Shelbyville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee had a medical emergency onsite and was later determined by medical professionals to have experienced a heart attack. Employee passed away 2 days later while at the hospital. MSHA special investigator deemed this event to be non-chargeable to the Company.

Injured employee mashed right little finger while removing a rock from the mouth of a choked down primary crusher. He was treated by cleaning and dressing the wound. X-rays were negative. On 10/5/15, the employee was still in pain and was diagnosed with a contusion to right little finger, with restrictions of lifting no more than 30 pounds

Injured employee stepped up on the motor base, stepping across to the other side of base and twisted his ankle on 3/4" incline on the catwalk. Resulting in a fractured lower tibia

The injured employee and another employee were cleaning the catwalk. The other employee was using a water hose and lost his footing and the hose slipped from his hand. The pressure from the hose caused it to flip around and struck the injured employee on the ankle, resulting in a bruise.

THE EE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING INTO A LOADER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT THE SUDDEN IMPACT HURT HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OFMETAL HUNG IN IMPACT CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG & HAD A HOOK IN AN EYE OF ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL WELDED ONTO ROTAR. THE METAL BROKE LOOSE AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT RESULTED IN FOUR BROKEN TEETH AND A CUT TO HIS LOWER LIP. (NO STITCHES).

CHANGING FUSES FOR PUG MILL, WHEN POWER WAS TURNED BACK ON FUSE BOX BLEW UP.