Penwell Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was checking belt because there were rocks stuck. EE tried removing rocks with pry bar, but it didn't work. EE then held pry bar while another employee used a small sledgehammer to strike bar. A small piece of metal broke off bar and struck employee in right cheek, causing a small laceration and bruising. The employee was taken to the ER, examined and received one suture.

As driver got out of the truck, EE dropped the keys and in the process of retrieving them, EE tripped over a pipe bumper rail and fell, causing cuts, abrasions and a sprained thumb.

Employee using 4.5" grinder had small piece of debris go into right eye. The employee was grinding on a tail shaft when a small piece of debris went under employee's safety glasses and entered the right eye. Employee stopped grinding and reported incident to supervision. Employee was taken to E.R. to assess eye injury.

Employee was attempting to break up a rock with a sledgehammer and hit foot with sledgehammer.

While making repairs to a conveyor, the drive motor moved and pinched the palm of an employees hand requiring 12 stitches.

Employee making repairs to the drive sprocket on a skid steer loader. While striking the drive sprocket with a hammer in order to loosen it a small piece of flying metal struck the employee in the left hand causing a cut that required 3 sutures.

Fall causing rib and tail bone fracture.

EE stuck EE's hand under the dust hood of the drill to remove a rock and Drill Operator accidentally moved the dust hood control switch in the wrong direction causing EE's left index finger to be pinched between the dust hood and the ground. EE was treated and placed in a no work status until further evaluation at follow-up appointment set for 1/7/2017.

Increased safety awareness training EE was operating front end loader and while backing loader rear wheel went over edge of inspection trench and loader rolled over.