White Rock Quarries - South Metal/Non-Metal

As employee attempted to insert one of the retaining pins ee felt a pain in left shoulder.

Employee had an allergic reaction to the latex gloves he was wearing and to the degreaser with which he came in contact

On June 6, 2014 a dragline slid into the water filled pit. No injury or illness was suffered, and no lost work day or restricted days were incurred. The North American Coal Corporation is and was contractually obligated to and is and was legally responsible for operating and maintaining dragline with its own employees.

Employee was pulling a hose from the service truck to the portable crusher diesel tank. The hose became entangled on the stairs. As he pulled on the hose it became entangled causing his elbow to strike the diesel tank.

A welder was working on the bucket of a dragline. It was a hot day so the welder decided to set up a blower motor aimed at him to cool off. While using the air chipping hammer a small flake of metal was blown under his welding hood and into his right eye by the fan. The employee was taken to workers comp where a doctor removed an embedded metal fragment from his eye.

Slipped when exiting the Boehringer Crusher, catching his right foot on the hammer resulting in a fall that fractured his right great toe.

We experienced a fire on our 6400 Dragline in the area of the main engine. Two operators began to fight the fire & then firefighters from the Fire Department extinguished the blaze & pumped foam to avoid re-ignition. No injuries were sustained. Investigations showed a lost 24 volts carrier from starters near fuel lines could have caused it.

EE missed a step while dismounting the printer stand by the scale, falling and hitting his left knee and left elbow.

Finger was injured while installing a track roller on a dozer.

Employee hit a bump in the road while driving the water truck, spraining his back.

Employee cut U-bolt holding cable to spool. Tension in cable was released knocking employee to the ground on his back.

IW received acid burn to both eyes after a battery exploded while being charged. IW was standing next to battery and was not wearing eye protection.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REINSTALL AN AIR CONDITIONING VENT IN EE LOADER CAB WHEN EE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE FAN