Central City Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Was cutting belting with utility knife. Knife slipped and cut thumb on left hand.

he was preparing to do a stone sample. He picked up two buckets of 2B Blend stone that was approximately 44 to 50 lbs. Hurt his back.

employee worked 7PM to 7AM shift. Before dark his bright vest was covered with little black bugs. As the night progressed, he started getting bites on him. By morning he had several bites, a welt on his arm, and his lip was swollen up.

Was cutting belting with utility knife, the knife slipped and cut left index finger

Walking outside along the shop building to unlock diesel fuel tank. Slipped and fell due to snow and icy conditions. Hurt his left ankle.

He was putting wear plate in chute and hit plate with a hammer. A sliver of metal plate struck him in the neck.

He was lifting buckets of stone onto the bed of a pick-up truck. Felt a pop in his right shoulder.

Pushing a #6 gear box on, when it stopped suddenly, hurting right shoulder.

Exiting outside lab area and slipped on threshold of door. Tripped through doorway and caught himself on side of his truck which was parked outside of the door. He felt a pop in his left hip.

An impoundment failed allowing water to flow eventually into a nearby creek. There were no injuries or property damage.The water flowed into a low lying area first and then into the main settling ponds and then into a creek. There had been an great deal of rain in the past two weeks.

Getting out of rock box and slipped

Was going to wipe dew off right side mirror of Euclid, off set on platform (also there was dew that morning), slipped and fell off the front.

Employee was using a drill to make bolt holes to mount an air conditioner unit. While drilling into the metal, a sliver of metal went into his right eye.

Shoveling under conveyor to screen, strained lower right part of back.

Lime trailer was plugged up. Opened clog with a rod. All hydrated lime dust broke loose at one time. Got it in eyes.

HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT, WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY, HIS FOOT STAYED STATIONARY AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

He was on his knees cutting tail wiper. He stood up and started walking, and a sharp pain flew in right hip.

He was replacing ceramic tiles, breaking them away with a chipping hammer, a tile splintered and a piece went into his middle finger on his left hand.

He was taking the crusher apart using a hammer and wedges. A piece of the wedge broke off and stuck in his cheek.

He was gathering a sand sample. He inserted sample tube into the the sample pad of sand, and it stopped abruptly, striking him very hard on his right forearm.

Cutting belting, caught finger on belt clamp that was sticking up on belt. Laceration on left hand, middle finger.

Using utility knife to cut belt, slipped and cut left thumb.

He just bent over to pick up a bucket of sand in the lab, and hurt his back.

SPRAIN FROM LIFTING & TWISTING FROM PLANT CLEANING.

BENDING OVER TO GREASE HY-RAM AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

HE WAS COMING OFF THE LADDER OF PAYLOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A 6X6" BLOCK, SLIPPED OFF & HURT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

PULLING CURTAIN ACROSS POND IN QUARRY WHEN THE KNOT IN THE ROPE BROKE AND HE FELL BACK-WARDS ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

REMOVING ROCK OFF HAUL ROAD WHEN GOT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.

SUSPECTED SILICA EXPOSURE

EMP WAS KNDELING ON SHOP FLOOR REPLACING ENDS ONDISCHARGE PIPE FOR MUDCAT DREDGING MACHINE.

LIFTING OXYGEN TANK ON TRUCK WHEN FELT A POOL ORSTRAIN.

CARRING PARTS FOR THE PLANT WHEN TWISTER KNEE.

PULLING 500 WIRE END OF WIRE SLIPPED OUT OF SWITCH AND HIT LIP AND BROKE FRONT TOOTH OFF AND CUT LIP.

REMOVING REAR SPRING HANGER ON FRONT SPRING OF WELDING TRUCK #191. HAD WEDGE BEHIND BRACE TO REMOVE UNITS, WHEN WEDGE SLIPPED OUT AND HIT ON RIGHT TEMPLE OF HEAD.

FRONT END LOADER OPER HOISTING EMP TO CONVEY COUNTER WT PULLEY TILTED BUCKET BACK GRABBED TOP BAR OF LOADER BUCKET THE BUCKET TILTED FURTHER BACK PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN TOP BAR LIFTING PIVOT A RM

FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR WAS HOISTING EMPLOYEE TOWARD CONVEYOR COUNTER WEIGHT PULLEY WHEN HE TILTED BUCKET BACK. EMPLOYEE GRABBED TOP BAR OF LOADER BUCKET, THE BUCKET TILTED FURTHER BACK AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN TOP BAR AND LIFTING PIVOT ARM.

METAL WENT IN LEFT HAND FROM CHIPPING HAMMER.

WHILE LIFTING A3 EMPTY OIL DRUM TWISTED BACK

REMOVING SIDE B2ARDS FROM TK 191 WHEN SOMETHING FLEW (?) IN BACK.

THROWING SWITCH3TO START CONVEYOR AND IT ARCKED.