While removing an old piece of metal off the top deck of a discharge chute on a screening plant, the technician picked up the metal and it cut through the technician's glove and into finger causing a laceration.
Western Rock Fast Pack Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Jan 2025
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 5,356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,586 | 1 | 0 | 151.8 |
Reportable incidents
6 on file2025 · 1 incident
2020 · 1 incident
IE & co-worker were inserting a new belt, the choke rigging on the old belt was not going to hold through the process. IE lifted up on the slack of belt & co-worker attempted to cut a hole using the fixed serrated blade on EE's Leatherman. As EE attempted to cut a hole and applied pressure, the blade slipped off and struck IE puncturing the leg.
2004 · 2 incidents
Worker was shoveling at a screen plant. He felt a pain in his lower back. He continued his shift running a skid loader. He did not report the incident until the next day.
BACK BEGAN HURTING DURING A TWO WEEK PERIOD FROM THE WEEK OF 2-5-04 TO 2-11-04. AFTER HIS SHIFT ON THE 11TH HE WENT TO A DOCTOR. THE FOLLOWING MONDAU HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR AND TOLD HIM HIS BACK WAS HURTING & HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF. NEVER INDICATED HE WAS INJURED AT WORK UNTIL 3-1-04.
2000 · 2 incidents
EE WAS REMOVING JAW DIE WEDGE WHEN THE PORTA-POWER CYLINDER SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A BEL UNLOADER, SLIPPED ON A ROLLER, AND HIT RIBS AGAINST THE EDGE OF A LOADER BUCKET.