Athens Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

While attempting to clean the windshield of a front end loader, the employee slipped and fell to the ground.

Employee reported having discomfort in their back after operating a skid steer. Refused medical treatment. Later sought treatment with personal physician, then requested medical attention. Incident investigated for questionable work-relatedness. Decision made internally to accept. On restricted duty.

Employee was adjusting the set screw that controls the RPM's on the grinder in an attempt to lower RPM's. While the grinder was being adjusted the disk broke apart striking employee on left hand between middle finger and ring finger.

At an area on the property but not at the location of the mining operations, an abandoned, burned car was discovered by the Plant Foreman and a Contractor. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, remains of a deceased victim were discovered in the trunk. Police investigators concluded the victim and automobile had been disposed of at the site.

EE was dismounting from his 773 haul truck and stepped backwards away from his ladder and stepped on a 4" x 4" block. EE then lost his balance and contacted the maintenance shop wall with his hand and cut his hand. EE immediately called management over the Motorola radio.

Employee was removing bolts from a wear plate segment on a loader bucket. One bolt dropped down out of its seat causing it to spin when the employee applied the impact wrench. The employee used his left hand to lift the bolt back into its seat and applied the impact wrench. The bolt then spun causing a laceration to the left middle finger that required stitches.

Employee was cleaning up under a transfer box when he slipped on some rocks causing him to fall forward into a support beam. This incident resulted in the employee suffering a cracked rib.

While attempting to place crusher main shaft, employee's gloved hand was snagged by the slag left from cutting off the pad eye, pulling him slowly in the direction the crusher main shaft was turning causing him to grab with his other hand to keep from losing his balance. This caused the jerk on his left arm and the resulting injury.

Employee was operating rubber tired loader and drove through a pothole. This jarred his head in a side to side motion and poped his neck. Soon after he began to experience pain in his neck.

Employee was assisting in the moving of a crusher eccentric, when he mashed his finger between the eccentric and a frame, resulting in a laceration to his finger.

EE WAS PUSHING NEW SCREENS UP THE SUPPORT RAILS TO THEIR PROPER POSITION ON THE SCREEN. THE RAILS ARE COVERED WITH RUBBER TO PREVENT THE METAL FROM WEARING OUT. GIVEN THE EE'S BODY POSITION A ND THE REQUIRED RESISTANCE AND FORCE, THE EE SUFFERED A STRAIN TO HIS GROIN. EE IS PROJECTED TO RETURN TO FULL DUTY ON 12-23-03.

LOADER OPERATOR WAS GREASING HIS LOADER AT THE SHOP WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A BEE OR WASP IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN. EE DEVELOPED A SUSPECTED ALLERGIC REACTION CAUSING SWELLING AND DISCOMFO RT, WHICH REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF THE CYLINDERS OF A CRUSHER MANTLE WITH AN OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH. HOT SLAG BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE ACETYLENE GAS HOSE AND CAUSED A FIRE THAT BURNED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE. HIS PANT LEG HAD SOME OIL ON IT WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE TO BURN THROUGH HIS CLOTHING.

WHILE DESENDING LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK, EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF RUNG, SPRAINING HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR SHIFT UNTIL A FOLLOWUP APPOINTMENT WITH DOCTOR DISCOVERED TORN LIGAMENT, REQUIRING SURGERY - SCHEDULED FOR 1/28/03.

WHILE REPLACING A BROKEN WIRE CABLE, EE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS OF THE DROPBALL, HITTING HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER ON A PAD. EE WAS WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTIES UNTIL 12-30-02, WHEN HE WAS OR DERED BY NEUROSURGEON TO PERFORM NO MORE WORK UNTIL MRI EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.

HE WAS HELPING MOVE A GEAR BOX, WHEN THE SHAFT HE WAS HOLDING BROKE, SNATCHING & SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND. AFTER REST DID NOT HELP THE HAND TO HEAL, SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 4/18/02 TO REATTAC H A LOOSE LIGAMENT IN THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY REMOVING A DRILL BIT ON A FACE HOLE. THE BIT WAS SITTIG ON THE GROUND AND HE REACHED UNDER THE TABLE TO LINE THE BIT UP WITH THE HAMMER AS IT CAME DOWN. HIS THUMB WAS T OP OF THE BIT WHEN THE HAMMER CAME DOWN, AMPUTATING HIS LEFT THUMB. GLOVES WERE ON.

EE HAD BEGUN CLIMBING A LADDER. HE HAD 2 SODAS IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS THEREFORE USING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE LADDER RUNG RATHER THAN HIS HAND. HE BEGAN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE 1ST RUNG AND RT . HAND ON A RUNG ABOUT HEAD HEIGHT. WHEN HE TRANSFERRED HIS WEIGHT ON RT. FOOT ON 2ND RUNG HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT TWO FEET TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE & CRACKED

EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH A 980F WHEEL LOADER. THIS LOADER HAS FINGERTIP CONTROL AS TO SPEED AND BUCKET MANEUVERABILITY. EE NOTICED A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL H OURS THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE SO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SCREENS IN #2 SCREEN. HE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK BETWEEN DECKS 1 & @. HE WAS TURNING TO GO IN A BETTER BOYD POSITION WHEN HE STRUCK A SHARP PORTION OF THE UPPER DECK FRAME . WITH HIS RIGHT CHECK RESULTING IN A SMALL CUT IN WHICH THREE STITCHES WERE TAKEN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A ROCK FROM THE TAKE UP PULLEY. EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WITH LEFT HAND HOLDING THE PIPE THE TAKE UP PULLEY WEIGHT OPERATES IN. HE SIGNALED FOR THE BOLT TO BE B UMPED AROUND WHICH SHOULD CLEAR THE ROCK. WHEN THE BELT (BOLT?) WAS BUMPED THE COUNTERWEIGHT SWUNG SIDEWAYS PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

THE TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL UP THE RAMP FROM THE LOADING AREA, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE RAMP AND TURNING OVER ON ITS SIDE WHEN THE TRUCK WENT UP THE EMBANKMENT TO STOP ITS ROLL. THE TRUCK LAID OVER ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE FROM THE CAB AND THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FOOT INSIDE THE CAB WHEN IT LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS EXITING A 7TON CRANE. FROM A SITTING POSITION ON A FLAT SURFACE WITH LEGS HANGING OVER THE SIDE PURPOSELY SHIFTED HIS BUTTOX & FREE FELL APPROX 24" TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER PREPARING A RUSTY METAL SURFACE WHICH WAS TO BE WELDED. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH A PAIR OF GRINDING GOGGLES OVER THEM. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS THIN NOSE AND THE NOSE PIECE OF THE SAFETY GOGGLES DID NOT GIVE AN ADEQUATE SEAL LETTING A PIECE OF METAL GO INTO CORNER OF EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EE WAS STANDING ON A DESK BOLTING ITEM DOWN FROM A WALL. HE STEPPED FROM THE DUST INTO SWIVEL CHAIR WHICH HAD CASTERS ON THE BOTTOM. WHEN HE STEPPED INTO THE CHAI IT ROLLED TO THE SIDE CARTING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRSIVING A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK FROM POINT LOADING TO PRIMARY CRUSHER THE HAUL ROAD NOT BEING PERFECTLY SMOOTH CAUSED EMPLOYEES SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT AS HE WENT OVER A WALL INTO A DIP W HEN THIS HAPPENED HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK &&ARM PAIN LEG PAIN ON THE SIDE AFTER XRAYS HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ACCUTECERVICAL LUMBAR MUSCLE GROIN & RELEASED

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE. HE PULLED TOO HARD AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

DRILLER PREPARING TO ADD THIRD DRILL ROD (25'), AFER ATTACHING BOTTOM LOP OF ROD LSING, IGNORED SSAFETY POLICY BY NOT LOOKIN G UP TO BE SURE TOP LOOP WAS ATTACHED CORRECTLY. AFTER HOISTING RO D OUT OF ROD RACK, HE LOWERED IT OUT OF TOP RACK. BECAUSE TOP LOOP OF SLING WAS NOT AROUND ROD , TOP OF ROD TILTED OVER & DRILLER'S RIGHT GLOVED HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN LOWER SIE OF ROD AND H

GREASING UNDE RWATER TRUNK. SAFETY SHOES WERE TO BIG. AS HIS FEET BENT HIS LEFT FOOT, HSI BIG TOE BECAME CAUGHT ON THE END OF THE STEEL PLATE AND PULLED OFF 1/2 OF THE TOE NAIL.

THE ROCK GUARD ON 1 SCREEN HAD BECOME WORD AND AS EE WAS CLEANING UP CONVEYOR SPILLAGE AROUND THE CONE CRUSHERS A PIECE OF ROCK WEIGHTING APPROX. 10 ACCORDING TO EE COME THERE THE GUARD AND ST ACK EE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. THE ROCK FELL APPROX. 10-15 FEET. THERE WERE MINOR BRUISES NO DISCORDATION TO THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS GETTING INTO THE WATER TRUCK. UPON PARTIALLY CLEARING THE 1ST STEP THE STEP BROKE ALLOWING EMPLOYEE TO FALL 18-24 INCHES. BRUISING ABDOMEN-RT RIB CAGE AND RT ARM. A S HE STRUCK THE BUMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RUST FROM A BEAM WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER. ONE OF THE PIECES WENT NDER EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES & BECAME EMBEDDED INTO RIGHT EYE. THE RUST WAS REMOVED & EMPLOYEE WAS GIVE N DROPS OVER THE WEEKEND.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT OIL FILTER ON UNDER SIDE OF GROVE CRANE. THE OILY FILTER CANISTER WAS TILTED ON EXTRACTION AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH OBSTRUCTING HOSES CAUSING IT TO SLIP OUT OF EE S HAND A ND FALL. LEFT HAND WAS LINED UP WITH CANISTER AND ON CONTACT WITH HIS FINGER, THE BEVELED EDGE OF THE CANISTER SEVERED THE TIP OF THE FINGER ALMOST BACK TO THE CUTICLE. AFTER TREATMENT OF THE

INJURED AND OTHER WERE LOOSENING LARGE NUTS ON CONE CRUSHER PRIOR TO REPLACING STEEL THEY WERE SWINGING A TWO MAN PENDULUM HAMMER TO STRIKE A HAMMER WRENCH W STRIKING PAD DURING ONE OF THE SWI NGS EITHER THE HAMER FRONT WHICH THE INJURED WASDIRECTING DEFLECTED SLIGHTLY OR THE WRNECH WAS COCKED UPWARDS SLIGHTLY WHICH CAUSED THE HAMMER TO SLIDE UNDER THE STRIKE PAD AND CATCH THE INJU

EMPL TRAVELING FROM SHIPPING YARD TO SHOP AT 20-25 MPH WHEN A FAULTY WIRE ON THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED A MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE BRAKES LOCKING DOWN ON THE LOADER.EMPL WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT WHICH KEPT HIM IN SEAT BUT HAND WAS THROWN FORWARD ALONG THE LIFT CONTROLS AND INTO THE DASH. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISED WRIST.

EMPLOYEE AND HELPERS WERE PULLING 75-LB SCREENS ONE AT A TIME TO THE GAB TOWER SCEEEN DECK BY MANUALLY HAULING ON A ROPE 45' VERTICALLY.AFTER TASK WAS DOME EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN AND SOME NAUS EA.EXAM BY PANEL PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSED INJURY AS BACK SPRAIN.EMPLOYEE AT THIS TIME REFERRED TO A LIFTING INCIDENT ON 11/8 AND REPORTED BEING INJURED THEN ALSO.DR'S RECOMMENDED PHYSICAL THERAPY

EMPLOYEE AND HELPER PICKED UP A 30 HP MOTOR FROM THE SCREEN PLATFORM AND PLACED IT ON THE DRIVE PLATFROM.INJURED FELT SOME PAIN AFTER WORK WAS DONE AND MORE OVER WEEKEND.INJURED SOUGHT PERSONA L PHYSICIAN TREATMENT ON 11-08.INCIDENT ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL PROBLEM FLARE-UP WITH NO MENTION OF IT BEING WORK RELATED UNTIL 11-21.

INJURED AND PLANT FOREMAN WERE INSTALLING NEW CHUTE IN GAB TOWER USING COME-A-LONGS AND PRYBARS TO LIFT AND POSITION CHUTE. AFTER A SERIES OF LIFTING AND PRYING, INJURED REACHED DOWNWARDS TO PICK UP A CUTTING TORCH TO TRIM SOME PLATFORM DECKING AWAY, AT THIS MOMENT THE HANDLE ON THE COME-A-LONG FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE. DOCTOR LATER DIAGNOSED INJURY AS CONTUSION OF T

INJURED AND OTHER WERE KNOCKING AWEDGE OUT OF A MAIN HOIST LINE. WEDGE WAS BEGIN USED AS A RETAINER. A CHIPPING HAMMER WAS USED BY INJURED AS A PUNCH. WHEN HELPER STRUCK HAMEMR WITH A 16 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER, A FLECK CAME OFF THE WEDGE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HAND. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDNET BUT DID NOT THINK SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REQUIRE MED. ATTENTION AT THE TIME. ON 5-24-91 AFTEREMPL

EMPLOYEE EXITING GYRATORY ROCKBOX AFTER MAINTENANCE WORK OVER FOR THE DAY. HAD OX-ACETYLENE TORCH AND HOSE OVER LEFT ARM AND WELDING CABLE AND LEAD IN RIGHT. TORCH HOSE SNAGGED ON ROCK. EMPLOY EE TURNED TO UNSNAG HOSE AND LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK. RIGHT FOOT WAS ON TOP OF BOULDER HE WAS USING TO CLIMB OUT OF ROCKBOX. PRESSURE OF TURNING AND TWISTING OF R BIG TOE CAUSED CUT TO INSI

INJURED WAS MOUNTING HIS TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS IN EE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. HE EXPERIENCED PAI N DURING THE NIGHT AND NEXT MORING AND WENT TO DR DR EXAMINED HIM AND PRESSERIPED MUSCLE RELAERS AND PAIN PILLS. EE REMIND AT HOME DUE TO PAIN AND EFFECT OF PILLS.

INJURED AND OTHERS WERE REMOVING BEARING HOUSING ON SCREEN USING A POWER PULL. THE POWER PULL WAS OFFSET TO ONE SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE HOUSING TO SWING AS IT CAME LOOSE. INJURED'S HAND WAS ON THE HOUSING WHICH GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND SCREEN SIDE. INJURED WAS GIVEN 1ST AID FOR A SMALL CUT CAUSED BY THE HOUSING. HE THEN WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS S

EMPLOYEE WAS REPARING A PLATFORM AT THE PLANT WHEN A P.C. OF ANGLE IRON SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPL MOVING STAND INTO POSITION TO SUPPORT LOADER BUCKET DECIDED STAND NEEDED TO BE RAISED WHILE REMOVING LOCKING PIN STAND FELL CATHCING FINGERTIPS AGAINST STAND BODY EDGE FORCE AND WEIGHT OF STAND PLATE FRACTURED 3RD AND 4TH FINGER TIPS EMPL TAKEN TO COMPANY DR WHERE XRAYS SHOWED FRACTURE BLOOD ALSO HAD TO BE EVACUATED FROM UNDER FINGERNAILS FINGER WERE SPLINTED AND EMPL SENT HOM

EMP WA> GRINDING A DRIL BIT WHEN A SMALL PC OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE UNDER SAFEY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE GOR DUST IN HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTACHING RETAINING BOLT FOR WASH BIN FLIP GATE AIR CYLINGER EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE EXITING WORK AREA AREA REQUIRES TWISTING & BENDING TO EXIT & FELL APPROX.25FT INTO NEARLY EMPTY BIN EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT OR LINE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CXUT TO THE HEAD A BROKEN LEFT FOREARM & A FX.CRACK TO 10TH VERTEBRAE EMPLOYEE H OSPITALIZED AT THIS TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PAINT THINNER SPLAHED SOME IN HIS LEFT EYE.

CONTUSION TO LIP & LEFT LEG. A FIST TO THE LIP, & STEEL TOE BOOT TO THE LEG. BY A WELDER HELPER.

EMP WAS CLENAING UP AROUND CRUSHER WITH A SHOVEL AND WHEEL BARROW. STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ROLLING A WHEEL BARROW

CHANGING SCREEN AT PLANT, SCREEN GOT HUNG WHILE UNHANGING THE SCREEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON RETURN ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7ACHING RETAINING BOLT FOR THE WASH BIN FLIP GATE AIR CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE EXITING WORK AREA (AREA REQUIRES TWISTING AND BENDING TO EXIT) AND FELL APPROX. 25' I NTO NEARLY EMPT2 BIN. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT OR LINE. HE SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE HEAD, A BROKEN LEFT FOREARM AND A FRACTURE (CRACK) TO THE 10TH VERTIBRAE. EMPLOYEE HOSPITALIZED AT THIS

MASHED RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT.WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT.MASHED EMPLOYEE FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH ANND STEEL SURFACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A WIRE IN HIS LEFT HAND TO CUT HIS KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PRYBAR TO LIFT A HYDRAULIC DRIVE MOTOR UP SO THAT IT COULD BE SWUNG OUT OF THE WAY OF CONE CRUSHER REPAIRS AS EMPLOYEE PULLED DOWN ON THE PRYBAR HIS BACK POPPED LATER MEDI CAL EXAMANITION8 OVER THE NEXT 9 MONTHS SHOWED THAT HE HAD WORSENING BACK PROBLEMS AND PAIN RESULTING FROM DISC DAMAGE REQUIRING HOSPITILIZATION AND LOSS OF WORK TIME EST AT 30 DAYS

EMPLOYEE THINKING THE POWER WAS OFF PROCEEDED TO CHANGE A 440 V CIRCUIT BREAKER THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND BECAME GROUNDED TO BREAKER BOX CAUSING BREAKER TO EXPLODE AT THIS TIME NO IMPAIRMEN T IS EXPECTED