Blue Diamond Materials: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Mar 20, 2002 (fatal): Employee run over by asphalt truck and killed

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on March 20, 2002, Employee #1 of Blue Diamond Materi als was aiding the truck driver unloading two trailers of sand materials into th e Grizzler Coldfeed Receptor. His foreman was with him as both of them were show ing the truck driver the area where to unload the sand. The Grizzler Coldfeed Re ceptor is an area where sand were being unloaded and then conveyed to the reposi tory for future use for asphalt processing. The truck driver, an independent con tractor proceeded unloading the first load into the Grizzler and after finishing the first loading process which took approximately less than five minutes, he w ent back to the truck cab to start unloading the second trailer. The truck drive r observed Employee #1 and his foreman operating the conveyor control panel by m oving it back and forth. The conveyor control panel was located approximately fi fty three inches from the right side of the truck's first trailer wheel. The tru ck driver started moving the truck forward very slowly and then he heard the for eman yelling back up. He backed up immediately and put the vehicle on brake. He went down and saw Employee #1 lying on his back on the ground. The foreman ran t o the trailer and summoned help. The Paramedics arrived shortly and pronounced t hat Employee #1 had died.

Incident on Jul 11, 1994: Employee injured in fall from loader after end cap flies off

Employee #1 was attempting to use the bucket of a front end loader to gain acces s to a pipe located 9 feet above ground. When the employee removed the metal end cap on the pipe, the cap flew off under pressure, struck him in the head, and s prayed his face with "Satan Seal" asphalt dressing. Employee #1 fell from the bu cket of the loader and struck the ground, sustaining fractures to the left hand and contusions to the head and body, which required surgery.