Lawrenceburg Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Belt crew were pulling conveyor belt on they were putting a belt block on the tight belt when the belt ripped the belt block fell back and hit one of the belt crew members ring finger on his right hand injuring the finger tip.

Employee was fueling up bobcat and reported to supervisor he slipped and fell. Supervisor asked if he was okay and employee said yes. Employee continued to operate the bobcat for the remainder of the shift. Over the weekend he started having pain and went to the emergency room. Employee was told he may have cracked ribs.

AT APPROX. 4:15PM EE WAS RESETTING SHIMS JAW CRUSHER. EE HAD LOOSENED TENSION SPRING WITH IMPACT WRENCH JACKEDSAW OPEN NEEDED TO LOOSEN SPRING SOME MORE, PUT IMPACT BACK ON NUT, WHEN PULLED TR IGGER ON, IMPACT NUT CAME OFF RELEASING SPRING CAUSING HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN AIR WRENCH & MOTOR FRAME, MASHING THUMB.

WE KNOW OF NO CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS (EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN HAD DIAGNOSED INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SILICOSIS, ALTHOUGH C OMPANY DISPUTES THIS DUE TO LACK OF EXPOSURE TO SILICA ON THE JOB SITE).

EMPLOYEE SHARPENING DRILL BIT, WAS WEARING SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SLIVER HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE, WENT TO DOCTOR 10-31, RECEIVED MEDICATION.

INDIVIDUAL WAS CLIMBING A ROADSIDE BERM TO OBSERVE THE BLAST. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AT THE TOP OF THE BERM AND TRIED TO STEP BACK. HE TRIPPED ON A ROCK WHILE GOING BACK AND FELL AGAINST A LARGE ROCK. HE BRUISED HIS BACK IN THE KIDNEY AREA.