ARCH ST QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS WELDING BLOCKS ON THE JAW, WHEN PORTAPOWER SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CRUSH INJURY & LACERATION TO THE LEFT3RD FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BED OF HIS HAUL TRUCK TO HAUL CLEAN STONE. HE DID NOT FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND ASKED A LOADER OPERATOR TO HIT THE BED FOR HIM TO CLEAN IT OUT. THE HIT JOLTE D HIS NECK AND THE NEXT DAY HE WAS COMPLAINING OF A SORE NECK. DIAGNOSED AS A NECK STRAIN. BOTH OPERATORS WERE GIVEN A THREE DAY SUSPENSION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A SKIRT BOARD RUBBER. HE PUSHED DOWN ON IT AND FELT A"POP" IN HIS WRIST. HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR., BUT DECIDED TO ON 5-26-2000. DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAINED WR IST. NO RESTRICTED DUTY BUT WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR INFLAMMATION.

EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A LADDER INSIDE AN END DUMP BED TO REACH A HEAD PULLEY BEARING. THE LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS HELPING THE WELDERS REPAIR A SCREEN & HANDRAIL. HE PICKED UP ON ONE END OF THE HANDRAIL & THE WELDER PICKED UP ON THE OTHER AND CAUGHT EE 'S THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL CAUSIN G A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS THUMB.

EE WAS HELPING CLEAN SCRAP METAL FROM THE YARD. A JAW SIDES PLATES WOULD NOT LAY IN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER CORRECTLY. EE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE SIDE PLATE AS HE DID HE FELT A PAIN IN HI S CHEST. DIAGNOSED AS A CHEST WALL STRAIN & HE WAS PLACE ON MODIFIED DUTY TO RETURN TO DR. ON 10-18-99.

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED HIS TRUCK INTHE SWALG OF THEPARKING LOT WITH THE REAR WHEELS IN THE SWALG. HE WENT TO THE RESTROOM. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOUNTTHE TRUCK EMPLOYEE SAID HE STRAINED HIS GROIN BY OVER STRETCHING TO REACH THE BOTTOM STEP.

EE WAS REMOVING BRIDGED ROCK FROM A CRUSHER. HE PICKED UP A ROCK AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL THE NEXT NIGHT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A GROIN HERNIA.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO THE CRUSHER, IT WAS RAINING AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE RUNG AND HE CAUGHT HISSELF WITH HIS ARMS WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS BACK.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE TRACKHOE. HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS FINGER AND THEN COULD NOT TOTALLY CLOSE THAT FINGER. DIAGNOSED AS RUPTURED/STRAINED TENDON. PL ACED ON MODIFIED DUTY.

SEE ATTACHED REPORT.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE BELT LACES. HE SLIPPED ON BELT & STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST THE HAND RAIL. CAUSING A BRUISED LOWER BACK & SPRAINED ANKLE. HE IS OFF WORK PER DRS. ORDER

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE LINERS IN CRUSHER, USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE THE OLD LINERS TO PREPARE THE SHELL TO RECEIVE NEW ONES. DIDN'T COMPLAIN OF ANY INJURIES THAT DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY SA ID HE NEEDED TO GO TO DR BUT MADE NO MENTION OF ANY ACCIDENT THAT HAD OCCURRED. WE CONTESTED THE CASE. IT'S BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A COMPENSABLE CASE SO I'M FILING REPORT NOW. LOWER BACK STRAI

EE AND LOADER OPERATOR WERE TRYING TO JUMP START A LOADER. THE PLANT MGR. HAD TOLD THEM TO WAIT ON A MECHANIC. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE + JUMPER CABLE IT SPARKED AND EXPLODED THE BATTERY. HE HA D HIS SAFETY GLASSES KNOCKED OFF FROM THE FORCE.HE HAS FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND SOME IRRITATION OF HIS EYES AND A LACERATION OF HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO FUEL HIS LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD AND HE GRABBED A PIECE OF SHARP METAL EDGE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. CUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. IT RE QUIRED TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING TO LOAD A HAUL TRUCK AS THE TRUCK APPROACHED HE MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE CAUSING A BACK STRAIN TO THE LOADER OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS HAUL TRUCK TO BE LOADED HE MISJUDGED HIS APPROACH AND STRUCK THE LOADER CAUSING A SHOULDER STRAIN TO HIMSELF AND A BACK STRAIN TO THE LOADER OPERATOR.

HE WAS DIRECTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE ROCK BREAKER AT THE JAW CRUSHER. THE BREAKER SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND THE OPERATOR OVER-COMPENSATED FOR THE SLIP AND THE BREAKER TRAPPED HIS HAND BETWEEN I T AND THE ROCK BOX ON THE JAW CRUSHER, CAUSING LACERATION AND THE BREAKING OF HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE HAS MISSED NO TIME FROM WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY.

EE CAME IN AFTER THE WEEKEND AND SAID HIS LEFT LEG WAS HURT. HE SAID IT HAD HURT THE WEEK BEFORE BUT COULD NOT RELATE IT TO A SPECIFIC TIME OR PLACE. HE SITS ON HIS LEFT LEG TO SHOVEL SINCE HE SAYS HE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR HIM TO STAND UP AND SHOVEL.

EE WAS HELPING PUT ON A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE WAS HELPING ROLL OFF THE BELTING HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLL AND THE CHAIN HOLDING IT. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION AND CONTUSION ON HIS RT RING FINGER.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CATWALK OF THE GYM CRUSHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE PIECE OF CATWALK MATERIAL AND FELL INJURING HIS SIDE. IT WAS A DEEP CONTINUS WITH NO LAST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.

HE WAS TRYING TO POSITION THE ROCK BOX BACK OVER THE JAW CRUSHER. HIS PRY BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE METAL BOX, BRUISING HIS HAND AND POSSIBLY BREAKING HIS INDEX FING ER.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE JAW SHINS. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. A PIECE OF METAL BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THE DR. NO RESTRICTED DUTY OR LOSS TIME WAS IN CURRED DUE TO THIS.

EE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A LADDER USED FOR WORKING ON THE JAW CRUSHR. HE SLIPPED AS HE WAS REAACHING FOR IT AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE JAW. CAUISNG A SHOULDER STRAIN, THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UN TIL 2-10-97. THIS WAS PLACED IN RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS REPLACING IDLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT. HE PULLED ON ONE OF THE IDLERS & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. DIGNOSED AS A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMP WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CONVEYOR. LAID TORCH DOWN AND KEPT IT LIT. TOOK OFF HIS GLOVES TOMOVE A PIECE OF MATERIAL. AS HE SWUNG AROUND HE FORGOT ABOUT THE TORCH BEING THERE AND RAN HIS H AND UNDER THE FLAME BURNING 3 FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CHANGING A STARTER ON A LOADER. AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS LOWER BACK MUSCLE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING GREASE GUN TO A HAUL TRUCK. HE WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND APPARENTLY HAD HIS RIGHT HAND STILL ON THE DOOR JAM. AS HE CLOSED IT HE CLOSED IT ON HIS HAND BREAKING THE FIR ST JOINT OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS REPLACING LACES IN A CONYOR BELT. THE DIP CAME OFF AND HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD THE BOLT WITH HIS HAND AS HE USED THIS IMPACT WRENCH TO TURN IT THE BOLT TURNED AND CUT HIS FINGER. IT REQUI RED 5 STITCHES TO THE INDEX FINGER HIS LEFT HAND

EE WAS USING A PORTA POWER TO CHANGE A JAW LINER. HE GOT ONE SIDE OF THE BOLTS AHEAD OF THE OTHER & CAUSED THE PORTA POWER TO SLIP OUT & HIT HISKNEE CAUSING A CONTUSION. DUE TO A LACK OF COMMU NICATION I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/28/96. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED FOR ANY FUTURE EVENTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND A CONVEYOR ON A CONCRETE SLAB. SOME MATERIAL HAD BEEN WASHED AWAY FROM THE SLAB. AS HE STEPPED BACKWARDS HE SLIPPED OFF THE CONCRETE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. NO TI ME LOST FROM THIS INJURY ONLY MODIFIED WORK DUTY

EE WAS GREASING THE #11 BELT. FOR SOME REASON HE GOT UP ONTO THE BELT TO SEE IF THERE WAS GREASE COMING OUT OF THE BEARING. HE HAD NOT LOCKED OUT THE BELT AND THE PLANT OPERATOR RESTARTED THE BELT TO BEGIN RUNNING THE PLANT AGAIN. HE DID NOT SOUND HIS STARTUP ALARM AS PER PROCEDURE & EE WAS THROWN FROM THE BELT AND HIS ANKLE WAS CAUGHT IN THE BELT AND FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING SIDE PLATE BOLTS ON A SHAKER. AS HE PULLED DOWN ON THE WRENCH THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO STRIKE THE FRAME OF THE SCREEN, CHIPPING HIS TIP OF THE ELBOW. HE WENT TO THE DR. 3 MONTHS LATER WHEN HE REPORTED IT TO ME. THEY DRAINED THE FLUID OFF THE ELBOW AND GAVE HIM SOME MEDICATION FOR THE INFLAMATION. HE NOTIFIED US ON 12-20-95.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREEN ON THE SCALPER AS THEY WERE LETTING THE SCREEN DOWN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE METAL OF THE HOPPER THE SCALPER IT CAUSED A SEVERE LACERATION OF TH E MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING STICHES &LOSS OF FINGER NAIL

INJURED WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE PLANT. HIS ARMSBEGAN HURTING & SWELLING. HE TAPED IT UP AND IT STARTED HURTING MORE. HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISORHE WAS SENT TO THE DR. WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS AND PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE SAID HE WAS WALKING THRU THE PLANT & STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS ANKLE THERE WERE NO WITNESS & WE CANNOT GET HIM TO FIND TRANSPORTATION TO THE DOC

INJURED CLEANING OUT RAIL CARS. HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THIS IS ONE OF HIS ROUND JOB AND NOTHING UNUSUAL OCCURRING. THE DR HAVE DIAGNOISED IT AT BURSITIS AND TENDONITIS. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS ONLY WORKED HERE 2 MONTHS. HE HAS BEEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR AT LEAST 1 WEEK.

INJURED TOLD UP ON 8-11-94 THAT 8-8-94 HE SLIPPED WHILE USING HT EWASH OUT HOSE CAUSING HIS KNEE TO BE HURT. THE DR DIDFIND A SMALL CONT. ON HIS LEFT KNEW BUT NO MAJOR PROBLEM. JSUT THE SMAL L BRUISE.

EE WAS LOADING AND WEIGHING RAIL CARS. THE SHIVE THE OPERATES THE RAIL CAR MOVES BROKE, SENDING A PIECE OF IT THROUGH THE BUILDING WHERE THE SCALE OPERATOR STANDS. A PIECE OF THE SHIVE HIT EE IN THE RT. BUTTOCK CAUSING AN 1-1/2" LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A BELT HE WAS SHOVELING ON AN ANGLE AS HE PUSHED THE SHOVEL UNDER THE BELT IT CONTACTED THE BELT CAUSING THE HANDLE TO HIT HIS FOREARM HE SUSTAINED A BRJISE TO THE LEFT FOREARM THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY ALLOWING MATERIAL TO BUILD UP TO CLOSE TO THE RETURN POSITION 8TH BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO BE UP NEAR THE RETURN MOTION OF THE BELTING EMPLOYEE WAS PUT ON

HE WAS ASSIGNED TO MOVE AND REPAIR THE JAW FEEDER. HE LIFTED A SHORT PIECE OF I-BEAM FOR BRACING OF THE FEEDER. HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PAIN UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT AT HIS HOUSE. HE REPORTED IT THE NEXT MORNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE. DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS IS A HYDROCELE OF LEFT SCROTUM - "HERNIA".

ALLEGED HEARING LOSS.

THEY WERE REMOVING A GUARD TO WORK ON A CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN I.NAME LIFTED HIS END, INJURED'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GUARD AND THE FRAME OF THE BELT CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER, RESULTING IN THE NAIL BEING REMOVED. A PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN IN INFECTION AND SWELLING.

EE HAD BURN WORKING ON A STALLED CONVEYOR HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE CONVEYOR TO GO UNLOCK THE BELT THE RAIL WAS WET WITH WATER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHERHE SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER. HE DIDN'T WANT TO GOT TO THE DOCTOR THEN 2 WEEKS LATER ASKS TO GO. THE DOCTOR REFUSED HIM FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR 2 WEE KS.

INJURED WAS HELPING THE WELDER RELINE A HOPPER.HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OF THE SIDES WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE DOWN THE HOPPER ABOUT 3 FEET STRIKING HIS ARM.

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER PAIN IN GROIN AREA

I.NAME STARTING GASOLINE POWERED WATER PUMP WHEN RECOIL ON STARTER ROPE CAUGHT ARM AND PULLED HAND BACK AGAINST FRAME OF PUMP.

INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT RAIL CARS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A STUCK DOOR BY USING A BAR TO PRY THE LATCH.WHEN THE DOOT DID SUDDENLY OPEN THE BAR CAME BACK AND HIT INJURED IN THE CHEST.

EE WAS WALKING TO THE TRAILER TO GET A TAPE MEASURE. WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE. HE MUST RUBBED HIS EYE AND IMBEDDED THE METAL IN IT.

HE HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS THUMB. IT BECAME INFECTED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME FROM NOT BEING KEPT CLEAN.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER TAIL PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR IT SITS VERY LOW TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE PULLED HIS SHOVEL BACK IT HUNG ON THE FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR A TRISTED IN HIS HAND.

ADJUSTING BELT PULLING ON RATCHET ROCK BOUNCED OFF SCCREEN HITIN UPPER BACK MUSCLES TIGHT

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CRUSHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.SWINGING AT WRENCH AND MISSED HITTING HIS FOOT CAUSING SEVERE BRUISE.

SHOV ELING FORM UNDER BELT IN HURRY. WENT TO STICK THE SHOVEL IN PILE JAMMED R LITTLE FINGER IN I BEAM BREAKING IT

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PUTTNG NEW SIDES ON THE FEED IN THE HOPPER. THEY WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE FE;LT A SPRAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE INJURED WAS USING THE CUTTING TORCH TO CUT UNDERNEATH THE JAW CRUSHER.HE HAD ON HIS CUTTING GLASSES. BUT A PIECE OF SLAG GOT DOWM BEHIND THEM AND INTO HIS EYE.

HE HAD WENT TO RETRIEVE A PIECE OF METAL OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE GOT DOWN OFF FROM THE CONVEYOR TO THE CATWALK HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING END DUMP WHEN BOTTOM STEP BROKE CAUSING TORN CARTLIDGE IN RIGHT KNEE.

STAIR TO JAW CRUSHER WHEN BOULDER BECAME LODGED IN JAW CAUSING BACKUP IN CHUTE. ONE ROCK ROLLED OFF BOUNCED ON CATWALK THEN STRUCK EMPL ON HEAD & SHOULDER.

EMPLS WERE MOVING PALLET OF TROUGHING IDLERS OFF OF CONVEYOR FRAME. IT UNBALANCED LOAD & SENT ONE FRAME FALLING OFF TRUCK WITH INJURED IN IT.