CHARLOTTE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was operating a loader and was jarred by falling material.

Pit Loader bucket made contact with a rock and jarred the operator.

After starting the air compressor to use air wrench employee tossed the hose over the compressor to the other side of the truck. The employee felt a pop and pain in his right shoulder joint. After further testing a determination was made to do a rotator cuff repair operation. On November 1, 2010 surgery was performed and a tear was confirmed and repaired.

Employee was lifting a piece of screen cloth onto the screen and felt pain in his upper left arm. Employee worked full duty under doctor's care until April 3, 2008 when he had minor surgery *qualifying this as a lost time as of 04/03/2008.

Silicosis - occupational illness.

CUTTING BELT WITH KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS FABRICATING A STRUCTURE WITH DESCENDING CATWALK. WHILE STEPPING OFF CATWALK TO CONCRETE FLOOR, HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON FLOOR, TURNING LEFT ANKLE. MEDICAL CARE DIAGNOSIS W AS STRAINED LIGAMENTS SURROUNDING ANKLE AREA. PRESCRIBED ORAL MEDICATION FOR PAIN AND INSTALLED SPLINT FOR 2 WEEKS.

WHILE WORKING ON A EUCLID PIT TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT WAS WORKING. HE HEATED UP THE SENSOR ON THE THERMOSTAT TO SEE IF IT WOULD CONTRACT THE SPRIN G AND OPEN. WHILE HEATING THE ELEMENT ERUPTED AND SPRAYED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE FACE AREA. THE COMPOUND WITHIN THE ELEMENT STRUCK THE FACIAL AREA WITH FRAGMENTS INJURING THE RIGHT EYE.