Cedar Hill Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working on installing new conveyor belt and fell breaking his foot

Employee exited catwalk to the ground and in that motion sprained his ankle.

Employee attempted to unclog bin with shovel. As he poked up into the bin his hand got caught on the flow switch rod hanging at the bottom of the bin causing a puncture wound between thumb and pointer finger.

Miner was bending a belt lacer off and felt a pop in wrist.

Miner chipped welding slag from bucket and piece of slag got behind safety glasses into Miner's left eye which caused irritation to eye duct.

The employee stepped into an area that was uneven and full of mud, twisting his right ankle.

The employee was walking by a service truck that had a piece of 2 inch angle sticking out of the back of the truck approx. 18 inches and walked into it causing a bruise to his left rib cage.

The individual jumped down from a flat bed truck in which they were unloading equipment from and broke his foot.

Employee was changing a hammer on the drill rig, when the hammer swung back and the employee's hand got caught between the the hammer and another piece of steel.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD/GREASE. HE GRABBED THE CAB FRAME TO STOP HIS FALL AND FELT MINOR PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PAIN WORSENED DURING THE DAY AND HE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION. LUMBAR STRAIN/SPRAIN. HE WILL BE ON MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL NEXT EVALUATION, 20 SEPT. 04. EMPLOYEE ALSO TOLD TO CLEAN VEHICLE STEP SURFACES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A RADIATOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. HE OBSERVED THAT A PRE-EXISTING HERNIA HAD WORSENED. HE WAS UNSURE IF CONDITION WAS WORK-RELATED. WHEN HE TOLD H.R. MANAGER, ARRANGEMENTS WERE IMMEDIATELY MADE TO HAVE EMPLOYEE MEDICALLY EVALUATED. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HERNIA EXISTED PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT BUT NEVER ADVISED THE COMPANY.

While un-rolling spool of 1"cable, the large end retracted back onto the spool. When the EE tried to unwind the cable again, the end sprung free & hit him in the face, knocking several teeth loose. His safety PPE protected his eyes & head from the laceration. It was discovered that 1/2 of the cable spool had been broken either during manufacturing or during shipping.

EE WAS OPENING GATE AT ENTRANCE TO QUARRY. GATE WAS STICKING, EE JERKED GATE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

DRIVE SHAFT BEING CHANGED DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF BEARING CAP & DOWN ONTO EE'S HAND

EE WAS CHANGING BOLTS IN A JAW CRUSHER & REACHEDOVERHEAD TO HOLD ONTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON & THE ANGLE IRON HAD A SHARP EDGE WHICH CUT EE'S THUMB

EE WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OUT OF A JAW CRUSHER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS CARRYING A 35# ELECTRICAL MOTOR FOR INSTALLATION ON A CRUSHER PUMP. EE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE ICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGN TRANSLER BOX ON CONVEYOR #11 & 15 WITH A BREAKER BAR. BAR FLIPPED END ON END AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND CUASING A CONTUSITON TO THE HAND.

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE BUILD UP AT TAIL END OF CONVEYOR LEADING FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER. AT COMPLETION OF TASK, EE THREW SHOVEL FROM CONVEYOR CATWALK TO GROUND LEVEL AND SHOVEL HANDLE STRUCK AGAI NST HAND RAIL CAUSING IT TO TURN AND STRIKE EE.

ON REMOVING STONES FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER DISCHARGE CHUTE TO FACILITATE REPAIRS, EE STRUCK FINGER AGAIJNST SHARP EDGE OF CHUTE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN MANUALLY UNCHOKING THE 6614 CRUSHER CHUTE DURING WHICH AN APPROX. 4 INCH DIAMETER STONE CAREENED OFF THE CRUSHER MANTEL AND TRAVELED BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND CRUSHER, STRIKING EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE SHOP & TRIPPED ON AN AIR HOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE FALLING TO THE FLOOR & STRIKING BACK AGAINST WORK BENCH

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRILLING TOE HOLE AT CEDAR HILL.THE HOLES RANGED IN DEGREE FROM 10DEG TO 55 DEG.THEY WERE ON THE THIRD HOLE ABOUT 10'TO15' DEEP WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.EMP LOYEES WERE STANDING OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE DRIL,APPROXIMATELY35' AWAY FROM THE DRILL AND 15 TO 16' AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL THAT PARALLELLED THE DRILL.THEY WENT TO PICK UP CARDBOARD TUBES THA

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING REAR SPRINGS IN A EUCLID DUMP TRUCK AND HA DNO COGNISCENSE OF AN INJURY OCCURRING. PAIN OCCURING IN UPPER AREA OF BACK AT CERVICAL VERTABREA AT A LATER DATE IS BEING A TTRIBUTED TO A STRAIN DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MANAULLY OPERATING CHUTE LEVERS ON NO.3 STONE BINE AND UPON CLOSING THE CHUTE HE ACTIVATED THE LEVER WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND SUSPECTED POSSIBLE TRAUMA TO HIS WRIST WHICH UNDERWEN T SURGERY FOR A PREVIOUS CONDITION.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE RIP RAP CHUTE TO DISLODGE A JAMMED STONE & FAILED TO STOP THE ATTENDING SCREEN & CONVEYOR A LOOSE STONE FLL ON THE C-1 CONVEYOR & CROSSED OVER ONTO R UNNINGS-1 SCREEN & DO WN THE CHUTE IN WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING STONESTRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING THE CARRIAGE OF GRAVITY TAKE-UP ON C-2 CONVEYOR WHILE STANDING IN BUCKET OF FRONT-END LOADER (COMPANY VIOLATION) UPON SHIFTING HIS BODY POSITION EMPLOYEE CARELESSLY JABBED THE HOT END OF WELDING ROD IN RT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING INT EH REMOVAL OF CONVEYOR BELT STORED ON CRUSHER PLATFORM. WHEN FELLOW EMPLOYEE PUSHED BELTING OVER SIDE OF PLATFORM, HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED PLATFORM AND FELL TO G ROUND LEVEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM FRONT-END LOADER TO REFUEL AND OVERTREAD HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT A BOLT OFF DROP BALL HOOK-UP CHAIN DURING OPERATION EMPLOYEE CARELESSLY MOVED FLAME IN PATH OF OXYGEN HOSE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE WHIPPING ACROSS EMPLOY EES CHEST

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A PLANETARY GEAR ON INSIDE WHEEL OF CAT. FRONT-END LOADER. EMPLOYEE HELD GEAR IN SUCH A POSITION THAT HIS FINGERS BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND HUB. GLOVES WERE NOT BEING WORN.

MANUALLY ATTEMPTING TO THREAD HOOK-UP CHAIN THROUGH THE DROP CROSS OF DROP BALL CRANE. THE DROP CROSS WAS NOT SOLIDLY POSITIONED BEFORE REACHING BENEATH IT AND IT ROLLED, PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S F INGER.

ALLERGIC REACTION SEEMED TO APPEAR FOLLOWING THE FREEING OF A CLOGGED CHUTE IN THE STORAGE BIN

EMPLOYEE CLIMBE8 CATWALK OF 1500 CRUSHER TO OBSERVE FREEING OF JAMMED CRUSHER. WHILE LEANING ON HANDRAIL DURING OBSERVATION, WELD JOINTS SECURING HANDRAIL BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL 7 INCH TO NEXT 5OWER LEVEL.

WELD SEAM ON FE9D COVER SUPPORT WAS APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE, CREATING POOR BOND.

EARLY MORNING D9W COVERED GROUND SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING KNEE ON GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WATER TRUCK FOR DUST SUPPRESSION ON RE ROADWAY LEADING FROM QUARRY FLOOR TO PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER ON ASCENDING INCLINE ON ROADWAY THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD WHEN AIR PRESSURE DROPPED EMPLOYEE STEERED VEHICLE INTO EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED ON RT SIDE

EMPLOYEE SUBVERTED THE BARRIER AT HEAD END OF CATWALK, CLIMBED OVER THE GUARD UNTO MOTOR MOUNT PLATFORM & PLACED EXTRA TENSION ON SLIPPING V-BELTS WITH THE HANDLE OF A SHOVEL AND CAUGHT HISLEF T RING FINGER BETWEEN THE MOTOR SHEAVE AND BELTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING OPERATOR I NAME IN REMOVING BACK HOE FROM TRACTOR WHILE ADJUSTING THE OUTRIGGER. EMPLOYEE HAD H IS LEFT FOOT RESTING ON THE GROUND PAD WHEN OPERATOR LOWERED THE OUTRIGGE PINCHING THE FOOT BETWEEN PAD AND CYLINDER HOUSING WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOES. PINCH WAS BEYOND STEEL TOE AT METARASAL AREA.

FOLLOWING LUBRICATION OF DRIVE GEAR, EMPLOYEE STARTED ENGINE TO ADJUST BRAKE OF MAIN DRIVE. SLEEVE OF SHIRT CAUGHT GEAR OR MOVING PART AND PULLED ARM INTO UNIT AND PINCHED IT AGAINST SUPPORT I N FRAME MEMBER, CAUSING AMPUTATION.