CARMEL CHURCH QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

TOOL BOX LID FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S THIRD DIGIT OF RIGTH HAND WHILE PLACING WIRE ROPE IN TOOL BOX.

THE CONTRACTOR WAS MOVIGN MATERIAL LOADED IN HIS TRUCK AND STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK FALLING TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE.

WHILE BREAKING OVERSIZE ROCK WITH A HYDARULIC HAMMER WHICH WAS LODGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CABLE HANDRAIL SURROUNDING TH EPLATFORM PULLING THE CABLE AND ANGLE IRON CORNER P OST LOOSE. THE ANGLE IRON CORNER POST HIT THE OPERATOR ON HIS RIGHT CALF CAUSING A DEEP BRUISE TO THE CALF MUSCLE.

TOMMY WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR IDLER FROM A CONVEYOR FRAME USING A 6 FOOT PRY BAR WHILE STANDING ON A I BEAM AND CONVEYOR FRAME. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED TOMMY TO FALL 6 TO 7 FEET TO THE GROUND.

TIRE MAN FROM TIRE CENTER INC. WAS STANDING ON OUTRIGGER PUTTING OLD TIRES ON THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE ENGAGED THE WRONG LEVER. IN DOING SO, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME AN D THE FOOT PLATE ON THE OUTRIGGER. IT TORE HIS BOOT AND TORE THE SKIN ON HIS ANKLE (LACERATION TYPE WOUND).

VICTIM WAS WELDING ON SHOVEL BUCKET IN SHOP WHILE WALKING AROUND BUCKET HE TRIPPED OVER A STEEL PIN LAYING ON FLAIR HE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR. NO ABRISON INJURY COMPLAIN OF ST IFF NECK AND HEAD ACHE X RAYS NEGATIVE PAIN MEDIATION PERSCRIBED UNTIL STIFFNESS AND HEADACHE WERE GONE.

DURING TRACK REPAIR ON OUR RH40 SHOVEL A TRACK PIN WAS BEING DONE IN THE TRACK LINK WHEN THE HAMMER HIT THE SIDE OF THE STRIKING BAR CAUSING IT TO JUMP TO THE SIDE HITTING THE HOLDER IN THE LE FT TEMPLE CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON JAW FEEDER AND STARTED STACKER BELT TO CHECK JAW FEEDER. NOT KNOWING TWO MEN WERE ON THE STACKER BELT. STACKER BELT HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED OUT. ONE MAN WAS THROWN ON THE SURGE PILE, THE OTHER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FOREMAN HAD COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE, RIGHT ANKLE WAS BROKE, RIGHT HAND WAS DISLOCATED, CRUSHED VERTIBRA IN HIS BACK.

HELPING REMOVE SKIRT BOARD FROM CONVEY. LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEN METAL AND CONCRETE WALL RUNNING BESIDE CONVEY. REQ STITCHES T O CLOSE WOUND NO BROKEN BONE OR PERM DAMAGE

LOADER BUCKET ARM WAS PLACED IN PRESS TO INSTALL NEW BUSHINGS, DURING PRESSING STEEL BLOCK BROKE, ALLOWING THE ARM TO SLIP OUT. IT FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING VICTIMS RIGHT FOOT. X-RAYS SHOWED THE BIG TOE BROKEN IN THREE PLACES AND THE FIRST TOE BROKEN ONCE (1), SWELLING AND DISCOLORATION ALSO VISIBLE. RECEOVERING ESTIMATED AT 6-8 WEEKS.

ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR DROP BOX HITTING VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HIS LEFT EAR WAS CUT, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES, ALSO SLAPPING HIS NECK WHICH NEEDED NO TREATMENT.

INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING ON HAUL RAOD AND GOT A DUST PARTICLE IN HIS EYE.WHEN TAKEN TO CLINIC,IT WWOULD NOT FLUSH OUT.PARTICLE HAD EMBEDDED IN EYE LID AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRME NT RESULTED-NO-LOST TIME-OR REASSIGNMENT.

CUTTING PIECE O0 CONVEYOR BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.LACERATION RESULTED REQ 2 STITCHES NO OTHER TREATMENT NEEDED.NO PERM DAMAGE RETURNED TO WORK IMMEDIATELY.

SUBJECT WAS REM2VING BELT SHIEVE FROM ELECTRIC MOTOR. SHAFT WAS WELL WORICATED CAUSING SHIEVE TO MOE MORE FREELY THAN EXPECTED. THE SHIEVE SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT PINCHING SUBJECTS 1ST AND2ND FI NGERS BETWEEN T2E SHAFT AND THE SHIEVE. SMALL 1/8 INCH LACERATION TO 1ST FINGER AND 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION TO 2ND FINGER. STITCHES PLACED IN 2ND FINGER CLEANED AND BANDAGED.