CAYCE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Arsonist suspected of setting fire that expanded onto quarry property. 911 called. Fire was confirmed to be on quarry property and 800 number was called. Local responding agencies contained and extinguished the fire. They confirmed they were seeking an arson suspect.

Arsonist suspected of setting fire that expanded onto quarry property. Quarry employees did not know about fire until fire department arrived and asked to access back of property. Once fire was discovered on the property, 800 number called. Local responding agencies contained and extinguished the fire. They confirmed they were seeking an arson suspect.

Employee was remounting the wheel chocks on the 980G Loader when it slipped smashing employee's finger.

Employee was walking back to personal vehicle to get a flashlight to perform pre shift inspection on mobile equipment and tripped over a rock that was submerged.

On December 10, 2019, employee slipped and struck EE's shin on a toe board resulting in an abrasion. EE received first aid treatment by a physician and released to return to work with no restrictions. On January 6, 2020, EE went back to doctor for a follow up visit where EE received medical treatment for an infection and placed on restricted duty.

Employee was loading a hydraulic hammer in the bed of the service truck. The cable came off the sheave near the hook and employee used pry bar to put the cable back on. Employee suffered a back strain.

Employees right knee buckled, causing ee to loose balance and fell into an extension ladder hitting ee rib cage on tight side.

The injured employee was walking across the railroad tracks towards the employee building and began walking up a small hill when they stepped on uneven ground and rolled their ankle. The employee felt a pop in their left ankle and had swelling.

Employee was assisting in the removal of the spider cover plate from the gyrator crusher. When the plate was lifted, it began to swing and the employee attempted to stop it from hitting the bulk oil tank. His hand was pinched against the oil tank.

AFTER COMPLETING THE PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF HAUL TRUCK, EE REMOVED THE WHEEL CHOCK AND WAS THROWING IT UP ONTO THE CAB WALKWAY OF THE TRUCK WHEN EE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN AND RETURNED TO WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STEEL PLATE FROM THE INSIDE OF A CHUTE. BEFORE HE FINISHED CUTTING, THE PLATE ROLLED OVER & PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CHUTE WALL.

Employee had been operating the secondary control plant from 7 pm until about midnight when he began experiencing chest pains. he contacted his supervisor, and was immediately taken to the nearest hospital for treatment. the employee has had heart problems in the past, including at least one heart attack, and by pass surgery

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE FOREIGN MATERIAL THAT HAD JAMMED THE BLOCK ON THE MOBILE CRANE. WHEN THE MATERIAL WAS REMOVED, THE BLOCK MOVED AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE SHEAVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLTS FROM A RETURN IDLER. EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE IGNITED, CAUSING BURNS TO THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS SAWING PIPE, THE SAW RICOCHETED OFF THE PIPE, AND STRUCK EE FROM MOUTH TO UPPER NECK AREA.

EE WAS OPERATING THE WATER TRUCK IN THE PIT. EE CLAIMED THAT THE WATER VALVE CONTROL BOX BROKE LOOSE & FELL ON THE FLOOR. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE BOX, HE TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, AND STRUCK THE BERM. THE TRUCK PROCEEDED THROUGH THE BERM AND OVER THE WALL, APPROX. 20', COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

EE WAS GETTING OFF OF LOADER AT END OF SHIFT, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A LARGE ROCK NEARBY.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING THE LADDER WITH ONE HAND, AND HE STRAINED HIS HAND AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN HOIST IN THE PLANT, AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET THE HOIST IN PLACE, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT STRUCK THE FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE 5TH TOE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE FORKS ON THE FORKLIFT. AS THEY WERE POSITIONING ONE OF THE FORKS, INJURED'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORK AND THE SUPPORT FRAME.

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE EMPLOYEE BUILDING TO THESHOP. AS HE PASSED THE LOADOUT CONTROL BUILDING HE SAID HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG. PHYSICIAN'S EXAM REVEALED AN INJU RY TO THE TENDON IN HIS FOOT.

EE WAS ADJUSTING FORKS ON THE FORKLIFT TO FIT A PALLETT. HE LIFTED THE FORK TO MOVE IT, BUT IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND PINCHED THE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE RETAINING BAR.

THIS DRIVER WAS ATTACHING THE FUNNEL TUBE TO THEDISCHARGE BOOM FOR LOADING. THE FUNNEL TUBE FELLAND JERKED HIS ARM.

WHILE ASSISTING OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVING A PUMP IN THE PIT, HE WAS OVERCOME BY HEAT. AIR TEMPS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE IN THE HIGH 90'S. AT THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS, HE WA SREMOVED TO A COOL LOCATION AMD FIRST AID WAS PROVIDED.

EE WAS USING HOLE PUNCH TO PUT A HOLE IN THE ENDOF A CONVEYOR BELT. EE WAS HOLDING THE PUNCH IN HIS LEFT HAND & HAMERING WITH HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND IN THE PROCESS HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE HAMMER & THE PUNCH. THECUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES

REPLACING A HEAD-PULLEY BEARING ON THE DRIVE-SIDE OF CONVEYOR D-5. EE USED LEFT INDEX FINGER TO CHECK BOT HOLE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN PULLEY AND TORQUE ARM. WHEN PULLEY SHIFTED THE TIP OF FINGER WA S CUT OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PRIMARY CRUSHING/SCREENING AREA WHEN AN UNKNOWN OBJECT FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING A SCALP LACERATION. THE EMPLOYEE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND BRUISIN G HIS LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH CHANGING ELECTRIC MOTOR AT SCREEN STATION WHEN EMPLOYEE'S FINGER CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT. THE END OF MIDDLE FINGER (RIGHT HAND) MUSHED/CUT REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL, TAKING SLAG OFF AFTER CUTTING WITH TORCH. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE STATES HE GOT SOMETING IN HIS LEFT EYE AS HE WAS LEAVING WORK AREA. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE FLUSHED HIS LEFT EYE WITH WATER TO CLEAN IT OUT. THE NEXT MORNING HIS EYE WAS STILL HURTING SO HE WEN T TO THE HOSPITAL ER ROOM TO GET HIS EYE CHECKEDTHE HOSPITAL STAFF DR DID NOT FIND AY FOREIGN OBJECTS IN EYE. EE WAS THEN REFERRED TO EYE SPECTHE EYE SPEC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING IN EE'S EYE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT DRILL COLLAR BUSHING UP THE DRILL STEEL. BUSHING WAS STUCK TIGHT. EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON BUSHING.

STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER.

EE WAS USING WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLT ON GUARD OF CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY [E-1 CONVEYOR]. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AROUND BOLT HEAD CAUSING EE'S HAND TO HIT AGAINST GUARD & MASH FINGER. THE RING FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND WAS THE LOACTION OF THE INJURY. FINGER NAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL BEING WELDED AT 7' CRUSHER WHEN SLAG FROM WELDING PROCESS FELL INTO GLOVE CAUSING BURNS TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS HELPING OT REMOVE BEARING HOUSING TO REPLACE SCREEN BEARING. INURED WAS USING A 3/4" DRIVE PULL HANDLE WITH A 1 5/8" SOCKET TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM HOUSING, WHILE PULLING ON HANDLE AR M CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF ANGEL STEEL. NOTE: PULL HANDLE DID NOT SLIP OFF OF BEARING HOUSING BOLTS.

INJURED WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT STEEL RACK AND INJURED DISLODGED ANGLE STEEL FROM RACK ONTOHIS HEAD AND NECK.

INJURED CLIMBED OFF OF CATWALK ONTO CONVEYOR, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST TROUGHING IDLER GUARD. AREA WAS WET AS IT HAD RECENTLY RAINED.

INJURED PUT 40 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL INTO LIEBHERR SHOVEL HYDRAULIC TANK USING 5 GALLON BUCKETS. EE HAD ALREADY PUT 30 GALLONS INTO TANK AND WAS USING TWO 5 GALLON BUCKETS TO FINISH LAST 10 GALLONS. AS HE LIFTED LAST TWO BUCKETS ONTO THESHOVEL TO PUT INTO TANK, HE STATED HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK CAUSING A FALL WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE IS OPERATOR OF EUCLID R-50 HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN CAB OF TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED, AND DUST GOT INTO EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN HIS EUCLID R-50 HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED, FRONT-END LOADER DUMPED ROCK INTO TRUCK BED, CAUSING TRUCK TO SHAKE. EMPLOYEE STATES SHAKING OF TRUCK CAUSED PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

LARGE ROCK WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO TIRES ON REAR OF EUCLID R-50 TRUCK #11, INJURED HIT ROCK WITH 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHICH CAUSED A SLIVER OF ROCK TO BREAK OFF OF THE LARGER ROCK. SLIVER OF ROC K HIT INJURED ON INSIDE RIGHT ARM AT ELBOW.

INJURED HAD BEEN WETTING ROADS WITH CAT 769B WATER TRUCK. INJURED STOPPED UNIT TO GET OUT OF CAB TO ASK PLANT FOREMAN A QUESTION, AND WHILE EXITING UNIT RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF TOP RUNGSTEP, CAUSING RIGHT LEG TO SLIDE ON WALKPLATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF SCALPING SCREEN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING LOOSE ROCKS FROM CRIBBED CHUTE INJURED WAS HOLDING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN WHEN ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM C RIB & HIT FINGER

INJURED WAS GETTING ON KOMATSU LOADER AND CHAIN STEP(FIRST STEP) SWUNG WHEN INJURED STEPPED ON IT,CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO HIT STATIONARY STEPS ON LOADER.ACCIDENT REPORTED TO FOREMAN 12-03-91 EMPL OYEE COMPLAINED OF DISCOMFORT PAIN 29 JANUARY 1992,SENT TO MEDICAL FACILITY FOR EVALUATION.EVALUATION DONE FEBRUARY 3 1992.DIAG DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE.

INJURED AND I.NAME WERE PREPARING TO REPAIR SCREEN #2 IN PRIMARY. I.NAME WAS ON TOP AT SCREEN LEVEL AND RAISING EMPTY HOOK ON ONE HOIST TO LEVELUNDER HIM. INJURED WAS AT THAT LEVEL WAITING TO HOOK MATERIALS TO BE HOISTED TO SCREEN LEVEL. THE BLOCK AND HOOK BEING RAISED CAUGHT ON TOP ANGLE IRON OF HANDRAIL AND BEFORE PRESSURE COULD BE LET OFF, THE ANGLE IRON DEFLECTED SLIGHTLY ALLOW

INJURED WAS MOVING 8" METAL PIPE TO DISCONNECT FROM PUMP. WHILE REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP PIPE, FELLOW EMPLOYEE PICKED UP PIPE AND INJURED JAMMED FINGER AGAINST SIDE OF PIPE.

STEPPED ON ROCK WHILE GETTING OFF OF FORD 555B BACKHOE. INJURED MADE SEVERAL STEPS BEFORE STEPPING ON ROCK.

INJ AND ANOTHER EMPL POSITIONING 18:00 X 25 TIRE ON FORKLIFT ARMS TO INSTALL ON WATER TRUCK.TIRE SLIPPED OFF FORKLIFT ARMS AND FELL ON INJ LEFT LEG.

INJURED WAS USING PRY BAR WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT CAP ON BED OF TRUCK, HAD INSUFFICEINT LEVERAGE, TOOK BOTH FEET OFF OF GROUND TO INCRESE LEVERAGE, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON BUTTOCKS.

DECKING UNDER TROUGHING IDLERS ON CONVEYOR #1 REWERE RUSTED THROUGH AND FELL ON CONVEYOR BELT.WHILE REMOVING AND REPLACING DECTING,ANOTHER EMPL WAS ON OTHER SIDE OF CONVEYOR PULLING RUSTED PLA TE WHILE INJ WAS PUSHING PLATE.PLATE CUT EMPL LT HAND.NO MED,3 SUTURES,TETANUS SHOT.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A CHAIN HOIST TIGHTENING NUT ON A 7FT SH CRUSHER MANTLE CLIP ANGLE WELDED TO THE NUT & HOOKED TO THE H OIST BROKE CAUSING HOOK & CHAIN TO STRIKE INJURED IN THE GROIN

WHILE DROP BALLING OVERSIZE ROCKS CHAIN HOLDING DROPBALL CAME LOOSE AT TIME OF IMPACT. EMPL LEFT CAB OF MACHINE & CLIMBED OVER ROCKS TO REHOOK CHAIN. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK EMPL STARTED BA CK TO CAB SLIPPED ON ROCK & FELL ON THUMB.

EMPL LAYING ON BACK UNDER MACHINE USING PRY BAR ON MACHINE AIR TUBE.PRY BAR SLIPED OFF AIR TUBE HITTING EMPL ON CHIN.EMPL WAS PULLING ON PRYBAR WHEN IT SLIPPED.

EMPL WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM STORAGE COMPARTMENT NEXT TO BATTERY THE COMPARTMENT METAL DOOR LATCH FELL ON BATTERY CAUSING SAME TO BLOW CAPS OFF ONE OF THE BATTERY CAPS HIT EMPL ON L SIDE OF FA CE CAUSING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BATERY ACID TO GET INTO L EYE MEDICINE NEOMYCIN/POLYMYXIN B SULFAT/GRAMIDIDIN/ALSO TETNUS SHOT

EMPL PUTTING OIL IN SPEED REDUCER ON CONV #5.SLIPPED WHILE GOING UNDER LOW BEAM GETTING BACK DOWN ON CATWALK.HAD WRENCH IN ONE HAND & OIL CAN IN THE OTHER.SLIPPED AND FELL ON CATWALK.

INJURED WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO CLEAN PLATFROM AND STEPS AT STATION 5 SCREEN PLATFORM,ROCK CAME FROM SIZING SCREEN AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING NAYLOR 6" PIPE CONNECTOR LOOSE FROM AIR LINE. VICTAULIC TYPE CONNECTOR HAS TWO NUTS AND BOLTS ON EITHER SIDE OF CONNECTOR AND AS INJURED WAS REMOVING THE FIRST NUT AND BOLT, LINE BLEW APART, CAUSING AIR TO ESCAPE FROM LINE. AIR FROM LINE BLEW SAND INTO EYES.

INJ WAS POSITIONING 500# DRUM OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICAL OUT OF LAODER BUCKET ONTO HOME MADE DRUM RACK THE DRUM SLIPPED THROUGHT HE RACK AND CAUGHT EMP FINER BETWEEN THE DRUM AND DRUM RACK PL ASTIC DRUM WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAM SIZE OF 55 GAL METAL DRUM DID NOT RETAIN ITS SHAPE WHEN LAID ON SIDE ON DRUM SLIPPED THROUGH RACK. MEIDCAL INFO SUTURES, FINER SPLINT PRES. MED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SPEED REDUCER SHAFT USING 16# SLEDGE HAMMER & EMPLOYEE MASHED FINGER BETWEEN SPEED REDUCER & HANDLE OF HAMMER

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF SHOVEL, MISSED LAST STEP WITH FOOT AND LANDED HEAVY ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON ROCK IN PRIMARY CRUSHING AREA IN PIT.PHYSICIAN REPORT SHOWS CLAAS I SPRAIN. EMPLOYEE GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND ASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY.

SMALL LACERATIO3 TO BICEP AREA OF RIGHT ARM, 3 SUTURES REQUIRED. INJURED WAS INSTALLING POINTS ON LIEBHERR SHOVEL BUCKET USING A 16# SLEDGE HAMMER. A SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL CAM FROM THE HAMMER WHEN IT CAME IN7O CONTACT WITH LOCK POINT. INJURED TREATED AT EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK SAME DAY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. ONE TETANUS SHOT GIVEN.

EMP WAS MOVING 8TEEL PLATE, PLATE SLIPPED AND FELL ON FOOT, ACCIDENT HAPPENED 11-14-87, FOREMAN WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 11-16-87

INJURED WAS REM2VING OLD BOLTS FROM LOADER BUCKET EDGE AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF WORN BOLT.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG 3/4" DRIVE ELECTRIC DRILL(LOWTORQUE)TO REAM OUT HOLES IN STEEL PLATE.REAMER TOOL IN THE DRILL HUNG UP IN THE PLATE HOLE CAUSING DRILL TO TWIST AROUND.DRILL HANDLE HIT EMPLOY EE ON THE LEFT 0OREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BROKEN STEEL FROM BLAST HOLE; BROKEN PIECE FELL OUT OF HAMMER STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT BREAKING AND DISLOCATION GREAT TOE ON LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEEL FROM HOLE. STEEL WAS NOT BROKEN LOOSE AT HAMMER. EMPLOYE TOOK A PIPE WRENCH AND TRIED TO HOLD STEEL AND ROTATE STRIKING BAR WITH HAMMER. STEEL ROTATED AND PUSHED PI PIPE WRENCH AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL. FINGER (4TH-RIGHT HAND) WAS MASHED BETTWEEN WTENCH AND STEEL AND STEEL CAUSING DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING 10 SUTURES.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING WASTE MATERIAL FRON UNDER CONVEYOR #6 (SHUTTLE CONVEYOR SURGE PILE) AND SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BY CONVEYOR, WENT OVER TROUGHING IDLES AND HANDLE OF SHOVEL CAME AROUND AND FORC ED HAND OF INJURED AGAINST VERTICAL RAIL POST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLING A STEP AND HAND RAIL,WHEN HE CUT THE BOLTS LOOSE FROM THE HANDRAIL.IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SHIN AND GLANCED OFF.STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT AT THE INSTEP.JUST A BOVE THE TOES.THE END OF THE HAND RAIL HAD A SHARP POINT AND IT WENT THROUGH THE TOP OF EMPLOYEE SHOES AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOOT.THE INJURY REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

INJURED WAS STRAIGHTENING UP SCREEN CLOTH ON LEVEL 3 OF TOWER 5, WHERE CLOTH IS STORED FOR CLOTH CHANGE. SCREENS WERE STANDING ON EDGE, ASSORTMENT SHIFTED AND CAUGHT INJURED HAND BETWEEN CLOTH AND SHAKER SCREEN.

INJURED WAS PLACING WEIGHTS, USED SHOVEL POINTS, ON TOP OF TAKE UP PULLEY ON CONVYOR NO. 3 WHILE PLACING THE WEIGHTS INJURED CUAGHT FINGER BET%WEEN TWO TO THE POINTS. WEIGHT OF POINTS ABOUT 60 TO 80 LBS

AN OVERSIZE ROCK 3 TO 4 TONS, WAS DUMPED INTO CRUSHER IN ERROR, INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT CHAIN AROUND ROCK SO IT COULD BE REMOVED WITH HOIST. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON RIM OF CRUSHER A ND ROCK SHIFTED, HURTING RIGHT ANKLE. ROCK WAS SO LARGE THAT IT WAS ON HEAD AND RIM OF CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING DROPCROSS TO BREAK UP LARGE ROCK AND A FLYROCK CUT EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING RIM OF R50#3 TRUCK TO BE REPAIRED WHEN OUTSIDE OF LEFT PALM WAS CUT-RFEQUIRING (4) FOUR STITCHES