Augusta Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The employee had just dumped a load in the jaw crusher when he pulled the Komatsu HD605 in front of the pit breakroom to get a bottle of water. He had a plastic cup and trash in his hand and as he was stepping down the ladder from step 2 to 3, his hand slipped and he fell to the ground. He landed on his feet, but broke his ankle in three places, requiring surgery to repair.

Employee was performing maintenance when hot metal contacted the torch hose causing it to ignite. While trying to crimp off the hose the employees right hand was burned when it came in contact with the flame. The burn was treated and the employee will regain full use of his hand.

Employee was working in a chute on station #3 when a piece of plate he was holding in place to weld, fell, striking his left hand.

Injured employee was using a sledge hammer while repairing a crusher, and he felt pain in his shoulder. After several weeks, the pain lessened, but did not stop. A second medical exam and MRI revealed 'impingement' of the rotator cuff, and surgery was recommended. The surgery was completed on May 20, 2011, and he returned to work the next scheduled work day.

The injured employee and another were preparing a product sample. As they lifted the sample (100+ lbs) from the floor to the scale (8 inches), the injured said he felt a pain in his back. Initially diagnosed with a muscle strain, he returned to his normal work duties. He returned to the doctor on October 2, 2009, and was again returned to work, but with restrictions.

Employee's finger was pinched between a bin gate and a clevis pin as the employee and another were attempting to replace the connecting pin.

Driller mistakenly rotated the head while a 36" pipe wrench was attached to the casing. The wrench swung around and hit the helper, knocking him to the floor, then hit the driller.

Driller mistakenly rotated the head while a 36" pipe wrench was attached to the casing. The wrench swung around and hit the helper, knocking him to the floor, then hit the driller.

Employee was diagnosed with silicosis, through health monitoring program.

The employee was changing cutting edges on the dozer blade. As he was cleaning the area, his hand contacted the sharp edge of the blade, causing a cut on his palm.

Employee was driving a wedge to secure the door on the sand box. As he swung the hammer, his hand contacted the door frame, breaking his finger.

Employee was attempting to remove a gear from a housing, striking it with a hammer. As he hit the gear, a piece of metal broke off the gear and struck him in the leg.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut rubber for a conveyer. The knife slipped, and the blade cut his arm.

OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO GET UP ON A DOZER, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO HIT THE PUSH ARM, HIT SHIN BONE AND SKINNED IT WHICH LATER GOT INFECTION,CELLULITIS REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. INVESTIGATOR SAID DOZER PUSHARM NEED TO BE FIXED AND HAD BEEN REPORTED. IT WAS LEANING AND OP HAD TO STEP ON IT FIRST

Employee was attempting to clean screen deck. In the process, his hand struck a bolt on the deck and the sharp edge cut his finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE ROTOR COVER PLATE ON THE REMCO CRUSHER. HE MIS-JUDGED THE WEIGHT OF THE PLATE AND IT SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE ROTOR.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CAT YARD LOADER. WHILE BACKING, THE LOADER ROLLED INTO A DEPRESSION, AND THE OPERATOR SAID IT "JARRED" HIS BACK, CAUSING PAIN. THE OPERATOR SAID HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK AT ANOTHER JOB AND THIS AGGRIVATED IT.

EE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES REMOVE A CRUSHER DRIVE SHEAVE FROM THE ROMCO VSI. THE SHEAVE SLIPPED FROM ITS SUPPORT, AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, AN EMPLOYEE ST RUCK HIM AND PUSHED HIM AGAINST A WALL, INJURING HIS SHOULDER.

NEWSOME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BUCKET LINER FROM A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. TENSION WAS APPLIED TO THE LINER, AND EE STRUCK IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE LINER BROKE FREE, AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG.

EE WAS USING TORCH TO CU T BOLTS LOOSE. GAS LEAKED FROM A HOLE IN THE HOSE AND IGNITED. EE RECEIVED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON THE RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS REMOVING SHACKLE CONNECTING ROCK CHUTE TO CRANE CABLE. CHUTE SHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY, TIGHTENING CRANE CABLE. EE S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CABLE AND SHACKLE.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH SECONDARY PLANT TOWARD WELDING TRUCK TO TURN OFF OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE TANKS. HE STEPPED IN SOME MUD AND SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS HEAD. HE RECEIVED A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS HEAD.

ROCK FELL FROM 7' CRUSHER FEED CONVEYOR & KNOCKED OFF HARD HAT PICKED UP HAD & WAS HIT ON HEAD BY ANOTHER ROCK

EE WAS HELPING IN REPLACEMENT OF PRIMARY FEEDER. IN THE PROCESS OF WELDING, A SMALL PARTICLE OF DUST OR METAL WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE HE WAS WEARING SAFTY GLASSES. EE WENT TO A DR TO HAVE THE PARTICLE REMOVED. NO RESTRICTIONS OR PERMANENT DAMAGE.

EE INDICATES WHILE REMOVING A 3FT BY 6FT METAL PANEL THE PANEL SLIPPED & CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER IN HIS RIGHT HAND. 9 STITCHES RECD

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE MANUALLY LIFTING A 24 VOLT BATTERY HE TWISTED HIS BODY THE WRONG WAY AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING WITH HIS DRILL STEEL AND A 1/4" CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND STEEL. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S GLASSES. THE LENS CAME OUT OF HIS GLASSES AND CUT HIS HEAD ABOVE TH E EYE BROW.

INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRS TO THE TRACKS OF THE JOY DRILL, WHEN HE HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE OLD TRACK WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF THE RAIL SPLINTERED AND FLEW INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE GUIDE SHAFT & KYKOKE (BLADE PARTS) ON DISABLED RUBBER-TIRED BULLDOZER. WHEN THE PARTS DISENGAGED, THE RAISED BLADE FELL ON THE SIDE OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOO T.

EE WAS STANDING IN CHUT SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE WAS TRYING TO TAP THE CENT OF A SCREEN CLOTH SECTION BACK UP INTO SCREEN WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE JAMMED HIS RIGHT FOREARM INTO THE EXPO SED WIRES ON THE END OF THE SCREEN CLOTH.

INJURED WAS HELPING SLIDE PULLEY ASSEMBLY INTO A LOADER BUCKET FOR TRANSPORT AS PULLEY WAS SLID INTO BUCKET EE WAS HOLDING THE TRAILING END WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE MOUNTED PILLOW BLOCK HEARING WHEN THE PULLEY FACE CLEARED THE EDGE OF THE PLATFORM THE ASSEMBLY FELL ABOUT 8 INCHES MASHING THE ABOVE MENTIONED FINGERS.

EE WAS WORKING ON 7' CRUSHER BOWL LINER TRYING TO LINE UP BOWL WITH BAR. BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE AFTER FINISHING HE WALKED AWAY AND HIS TOE HIT A ROCK ON THE PIT FLOOR.INJURED THOUGHT HE HAD CLOSED THE KNIFE BUT WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE ROCK HE SLIPPED AND A T THAT TIME THE KNIFE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS CHANGING BLADES ON MOTOR GRADER. WHILE TAKING OLD BLADES OFF THE BLADE FLIPPED OVER ON SHARP END FALLING AND CUTTING HIS HAND.

PUTTING ROLLERS ON CONV USED PIPE TO BREAK IT LOOSE IT SLIPPED HIT LEG BRUISE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MVOE SOME RAILROAD TIES & THE BACKHOLE APPROACHED THE CROSS TIE THAT WAS BEING HELD UP BY I NAME & ANOTHER COWORKER WHEN THE LOADER POSITIONED OVER THE TIE THE BUCKET F ELL & KNOCKED THE TIE FROM I NAME HAND & CAUSED IT TO COMEDOWN ON HIS RT FOOT

STANDING UP TO GET OUT OF LOC TRAIN HIT BY EMPTY RUN AWAY CARS IMPACT THREW FORWARD HIT HAND ON OBJECT INSIDE CAB

EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN RE-ASSEMBLING A CRUSHER. HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND UNDER AN UNSUSPENDED PART. WHEN IT FELL ON HIS HAND, IT CRUSHED THREE FINGERS AND DISLOCATED THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE L EFT HAND.

EMPL WAS ATTENDING FINES FEEDER TRYING TO CLEAR LARGE ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED IN DISCHARGE OPENING AT FINES BIN. EMPL ORDERED ANOTHER TO STOP CONVEYOR BELT WHILE TURNING TO INSTRUCT HIM TO DO SO ROCK CLEARED OPENING. INJURED HAD RIGHT HAND ONSKIRT BOARD & ROCK CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SKIRT BOARD & LARGE ROCK WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVER HEAD,THE TORCH HE WAS USING FOR LIGHT FELL AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BUSTED AIRLINE HOSE OFF A R-50 EUCILID, WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING STRUCK HIS FINGERS AND CUT THEM TO THE BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING ROLLER ON A TROUGHING IDLER. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO TAP THE ROLLER DOWN INTO THE IDLER FRAME. AS ONE OF THE BLOWS HIT THE ROUND TOP OF THE ROLLER. THE ROLLER TURNED AND CAUSED THE FINGER TO BE PINICHED BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER AS THE HAMMER HEAD ROLLED OVER THE ROLLER.

EMPL WAS HELPING REMOVE STEEL CONVEYOR FRAME APROX 45' X 5' OUT OF SHOP. EMPL SECURED CHAIN ON CROSS BRACE & HELPER SECURED CHAIN ON LONITUDE SIDE. WHEN CONVEYOR WAS LIFTED CHAIN ON CROSS BRAC E SLID ACROSS FRAME CAUSING FRAME TO SLIP & STRIKING EMPL ON HARD HAT.

I NAME WAS DRILLING NORMAL BLASTHOLE WHEN THE BIT HIT AN AREA OF WATER WHICH STOPPED UP THE RETURN OF AIR. HE WORKED THE STEEL UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE BLOCKAGE WAS RELEASED. WHEN IT RELEASED A L ARGE QUANTILTY OF MUD WAS THROWN UP OUT OF THE HOLE AND ONTO HIS FACE. SOME PARTICLES WERE THROWN UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. WASHING THE AFFECTED EYE FAILED TO DISLODGE ONE PIECE WHICH WAS

I.NAME WAS REMOVING A U-JOINT FROM EUCLID R-35 TRUCK. HE WAS DRIVING OUT THE CROSS MEMBER WHEN APIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND PIERCED HIS RIGHT FOREARM. I.NAME WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT HUM ANA HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED. THEY TOOK X-RAYS AND FOUND NO PIECES OF METAL ON THE X-RAYS BUT DOCTOR MADE A SMALL CUT ON HIS ARM TO MAKE SURE AREA WAS GOOD AND CLEAN, AND PUT FOUR STITCHES IN

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE AIR CONDITIONING OUTPUT IN THE LOADOUT CONTROL ROOM.TO REACH THE UNIT'S CONTROLS,HE CHOSE TO STAND ON A CHAIR WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH CASTOER WHEELS.HE W AS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE BALANCE ON THE CHAIR AND IT FLEW OUT FROM UNDER HIM.HE FELL TO THE FLOOR ON HIS HAND RIGHT AND THE IMPACT BROKE HIS WRIST.HE WAS ABLE TO RADIO FOR HELP,WAS IMME

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE RE-NINJURED A PRIOR KNEE-INJURY WHEN HIS FOLOT SLIPPED OFF A STEP AND CAUSED REPAIR;INJURED EXPRESSED DESIRE TO SEEK MEIDCAL ATTENTION ON AUGUST 8,1988 WAS DIAGNOSED O N AUGUST 22 1988.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING VULCANIZE A CONVEYOR BELT IN THE PLANT WATER WAS BEING USED IN COOLING PROCESS EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN CARRYING WATER BUCKETS & SLIPPED STRIKING HAND RAIL IN HIS SIDE TW O RIBS WERE BRU3SED AS A RESULT OF THE RAILING

EMPL WORKING ON3B CONVEYOR IN PLANT BUMPED ELBOW ON CORNER OF CHUTE.NUMB & HURT FOR A FEW MINUTES DIDNT REPORT IT.2 DAYS LATER TO ELBOW HAD SWOLLEN CAUSING PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN WHOLE ARM.WENT TO COMPANY DR 1IVEN RX FOR PAIN AND LIGHT DUTY FOR 10 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON COUNTERWEIGHT USING A CHAIN HOIST TO RAISE THE COUNTERWEIGHT. WHILE RAISING THE WEIGHT, A CHANNEL 6" WIDE PULLED LOOSE AT THE WELDS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT CHEST AREA. THE INJUR2 SCRATCHED LEFT SIDE; NO SWELLING VISIBLE AT FIRST BY SUPERVISOR. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT THAT EVENING.

EE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO CUT A BLOCK OUT OF A PIECE OF BELT CAUGHT IN FINES FEEDER AT THE ROC PLANT AT AUGUSTA QUARRY. HIS INTENTIONS WERE TO PASS A CABLE THRU A HOLE & PULL BELT OUT. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH BEL7 RPOTRUDING TO CHOKE WITH A CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT TOP OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE WAS FINISHIN1 WORK ON WELD A CHUTE WALL AT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE #1 SCREEN. ACCESS TO T HE AREA HAD BEEN OBTAINED THRU A MOVABLE DISCHARGE DOOR WHICH WAS SUPPORTED ON & PIVOTED ON 2 PI NS WHEN OPEN WI7H A CHAIN HOIST. I.NAME TRIED TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF THE CHUTE WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR & HIS RT HAND BENEATH THE PIVOT PIN SUPPORT. THE PIN HAD APPARENTLU WORKED OUT TO

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN CHANGING THE HH CONVEYOR TAILPULLEY.IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE A CABLE HOIST TO PULL PULLEY IN PLACE.THE PULLEY HUNG ON A PIECE OF CONVEYOR FRAME WHILE HOIST CABLE WAS TIGHT.TWO MEN J9RKED ON PULLEY CAUSING HOIST LEVER HANDLE TO FLY FORWARD STRIKING HIM IN CENTER OF HIS MOUTH.THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BLEEDING AND HE CONTINUED WORKING.

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING SHOVEL OPERATOR IN REPLACING TRIP CABLE ON STRIPPING SHOVEL. HE BEGAN TO DISMOUNT MACHINE TO HOOK UP OTHER END OF CABLE TO BUCKET LATCHBAR LEVER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED OFF TH9 MACHINE, STRIKING HIS KNEE ON WHAT HE THINKS WAS A ROCK. THE LACERATION TOOK ELEVEN SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS BE1INING WORK WITH AN OXYGEN ACTELENE CUTTING TORCH. WHEN THE TORCH WAS LIT, A FLASH DEVELOPED INTHE ACETYLENE HOSE ABOUT 2 IN. FROM THE TORCH COUPLING APPARENTLY FROM A PIN HOLE IN THE HOSE. T2E FALSH BURNED THROUGH EMPLOYEE S CLOTHING ABDOMEN AREA AND RESULTED IN 3 RD DEGREE BURNS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO TRIM EXCESS FORM SKIRTBOARD RUBBER ON HH CONVEYOR FROM A TRANSFER POINT ON CONVEYOR CHUTE. EE WAS IN CRAMPED KNEELING POSITION CUTTING EXCESS PREPARING TO MAKE ANOTHER C UT ON RUBBER WH9N HE INADVERTANTLY DREW SHARP UTILITY KNIFE ACROSS THE B ACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING SHAKER SCREEN WHILE LIFTING SCREEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION OF RT HAND MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRED SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING R-50 EUCLID TRUCK TO PIT LOADER WHEN HE STATES THE STEERING LOCKED AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.EMPLOYEE MADE THE PANIC INDUCED DECISION TO JUMP FROM THE MOVING VEHICL E.ALTHOUGH EMPL2YEE HAS BEEN TASK-TRAINED ON THIS TRUCK,EMPLOYEE DID NOT APPLY EMERGENCY STEERING OR BRAKES.INJURY OCCURED FROM JUMPING OUT OF CAB OF TRUCK ONTO ROAD,ROCK -HARD SURFACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING NEW TAILPULLEY ON EI CONVEYOR. TAILPULLEY BECAME JAMMED, CAUSING AN OVERLOAD ON THE CABLE JACK EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING. TAILPULLEY FREED ITSELF AND SWUNG INTO BACK PORTION TAILPULLEY GUA9D. I NAME HAD PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE 5/16 INCH CABLE. CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, BETWEEN CABLE AND GUARD, CUTTING FINGER OFF BEHIND FINGERNAIL.

ATTEMPTING TO WORK IN A CLUTTERED AREA WITH UNSAFE FOOTING. FACE SHIELD AND GLASSES CLOUDED WITH PERSPIRATION AND DIRT.

LIFTING IMPROPERLY.

ROCK JAMMED IN CHUTE

EMP WAS INSTALLING SWING JAW WEDGE IN JAW CRUSHER HE SHOVED AND LIFTED WEDGE INTO POSITION HIS RT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WEDGE AND CRUSHER INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES AS LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM NO BROKEN BONES

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING CATWALK LADDER UP TO 88-B SHOVEL, LOST BALANCE & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON ROCK ON THE GROUND. HE WAS CARRYING HAND TOOLS UP TO THE SHOVEL, AND AS HE LOST HIS BALANCE WIT H HANDS FULL, HE COULD NOT CATCH HIMSELF. HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AS HE FELL.