While welding on a chute the miner leaned up against a tail pulley guard to steady himself to strike an arc. When he put all his weight onto his forearm he was punctured with a sharp rock that was on the guard. the cut required three stitches.
Austin Aggregates 973 Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2000–2011
- Latest incident
- Jul 2011
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q1 | 1,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,947 | 2 | 2 | 1027.2 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,459 | 6 | 1 | 1345.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 9,430 | 4 | 1 | 424.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 9,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 10,540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2011 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
EE was on 8ft ladder with a hammer trying to dis- loge sand on a 12" pipe & fell to ground lost balance.
2005 · 1 incident
WORKING ON A PIECE OF METAL AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
2002 · 2 incidents
WAS CHIPPING OUT A PULLEY OUT OF BULLDOZER TRACK. A PIECE METAL BROKE AND FLEW AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM.
STEPPED OFF MACHINE AND LANDED ON SOFT SPOT AND HER RIGHT KNEE POPPED. HAS SPRAINED LIGAMENT OF KNEE.
2001 · 2 incidents
HE WAS TO GUIDE SOME IRON BEAMS WHEN BEING PICKED UP BY THE LOADER, AND HE PULLED AT IT, LIFTING IT, PULLING MUSCLE ON LEFT LEG & LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CLEARING OFF CONVEYOR THAT WAS DE-ENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT WHEN THE CONVEYOR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON THE BELT BRUISINGHIS HIP.
2000 · 1 incident
STEPPING OFF DOZER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE & ANKLE CRACKED IT BETWEEN KNEE & ANKLE