Hillsborough Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Visitor was walking up set of five steps at main office and lost his balance. He stumbled and fell on his bottom and then bump his head.

Worker was climbing down a fixed ladder and lost balance near the bottom. The worker fell backwards breaking his wrist.

Crusher Operator changed the splitter on the elevator when a piece of metal cut his small left finger.

Crusher Plant Operator lost his footing while loosening a bolt on a crusher. The wrench slipped off of the bolt and he slipped backwards, bruising his back.

The wind blew the access door to a dust collector closed on the right hand of the employee.

Strained lower back while bagging and palletizing 50 pound bags of material.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PALLET OF MATERIAL STUCK ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE PALLET MOVED HE OVER-EXTENDED HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP A STEEL RUNG LADDER AND LOST HIS GRIP ON THE METAL RUNG, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BALANCE AND FALLING TO THE STEEL FLOOR BELOW (APPROXIMATELY 4 FT).

TOOK SHORT TERM DISABILITY (LAST DAY OF WORK 5/19/03). TOOK LONG TERM DISABILITY (STARTED AUG. 10, 2003).

NOTE: HAND INJURY OF 2/20/03 WAS NOT HEALING AS EXPECTED. DECISION WAS MADE TO OPERATE, RESULTING IN EE BEING OFF WORK FROM 8/25/03 TILL 10/13/03 RETURN TO WORK DATE.

EE WAS CLIMBING A RAIL CAR LADDER AND FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER. HE FELL 10-12 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HEELS FIRST AND THEN HIS BACK. HE THENGOT UP AND WALKED ABOUT 100 FT TO THE SHOP AREA FOR HELP.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST AND WHILE BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND, THE PALLETS ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING HUNG ON A GUARD AND TILTED THE PALLETS TO ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FAL L APPROX 6 - 8 FEET ONTO A STACK OF PALLETS ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING UP AND WENT TO DUMP TRASH CONTAINER. HE STOPPED FORK LIFT SHORT OF A DROP IN PAVEMENT AND EMPTIED CONTAINER. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE FORK LIFT AND STARTED TO BACK UP, THE FORK LIFT ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE DROP OFF. HE HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE LIFT SWUNG SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND PINNED HIS ARM BETWEEN A SUPPORT BEAM AND THE LIFT ROLL CAGE.

EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN WELDING ON A SCREEN FRAME AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. HE LANDED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND JAMMED IN THE DECKING GRID, RESULTING IN A BROKEN THUMB.

EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE DECK-WORK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK ON THE DECK.