Brierfield Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was reaching to grab a rain jacket in the bed of his pickup. He felt a sharp pain when he grabbed it and pulled his hand back, and his finger started to swell. EE went to the Doctor and they said he was stung by some sort of insect.

EE holding one side of a suspended roll for conveyor belt, that was being held by an overhead crane with a bar running through the middle. Another EE was prying nails out and the bar in the middle failed and the EE's hands were caught between the hook and the bar.

While attempting to cut a zip tie, safety lock on knife broke, causing it to fold.

While removing tape from motor leads in the motor junction box, knife slipped and cut right thumb.

Employee was attempting to clear boulders from a clogged chute and suffered a back strain.

Employee slipped on 1/9/2010, employee refused medical treatment at the time.On 1/14/2010 the employee reported pain in rib cage and was sent to the doctor. Employee was found to have a cracked rib and was given a prescription and returned to work after the examination.

Operator woke up morning after shift that started 7th of October 2009, with neck pain (strain), went to medical facility morning after his shift and was issued pain relievers and muscle relaxants. Returned to work for the PM shift on the 8th of October 2009. Employee did not immediately report incident to supervisor prior to leaving site after shift was over.

While walking down ramp to the pump, employee slipped on rocks and tumbled down hill. He put his hand out to catch his fall and sprained it.

Employee was adding a suction hose on a pump. While clamping up to pump, the clamp fastener lever caught his right hand. Employee did not go to the doctor until 3/24/08.

Employee was lifting trailer onto back of truck and dropped trailer on foot causing a fracture.

While attempting to lift a 60 lb screen and move it out of the way, employee felt sharp pain in lower back.

Co-worker backed a Cat 773 rock truck into the cab of another Cat 773 rock truck. MSHA was contacted the night of the accident and an investigation followed.

Employee was walking from crusher house to jaw crusher and walked into a metal plate on boom truck.

While moving a plate in a loader bucket, the plate hung up behind the bolts that hold the bucket edge on. Injured reached to hold his left arm on top of bucket and right arm and hand on plate. When he pulled to dislodge the plate a sharp pain was felt in his left shoulder area.

EE REACHED DOWN AND BEHIND WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO FILL THE HEATER BLOWER FAN BECAUSE HE FELT IT WASN'T BLOWING VERY HARD. HE FAILED TO LOOK AT THE BLOWER FAN BEFOR PUTTING HIS HAND IN THIS ARE

MAN WAS DISMOUNTING FROM CAB OF RUBBER TIRED LOADER IN A ROCKY AREA, WHEN HE JUMPED ON A ROCK, HITTING THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING MILL HAMMERS WITH ASSTANCE OF MILL OPERATOR MILL OPERTAP WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK MILL HAMMER OUT OF SLOT. MILL OPERATOR MISSED AND STRUCK OTHER EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB WITH SLED1E HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN PUTTING AXLE SHAFT BACK IN LOADER-PARTS SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN AXLE SHAFT AND GEAR-SEVERLY BRUISED FINGERS OF LEFT HAND-STITCHES REQUIRED IN LITTLE FI NGER. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A SHEETF OF THIN AFTER PLACING TIN ON GROUND,EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM AREA WHEN HE FELL ON THE TIN AND CUT HIS LEG.