Blackstone Pit & Mill: 1 muerte registrada Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE AND CREW WORKING ON CONVEYER MOTOR BELTS AFTER CHECKING BELTS ALIGNMENT, CREW WENT TO CHECK TENSION. EMPLOYEE HAD HOLD OF BELTS AND ROTATED RIGHT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER INTO BELT PULLEY.

EE WAS SWINGING A SUSPENDED BEATER-BAR WHICH BEATS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GRIZZLEY TO VIBRATE & KEEP MATERIAL FLOWING FROM HOPPER. MINIMAL EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO SWING THE SUSPENDED BAR/HAMMER. E E THREW OUT RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN SWINGING BAR. RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN.

WORKER WAS PULLING ON A COME-ALONG TO LOOSEN A CONE CRUSHER, SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OUT OF DUMP TRUCK EE REACHED FOR HAND RAIL & GRABBED SHARP METAL BARB ON CONTROL EQUIPMENT EE CUT LEFT HAND BUT CONT TOWORK EE UPON REPORTING INCIDENT WAS TAKEN TO DR WHERE HE RECD STITCHES IN HAND

11/13/95:EE INJURED SHOULDER WHILE REPAIRING DRAGLINE ROLLER. 1ST MEDICAL EXAM ON 11/10/97. INJURY REQUIRED NO FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. 7/24/99: EE AGAIN INJURED SHOULDER WHEN HYDRAULIC LINE IN MAN-LIFT RUPTURED, TILTING LEVELER OF BASKET. EE LOST BALANCE, GRABBED THE BUCKET SUDDENLY TO BRACE HIMSELF & STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. THE HISTORY OF SHOULDER INJURY RESULTED SURGERY 11/8/99

EE STEPPED OFF A TRUCK ONTO A ROCK AND PULLED HIS CALF MUSCLE. DAYS LATER, THE EE WAS WALKING UPSTEPS AND STRETCHED THE MUSCLE RESULTING IN PAINSWELLING/STRAIN.

DROVE THRU YARD WITH DUMP-TRUCK BED UP DROVE UNDER CONVEYOR, STRIKING CONVEYOR WITH BED TRUCK LIFTED OFF GROUND ABOUT 6 FEET AND FELL BACK DOWN. IMPACT FRACTURED VERTEBRAE OF DRIVER. DRIVER WO RE SEAT BELT BUT WAS TALKING ON CELLULAR PHONE WHILE DRIVING.

OSHA SHIFT IN HEARING.

OSHA SHIFT IN HEARING.

OSHA SHIFT IN HEARING

WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON A DIESEL PUMP. STITCHES REQUIRED IN RT LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE SHOWED AN OSHA SHIFT DURING HIS ANNUAL HEARING TEST. HE WILL BE RETESTED ON 03/23/94 TO SEE IF THE INITAIL REPORT IS VALID.

EMPLOYEE DRIVES A ROCK BUNKER TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON ROCKS ON THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK TRYING TO PREVENT FALLING. HE HAS A DEGENERATIVE DISC. DISEASE THAT COMPOUNDED THE INJURY. HE HAS HAD THE DISEADE FOR 3 TO 5 YEARS ACCORDING TO THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. ESTIMATED LOST TIME, 7 DAYS LIMITED DUTY ESTIMATED AT 15 DAYS.

WE RECEIVED A DOCTORS PSHCHIATRIC EVALUATION ON 7/19/93. HE WAS SUSPENDED FOLLOWING A FATAL ACCIDENT ON 5/3/93 & WAS TERMINATED 5/24/93.

13354PTED TO OPEN DRAIN VALVE ON SAND CLASSIFER PULLED R WRIST

HE HAS BURSITIS OF THE LEFT ELBOW THAT IS AGGRAVATED BY HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING THE LOADER INTO STOCKPILES. THE ARM IS ACTING LIKE A SHOCK ABSORBER FOR THE UPPER BODY. IT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 7-10-92 WITH A RETURN VISIT AND MEDICATION GIVEN TO RELIEVE INFLAMMATION.

SOMEONE HAD USED WIRE BRUSH TO CLEAN A BATTERY TERMINAL.USED IT TO CLEAN A PIPE FITTING,SOME CORROSIVE MATERIAL BLEW INTO EYE.

M\NO MEICAL TREATMENT RENDERED UNTIL 01-24-92.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING IN HIS EYE,SO IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL THIS TIME.INJURY DUE TO FLYING PARTICLE WHILE GRINDING PIE CE OF METAL.BOTH SAFETY GLASSES AND FACESHIELD WERE WORN.

WHEEL LOADER WAS BEING SERVICED BY EMPL OVER A PIT-ABOUT 5' AT THE END OF THE PIT WAS EXPOSED.STEPPED OVER THE PIT-3'WIDE-SLIPPED & FELL.TORE LIGAMENTS IN LEFT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE HAD A SLIVER OF METAL AND PUNCTURE WOUND IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN AT THIS TIME AND NOT TREATMENT WAS INVOLVED. ON 8-22-91 HE HAD SURGERY ON THE HAND TO REMOVE A GROWTH THAT HAD DEVELOPED AROUND THE METAL SLIVER. THERE HAS BEEN NO LOST TIME FROM THIS INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BRAZING A WASHED OUT AND VENTED 1/4 GREASE DRUM(TYPE WITH A PLASTIC LINER).THE DRUM WAS THEN INVERTED,VENT HOLES DOWN,AND LEFT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.WHEN HE RETURNED TO BRAZE ANOTHE R HOLE,THE TRAPPED AIR IN THE DRUM EXPLODED.HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH HISHANDS AND HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSED TWO LACERATIONS.

EE WAS REPAIRING A TRUCK FRAME CROSSMEMBER. HE WAS USING A 3\4" DRIVE SOCKET SET TO TIGHTEN FLANGE BOLTS AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK. HE WENT TO KNUDSEN CHIROPRACTIC FOR X RAYS AND MAINPUL ATION.

EMPL WAS REPLACING NEWLY RESURFACED FLYWHEEL ON TRUCK. PRESSURE OF PUSHING AGINST NEW EDGE CUT INTO LEFT HAND. IT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EMPL REMOVING U-JOINT FROM DRIVELINE.HIT U-JOINT WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

WHILE CHISELING ON A BOLT WITH AN AIR CHISEL A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD, CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD REQUIRING STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

WORKING ON VEHICLE WATER SYSTEM PUMP THAT WAS FROZEN, POURING ABOUT 2 C OF OIL IN LINE TO PUMP BACK PRESSURE FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE BLEW THE OIL IN FACE EYES CLEANED OUT AND GIVEN SCRIPT

EMPL STEPPED IN HOLE AT GROUND LEVEL OF ROCK PLANT AND STRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS MOVING METAL LIFTERS IN AN AGGREGATE DRYER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THE DR GAVE HIM A SHOT TO RELAX THE MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A DRAGLINE HOIST BRAKE DRUM AND DUST GOT AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CAUSED EYE IRRITATION. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES WASHED OUT HIS EYES AND GAVE HIM A PRESCIPTIO N FOR MEDICATION. RETURN TO DOCTOR FOR CHECKUP ON 11-20-89.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DRILL PRESS TO DRILL A HOLE IN A DRIVELINE YOKE FOR A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A TRUCK DRILL BIT HUNG UP & SPUN THE YOKE HE WAS HOLDING IT WITH HIS BARE HANDS & CUT HIS FINGER O N THE SHARP INNER RING OF THE YOKE

HE WAS FILLINF A SAMPLE CAN WITH ASPHALT OIL FROM A SPIGOT. THE OIL SPURTED FROM THE SPIGOT ONTO HIS ARM.

EE WAS DRIVING A SAND BUNKER TRUCK. HE STEPPED IN A CRACK BETWEEN TWO CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT ARE USED AS STEPS FOR GETTING INTO AND OUT OF THE TRUCK.

EE WAS USING A METAL BAR AND CHAIN FOR LEVERAGE TO MOVE A GEARBOX THE PRESSURE OF PUSHING ON THE BAR PUT A STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER & CLEANING UP A SCRAP AREA HE PICKED UP A 20#METAL BAR & HURT HIS ELBOW

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12000 RPM GRINDING WHEEL DESIGNED FOR THE COMPANY 10000 RPM ELECTRIC HAND GRINDER IN HIS OWN 20000 RPM AIR POWER HAND GRINDER. THE WHEEL BROKE AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT GROIN .

EMPL WAS WEARING A FULL FACE SHIELD WHILE GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL AND AMEDAL SLIVER BOUNCED BEHIND THE SHIELD AND LODGED IN HIS R EYE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TRAILER AXLE, HE WENT TO REMOVE THE TIRE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WAS CLEANING ACCUMULATED CORRISION FROM THE POST OF SHOP PICKUP AND SOME OF THE MATERIAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.HE WAS TAKEN TO OCCUPPATIONAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES.THE EYE WAS WASHED WITH SALINE AND HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.LIMITED WORK ACTIVITY FOR ONE DAY DUE TO POSSIBLE BLURRED VISION.

STEPPING DOWN FROM THE LADDER ON THE FRONT END LOADER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW ON A PIECE OF METAL WHILE REPLACING A SECTION OF SCREEN DURING PLANT MAINTENANCE.

EMPLOYEE HELPED ONE OF THE MECANICS LIFT A TRUCK SPRING FROM THE GROUND OUTSIDE THE SHOP INTO A LOADER BUCKET AND PULLED HIS LOWER BACK- STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A ROUND PIPE TRYING TO MOVE IT WHEN A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM TORE.

EMPLOYEE HAD AN OPERATION ON BOTH HANDS FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS STUNG BY A BEE. HE IS ALLERGIC TO BEE STINGS AND REACTED TO IT. HE WAS GIVEN A SHOT AND THE REACTION CLEARED UP IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

WORKING ON CONV9YOR STRAINED BACK-STOOD UP FROM BENDING OVER AND STRAINED BACK.

CHANGING SWING 7LUTCHEDS ON DRAGLINE EQUIPMENT #1705

WINCH ON TRUCK 4AS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED AND NOT DISENGAGED IT TWO BLOCKED BREAKING SAFETY CABLE AND BOOM REVERSED AGAINST HEADACHE BAR AND CAB BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD

STEPPED FROM TRUCK TO CONCRETE SLAB AND STEPPED ON EDGE OF CONCRETE

DRIVING WELDING TRUCK. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT LOOSE ROCK & SPUN STEERING WHEEL HITTING RIGHT THUMB WITH STEERING WHEEL SPOKE.