Somerset Quarry & Mill: 2 muertes registradas Metal/Non-Metal

While employee was tearing down Hatachi 1200 Hoe , He was using a wrench and his right arm locked into a bent position. He used his left arm and straighten out the right arm. Finished out the day working. Worked out the balance of the week and went to Occupational Health that Friday 11/02/2012

The Hoe Operator was loading a large rock onto a Euclid when the rock slipped from the hoe bucket and fell onto the bed of the Euclid, jolting the Euclid driver causing strain to his neck, shoulders and lower back.

As EE was tightening the bolts on the pay loader bucket, the 1" air wrench slipped off one of the bolts striking his right hand between the air wrench and pay loader bucket. Bruising the tendon of the second finger in the right hand .

AS A WELDER WAS WELDING AND REPAIRING PL-74. HE WAS GRINDING A WELD WHEN THE 4" GRINDER KICKED BACK AND MADE A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK ON HIS FACE.

As EE was cutting a rubber wiper for a side wiper the knife slipped off the cut and cut into thumb of right hand.

Jumped off screen deck to floor by stairway he sprained left ankle.

As welders injured EE and another EE were attemting to get a piece of steel channel in deep snow when EE pulled his groin causing a hernia.

Stringing cable to pull the big belt back together-pulled left groin causing a strain.

Working on a crusher, he overextended his right arm with elbow while using a sledge hammer.

Fractured finger while scraping a chute.

He slipped on a rock and sprained his ankle walking beside the plant.

Lifting a piece of conveyor belting - strained neck and right shoulder.

Laceration - right arm cut when trying to remove a filter. Filter slipped and cut arm.

Twisted right knee climbing out of trackhoe.

Employee did not have eye protection on and suffered welder's flash.

ACCUMULATED EFFECTS FROM USING THE BREAKER MACHINE (EXCAVATOR) THE SEAT HAS A HARD BOTTOM AND THERE IS NOT MUCH GIVE WITH THE CONTINUAL JARRING.

CUT LEFT WRIST WHEN OPENING A CAN OF WELDING RODS.

Hurt back while carrying a rear beam spring.

Workers were stripping off wood forms. Wood slipped and hit angle iron. Piece of angle iron fell and cut EE's left thigh.

LEFT HAND LACERATION, HOLDING A 3/4" WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF NUT & PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN GUARD AND WRENCH.

Burning garbage in a fire barrel, he went to dump barrel. Fire came out and burned his face.

WELDING A BUCKET WHEN DIRT GO IN HIS EYE

GREASING BEARING AND CHECKED LINE UNDER DIRT AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELT.

SLIPPED ON ICE, SPRAINED NECK AND BACK. MAJOR ICE STORM.

WALKING DOWN CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED ON ICE, CAUSING CUT TO RT. HAND.

GETTING OFF OF MACHINE AND SLIPPED ON TRACK, BRUISING RIGHT ANKLE.

SLIPPED ON CATWALK - HIT ELBOW AND FOREARM.

WORKING ON A DOOR ON CRUSHER. DOOR SLIPPED ON HINGE CATCHING FINGER ON DOOR. CAUSED LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER AND HAD STITCHES.

GETTING OFF OF SKID LOADER (PL74), TWISTED ANKLE ON LIP OF BUCKET CAUSING A GRADE 1 SPRAIN.

WALKING ON PATH & SLIPPED ON ICE

RE-INJURY DATING BACK TO 1986 TO 1989. ON GOING TYPE OF CONDITION THAT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NEEDS AN OPERATION. SHOVELING-SLEDGE HAMMERING-LIFTING ETC.

CHANGING LEFT LIFT CYC ON 992C CAT LOADER STEPPED FROM FENDER TO CATWALK AT CAB HIT HEAD ON MIRROR JAMMING NECK & BACK

CHECKING OIL IN ALLIS CHALMERS CRUSHER, AS CRAWLING INTO BOWL, HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HAD MRI - TO BE OPERATED.

BACK PROBLEMS FROM LIFTING AND PULLING. ROUTINE SHOP AND MECHANIC DUTIES DAILY. RESULTED IN MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE CHIROPRACTOR.

CHANGING RETURN ROLLS ON 2A STACKER. STANDING BACKWARDS ON LADDER. TRIED TO TURN AROUND TO GO DOWN LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER INJURING LEFT ANKLE AND BRUISING BODY PARTS.

WHILE PUTTING NEW CUTTING EDGE ON PL71, EDGE SLIPPED AND HIT A BAR WHICH FELL HITTING LEFT HAND BREAKING IT BEHIND INDEX FINGER.

CARRYING TOOLS, ETC. AT CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON ICE HITTING RIGHT KNEE.

FINISHED WORKING ON BACKHOE - CLIMBED OFF OF MACHINE. WALKED AROUND MACHINE AND FELL ON ICE HITTING HEAD AND BACK INJURING SHOULDERS, BACK AND BRUISED KIDNEY.

CHECKING OIL ON E6, SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW AND FELL ON LEFT HIP.

WHILE GREASING PLANT AND CLEANING CATWALK A LARGE ROCK HAD FALLEN OFF BELT ONTO CATWALK FROM SCREEN TO 1650 CRUSHER. BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE ROCK TO PUT IT BACK ONTO BELT WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO MY BACK CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK & HIP.

INSTALLING SCREEN PANEL LIFTING SCREEN PANEL ONTO SCREEN & TWISTED BACK

OPENING ENTRANCE GATE TO QUARRY WHEN PAIN FLEW INTO NECK. RIGHT SIDE AND NECK BECAME PAINFUL AND STIFF.

BREAKING DOZER DOWN TO MOVE IT TWISTED WRONG AND ENDED UP WITH A STIFF NECK & PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.

WHILE STRIPPING STONE HE BACKED UP AGAINST THE RAMP WITH THE BACK WHEELS WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS SLID TO THE LEFT, TIPPING THE EUCLID OVER ON IT'S SIDE.

IN AUG 1995 WAS LIFTING A SKID PLATE TO FASTEN TO BOTTOM OF BUCKET OF 992 LOADER BUT DID NOT REPORT IT BUT WAS HAVING PROBLEM THIS MONTH WAS LIFTING AN OIL BARREL AND REALLY DID MY SELF HARM.

WHILE TAKING THE TRASH ATO THE BURN BARREL, PT128 WAS PARKED BETWEEN, THE SHOP & THE BANK. WHILE WALKING BETWEEN SHOP & PT128 THERE WAS A 1 1/2" STEEL CABLE ON THE GROUND WITH A LOOP. CAUGHT F OOT IN LOOP & FELL TO GROUND. HURT BACK WITH FALF.

CHANGING MOTOR ON CONVEYOR LIFTED MOTOR TO GET IT IN POSITION WHEN SOMETHING PULLED THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL NOW WHEN HE SAW A DR IN DECEMBER.

JUMPED FROM DOZER WHILE DOZER WAS ON LOW BOY WHEN LANDED ON GROUND SPRAINED BACK.

CHECKING PRIMARY #2 WHEN STEPPING FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TO THE CATWALK HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE SEEING CHIROPRACTOR DR

CLEANING WINDSHIELD OF DAYLOADER (PL21) FOOT SLIPPED OFF FENDER HOLDING ONTO MIRROR WHICH BROKE IN RALL GASHING LEFT FOREARM TAKING STITCHES WILL MAKE A RAILING FOR AROUND STEPS TO PR EVENT FA LLING AGAIN

RECURRING INJURY FROM ORIGNIAL ACCIDENT ON 7-11-92. RESUBMIRRED ALSO ON FEB 1993.

CHANGING SCREENS ON THE PLANT. WENT TO GET NEW SCREENS AND ON LAST STEP TRIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

WAS CLEANING PAN ON CONVEYOR WHEN GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT CUTTING SKIN OPEN ON 3 MIDDLE FINGERS, RIGHT HAND. TAKING STITCHES.

REOCCURANCE OF 12-22-92 ON 09-07-93.

LOOSENING BOLT ON CRUSHER WITH RATCHET WHEN RATRCHET SNAPPED IN HAND, STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY 4-14-93 AT SOME HOSPITAL.

CUTTING TREES TO CLEAR FOR STRIPPING HE CHAINED LOG TO 7 STEPPED BACK AND WHEN PULLED LOG KICKED BACK HITTING HIM AND LANDING ON HIM.

REOCCURING INJURY FROM ORIGINAL ACCIDENT ON 07-11-92.OFF WORK FROM JULY 17,1992 AND RETURNED TO FULLWORK TO FULL WORK AUG 26,1992 REOCCURRED AND WENT OFF WORK AGAIN NOV 24,1992 STILL NOT WORKI NG.

BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP BELTS FOR 489 CRUSHER AND PULLED BACK OUT.

PUTTING CRUSHER TOGETHER. WAS CLIMBING UP SIDE OF CRUSHER TO CHECK CLEARANCE AND HIT KNEE ON SIDE OF CRUSHER.

74339NG A BEAM UP WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER AND THE LADDER RUNG BROKE EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND INJURING HIS BACK (LOWER BACK).

WORKING ON THE SHOVEL WITH A BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER.

FUELING SHOVEL & RAN AROUND FUEL WAGON TO RECOVER HOSE THAT WAS FALLING & FELL ONTO BOTH HANDS ONTO SHALE SUPERVISER KNEW OF ACCIDENT BUT HAD TO REASON TO KNOW IT WAS REPORTA BLE WITH LOST TIM E WAS NOT REPORTED TO OFFICE

WORKING ON LOADER ENGINE AND SLIPPED OFF THE BACK. FOOT SLIPED AND FELL OFF LOADER TO GROUND HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM AND LEFT LEG.

REMOVING HOIST CYLINDER OFF FRONT END LOADER.PRYING WITH LONG BAR.BAR SLIPPED KNOCKING HIM OFF LADDER HITTING TIRE AND LANDING ON GROUND.

PUTTING A BOOM CYLINDER IN PAYLOADER,A BAR HOLDING THE CYLINDER LEFT LOOSE HITTING RIGHT EYE HIT JAW ON PAYLOADER WHILE JUMPING BACK.

WHILE WELDING, CUTTING STEEL, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A WIRE WHEEL ON A HAND GRINDER AND A PIECE FLEW OFF HITTING IN EYE FROM SIDE OF SHIELD (LEFT EYE).

WAS WALKING ON A 12" BEAM TO MEASURE AND CUT THE BEAMS, WHEN A 6" BEAM ROLLED DOWN ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT PINNING FOOT BETWEEN 6" AND 12" BEAM.

WHILE PUTTING OIL IN PAYLOADER HYDROLIC SYSTEM WITH AIR OIL SYSTEM HIT ELBOW ON LADDER ATTACHED TO LOADER GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER.

SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE WHILE DIGGING WITH SHOVEL

CHANGING SCREENS IN CRUSHER AT QUARRY WHEN SCREEN SLID OVER EDGE CATCHING FINGERS.

SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING ABOARD EUCLID HAUL TRUCK SPRAINED LOWER BACK & RT SHOULDER.

SETTING IN BIN ON CRUSHER BREAKING FROZEN MUD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TWISTED LOWER BACK.

CLIMBING ONTO TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED BACK.

WHILE CHECKING OUT PUMPS ON 988 B PAYLOADER HAD DOOR OPEN. VERY WIND WHICH BLEW DOOR WHAT ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM ON BACK OF HEAD CUTTING HEAD OPEN WHICH TOOK 5 STITCHES.

WAS CHECKING PLANT AT QUARRY AND WHILE WALKING DOWN CATWALK TWISTED ANKLE ON ROCKS AND CHIPPED BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

LOADING PIECE OF STEEL ON TRUCK & TWISTED BACK REINJURED BACK

WAS WALKING THE 600 WHERE THE AIR HOSE WAS BEING USED AIR HOSE BLEW APART WITH 75 LBS PRESSURE HITTING IN EYE NOSE & JAW

REPLACING SCREENS IN 7 X 20 SCREEN FOR CLEANING STOVE. WAS LIFTING 300# SCREEN PANEL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK.

GETTING OUT OF EUCLID,SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP OF 50 TON EUCLID AND HIT GROUND ON BACK.

CRAWLING AROUND ON PAYLOADER AND TWISTED KNEE.

TWO MECHANICS W9RE CARRYING A HAUSING FROM PL-29 WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT ONTO THE FLOOR AND THIS MECHANIC PULLED HIS BACK OUT

TENDERNESS IN B2TH ARMS CAUSED BY SHOVELLING AND OTHER DUTIES OF JOB OVER PERIOD OF TIME.EPICONDYLITIS OF ELBOWS.

LIFTING AND CAR9YING A BOX SIDEWAYS WEIGHING BETWEEN 150 TO 200 POUNDS. CARRIED ABOUT 200 FT CARRIED WITHHELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAUSED A HERNIA ON LEFT SIDE.

TWISTED KNEE WH3LE KNEELING ON FLOOR REPLACING SCREEN ON SCREEN DECK

REPLACING STEER3NG WHEEL ON PL 36 SMASHED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

INSTALLING PLATES IN IMPACTOR. WALTERS & HAMBLEY WERE LIFTING PLATES WHEN WALTERS FELT STINGING PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE WHICH DR. GRESS LATER CONFIRMED TO BE A HERNIA.