Columbia West Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Finished changing hydraulic vibrator on pep-shaker. Putting away tools - 1/2 inch break-over bar slipped through hands & caught top of right foot resulting in small puncture wound and swelling.

EE WAS OPENING SCALE TICKET BOX WITH A KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.

WORKING AROUND PLANT WHEN DUST GOT IN EE'S EYES. EE WASHED DUST OUT BUT LATER IN THE DAY, AFTER IRRITATION CONTINUED, OBSERVED A SMALL PIECE ON LEFT EYE.

EE WAS USING A BOX CUTTER TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE; HAND SLIPPED AND CUT UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE THE BLOCKAGE IN THE JEFFREY FEEDER. HE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT TOE BY A 2-3" ROCK.

INJURED WAS WASHING THE FC CONE CRUSHER. CO-WORKER WAS DRIVING THE LOADER AND BACKED INTO THE MANLIFT IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING. HE WAS PUSHED INTO THE ROCK BOX. HIS RIGHT EYE, RIGHT ARM AND RIG HT LEG WERE INJURED.

EE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS WITH THE TRACKHOE IN THE OLD PLANT 2 AREA. A ROCK FRAGMENT CAME INTO THE CAB AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE CAP.

EE WAS CLEANING UP WITH A SHOVEL UNDER THE C8 CONVEYOR OF THE CRUSHING PLANT. WIND BLEW DUST PARTICLES INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE WHEN HE TRIED TO CLEAN DEBRIS OUT OF CONVEYOR. DUST PARTICLES FLEW I NTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

WHILE REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE, COUPLER FELL OFF THE STEEL, BOUNCED OFF HTE CENTRALIZER AND UP INTO HIS JAW.

EE WAS HELPING ROLL UP A USED CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS DIRECTING ANOTHER EE WHO WAS OPERATING THE BACKHOE. THE BACKHOE BUCKET WAS LOWERED ON THE FIRST EE'S FOOT

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH. HE TURNED, HITTING TORCH ON TRUCK. TORCH GLANCED OFF, TOUCHED EE'S WORK PANTS & CAUGHT THE PANTS ON FIRE. BEFORE EE COULD PUT THE FIRE OUT, HE HAD RECEIVED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON INNER LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING QUARRY LOADER, SET THE WASHER WAND DOWN AND STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE CAB DECK. HE STEPPED BACK BEFORE TAKING HOLD OF HAND RAIL AND FELL 6-8 FEET TO THE GROUND, STRI KING HIS LEFT FOOT HEEL ON THE WASH BAY SLAB.

EE WAS WORKING ON IMPACT 1 ON PLANT 1. EE WAS DRILLING HOLES INSTAINLESS STEEL WHEN THE DRILL BIT MIS-ALIGNED CAUSING THE DRILL TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT EE'S LOWER LIP. THIS CAUSED A SMALL WOUND IN THE EE'S LOWER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND TRUCK TO TRANSPORT A BARREL OF ANTI-FREEZE. FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, THE TRUCK KICKED OUT, THROWING THE TRUCK HANDLE INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RIB CAGE.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO HOOK UP A HAMMER FOR THE IMPACT CRUSHER FOR TRANSPORTING. HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT DOWN ON A NAIL STICKING UP WHICH EE DID NOT SEE, PUNCTURING SKIN ON SIDE OF KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD SERVICED THE PEP SHAKER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN. SLAG ON THE CORNER OF A CHUTE CAUGHTEMP'S WEDDING BANC AND CUT THE LEFT RING FINGER.ELEVEN STITCHES WERE TAKEN.

EE WAS WALKING TO SHOP TO GET OIL FOR THE COMPANY TRUCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A ROOF BOLT, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A RAILROAD BEAM. EE'S HARD HAT FELL OFF WHEN HE FELL, AND HE CUT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

HALF KEY THAT HOLDS SPROCKET TO FEED CHAIN BROKE AND HAMMER FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

EE WAS CLEANING BOTTOM SIDE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH SHOVEL. SHOVEL CONNECTED WITH FLEXO CLAMPS & THREW THE SHOVEL INTO THE HEAD PULLEY. BELT PINCHED EE'S COAT & HIS ARM FOLLOWED AROUND THE OUTSI DE OF CONVEYOR PULLEY. BROKE BONE IN EE'S RIGHT ARM, CONTUSION/BURN & MASHED RIGHT HAND. BURNED MUSCLES & NERVES IN HAND.

EMP PICKED UP TWO CANS OF WELDING RODS. ONE CAN DID NOT HAVE THE CIRCLE OF THE LID COMPLETELY PULLED OUT. WHEN EMP PUT THE CANS OF RODS IN THE BACK OF THE PU, TOP CAN SLID, CUTTING LFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO THE LOADING BIN WITH THE DJB (QUARRY TRUCK). WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE TURCK, HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED AND FELL. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT WA S CAUGHT IN TEH HOLE WHNE HE FELL, AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE THE HAMMERS ON THE IMPACTOR. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HAMMER TO ROTATE, HE TWISTED, ALLEGEDLY STRAINING HIS BACK.

ALLEDGED EL JAY CONE WOULD NOT START. EMLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT A CHAIN AROUND THE FLYWHEEL TO HOOK UP TO A LOADER TO PULL DOWN ON IT. CHAIN ALLEGEDLY POPPED THROUGHT HE CATWAL K AND KNOCKED DUST INO EMPLOYEE'S FACE.

EE WAS DRIVING A 35 TON WABCO PIT TRUCK HAULING SHOT ROCK FROM THE NORTH PIT TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ON PLANT 1. AS HE APPROACHED INCLINE TO CRUSHER, HE FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE LEFT TURN. THE TRUCK RAN OFF THE HAUL ROAD AND HIT ONE OF THE LARGE BOULDERS IN THE BERM ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HAUL ROAD. TRUCK PARTIALLY WENT UPON THE BOULDER AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. EE STATES

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LINKBELT EXCAVATOR WITH HYDRAULIC HAMMER BREAKING BOULDERS. APPARENTLY HE FELT FINE AT LUNCH. AT ABOUT 2PM HE FELT VERY HOT AND DIZZY. HE TURNE DOFF HIS MACHINE & LAY DOWN NEXT TO IT. HE DIDN'T FALL ORINJURE HIMSELF, BUT APPARENTLY PASSED OUT. OTHER EMPLOYEES SAW HIM, WET DOWN HIS CLOTHES AND PUT UP A SHADE WHILE WAITING FOR AN AMBULANCE. EMPLOYEE WAS TA

WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK ABOUT NOON, RIGHT HAND WAS ON STEERING WHEEL, LEFT HAND WAS ON DOOR HANDLE, RIGHT FOOT WAS REACHING FOR GROUND, LEFT FOOT WAS ON SWINGING STEP. LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP LEAVING ALL WEIGHT HANGING ON ARMS. EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN RIGHT RIBCAGE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF. ALLEGED PULL IN RIGHT RIBCAGE. DID NOT HURT IMMEDIATELY, STIFFENED UP OVER L

OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND BELOW THE CRUSHER & WAS ALLEGEDLY STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK THE FALLING ROCK ALLEGEDLY HIT EE LEFT ELBOW

EMPLOYEE ALELGED STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PICKING UP PARTS FOR THE CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE SCALE HOUSE FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S PARKING LOT TO CLOCK IN AT THE START OF HIS DAY WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED SLOPE, INJURING HIMSELF.

EE WAS PARTIALLY INSIDE AN AIR SEPARATOR REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE MOTOR. EE WAS STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADES.

EE WAS PARTIALLY INSIDE AN AIR SEPARATOR REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE MOTOR. EE WAS INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADES.

EE WAS WORKING UNDER 688 CASE TRACK LOADER REPALCING ROLLERS, LYING ON HIS SIDE WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN SEVERAL CHUNKS OF DIRT FELL ONE HIT HIS FACE AND PARTICLES OF DIRT GOT UNDER G LASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CHIPPING SLAG WHEN A PRTICLE FLEW INTO EE EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR.

DRILLING IN A WET AREA WHEN STARTING THE DRILL ROTATING & APPLYING AIR WATER & GRIT WAS PROPELLED BACK INTO FACE GETTING INTO THE EYES EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE ON SAFETY GLASSES

THE EE WAS INA HURRY GETTING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND CARELESSLY MISSED THE HAND HOLD. INJURED HIS WRIST WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN UP FUEL LINE BY BLOWING INTO GAS TANK FILL NECK WITH HIS MOUTH.

EE REPORTS PULLING THE LEFT BACK MUSCLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON WORK TRUCK ABOUT 4 MONTH AGO SAYS HE HAS NEVER FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE FIRST ACCIDENT AND BACK WAS AGGREVATED BY ROUGH RIDING TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON SYMONS CONE CRUSHER WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE THEN JUMPED ABOUT 12 FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING IN SOFT MUD A ND INJURING HIS LEGS. EMPLOYEE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BRAKES & AIR SYSTEM ON DJB, WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM OPERATORS STAND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A STEP GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND THROWING THEM TO THE GROUND, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

I NAME WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS HAND

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH MAINTENANCE ON PLANT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM A LOOSE A HIT HIM ON ISDE OF HARD HAT AND HEAD.

I NAME WAS DISCONNECTING A CABLE WHEN THE BOLT HE LOOSENED FELL ON HIS FOOT INJURING HIS TOE

INJURED WAS LOADING HIS STOCKPILE TRUCK FROM BIN WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE GROUND. INJURING HIS BACK.

HE WAS MOVING BOXES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON PLANT WHEN THE HANDLE OF A HAMMER BEING USED NEARBY BROKE AND HIT I NAME IN THE HEAD.

I.NAME FILLING STOCKPILE TRUCK WITH ROCK FROM BIN WHEN HE ROSE UP SUDDENLY AND HIT HEAD ON PART OF BIN.

I.NAME HAD DAMAGE DONE TO RIGHT KNEE CAUSED FROM ENTERING & EXITING STOCKPILE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN EQUIPMENT WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS SUPERVISING WORK ON PLANT. WHEN LIGHT FROM AN ARC WELDER BEING USED NEARBY CAUSED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS EYES.

STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK LANDED ON GROUND WRONG PAIN IN L KNEE

HE WAS DISMANTLEYING AN OLD BIN WHEN HE CUT THROUGH A SUPPORT CHANNEL CASUING THE BIN TO SHIFT AND PINNING HIM AGAINST AN SECTION OF BIN.

HE WAS ASSISTING WELDER, THE BRIGHT LIGHT FROM THE WELDER CASUED BURNING OF HIS EYES.

STEPPED OUT FO TRUCK AND ONTO A ROCK TWISTING ANKLE.

HITTING PUNCH TO DRIVE A BOLT AND A PIECE OF PUNCH CHIPPED OFF, HITTING HIM ON THE CHEEK.

ROCK CME OFF TOP OF CONVEYOR STRIKING HIM ON HEAD

LOADING EQUIP ON TRUCK STEPPED ON ICE CAUSING FALL ON HIS BACK.CONTINUED TO WORK REST OF SHIFT BUT INCREASING PAIN CAUSED HIM TO GO TO EMERG RM AFTER SHIFT.

I NAME WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK STATION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO REINJURE A PREVIOUS SPRAIN

THE INJURED WAS SENT TO REPLACE AN EMPTY OXYGEN TANK ON THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK.AFTER HAVING REMOVED THE EMPTY TANK AND SETTING THE NEW TANK ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRUCK BE D TO SECURE AND CHAIN THE TANK.IN DOING SO HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED THE TANK FOR SUPPORT CAUSING BOTH HIMSELF AND THE TANK TO FALL OFF TRUCK.THE TANK LANDED ON HIS HAND.HE WAS TAKEN TO

DRILL WAS SHUT DOWN AN EMEPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEELS, WHEN LOSING GRIP ON THE STEEL, THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED FOR THE DRILL STEEL. WHEN HE DID THIS HE GOT HIS H AND LODGED BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL MAST THEREFORE BRUISING HIS HAND AND BREAKING HIS THUMB.

I NAME WAS LIFTING THE TONGUE OF A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT OFF OF THE BALL MITCH OF A PICK UP WHILE LIFTING IT OFF HIS BACK POPPED. SEE ATTACHED PAPAERS FOR MORE DETAILS.

I NAME WAS GREASING HIS LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE LOADER.

I.NAME HAD BEEN DOING MAINTANCE AT THE END OF HIS PREVIOUS SHIFT & HAD LEFT HIS GLASSES LAYING ON CONVEYOR SO BEFORE SHIFT BEGAN TODAY HE WENT BACK TO CONVEYOR TO RETRIEVE GLASSES WHILE CLIMBI NG DOWN FROM CONVEYOR HE LOST HIS FOOTING & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HIS WRIST BECAME LODGED THERE HAD BEEN A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER ASHORT TIME BEFORE & PLANT WAS WET

PLANT SHUT DOWN3AND EMPL WERE CLEANING AROUND CHUTES WHEN ROCK BECAME DISLODGED AND FELL ON FOOT.

WAS STRUCK IN T2E HEAD BY ROCK FALLING FROM CONVEYOR BELT IN BIN AREA. HOSPITAL REPORTS HEAD INJURY-MINOR WITH 3 DAYS OFF.

BELT WAS TWISTE8 ON JAW TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN WHEN LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WENT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY CAUSING CUT JUST BELOW FINGERNAIL AND 1ST KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A WOODEN CATWALK CLEANING THE BELTS OFF USING A SHOVEL WHEN THE WOOD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO BIN PLANT WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT HOSPITAL REPOR TED THAT EMPLOYEE HAS SUSTAINED BRUISES AND MUSCLE STRAIN BUT WOULD BE ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DUTIES ON 5-20-85

CLEANING OUT ROCK BIN AND IN COMING BACK UP ROPE,HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK INTO BIN.FIRST REPORTS FROM EMERG RM AND DR WAS BACK S PRAIN.IN LATER MONTHS THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLIC ATIONS RESULTING IN HOSPITAL VISITS AND INVOLVED VARIOUS DRS.