Presque Isle Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

After doing repairs at the crusher, the employee decided to place caution tape around the hole in the catwalk for the night. At that time, ee tripped on the step at the catwalk, trying to regain balance took a step back and fell into the hole approx. 5' to the top of a motor and then an additional 4' to the ground.

Employee, Cruhser operator, was unplugging impactor which was plugged with rocks. He was pulling rocks out and to the side so he could wrap a cable around the largest rock to pull it out when a rock fell down against his right ring finger smashing it open.

Power outage caused shorhead crusher to plug with rock. After clearing rock the sheave needed to be pryed with a crowbar so the crusher would start. Employee was holding the crowbar when it slipped and jammed his left little finger tip. Fractured left little finger tip and laceration.

Driver was hauling aggregate from crusher to stockpiles. Driver stopped to get out of truck, and while exiting caught left foot between step and fuel tank cap that is just behing the step. Driver twisted left knee. Left knee and calf strain.

Employee was stepping up on a ladder to a service truck to fuel equipment in the quarry when he lost his footing and slipped which resulted in his knee banging against the railing of the ladder.

EE WAS ON A LOADER WITH THE OPERATOR ABOUT MOVING SOME STEEL. ON DESCENT FROM THE LOADER, THE EE STUBBED HIS HEEL ON SOME STEEL THAT WAS ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE LOADER, FALLING BACKWARD WITH HIS LEFT ARM EXTENDED BEGIND HIM. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WORKING UNDER CRUSHER HAULING 1" STONE. THE TRUCK INVOLVED HAS A DUMP BODY WITH A TAILGATE WHICH IS RELEASED BY A PULL HANDLE LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE BODY BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SHE OPENED THE DOOR, REACHED OUT WITH LEFT HAND TO PULL HANDLE TO RELEASE GATE TO DUMP LOAD, STRAINING HER LEFT SIDE AND BACK.

EE WAS ENTERING THE WELL HOUSE AT THE CRUSHER, AND STARTLED A STRAY DOG THAT WAS IN THE WELL HOUSE. THE DOG BIT EE ON THE RIGHT THIGH.

GRINDING ON AN OLD WELD UNDER A TRUCK IN A VERY RESTRICTED SPACE. A PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF AN AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FULL FACE SHIELD. HE D ID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHEN HIS EYE BECAME IRITATED.

DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS SEAT AND TURNING AROUND SO HE COULD EXIT THE TRUCK, FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE JUST AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO LOWER TO THE FIRST STEP.

LOADING EUCLIDS IN THE QUARRY, RIGHT EYE SUDDENLY BEGAN HURTING. FLUSHED EYE, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. SENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & IN ENCLOSED LOADER CAB.

QUARRY DRILL OPERATOR

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP AND PULLED LOWER BACK.

HAULING STONE FROM CRUSHER TO STOCKPILE. TURNING AT STOCKPILE, AND UPSET DUMPTRUCK.

SERVICING 988 LOADER, CLIMBING STEPS AND HIT LEFT CLAF ON FRAME ABOVE STEPS. CALF BEGAN ACHING, AND GOT STEADILY WORSE REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND LOST TIME BEGINNING 7-9-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING STONE FROM QUARRY TO CRUSHER, HIT A BUMP IN QUARRY ROAD AND SNEEZED AT THE SAME TIME. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS STEERING TRUCK AND RIGHT HAND WAS SHIFTING TRANSMISSION . FORCE OF SNEEZE WAS IN OPPOSITION TO FORCE BEING APPLIED TO STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROLOF TRUCK, CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN TO RHOMBUS MUSCLE UNDER LEFT SCAPULA.

OPERATING FRONT END LOADER/REPETITIVE ROTATION OF HEAD BACKING & LOADING DUMPTRUCKS.