Wrens Mine — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Operator entering a loader. While ascending the ladder,foot slipped off rung and hand then slipped off the Grab bar causing him to fall into the loader hitting his nose and forehead on the seat panel....
10/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee was performing a preshift inspection on the excavator. As he was walking back to cab on the catwalk, he grabbed the cab door. The door came unlocked, swung out and knocked him off the catwalk...
04/07/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contract employees were at JM Huber - Wrens 17C mulching the dam with hay blower and tractor. It was windy and some of the hay blew under the tractor and came in contact with the exhaust, causing the...
12/30/2005 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None BACKHOE OPERATOR WAS LOADING CRUDE CLAY TRUCKS OFF OF THE TOP SHELF (APPROX. 8 FEET) WHEN HE GOT THE BACKHOE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND THE MACHINE SLIPPED OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RE...
10/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost STEPPED DOWN FROM THE DOCK OF A SMALL FUEL TRAILER. STEPPED ONTO THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER. THERE WAS DEW ON THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL ACROSS THE TONGUE.
09/22/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 28d lost EE HAD CHEST PAINS
08/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING TRUCK AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CAB STEP RESULTING IN FALL OF 4' TO GROUND. SURFACE WAS RED CLAY EARTH. POSSIBLE CLAY ON SHOES MAY HAVE RESULTED TO FALL
05/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS PERFORMING AN EQUIPMENT SERVICE ON AN EXCAVATOR. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM EXCAVATOR. (GREASE ON BOTTOM OF EE'S SHOES.) EE FELL ON GROUND. EE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED H...
03/24/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING DUMP TRUCK, ATTEMPTING TO DUMP LOAD IN AN UNLEVEL AREA. WHEN BODY OF TRUCK WAS RAISED THE TRUCK LEANED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
10/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost EE WENT TO TELL ANOTHER EE SOMETHING AS HE WAS CHANGING THE TIRE ON THE MOTOR GRADER. WHEN EE TURNED TO WALK OFF, THE LOCK RING ON THE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM.
09/26/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 82d restricted EE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE USING A ""POKE POLE TO DISLODGE KAOLIN CLAY WHICH HAD BRIDGED OVER IN A SHREDDER HOPPER. THE ""POKE POLE"" IS A PIECE OF 3/4"" IRON PIPE ABOUT 10' LONG. IN ORDER TO DIS...