Davis Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing a stick cylinder from an excavator, hydraulic pressure caused pressure release getting employee sprayed with hydraulic fluid on the right forearm.

EE was replacing impeller bars in Crusher. While exiting crusher, the wedge locking the rotor in place came loose. The rotor appears to have been out of balance due to a missing set of impeller bars. The unbalanced rotor begun to spin & the EE's boot caught between the wall & the rotor pulling him downward. EE suffered left leg lacerations & two crushed toes on right foot.

Employee was dismounting a 980G Loader and did not notice his left shoe lace was untied. Shoelace got hung up on the 2nd step from bottom and employee fell landing on his lower back and rolled up onto his shoulder.

Employee was diagnosed with silicosis, notification from medical advisor on 02/28/2008.

Employee working on impactor, wind was blowing and foreign object got in his eyes.

Welder and a helper were assigned to weld patches over holes in the possumbelly of the SE shaker. The helper was holding the patches in place as they were tacked. Helper experienced flashburn as a result.

DRILLER WAS PUTTING A NEW SAVON SUB ON THE ROTERY HEAD. WHILE TRYING TO TIGHTEN THE SUB INTO THE HEAD, DRILLER WAS HOLDING BREAKOUT WRENCH (48" WRENCH) ON THE SUB AND RUNNING CONTROLS WITH HIS OTHER HAND. WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER THE WRENCH KICKED BACK AND SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE MAST.

Employee attempted to assist in lifting a wear plate and popped something in his back/hip area.

WHILE PUTTING BUSHING IN A HEAD PULLEY - TIGHTENING BOLTS. HEAD PULLY SLIPPED ACROSS FORKLIFT BARS CATCHING FINGER - LEFT HAND RING FINGER IN BETWEEN HEAD PULLEY AND FORKLIFT BAR, CAUSING A TUFT FRACTURE.

CRANE BOOM WAS LIFTING CRUSHER FEEDER. COMBINATION OF LIFT AND WIND PUSHED FEEDER TOWARD AND AGAINST EMPLOYEE PINNING HIM BETWEEN FRONT OF CRANE AND FEEDER LOAD. OPERATOR HAD TEMPORARILY LEFT CAB. CRANE LIFT LOCK THOUGHT TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. NO TAG LINE IN USE.

WHILE WELDING AT GATE ON SOME PIPE A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

WHILE PATCHING A HOLE IN THE #9 BELT, EE LAYED HIS BELT KNIFE ON THE BELT WHILE REACHING FOR A TOOL WHEN THE BELT KNIFE SLID DOWN AND HE LIFTEDHIS LEFT LEG COMING INTO CONTACT WITH KNIFE CUTT ING HIS LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE-NEEDING 4 STITCH

1 1/8" WRENCH WAS USED TO UNLOOSEN A BOLT ON SNUBBER PIN TO REPLACE RUBBER BUSHING. WHILE PULLING UP ON THE WRENCH TO BREAK IT LOOSE EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK. ALTHOUGH HE WAS INJURED ON 1/4/03 IT DID NOT BECOME RECORDABLE UNTIL 1/16/03 WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO GO THE CLINIC.

WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS EE FELL AGAINST HAND- RAIL.

AROUND 5:10AM EE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS TO HIS EUCLID HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE REACHED THE THIRD STEP HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN,HITTING FACE ARM-HAND, 4 LOOSE TEETH

BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING A GUARD ON STONE SAND SCREW.

CHANGING HAMMERS IN LITTLE IMPACTOR. WHEN SETTING HAMMER DOWN THE EE FAILED TO GET HIS HAND OUT FROM UNDER IT. SMASHED HIS PINKY ON RIGHT HAND.

CLIMBING INTO TEREX HAUL TRUCK, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND HEARD A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

SHOVELING UNDER #25 BELT-STRAIN PIPFOAM MUSCEL--LEFT SIDE.

LIFTING PIPE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM - UPPER ARM AREA.

CLIMBING DOWN OFF ROCK BREAKER AT END OF SHIFT. STEP TO THE GROUND AND ROCKS ROLLED UNDER RIGHT FOOT. TWISTING THE RIGHT ANKLE-SPRAINING IT.