Medley Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EMPL WAS REMOVING BRAKE DRUM GUARD WITH USE OF HAND HELD CHISEL & HAMMER. CHISEL SLIPPED & RIGHT HAND STRUCK EDGE OF SHARP THIN METAL DRUM GUARD.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEAR PLATES IN A CRUSHER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS CHEST AREA.HE WAS STRIKING THE WEAR PLATE(HAMMER SHOE) WITH A HAND HELD HAMMER WHEN I T CHIPPED OFF.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON ONE OF THE METAL SHOES THAT HOLDS THE CRUSHER HAMMERS IN POSITION. THE METAL SHOE IS LOOSEN OR REMOVED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CRUSHER HAMME.R AS HE WAS HAMMERIN G ON THE METAL SHOE, A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS LEFT UPPER LEG.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK WITH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL THAT CHIPPED OFF OF A CRUSHER PART. HE HAD BEEN HAMMERING ON A SHOE PLATE TO REMOVE ONE OF THE CRUSHER HAMMERS INSIDE, HE STOPPED AN D ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BEGAN HAMMERING WHEN A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS NECK AREA.

THE EMLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE WEAR PLATES AND HAMMERS INSIDE OF THE CRUSHER. WHEN HE WENT TO CLOSE THE CRUSHER DOOR, MATERIAL WAS BUILT UP IN THE DOOR FRAME. WHILE HE WAS CLEARING THE MATERIA L OUT, THE HAND HELD HAMMER HOLDING UP THE DOOR SLIPPED AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS LEFT HAND.

REMOVING HEAD GASKET FORM MOTOR,PULLED GASKET FORM BLOCK IT BECAME CAUGHT ON ONE END AND AS HE CONT. TO PULL ON GASKET IT CUT THE INSIDE OF FINGER SERIOUS INFECTION WAS FOUND

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A WOODEN CRATE OF SHAKER SCREEN CLOTH USING A 2X4 PIECE OF WOOD.AS HE WAS PRYING THE TOP OFF,ONE OF THE TOP PLANKS ON TH E CRATE SPLIT APART AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPL WAS OPERATING FORD BACKHOE MACHINERY DURING SHIFT INSTALLING PIPELINE IN PIT AREA. AT END OF SHIFT HE WAS RETURNING BACKHOE TO REPAIR SHOP. WHILE HE WAS TRAVELING ON ONE OF PIT ROADS HE L OST CONTROL OF UNIT & DROVE IT INTO LAKE. HE WASABLE TO GET OUT & SWIM TO LAKES EDGE.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE PLANT REPAIR CREW INSTALLING NEW SCREEN SHAKERS ON ONE OF THE PLANT TOWERS. WHILE WALKING ON THE WALKWAY ALONG SIDE OF THE SHAKER, HE FELL THROUGH A H OLE THAT WAS CUT OUT IN THE WALKWAY. HE FELL THROUGH APPROX. UP TO HIS SHOULDERS FRACTURING TWO RIBS. THE HOLES WERE CUT OUT TO GET TO THE UNDER SECTION OF THE SHAKERS FOR REMOVAL.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OUT RAILCARS BEFORE LOADING THEM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE OF RAIL CARS, OPENING AND CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOORS. AS T HE INJURED EMPLOYEE INSERTED A PRY BAR INTO THE DOOR HINGE, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED HIS SIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS LOOKING IN THE EMPTY CAR.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCKS FROM UNDERNEATH A YARD LOADER WHEN HE REMOVED THE TOP BLOCK, HE PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE END OF THE BLOCK AND THE LOADER FRAME.

EMPL SUFFERED MASSIVE HEART ATTACK DURING HIS NORMAL COURSE OF WORK WHILE ON JOB. EMPL HAD TAKEN SEVERAL MATERIAL SAMPLES & WAS ATTEMPTIN TO TAKE ANOTHER SAMPLE AT SAND STOCKPILE. AFTER GETTIN G OUT OF TRUCK HE WALKED TO REAR OF TRUCK TO GETSAMPLE BUCKET OUT & FELL TO GROUND BEHIND PICKUP TRUCK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROAD SWEEPER AND STADNING ON A STEP LADDER TO COMPLETE THE JOB WHEN HE CLIMBED OFF OF THE STEP LADDER HE STEPPED ON AN AIR HOSE ON THE GROUND. WHEN HE DID SO, HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED AND CAUSED THE INJURY.

INJURED EMPL WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPL STEAM CLEAN DRAGLINE PARTS. HE THEN ASKED OTHER EMPL TO CLEAN HIS BOOT OFF USING STEM CLEANER. WHEN HE DID SOME OF THE HOT STEAM WENT INTO SIDE OF BOOT & CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A MOTOR GRADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA HE WAS SENT TO CO.CLINIC & WAS FOUND TO HAVE A MEDIUM SIZE HERNIA EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SURGERY AS AN OU T-PATIENT ON 020488 & LOST TIME FROM WORK WHICH IN TURN THIS FORM WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS INSTRUCTED TO WALK TO REAR OF DRAGLINE BY HIS OPERATOR AS HE DID MACHINE BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARD & A LINK OF THE TRAVEL CHAIN BROKE OFF & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE PASSING BY THE OPERATOR DID NO7 WAIT UNTIL EMPLOYEE WAS CLEAR OF THE TRAVEL CHAIN PRIOR TO MOVING DRAGLINE IN BBACKWARD POSITION

EMPL WALKING UP3STAIRS INTO DRAGLINE CAB WHEN HE CAUGHT LEG ON MACHINE GUARD LEFT ON 1 OF THE STAIRS.AT THE TIME LACERATION DIDNT REQUIRE MED ATTENTION UNTIL WOUND BECAME INFECTED 11-13-87.HE WAS THEN SENT 7O COMPANY CLINIC FOR TREATMENT OF INFECTION.

THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE BOOM WHEN HE SUFFERED A MINOR LACERATION.AT THE TIME HE WAS INSTALLING A BOOM LIGHT ONTO THE DRAGLINE BOOM FRAME.FOUR DAYS LATER THE LACERATION BECAME INFECTE8 AND WAS TREATED AT THAT POINT.

THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS INSTALLING METAL WEDGE INTO A DUMP BLOCK SOCKET BY HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AFTER HITTING THE WEDGE SEVERAL TIMES A SMALL PIECE OF THE WEDGE HAFTERHITTING THE W

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO CUT A DRAGLINE FRICTION BAND. THE GRINDER BECAME CAUGHT ON THE BAND AND KICKED BACK STRICKING IS LEFT WRIST.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING IN INSTALLING WIRE MESH ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE REPAIR SHOP AREA. AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE WIRE MESH A SHARP CORNER OF THE MESH CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHICH RE QUIRED STITCHES1

EMP WAS WALKING3UP TO THE DRAGLINE CAB HE OPENED THE DOOR OF THE CAB AND BEGAN TO ENTER AS HE DID SO A GUST OF WIND BLEW THROUGH THE LARGE WINDOW OF THE CAB AND PUSHED DOOR TOWARDS THE EMPLOY AT THIS POINT E4PLOYEE PUT UP HIS RT HAND TO CATCH THE DOOR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DOOR GLASS AND CUTTING HIS FINGER STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LOADED HAUL UNIT WHEN THE UNIT LOST ENGINE POWER THE UNIT WENT DOWN INTO A DRAINAGE CREEK WHEN THE STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST DO TO THE ENGINE FAILURE EMPLOYEE SUFFERE D MINOR INJURIE8 AND RECEIVED STITCHES ON A LACERATION OF HIS RT HAND

THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK THROUGH A SMALL DOOR IN THE MOTOR ROOM OF THE DRAGLINE TO CHECK AN OIL LEAK HE HAD SPOTTED.AS HE WALKED THROUGH THE SMALL OPENING HE STEPPED APPROX. 8"OVER THE DOOR3FRAME AND SMASHED HIS FOREHEAD ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME.STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS INSTALLI3G A RETAINER ON THE HOG ROD OF THE JAW CRUSHER. HE I NSERTED THE PIN & TOOK ONE SWING W/ A 8# SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK IT INTO POSITION. WHEN HE HIT THE END OF THE PIN A SMALL S ECTION BROKE OF0 & ENTERED HIS LEFT EUYE. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE IMBEDDED OBJECT. EE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE METAL ENTERED ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FRAME

EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED PORTABLE STEP LADDER INSIDE OF GREASE PIT TO CLEAN FLOOR AREA AS HE ATTEMPTED TO POSITION LADDER IT BECAME CAUGHT ON WALL OF PIT AS HE JARRED IT LOOSE LADDER BECAME FREE SMA SHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN STEP LADDER & GREASE PIT WALL STICHES WERE REQUIRED

EMPL PERFORMING REG OIL AND GREASING DUTIES AT NORMAL SHUT DOWN PERIOD.AS HE WAS WALKING AROUND MOTOR ROOM OF DRAGLINE HE LOST HIS FOOTING.AS HE FELL TOWARDS WALL OF MOTOR ROOM LEFT ARM WENT THROUGH GLASS WINDOW.STITCHES WERE REQ.

INJURED WAS HANDED ONE END OF 17FT SECTION OF STEEL FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AT BOTTOM OF BIN AS HIS HELPER HANDED HIM END OF STEEL SECTION HE PLACED HIS HANDS ON IT & BEGAN TO LOOSE HIS FOOTING HE THAN LEANED BACK HOLDING ON TO SECTION OF STEEL TRYING NOT TO DROP IT HE WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO IT BUT LATER NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA

INSTALLING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON FRONT END LOADER.ATTACHED ONE END INTO POSITION AND THEN HAD TO BEND OTHER END TO MAKE HOSE FIT.HOSE SLUNG BACK STRIKING LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQ STITCHES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AIR LINES FROM THE TRACTOR CAB. AS HE CLIMBED ON TO THE FRAME OF THE TRACOTR HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE SHOP FLOOR. AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT LEG CAUGHT ON THE BOLT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP.

EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED WHEEL BEARING AND WAS CHECKING THE INSIDE OF THE DRUM SURFACE FOR CHIPPED STEEL BEFORE PLACING THE DRUM SEAL INTO POSITION. A SMALL METAL CHIP BECAME IMBEDDED IN THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND. HE REMOVED THE CHIP HIMSELF, BUT THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AT THAT TIME.