Penroc Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working on a piece of motor when his lower left leg hit a piece of metal on the motor causing a laceration to his leg. The employee self treated the injury and did not report the injury until 07-28-08. The doctor's report was delayed in the mail system and was not found by the ALPM until 10-24-08.

EE was filling drill shots with a Kawasaki loader. The ground was frozen and rutted, one tire slipped into a rut, jerking the loader violently. EE was wearing his seatbelt, but the action strained his lower back.

Employee was approaching secondary crusher to fix a spray bar. The crusher suddenly ejected a rock which struck him on the top of his hardhat. He had on all his required PPE.

While operating loader employee experienced chest pain. He stopped equipment, sought help and was taken by ambulance to hospital.

Employee was walking from the scale house back to company truck & tripped over his feet falling to the ground. Whe he hit the ground the wind was knocked from him. Getting up he felt soreness in his chest. He was sent the local hospital to be checked.

Employee was placing a sign post into the ground. Due to under lying rock, when he hit post it moved. On the second hit, he hit his right index finger with hand-held sledge.

Employee felt sick and had chest pains. Initially thought to be a possible heart attack, he was taken to hospital via ambulance. Turned out to be other non-heart attack related medical conditions - blockage in blood vessel and other complications.

Employee was climbing ladder to operator's cab of a Cat 60 ton haul truck when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee exited tri-axel dump truck at customer site, turned to close door of truck, bumped elbow on edge of door.

Employee was hauling rock from top level of quarry to dump. While employee was exiting ramp, he stopped halfway up, approximately 100 feet, attempted to back down and turned left, came in contact with loose rock on left shoulder upsetting truck onto its right side.

Driving Euclid Truck on haul road with bed in raised position. Bed came in contact with power lines tearing them.

Employee was attempting to loosen a conveyor idler when his left hand slipped, pinching his finger between conveyor & idler.

Stepped off 2' high platform in J&H Baghouse felt pain in right knee. Pain caused EE to fall to the ground on both knees.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TRACKHOE BUCKET TO REMOVE ROCK IN FRONT OF A SHOT, PREPARING IT FOR LOADING OUT. THE BUCKET TEETH SLIPPED FROM A ROCK THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING, CAUSING THE MACHINE TO ROCK BACK & FORTH (PINCHED NERVE NECK/SHOULDER).

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK TRANSMISSION WHEN HE FELT SICK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

While employee was attempting to exit loader, hit arm on mirror frame.

Employee was dismounting bagging location when he slipped and struck his left upper arm against a guard.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING & CARRYING A 48" X 52" SCREEN PANEL (APPROX.50 LBS.) WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN, RESULTING IN A HERNIA. EE REPORTED INJURY THE DAY OF OCCURANCE, CONTINUED TO WORK LIGHT DUTY, OPERATION SCHEDULED 6/1/05.

Employee was entering cab of track equipment when his foot slipped causing sprain to right arm.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH A CRUSHER BAR REPLACEMENT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE ANTIROTATING DEVICE TO REPOSITION THE BAR HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR & HOUSING.

EE WAS WORKING ON QUARRY PUMP LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET GROUND, CAUSING A LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 988 CAT LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM LAST STEP, FALLING TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLANT LOT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. MAY HAVE STEPPED ON A SMALL STONE, EMPLOYEE NOT SURE.

EE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINED PULL-OFF AREA OF MAIN RAMP, WAITING FOR A LOADED TRUCK TO COME BY. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, EE DROVE TRUCK UP AND OVER BERM APPROX 4' IN HEIGHT AND PROCEDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT APPROX 40 FT, TURNING OVER AT NEXT LEVEL.

WORKER DISMOUNTED BOBCAT & PLACED FOOT BETWEEN TEETH ON BUCKET. HE TWISTED HIS RT. ANKLE & THOUGHT IT WAS SPRAINED. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER WORK & HAD AN X-RAY TAKEN. HE HAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS RT. ANKLE.

TWO MAINTENANCE WORKERS WERE REMOVING A FLYWHEEL OFF WASH SCREEN TO REPLACE BEARING BEHIND IT. FLYWHEEL JAMMED AND WORKER USED COME-A-LONG AND HAMMERS TO FREE FLYWHEEL. INJURED MAN HIT SIDE OF FLYWHEEL AND INSTEAD OF MOVING A SMALL AMOUNT THE FLYWHEEL FLEW OFF THE SHAFT. INJURED MAN JUMPED BACK, SLIPPED, FALLING TO HAND & KNEES AND FLYWHEEL LANDED ON RIGHT HAND, THUMB & FOREFINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 24 INCH PIPE WRENCH TO FREEA STUCK SHAFT. WRENCH SLIPPED THEN CAUGHT AGAIN. HIS HAND WAS BETWEEN THE PIPE WRENCH & HIS BODY & HE HEARD SOMETHING SNAP. HE WORKED THE NEXT 2 DAYS THEN DECIDED TO TELL HIS SUPERVISOR & WAS SENT FOR X-RAYS. IT WAS FOUND HE BROKE A BONE ABOVE HIS LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

HAUL TRUCK DRIVER LEFT BED UP AFTER UNLOADING ATSURGE CONSOLIDATED QUARRY. WHILE CROSSING SR 182HE WEDGED THE TRUCK UNDER AN OVERPASS. THE CAB WAS SUSPENDED 10'OFF THE GROUND. OPERATOR WAS WEARRING SEAT BELT.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR JAM WHEN HIS LEFT FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STRUCTURE.

EE WAS HELPING TO DIG OUT A CHOKED-UP SCREW CONVEYOR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JOG FOR POSITION HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN V-BELT DRIVE INJURYING RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS CLIMBING A VEHICLE LADDER W/BACKGUARD TO GREASE PLANT EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELLTO THE GROUND CAUSING POSSIBLE BACK INJURY. EE WAS NOT CARRYING ANYTHING AT THE TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A MILL HOUSING WHEN REACHING FOR ANOTHER WELDING ROD HE SLIPPED AND FELLBUMPING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.

FUELING CAT 980 FRON END LOADER, THE FUEL HOSE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. THE EMPLOYEE THEN JUMPED FROM THE LOADER (APPROX. 4') TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.