Lilesville Pit and Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EE was working on bagging machine when he got up from repairing he slipped and fell backwards and hit his head.

Employee was changing return roller in boom truck and got hand pinched between roller and bucket on boom.

EE was trying to replace stretch wrap that had pulled off and got his finger caught between the pallet and the roller.

Worker was trying to remove rock obstruction from conveyor belt.

EE went to change top sheet roll, after lifting roll, felt pain in lower back. EE's should always use 2 men to pick up and replace roll.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLETING A NORMAL TASK OF FUELING HIS EQUIPMENT WHEN HE LOST STABILITY OR BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM THE BOTTOM RUNG/STEP LEADING TO THE CAB OF THE LOADER. EE FELL APPROX. 2' ONTO HIS BACK. HIS RT. HEEL IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURED HEEL.

WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED IN RECONDITIONING THE SECONDARY. A CRANE WAS LIFTING A CHUTE FOR ITS POSITIONING WHEN IT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. ONE OF THE PIECES MOVED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VICTIM FORCING HIM DOWN THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE SECONDARY. HE GRABBED THE HANDRAILS AS HE EXITED AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING.

THE INJURED PARTY WAS UNDER A MOTOR GRADER ATTEMPTING TO FREE A UNIVERSAL JOINT W/ AN IMPACT WRENCH & SLEDGE HAMMER. A FOREIGN MATERIAL, (BELIEVED TO BE METAL) SHEERED FROM THE HAMMER ENTERING THE LEFT EYE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS PULLING HIMSELF ONTO A SMALL SHED TO HOIST IT OUT OF PLACE W/A CRANE. THE CRANE'S CABLE ABRUPTLY SWUNG RIGHT & BACK LEFT JARRING EE FROM HIS GRIP. EE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 - 6 FEET LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A BROKEN RIGHT WRIST.

WAS GOING TO ANOTHER AREA TO ASSIST ANOTHER WORKER WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL (GRAVEL) AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

INJURED STEPPED ON A 2X4 LAYING ON THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS WORKING ON A 350 TRACKHOE.

INJURED STEPPED INTO A MANHOLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE BRAKE BAND. HE BRUISED HIS HIP, SCRAPED HIS SHIN BONE ON RIGHT LEG, HAD A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS EAR.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM FLOOR OF TUNNEL. HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR AT 200 PM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29 THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM. HE WENT TO THE DR ON FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2001.

VICTIM WAS USING ACETYLENE TORCH WHEN HE HEARD A POP. HE FELT SOMETHING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND SAW CLOTHING SMOLDERING A SPARK HAD FALLEN ON HIS CLOTHES AND A LEAKING OXYGEN HOSE CAUSED A FLAME . HE WAS BURNED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS STOMACH

VICTIM AND WITNESSES WERE TRYING TO REMOVE A BOOM PIN FROM A CAT 245 EXCAVATOR. THEY WERE DRIVING THE PIN OUT WITH A PIN HAMMER AND A SLEDGE HAMMER. AS THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE PIN HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF THE PIN HAMMER AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE CENTER OF HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM CONCRETE FOUNDATION DOWN TO GROUND WHERE SHARP PIECE OF METAL STUCK THROUGH BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT BOOT, PUNCTURING HIS FOOT.PUNCTURE WOUND WAS 8MM IN LENGTH AND 2MM DEEP.

EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED FROM EUCLID TO THE GROUND. HE WAS TAKING STEPS BACKWARDS WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SHORT PIECE OF CROSSTIE BLOCK. HE FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BRUISED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO SIDE OF TRUCK WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED, TRANSFERRING ALL HIS WEIGHT ONTO RIGHT LEG, INJURING HIS KNEE.