Habersham Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing the gear box from a head pulley. Employee was using a 3 ft 6 lb soft face hammer. EE struck the bearing in an up to down motion. When ee hit bearing it shattered in multiple pieces. One of the pieces struck the employee in left upper arm, approximately 4 inches in length.

Employee was positioning hydraulic ram on 4 1/4 cone crusher to tighten bowl down. As ram retracted employee did not realize his finger was in the way of the moving cylinder. As the cylinder closed the tip of his right index finger was crushed.

Customer truck driver had the truck bed back gate close on his middle finger of his right hand. The injury required stitches to close cut.

While cleaning tracks on excavator part of the debris came over safety glasses into eye. This was due to material being frozen more force was used to get it to break loose. Attempt was made previous day but again it was frozen. Employee sustained a scleral abrasion to the right eye.

EE WAS REBUILDING A SMALL HYDRAULIC PUMP, WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY A BENCH VISE. WHENT HE PUMP SLIPPED LOOSE FROM THE VISE, THE EE REACHED TO CATCH IT, GETTING HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PUMP AN D TABLE SURFACE. T

WAS TIGHTENING THE TENSION ROD AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE ROD BROKE, AND THE TORQUE EXTENSION HANDLE END RAKED ACROSS HIS HAND CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS LIFTING SCREENS INTO PLACE ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF #2 SCREEN.

WHILE TIGHTENING THE SCREWS TO A BREAKER IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX THE SCREWDRIVER MADE CONTACT WITH THE METAL FRAME CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT & F LASHBURNS TO EE'S EYES. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTIO N FOR HIS EYES.

WHILE TIGHTENING THE SCREWS TO A BREAKER IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX THE SCREWDRIVER MADE CONTACT WITHTHE METAL FRAME CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND ELECTRICAL BURNS TO EMPLOYEE'S FACE, EYES AND FOREARM.