CHESAPEAKE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Plant operator fell from height of 12-13 ft while clearing ice/snow from a storage bin & suffered a broken hip requiring surgical repair with metal plate and screws, anticipated 12 weeks of missed work recovery. Expect full recovery with no disability. EE disregarded foreman's instructions not to enter bin, used a rope not a harness, had no second person, ice/snow slip hazard.

Technician was making repairs to the rear axle of a CAT 769C truck. While carrying the rear axle from the rear to front of the machine, lost balance of axle and footing, stepping forward; right foot (toes) came down on the edge of the 6x6 wood blocking, resulting in closed fractures of metatarsals 3-5.

Worker noticed lights left on haul truck. Climbed up 2 steps to reach inside and turn off lights. Stepping back down foot slipped on bottom rung which had mud build-up slipped and fell to ground. (approx. 2') Tried to break fall with hand resulting in injury to wrist.

Front end was building safety berm, stopped to load customers. Trucks continued the effort by hauling & dumping material to build berm for edges of stockpile. EE was dumping load of material & positioned too close to edge. Surface did not support & truck went over backwards, slid & fell 25 feet & landed on top. Impact caused his head to strike metal cooling fan mounted in cab.

INJURED EE WAS WORKING ON SOME PLANT REPAIRS WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES. TO REMOVE BLOWBARS FROM A CRUSHER, THE BLOWBAR SHOE MUST BE STRUCK WITH A HAMMER IN A WAY TO LOOSEN THE SHOE TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE HAMMER. EE POINTED TO A LOCATION ON THE SHOE TO BE STRUCK & PLACED HIS FINGER ON THE PATHOF THE HAMMER WHEN AN EE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS FINGER W/HAMMER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WO

INJURED PERSON WELDING AND FABRICATING A CHAIN RACK AND BENT FORWARD OT PICK UP CLEAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRIME A CARBURETOR WITH SMALL CUP OF FUEL WHEN CARBURETOR BACKFIRED IGNITING THE FUEL & BURNING EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIT TRUCK AROUND CORNER AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PIT TRAVEL TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED SLIGHT WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY TO NECK AREA.

EE WAS BACKING STOCKPILE TRUCK UP TO DUMP-BECAME HIGH-CENTERED ON SMALL PILE. LEFT VEHICLE TO GET TOW CHANIN-RETURNED, HOOKED ON TO END LOADER WITH CHAIN AND WAS PULLED OFF PILE AND UP INCLINE BY ENDLOADER. CHAIN BECAME SLACKENED AND SNAPPED ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK DOWN INCLINE-DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE & CLUTCH-RAN BACK ONTO PILE & OVERTURNED. BRUISES TO ABDOMEN, PELVIS & FLANK.

EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON EUCLID TRUCK WAS ON THE FRAME LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND 4-5 FT LEFT LEG CAUGHT ON SOMETHING WHICH TORE HIS CLOTHING AND CAUSED ABRASIONS TO LEG LANDING ON GRO UND CAUSING FRACTURED HIS CLOTHING AND CAUSED ABRASIONS TO LEG LANDING ON GROUND CAUSED FRACTURERIGHT FOREARM AND A FRACTURE TO CHEEKBONE.

EE WAS EXECUTING HIS NORMAL JOB OF STOCKPILING ROCK VIA TRUCK AND BEGAN TO NOTICE DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK THOUGHT IT WOULD WAR OFF SO RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY 4-14-92 AND WHEN SHOVELING EXPE RIENCED SPASMS IN LOWER BACK WHICH BECAME SEVERE ENOUGH TO DISCONTINUE WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON 6FT WOODEN STEP LADDER INSTALLING A RUBBER GUARD USING PRY BAR TO LINE UP H OLES PRY BAR SLIPPED & LADDER TIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL DISTANCE OF 5FT TO GROUND L ANDED ON LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM ON COUNTERWEIGHT IN ORDER TO REMOVE CONVEYOR BELT- LOST FOOTING- SLIPPED OFF BACK OF COUNTERWEIGHT- FELL DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 6 FOOT TO GROUND LEVEL- LANDED ON BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK, LEFT HIP AND LEFT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON NON-OPERATING CONVEYOR BELT(LAYING FLAT),STOOPED TO WALK UNDER WIRING,FOOT SLIPPED,TWISTED RIGHT KNEE(WHILE INSTOOPED POSITION).EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE PAIN IN RIGHT KNE E.SWLLING AND TRAUMA TO CARTILAGE AND OR LIGAMENT OF RIGHT KNEE.

EMPL USING JACK3WITH WOOD BLOCKS TO PUSH UP TOP OF STORAGE TRAILER.BLOCKS SLIPPED 1 FLEW OUT AND STRUCK EMPL IN LEFT CHEEK.