |
| 12/23/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | While using a loader, a clump of dirt fell out and wedged in the front part of the loader. Employee got out to remove it and when it broke free it hit his right leg, scraping it. |
| 11/01/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Running loader, it hit a bump when turning, banging his left elbow on metal frame. |
| 10/08/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | CARRYING UP NEW M0NITOR, TRIPPED AND FELL WITH MONITOR 8 FT TO GROUND. |
| 12/02/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 49d lost, 30d restricted | WAS SHOVELING CRUSHIER DUST AND BACK POPPED. |
| 09/27/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | PUTTING ON A SCRAPER ONTO THE CONVEYOR, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON THE GROUND. |
| 04/13/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | SHOVELING STONES OFF DREDGE. HIT HAND AGAINST RAIL, RIGHT WRIST, BRUISED WRIST. |
| 07/13/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EXITING CONVEYER STEPPED ON STONES TWISTED RT ANKLE. |
| 06/28/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EXITING EAGLE CRUSHER, TWISTED ANKLE. |
| 02/17/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WORKING IN PIT EE BRUSHED OFF HIS COAT WITH HIS HAND FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE |