Ardmore Stone Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Two employees working on station cleaning out vibrating feeder. One employee was below the station installing a cutting shield hard hat and other employee had started work on cleaning the feeder above EE. As the employee was installing EE's head gear EE came into the path of a rock that was thrown down to the ground striking EE in the head, resulting in stitches to EE's head.

Employee was loading a conveyor belt into the back of a pickup truck and upon setting the end of the shaft on the tailgate, their helper pushed the opposite end of shaft forward, causing employee's thumb to get caught between a sharp metal part of the tailgate and roller shaft.

Employee was changing feed box liners on top deck of screen #2.Dew accumulation, and light coating of dust had made the work area slick for footing and a slip occurred while positioning liners in place. The liner dropped and impacted the employee's finger causing a laceration.

An adjustment needed done on the gate for the #8 limestone. This is usually performed with a 3/4" ratchet and hammer. EE was using a sledge hammer which resulted in a mid-low back/front hip strain with right leg radiculopathy.

Employee was stepping down from Off Road Haul Truck, left foot stepped onto a tire lying flat on shop floor, lost balance and fell backwards hitting right leg (above knee) on truck.

Employee claims injured lower back while operating a Komatsu WA600 front end loader.

Removing the drill bit from hammer to replace the blow tube using a hydraulic chain wrench, left hand was on wrench when pulling wrench with hydraulic cylinder thumb on left hand was crushed in cylinder to wrench pinning point.

While welding on sand screw auger, a small piece of metal slag fell into employee's boot and burned his right ankle.

Helping 2 co-workers turn sheave on a pump in the plant. When he was pulling he got his finger between the belt & the sheave.

Enlarging the opening failed then ee used a pry bar. While poking the obstruction the bar glanced off the obstruction contacting the moving conveyor belt kicking the bar and his hand that was holding the end of the bar up against a horizontal support between the skirt boards. This resulted in the end of the bar piercing the palm of his right hand.

Cleaning the deck at head end of conveyor 2. He was picking up a rock to put on conveyor 3 when another rock fell off from conveyor 2 and struck his right pinky finger and smashed it between 2 rocks.

While installing strut bearing on truck, a piece of brass entered his eye behind his safety glasses. He was using a brass hammer.

While working under haul truck, he lost his balance and fell with all his weight on the left knee landing on a small rock. Never reported because he did not believe it would still hurt 1 1/2 months later. Treatment received 10/3/08 making this now reportable.

Shoveling rocks & mud from under Conv. 8. Strained back. Began injections last week, reason for reporting now.

Employee cut the 4th finger on an AC fan. Wound required sutures and this is the reason for reporting injury.

On conveyor #2 unplugging head box, using a 5' pry bar to wedge between rocks. Pry bar popped out of rocks & smashed little finger between pry bar & steel plate skirt board. Wound required sutures to close, reason for reporting.

While tramming a 1 ton hoist operated by a hand crank pulley system, the load on hoist shifted while being turned over, causing the crank to back lash into employees left wrist.

STEPPED ONTO CATWALK PIECE OF WALK NOT WELDED DOWN, FLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. FELL AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. GIVEN PAIN MEDS AND CRUTCHES.

CUTTING WITH ACETELYN TORCH, DUST AND SLAG SPLASHED BACK INTO HIS FACE AND EYES. HE WAS GIVEN RX EYE DROPS

Installing conveyor belt on conveyor. His knee hit conveyor truss. Reported on 4/4/05. Was unaware that he had hurt himself at the time. Fluid had to be drained from knee.

FIRE BROKEOUT IN CEILING OF LUNCH ROOM THE FIRE BURNT FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. STRUCTURE DAMAGE ONLY.

The head box of conveyor #32 plugged with a 16" x 16" steel plate. He removed the steel plate from head box and while he was climbing out of box he pulled his right foot up into a sharp piece of chute liner, piercing through his work boots onto the top of his foot. Wound required 4 stitches.

EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS POV TO EMPLOYEE LUNCH ROOM TO CLOCK IN. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE DUE TO ICE. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO US UNTIL 2-26-04.

HE WAS LOADING OLD PUNCH PLATES INTO SKID STEER BUCKET. HE SLID SECOND ONE IN AND THE HOOK STRIP CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATES.

HE WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON WHICH DEFLECTED OFF A CROSS ANGLE & LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON CONV 33 WHEN HE STRUCK OLD BEARING WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE BEARING FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE & CHIN. RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

CUTTING BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEG.

EE WAS REPLACING A BUCKET TOOTH ON PRODUCTION LOADER. HIT THE KEEPER WITH A HAMMER AND A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LEFT ARM.

LOADER OPERATOR THREW A BIG ROCK INTO HIS TRUCK CAUSING HIM A NECK INJURY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINDED TO BE WORK RELATED UNTIL 10-1-02.

EE WAS PROPING A TRUCK TO HELP WITH CLEAN UP IN THE QUARRY. HE WAS STANDING ON THE HOOD WHEN HE STEPPED BACK AND SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK FALLING TO THE GROUND. HE STEPPED ON A RUBBER MUD FLAP WHICH HAD NO STEEL BACKING, THE RUBBER FLAP GAVEAWAY ALLOWING HIM TO FALL.

HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HOPPER AT THE JAW CRUSHER. THE CHAIN WHICH WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE ROCK BROKE, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK BELOW HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE DRILL. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CONCRETE AS HE FELL JAMMING HIS SHOULDER HIS TEETH WERE CHIPPED AS HE HE HIT THE GROUND.

FIST FIGHT BETWEEN 2 EMPLOYEES.

FIST FIGHT BETWEEN 2 EMPLOYEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING A COVER OFF A CORD WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO THE END OF HIS THUMB.

EE WAS CUTTING WITH A PLASMA CUTTING TORCH ON A RUSTY TANK. BOTTOM. HE WAS WEARING FUEL FACE CUTTING SHIELD WITH SAFETY GLASSES. AERT RUST MAY HAVE COME FROM BEHIND AND LANDED IN HIS GLASSES O R IT COULD HAVE TURN THE DUST PARTICLES IN THE AIR.

EE WALKED IN BACK DOOR AND TRIPPED ON A 1" WRINKLE IN THE MAT. RIGHT SHOULDER HIT A DOOR FRAME.

EE AND COWORKER PUT A CLAMP BACK ON THE 3RD SCREEN. EE THEN GOT DOWN AND TURNED ALL CONVEYORS AND SCREENS BACK ON. HE WENT BAKC UP TO OPEN THE STONE BACK UP SO IT COULD DUMP ON SCREENS. COMING DOWN HE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT DOWN FIRST. HE TWISTED IT ON LOOSE STONE.

DISLODGING ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY WITH A BAR. BAR SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND PINCHED LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND STEEL ANGLE ON CONVEYOR FRAME.

HE WAS LOWERING SAND BAGS DOWN TO MAN IN WATER SO THEY COULD BLOCK DOOR UP. ONE OF THE SAND BAGS GOT SNAGGED ON THE EXPANDED METAL STEPS. HE GAVE THE BAG A JERK TO FREE IT. WHEN THE BAG CAME L OOSE AND IT SWUNG DIRECTLY INTO HIS LEFT KNEE.

THERE ARE CONCRETE BLOCKS TO STEP ONTO WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THERE WAS LOOSE STONE ON THESE BLOCKS AND HE SLIPPED ON THE LOOSE STONE.

EE GOT ONE SIDE OF THE ROLLER OUT OF ITS BRACKET AN WENT AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE, WHILE KNOCKING OUT THE OTHER SIDE THE ROLLER SKINNED HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN CELLULITIS POISONING.

HE WAS CHECKING OIL IN SPEED REDUCERS & THE GRATING COVERING THE OPENING TO THE 12 BIN FLIPPED UP WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF IT CAUSING HIM TO FALL THRU PART OF THE OPENING.

CHAINS WERE BEING LOWERED TO HOOK ONTO CHUTE THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM UNDER SCREEN AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED.

HE WAS GREASING HIS LOADER. THE GREASE HOSE GOT STUCK ON CONVEYOR QA. HE TUGGED AT THE GREASE HOSE AND SLIPPED AND FELL OVER THE BUILT UP DUST AND DIRT.

AFTER REMOVING SKID BARS HE NOTICED THE PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT NOTICE THE PAIN AS HE WAS REMOVING THE SKID BARS.

THEY WERE MOVING THE CRANE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER AND HE HAD TO BACK AROUND SOME UN-EVEN TERRAIN WHEN THE CRANE TIPPED OVER. TIPPED TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH WAS NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

HE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER PUSH ARM ONTO AN UPRAISED PRTION OF FROZEN GROUND. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE TO THE INSIDE.

HE WAS CHANGIGN SCREEN ON STATION 130. HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY FEEL THE PAIN UNTIL AFTER THE JOB HAD BEEN COMPETED AND THE PLANT WAS BACK RUNNING AGAIN. I (BRUCE) DO NOT FEEL THAT THE ACT OF CHANG ING SCREEN CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT.

WHILE PUTTING A SAMPLE OF 53'S IN DECANT MACHINE, SHE HIT HER RIGHT FOREARM ON THE WARM PAN THAT HELD THE SAMPLE.

HE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR IN TUNNEL USING A SCRAPING TOOL. HE REACHED UNDER THE CONVEYOR TO SCRAPE MORE MUD AND THE BELT CAUGHT THE SCRAPER AND HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SCRAPER AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER TO GET ON TO THE CATWALK, THE CATWALK GAVE WAY. HE FELL THROUGH THE CATWALK, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH BOTH ARMS. HE SCRAPED HIS LEGS & SIDES AS HE WAS GOING THROU GH.

EE TRUCK WOULD NOT START SO HE OPENED THE HOOD TO TURN THE BATTERY POST HE THEN ASK EE TO START TRUCK TRUCK WOULD NOT START HE THEN TURNED THE BATTERY POST AGAIN & THEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED & HE GOT BATTERY ACID & DIRT IN HIS FACE & EYES

EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STATIONARY LADDER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN TO CATWALK HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE SLID ABOUT 3FT TO WALKWAY

CONSTANT BOUNCING IN BACKUP STOCKPILE TRUCK, POOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND POOR SUSTENSION ON TRUCK CAUSED A LOT OF HARD CARRING BOUNCES.

TIGHTENTIN DRAIN PLUG WHEN RATCHET BROKE.

WHILE POUNDING IN A WEDGE HE SCRAPED HIS KNUCKLES.

WHILE GRINDING ON CHUTE LINER PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO THE LEFT EYE

METAL CHIP IN LEFT THUMB CAUSED INFECTION. THIS WAS NOTICED ONE EVENING AS HE WAS WASHING HIS HANDS IN THE SHOP. NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN IT HAPPENED.

WHILE HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING THE END OF A PORTABLE WELDING CART ON TO A PINTLE HITCH, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

DRIVER WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK HEEL CAUGHT. DRIVER OVER EXTENDED KNEE.

WHITE LUNG DISEASE.

TWO MEN WERE CARRYING A HEAVY PIECE OF STEEL PLATE UPSTAIRS AT THE SAND CLASSIFIER. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS THE LOW OR BOTTOM MAN. AS THEY PROCEEDED UP THE STAIRS MORE OF THE WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIM. IT WAS AT THIS POINT HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR, YET THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO CARRY THE PLATE UP THE STAIRS.

HE WAS LOADING ROCK IN THE HOLE AND HE HIT A TOE WHICH STOPPED THE LOADER INSTANTLY.

95731CING SCREEN CLOTH ON UPPER DECK.EMPLOYEE STOOED ON DISCHARGE SCREEN WHICH IS MADE OF RUBBER AND WAS ALSO WET.WHILE LOWERING IN NEW SCREEN CLOTH HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET SCREEN CAU 29570HIS LEFT LEG TO FLY INTO THE SHARP EDGE OF THE NEW SCREEN WHICH IS MADE OF STEEL,CUTTING HIS LOWER LEG IN TWO PLACES.

EMPLOYEE IS UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW OR WHEN MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

CUTTING APART FRONT END LOADER BUCKET,MOLTEN METAL SPRAYED INTO SHIRT COLLAR.REFLEX MOVEMENT CAUSED EMPL TO BUMP INTO HOIST FRAME WHICH THEN CAUSED TORCH TO SWING ACROSS FACE.

DESCENDED AS HIS FOOT REACHED THE LOWEST RUNG L LEG OF LADDER SHIFTED FOT SLIPPED OFF IT STRUCK GROUND

APPARENTLY LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH DECIBEL LEVELS IN OR AROUND THE OPERATION HAVE CAUSED HEARING LOSS.

WHEN WALKING DOWN CONVEYOR #1A, EMPLOYEE NOTICED SKIRT BOARD HAD COME LOOSE ON THE SIDE CLOSEST TO HIM. WHILE EVERYTHING WAS STILL RUNNING HE ATTEMPTED TO FASTEN THE LOOSE END. WHEN HE REACHED AROUND TO PUT THE WEDGE IN THE PIN, A ROCK KICKED UP STRIKING HIS THUMB, PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE WEDGE.

BACKING UNDER LOADER STUCK HEAD OUT IT STRUCK TOP O F WINDOW

WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A CLAY BIT A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE UPPER LIP.

WHILE PULLING THE RAMP FROM TOP OF STONE HIS TRUCK HIT A SLICK SPOT. AT THAT POINT HE LOST TRACTION AND IT BEGAN TO EASE BACKWARD. EE LET UP ON THE THROTTLE BEFORE HE COULD ACCELERATE AGAIN TH E TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD QUICKLY. EE DOESNT REMEMBER TURNING THE WHEEL, BUT THEY WERE TURNED. THE MOTOR AT THIS POINT DIED AND THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK HIT THE BACK ON THE LEFT. THE TR

HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER REMOVING A RETURN ROLLER, PULLING ON IT TO FREE IT FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT. IT LOOSENED SUDDENLY AND HE FELL BACKWARD OFF THE LADDER AND ONTO THE ROLLER.

WHILE STEPPING ON THE BELT OF CONVEYOR #2, SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT SHIN.

MOWING ALONG ROAD , GOT POISON IVY

WHILE CLEANING QUANSUT HUT AND MOVING WOOD, A PIECE OF WOOD GOT EMBEDDED UNDER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

I,NAME HAD TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLY BARS ON OUR POWER SCREEN. HE HINGED THE GRIZZLY UP AND CLIMBED INTO THE HOPPER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING IN, THE GRIZZLY HINGED DOWN, PINNING HIM TO THE HOPPER AT THE CHEST AND HIPS FOR 45 MINUTES.

WHILE TIGHTENING LUG NUT ON TRUCK #20 LUG NUT BROKE, KNEE WENT INSIDE ANKLE WENT OUTSIDE AND HE FELL ON TOP OF IT.

WHILE GETTING INTO POSTION TO WELD ON THE DOZER, HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK AN ARC BEFORE LOWERING HIS HOOD.

WHILE CHANGING THE CABLE ON THE HYDRAULIC PRESS,CRANK SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

RUSTY RETURN ROLLERS-WORKING ON RETURN ROLLER-

FELL ON ICE STRIKING BACK OF HIS HEAD.

STANDING ON LOADER BETWEEN BOOM ARMS GREASING MACHINE. SLIPPED ONLOOSE STONE AND FELL REACHED OUT TO BOOM SUPPORT CLOSEST TO THE BUCKET WITH HIS L ARM TO STOP HIS FALL. WHILE DOING THIS SPRA INED L WRIST UNABLE TO SUPPORT HIMSELF FELL THE REMAINING 4' 5' TO GROUND

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO CONVEYOR STRAINED LOWER BACK

WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT SMASHED 3RD L HAND FINGERNAIL

LEAVING OFFICE SLIPPED ON ICE FELL ON BEHIND

CHANGIN CABLES ON CRANE PINCHED R HAND BETWEEN CABLE DRUM AND BOOM.

TIGHTENING BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING INJ TO LEFT THUMB

WHILE DUMPING OFF OF SPOIL PILE, THE BANK SLUFFED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND ONTO ITS SIDE. RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE CAUSED THE BANK TO BE UNSTABLE. THE DRIVER HAD MULTIPLE CONTUSION S BUT NO SERIOUS INJURY.

WHILE TIGHTENING WEDGES ON S CREEN PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING ACROSS TRUCK FRAME TO CHECK ENGINE OIL THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH A OIL FILM WHICH CAUSED EMPL TO SLIP AND FALL ON DRIVE SHAFT

NORMAL CONDITIO3S-WHILE LIFTING SCREEN UP TO POWER SCREEN EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK

WHILE GREASING 4ACHINE GREASE HOSE CAUGHT ON BUCKET STAND AND PULLED IT OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LOWER LEG.

WHILE PULLING O3 WRENCH,REMOVING NUT FROM SHAFT,EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE STANDING 2N A SMAL L PILE OF STONE,IN ORDER TO REACH A CHUTE GATE,STONE SHIFTED AND HIS FEET WENT OUR FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING BRUISES TO NECK AND SHOULDER.

WHILE USING CUT7ING TORCH AT SHOULDER LEVEL MELTED STEEL DROPPED ON A KNIFE JUST ABOVE HIS FOOT CAUSE 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ANKLE.

USING FULL LENG7H ARC AIR STICK IN CLOSE AREA,WRONG AREA OF STICK COULD SOMETIMES STRIKE BUCKET-FLESHING BESIDE HELMET-BURNING EYES.

WHILE SHOVELING3MATERIAL FROM DECK OF CONVEYOR,EMPLOYEE LEANED BACK AND PUSHED SHOVEL.HE NOTICED PAIN THEN.

IJC MORRIS PUMP2WHILE REMOVING,SLIPPED FROM PREDESTAL,EMPLOYEE'S NATURAL REACTION WAS TO CATCH IT,WHICH HE DID.

WHILE DESCENDIN1 A BANK IN THE PLANT EMPLOYEES FOOT WAS CUT ON THE SIDE FROM A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS THE GLASS CUT THROUGH THE SHOE AND WAS EMBEDDED IN THE FOOT

EE WAS ADJUSTIN1 SCRAPER ON CONVEYOR 4A & FELL BACKWARDS OFF CONVEYOR SUPPORT.

35 TON HAUL TK 9EACHED THE CREST OF A HILL WHEN THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE. THE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, BRAKES, COULD NOT OVERCOME MOENTUM. THE TK HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT AN ANGLE AND TURNED ON IT SIDE, THE DRIV9R WAS TAKEN TO HOPSTIAL TO BE CHECKED HE HAD A SORE BACK AND PULLED RIB MUSCLE.

AFTER CUTTING A PIECE OF PLATE INJURED LAYED A BURNING CUTTING TORCH ON A STAND.THE TORCH STARTED TO FALL AND INJURED WAS BURNED IN THE RIGHT FOREARM.

I.NAME GUIDING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER INTO PLACE WHEN CYLINDER SLIPPED PINCHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN CYLINDER AND FRAME OF LOADER.

WHILE WELDING UNDERNEATH CRUSHER,SPARKS ENTERED EAR CAUSING BURNS. I.NAME WEARING WELDING HOOD AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.SPARK SUCK HIM INSIDE HIS HOOD.