Columbus Region Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was at primary crusher for plant 17 checking for leaks on a skid steer when a rock came out of the crusher causing a small laceration above their left eye.

Employee was helping install a plate in the top apron of the primary crusher when the plate they were holding slipped and came in contact with their neck. The plate had just been cut to fit in place and still was hot, welder was going to weld into place with employee holding it for them.

Employee climbed on C20 counterweight guard to remove ice from bend pulley when EE slipped and fell fracturing right wrist

Employee was working on drill, removing radiator hose when employee stepped backward into a hole for the service hatch. Employee tried to catch self with left arm and felt pain in the left shoulder.

Employee was assisting another worker with a belt splice when EE was struck in the eye by a foreign object

Employee was looking in the primary crusher to determine whether or not a rock was still wedged inside, preventing EE from closing the crusher. EE was standing on the adjacent drive belt guard at the time. EE slipped and fell, landing on a crate of tools on the catwalk below. Contusion to the right knee / Laceration to right arm resulting in 13 stitches.

Employee has been diagnosed with trigger finger of right thumb and carpel tunnel of right hand resulting from operating front end loader for years. Employee is currently working w/no restrictions pending treatment determination from medical provider.

Miner was at the garage using a pressure washer to clean off the top the skid steer. EE was trying to stand up on bucket, came back down and pivoted on right foot, slipped and fell, hurting right ankle.

EE was reversing an L350H front end loader down the ramp that leads to the primary crusher. As the EE was reversing, EE cut the turn too close to the berm that lines both sides of the ramp. EE's right tires went on top of the berm, causing the FEL to tip over on its left side. EE sustained a dislocated left shoulder, and there was heavy damage to the left side of the FEL.

While assisting install a loader bucket pin, the pin slipped and thumb was caught between pin and loader bucket.

While completing maintenance activities, miner smashed EE's middle finger between the head of a sledge hammer and the cone crusher body.

While working on FS1 changing screens, back started hurting as day went on.

Employee was helping with wash plant screen replacement. Another employee rolled a second bad screen down the stairs where it hit the employee lacerating EE's skin at the knee and requiring 10 stitches.

During installation of a gear reducer sheave, employee was using a pry bar to position the taper lock and align bolt holes. The pry bar slipped and stuck employee in the face.

While replacing an acetylene tank on a maintenance truck, the tank slipped and pinched the left hand middle finger between the tank and holding enclosure resulting in 6 stitches.

Cutting bearing off shaft, grinder kicked back and hit left hand cutting it open. Required stitches to close.

Employee tripped on a rock and twisted employee's body trying to catch self resulting in back pain.

Employee was prying on a conveyor leg and felt pain in lower back when EE got up.

Employee lifted a drill hammer and felt a "pop" in lower stomach. Company received medical reports on 2/9/16 confirming a hernia. Employee has and will, continue to work until he has surgery, which has not yet been scheduled.

Employee stepped on a piece of urethane and slipped and turned his ankle.

Employee was climbing an extension ladder to tie off the top when his foot slipped and he fell about 5 feet, breaking three ribs and collapsing a lung.

Employee was replacing a feeder plate. He had a 3/4 electric impact gun on a shelf above were he was working. When he reached over to put a crescent wrench on a bolt he caught the cord of the impact which pulled it off the shelf. It struck his left thumb.

Was moving conveyor trusses around when the wind blew a foreign object into his right eye.

Employee was operating a skidsteer loader when he hit a bump and the seat bottomed out. This employee did not seek medical treatment until August 31. His first lost time day was August 31, 2010.

Slipped while dismounting front-end loader causing a wrist sprain when he caught himself from falling. NOTE: This claim was originally contested. It was ruled a workplace accident by Ohio BWC on January 25, 2010.

On top of truck repairing drive for auger unit on truck. Employee was running drive to check alignment on sprocket and chain. The unit was stopped so he could tighten set screw on key way for sprocket. The control was bumped and auger started to run, catching his index finger on left hand.

Employee was climbing a ladder when it slid out from under him, causing him to fall. Ladder was set up on snow and ice. Diagnosed with left hip pain.

Employee struck a chipping hammer with another hammer, causing a chip to break off, striking him in the knee. Resulting laceration required stitches to close.

Employee was cutting a piece of rubber belting with a utility knife when the knife slipped, cutting his leg. Laceration required stitches to close.

Employee was lifting a barrel of grease onto the service truck and felt a "pop" and pain in his right shoulder.

Slipped and fell as he exited the S-9 discharge hopper.

Employee was lifting an oxygen cyclinder and felt pain in his lower back.

Felt pain in low back while operating an electric jackhammer.

WAS PULLING TAILPULLEY GUARD OUT OF THE WAY. FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

GOT PIECE OF DIRT IN EYE WHILE RUNNING ROCKBREAKER.

WAS ADJUSTING BELT SCRAPPER, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 5 FEET TO THE GROUND.

WHILE RUNNING LOADER, WENT THROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS SIDE.

WAS TRAMMING FRONT END LOADER FROM SHOT LOADING AREA TO STOCKPILE. BUCKET DUG INTO GROUND, STOPPING LOADER. IMPACT BROKE LOADER DUMP CYLINDER & A PIECE OF WHICH STRUCK WINDSHIELD OF LOADER. OP ERATOR WAS STRUCK BY FLYING GLASS.

WHILE SHOVELING OF C-25 BELT, HAND STRUCK A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON CHUTE. 2 DAYS LOST TIME

MOVING GATE ABOVE SCREEN, GATE FELL PINCHING HAND BETWEEN HANDLE AND BOLT FLANGE.

WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CHAIN FROM A PILE AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS THROWING WOODEN PALLET INTO LOADER BUCKET AND NAIL CAUGHT GLOVE, JERKING ARM. NOTE: THIS CLAIM IS BEING CONTESTED.

EE WAS LEAVING PLANT PROPERTY AFTER CLOCKING OUTAT END OF SHIFT. LOST CONTROL OF HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE CAUSING A ROLL-OVER. HE WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE.

PLACING OUTRIGGER PADS ON CRANE. CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN PAD AND PAD STORAGE RACK.

SLIPPED CLIMBING OFF SCREEN, CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM.

SLIPPED ON OIL ON PLATFORM, FELT PAIN IN BACK. NOTE: THIS CLAIM IS BEING CONTESTED BY THE COMPANY.

CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER, HE SLIPPED OFF RUNG CATCHING HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM.

TRIPPED AND FELL ON WOODEN PALLET AT BOTTOM OF STEPS.

EE SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR, STRIKING HEAD ON CONVEYOR FRAME.

CUT FINGER WHILE ADJUSTING SEAT.

WAS CLOSING DOOR AT OFFICE, SLAMMED FINGER IN DOOR.

WHILE EE WAS LIFTING 3 INCH METAL BLOCK INTO PLACE IT SLIPPED AND BENT HIS THUMB BACK.

ROCK HIT WINDOW OF FRONT END LOADER BREAKING IT.PIECE OF GLASS FLEW IN EYE.

SLIPPED ON STEPS, FELL ON BACK.

USING BAR TO CLEAR PLUGGED FEEDER, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

FELL OFF STONE WHILE PUTTING HOSE IN WATER TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL.

LIFTING WET FILTERS OFF GROUND, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF FRONT END LOADER, STEPPED INTO DEPRESSION ON GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE. EE WORKS FOR MARION PORTABLE PLANT CURRENTLY OPERATING AT THE DELAWARE QUARRY.

WORKING ON ARTICULATED TRUCK, CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON METAL, TOOK TO HOSPITAL. X-RAYED AND NOTHING BROKEN, CLEANED AREA AND RECEIVED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH AND A FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS EYE. MEDICALTREATMENT INCLUDED EYE DROPS ON 05/04/99. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 7000-1 FORM. QUIT ON 06/ 24/99. FOUND IN SELF AUDIT ON 06/30/99.

RUS EE ARRIVED AT NATIONAL LIMESTONE TO SERVICE GARAGE ACCOUNT. STEPPED DOWN OUT OF SERVICE VAN WITH UNIFORMS IN BOTH ARMS, ONTO A PIECE OF LIMESTONE TWISTING AND FRACTURING RIGHT ANKLE. INFO WAS GIVEN BY PHONE ON JUNE 30TH BUT FAXED INFO WAS NOT SENT UNTIL JULY 2ND. FURTHER INFO CAN BE OBTAINED FROM RUS.

MOTOR STARTER ARCED CLOSE TO FACE CAUSING FALSHBURN TO BOTH EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED MORE THAN 1 DOSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE. ACC IDENT WAS REPORTED 9/12/97.

WHILE GETTING INTO BOBCAT CAUGHT ELBOW ON SOMETHING SHARP ON HANDLES.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE GETTING INTO CRUSHER HOPPER.

GRINDING INSIDE CHUTE WITH WIRE WHEEL PIECE OF WIRE CAME OUT OF WHEEL INTO RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

GPF-REPETITIVE OPERATING MOTION AGGRAVATED ALREADY EXISTING CONDITION, CAUSING PAIN IN AR. ACCIDENT REPORTED TO OHIO BUREAU OF WORKERS COMPENSATION IMMEDIATELY. ONLY MADE AWARE ON 01-12-98 THA T INJURY MIGHT BE UNIQUE TO WORK ON THIS JOB.

WHILE CHANGING A SNUB-ROLLER, USING PRYBAR, GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND PRYBAR CUTTING AND FRACTURING FINGER.

DIGGING UNDER BELT AT TAIL PULLEY, HURT LOWER BACK.

CUTTING RUBBER WHEN RAZOR SLIPPED CUTTING TOP OFLEFT HAND. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED BUTTERFLY BANDAGES.

EE WAS CUTTING NEW BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHEN KNIFE EXITED MATERIAL STRUCK RIGHT SHIN LACERATING IT

CLIMBING OFF STEDMAN, LOST FOOTING, FELL ONTO METAL FLOOR.

DOOR ON TERTIARY SCREEN, WAS HELPING BY PUSHING COM-A-LONG,SLIPPED CAUSING DOOR TO FALL PINCHING HEAD BETWEEN DOOR AND ANGLES.

WHILE WIRE BRUSING SLAG OFF A WELD, PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO EYE.

AS EE WAS SITTING ON FEEDER AND AIR HAMMERING STONE LOOSE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE FEEDER CUTTING BOLTS WITH A TORCH AND CUT A BOLT WHERE EE WAS SITTING CAUSING A BURN INJURY TO THE LEFT BUTTOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BEARING THE INNER RACE WAS STUCK ON THE SHAFT & THE EMPLOYEE HAD SPLIT THE RACE WITH A TORCH HE STRUCK THE RACE WITH A HAMMER & A SMALL PIECE OF THE RACE BROKE OFF & F LEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES THRU THE LOWER EYELID & INTO THE RT EYE

STEPPED OFF OF WATER TRUCK ONTO STOCKPILE, STONE GAVE WAY. SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF.

GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO PICK UP A ROCK AND TRIPPED, FELL DOWN, TWISTED HIS ANKLE, SCRAPED HIS ARM AND HIT HIS HEAD.

DISMANTLING CONVEYOR WHEN IT COLLAPSED AND I.NAME FELL 20' TO GROUND ON STONES.

WALKED UP SLIPPERY BELT AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON MOTOR BASE RESULTING IN BRUISED LEG AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

HE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK UNLOADING STONE, WENT BACK TO THE MILL WITH THE BED STILL UP. THE BED STRUCK THE MILL AND THE FRONT END CAME UP OFF THE GROUND THROWING HIM INTO THE TOP OF THE CAB AND INTO THE WINDSHIELD. CAUSED BRUISED BACK, CHEST, AND STOMACH.

WAS USING SOCKET WRENCH, SOCKET CAME OFF AND FELL ON FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.

I WAS LOADING MY TRUCK AND I SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF MY TRUCK AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL AHEAD A LITTLE AND I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKE TO STOPIT AND I HAD ONE LEG IN AND ONE LEG OUT.

REPLACING ROLLER ON SHORT RUNOUT BELT AND PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK FROM PICKING UP ROLLER.

CLAIMANT THREW A PIECE OF SLAB ROCK INTO LOADER BUCKET. A CHIP OFSTONE FLEW IN BETWEEN SAFTY GLASSES AND EYE, SCRAPING EYEBALL.

CHUTE PLUGGED U1 WITH MUD.SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER TO UNPLUG CHUTE.SLEDGEHAMMER STRUCK BEAM CAUSED TO BE STRUCK IN LEFT ARM.

WAS REPAIRING S7EERING CYLINDER ON 7500 SLIPPED ON GREASE AND CYLINDER CAME DOWN ON FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING ON TAIL PULLEY WITH STEEL BAR.THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE,AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND.SPRAINED HIS LEFT FEET.

CHUTE ON FEEDER3WAS PLUGGED UP. I NAME CLIMBED UP TO LOOK TO SEE THE CONDITIONS. I NAME WAS GETTING DOWN AND LEFT FOOT CAUGHT CAUSING ME TO FALLAND LAND ON RIGHT FOOT.

55// TRIJAN LOA8ER WAS STARTING TO GET HOT.LOADER STOPPED AND COOLED,WAS BELOW NORMAL BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL HOT.WHEN HE TOOK THE RADIATOR CAP OFF OIL BLEW OUT ON LEFT ARM AND FACE.

CHECKING 6 X 163SCREEN.PLACED FINGERS BETWEEN BACK PLATE AND SCREEN WHILE SCREEN WAS RUNNING.BACK PLATE WAS BROKEN AND STRUCK HIS FINGERS.

CLAIMANT WAS GRINDING OVERHEAD WITH A SIDE GRINDER. THE GRINDER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A SAW HORSE & CHUTE KICKING BACK & STRIKING THE CLAIMANT ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE CAUSING A LACERATION ABOUT 3" ONG.