Bella Vista Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was cleaning rocks from the walkway on the primary screen. He bent down to pick-up a rock that was stuck in the walkway and put his hand on the handrail. The handrail had a broken weld that gave way and he fell through to the ground (approx. 5 ft.) striking his head and back on the ground.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED THAT A STEP BROKE & HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON A METAL PORTION OF THE LANDING. THIS IS A DISPUTED CLAIM OF INJURY. HE STATED TO OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK LIFT ING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HITCH INTO HIS PICKUP BED AT HOME. PRESENTLY SIIS & OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ARE DENYING HIS CLAIM OF INJURY DUE TO THESE STATEMENTS.

ELECTRICAL PANEL GROUNDED OUT 480 VOLT BUSE BAR CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HINGE PIN HAD WORKED OUT CAUSING A CROSS GROUNDING SITUATION.

STRAIN BACK AND KNEE WHILE LIFTING ONE END OF A SPREADER BAR.

WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEP STRAP OUT OF THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED AND STRAINED HIS BACK. LOWER BACK. STRAP MAY HAVE WEIGHED 20-30 LBS.

EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE DREW A UTILITY KNIFE INTO HIS RIGHT KNEECAP.

EE WAS WORKING ON 3-9R DOZER CVHANGINBG OUT A HYDRAULIC LINE. WRENCH SLIPPED, FROM FITTING AND HE FELL ONTO HARD HYDRAULIC LINE, BRUISING LEFT UPPER RIBS.

UNLOADIG SCRAP OUT OF FRONT END LOADER BUCKET WHEN AN OLD PIECE OF HEAD PULLY SHAFT ROLLED OUT AND CAUGHT LEFT LEG ON SHIN

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS REACHING ACROSS TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE FOR CONE CRUSHER. STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE ON A PRIMER PUMP.

LOADER OPERATOR WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS LOADER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A HAND THROWN ROCK. A LABORERE WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER AQ CONTROL VAN WHEN HE TOSSED OUT A ROCK. BOTH MEN WERE WEARING HAD HATS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR WAS TLAKING TO PLANT FOREMAN WHEN HIT.

EMPL WALKING ACROSS THE PIT,STEPPED ON A ROCK.THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY WAS ALL ON THIS FOOT AND THE BONES BROKE IN HIS FOOT.

PUTTING BOLTS ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH WRENCH WHEN WRIST SNAPPED.

LABORER WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH BUCK KNIFE WHEN BLADE CLOSED BACK ON LEFT HAND,

WAS STOCKPILING PLANT WITH DOZER. WHEN DOZER HIT PEICE OF ROCKS, JOLTING OPERATOR AND THROWING HIS BACK OUT.

HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCKS. SMASHED RT INDEX FINGER.

WAS PULLING MOTOR BELTS BACKWARDS, WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE IN TOWER TURNED ON THE PULLEY, CAUSING INJURED EMPLOYEE TO BE PULLED ONTO PULLEY RIGHT HAND SUFFERED NUMBERUAS LACERATIONS.

UNHOOKING CHAIN, TESION WAS TAKEN UP FINGER CAUGHT.

SWINGING SLEDGE ALL DAY ON FEEDER BOX RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.

ARM WAS CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY OF BELT.

COME-ALONG GAVE WAY AND PRESCREEN DOOR FELL ON RIGHT FOOT BRUISING TOES AND RIGHT FOOT.

BAR SLIPPED OFF SHAFT AND HIT HIM IN HEAD.

SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND STEEL GRATE WHILE ROLLING ROCKS OFF GRIZZLEY BY HAND.ACUTE CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT 5TH DIGIT.