Rock Hill Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

A fire occurred on a CAT 775G haul truck. There were no injuries associated with this incident. Incident is still under investigation.

Employee was unloading a pallet from a delivery truck and hyperextended their thumb.

Employee was swinging ram to strike wrench to tighten the nut on a crusher. As the employee pushed the ram forward, the right hand slipped and was between the ram and the wrench as it made contact.

Employee was handling cutting edge and finger was caught between edge and bucket.

Employee was carrying a fire extinguisher and tripped coming down some steps rolling EE's ankle

The employee was operating a Genie S-60 Manlift. While navigating a downgrade, employee drove over a small pile of rocks causing the manlift to shift, jolting the operator. When the operator shifted, they planted their leg causing a hairline fracture.

Employee was removing a two piece v-belt guard. The top piece of the guard was removed, one of the bolts out of the underside of the lower piece of guard slipped down and hit his right arm just above the wrist causing a laceration. He received four sutures making this a reportable medical.

Employee was washing down the walkway around the #1 screen when the feed chute stopped up causing some rock to spill out. A small one hit him on the arm, then as he turned to move out of the way a bigger rock hit the back of his hard hat penetrating it and causing a small laceration on the back of his head that required three stitches.

Cut left index finger with worn bolt while replacing wear segments on pit loader bucket. ** Employee required five stitches/sutures making this a medical reportable, with no restricted duty & no lost time.

FOREMAN WAS HELPING UNLOAD TWO JAW DIES WHEN THE CHAINS SLIPPED OFF ABOUT ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN PUT HIS HANDS UP TO BLOCK THE CHAINS AS THEY CAME TOWARDS HIM. THE CHAIN HIT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER LACERATING THE BOTTOM SIDE REQUIRING NINE STITCHES. NO FRACTURE WAS DETECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN & ACETELYNE BOTTLES WHEN HE PUSHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERNAIL UP. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND AROUND THE BOTTLE SLIDING IT ON THE TRUCK WHEN HIS FINGER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL AT THE BACK OF THE BOTTLE RACK. STITCHES WERE USED MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE MEDICAL.

STRAIN RIGHT KNEE BECAME REPORTABLE ON 5/21/04

MOVING TOGGLE BEAM INTO PLACE USING A COME-ALONGHOIST, BEAM MOVED SEVERAL INCHES, MASHING FINGERBETWEEN TOGGLE BEAM AND FRAME OF JAW CRUSHER. INJURY REQUIRED 23 STITCHES. FINGER ALSO BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING A HOLE IN A CONVEYER BELT WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER, WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING INJURY WHICH REQUIRED 14 STITCHES.