DALE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EE was changing a turbo on a haul truck. EE was using a scraper to remove the gaskets from the turbo and needed to change the blade. After changing the razor blade on the scraper, the employee was trying to tighten the set screw with an O-ring pick. EE's hand slipped and caused the razor blade to cut EE's middle finger on EE's right hand just above the knuckle on EE's right hand.

Employee was leaning against handrail and the rail broke, when the rail broke employee was struck in the lip by the water hose nozzle causing a small cut to upper lip and a chipped right front tooth. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 7/29/2019.

While in the office an employee experienced a personal medical condition unrelated to work activities. The employee fell to the floor which resulted in a fractured nose.

Employee was changing bucket teeth on a PC 300 excavator bucket on October 19th 2016. The employee states EE felt a pain in EE's right shoulder while swinging sledge hammer and needed to stop for a minute. EE requested medical treatment on Nov. 4th. EE was diagnosed with sprained right shoulder.

While removing a zip tie with a pocket knife, the knife slipped and cut the employee's finger.

EE was installing wear plates on 988H loader when he felt a pain in his back.

EE crushed left thumb with a hammer used to loosen a bolt on the bed of the haul truck, requiring two stitches.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED IN HORSEPLAY WHICH RESULTED IN ONE RECEIVING A FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEG.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK DRILLING HOLES IN THE FLOOR BOARD OF A WELDING TRUCK TO MOUNT A HEATERUNIT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE AND CO WORKERS WERE REPLACING A TAKE UP PULLEY ON BELT CONVEYOR. AS THE CRANE WAS LIFTING PULLEY, EE S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND CONVEYOR FRAME.

EE WAS HELPING TO TIGHTEN BEARING BOLTS ON THE JAW CRUSHER FEEDER. THE FEEDER MOTOR WAS JACKED TO ONE SIDE ON PIVOT USING A CHAIN HOIST AND RUBBER DRIVE BELT THE DRIVE BELT BROKE AND THE MOTOR FELL ON EE ARM WHILE HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER OIL RACK BRACKET THAT WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND BY OIL STORAGE FACILITY & STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON CONCRETE RETAINING WALL

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING ELECTRICAL FUSE INTO FUSE BOX FOR #3A BELT CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS PUSHING FUSE INTO PLACE, HIS FINGER STRUCK RETAINING CLIPS.

HELPING REMOVE RUBBER SCREENS FROM VIBRATOR LOST CONTROL STRAINED R FT.

USING CHAIN HOIST TO CHANGE BELTS ON CRUSHER, RATCHET NOT ENGAGED COMPL. HANDLE STRUCK IN NOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS RETRIEVING USED VIBRATOR SIDE PLATE FROM SCRAP METAL DUMPSTER TO SCAVENGE FOR SIDE PLATE CUPS. AS HE REACHED TO HOOK LIFTING SLING ONTO LOADER BUCKET HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRAMP METAL OFF BELT CONVEYOR.HE HAD BEEN WASHING DOWN TAILPULLEY UNDER JAW CRUSHER AND HIS HOES WERE WET.WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE WALKWAY STRIKING HIS MOUTH AGAIN ST THE HANDRAIL.

EMPL WAS REPLACING THE TAIL PULLEY ON THE #1 A BELT CONVEYOR WITH SEVERAL COWORKERS HE SLIPPED OFF THE CONCRETE PAD APPROX 18" HIGH ON WHICH THE TRANSFER BOX IS MOUNTED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

EMPL WAS REMOVING LARGE ROCKS FROM THE 5 1/2' STANDARD CONE CRUSHER THAT HAD CHOCKED UP A LARGE ROCK 6-12" FELL FROM THE SYNTRON ABOVE AND STRUCK HIS L HAND

EE AND CO WORKER WERE REPLACING LINER IN 5 1/2 CRUSHER. THEY HAD TIGHTENED THE 8 RETAINING V-BELT AND NUTS WITH A CHEATER BAR. THEN THEY WERE POSITION THE NUTS INSIDE THE LOCK PLATES BY STRIKI NG A PULL HANDLE AND 38 SOCKET WITH A SLEDGE NUTXX HAMMER HE WAS HOLDING THE PULL HANDLE WHILE A CO WORKER STRUCK HANDLE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF PULL HANDLE STRIKING EE MOUTH.

DRIVING WATER WAGON PARKED WAGON GOING TO GET DRINK JOF WATER WALKING TO SSHOP TWISTED ANKLE GROUND HARD PACKED LEVEL AND DRY.

EMPLOYEE & COWORKERS WERE REPLACING SNUBBER PULLEY THEY WERE HOISTING THE PULLEY WITH A COMEALONG & AS THEY WERE SWINGING THE PULLEY FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT ONE SIDE OF THE PULLEY DROPPED DOWN CAUSING THE OTHER END TO JERK UPWARD CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHAFT & CONVEYOR FRAME

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A TOOL OUT OF A LARGE TOOL BOX CONTRUCTED WITH HEAVY GAUGE STEEL PLATE. HE DID NOT USE THE BRACE TO SUPPORT THE LID OF THE TOOL BOX AND IT FELL ON HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFT TO CUT THE PLASTIC STRAPS THAT WERE SECURING BOX CONTAINING BEARING FOR 2 VIBRATOR HE PULLED THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF RIGHT HAND AND CUT HIS LEG.

A LARGE ROCK350 HAD FALLEN OFF THE SIDE OF EMPLOYEE S HAUL TRUCK AND WAS BLOCKING THE DUMP SITE AT THE JAW CRUSHER HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED BENEAT THE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE HOIST CYLINDERS ON A FRONT END LOADER HE WAS STANDING ON THE BOOM ARMS AND USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT THE PIN SECURING THE HOIST CYLINDER PISTON STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE REAR DUMP HAUL TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WITH LARGE ROCK TO BE HAULED TO DROP BALL. HE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF TRUCK WHEN THE LARGE ROCK WAS DUMPED INTO TRUCK BODY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE, SPRAINING HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING TRASH FROM HOME OUT OF HIS PERSONAL PICK UP INTO A COMPANY OWNED DUMPSTER.HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON A SMALL ROCK WHILE REACHING INTO THE PICK UP BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON ENGINE OF CAT HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE ENGINE COVER AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON BOTH HEELS.

EE WAS LIFTING 2' SECTION OF 8" PIPE TO PUT BACK ON SLURRY PUMP & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATIN1 SHOVEL LOADING HAUL TRUCKS FROM THE MUCK PILE. A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE MUCK PILE & S TRUCK THE CAB. THE OPERATORS CAB WAS DAMAGED & THE LEVER PANEL STRUCK EES LE G. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON JAW CRUSHER. HE WENT TO GET A CHISEL FROM THE TOOL BOX (HANDMADE IN SHOP WITH 1/4" STEEL). AS HE WAS LOOKING INTO THE BOX, THE LID FELL CATCHING HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE LI D AND THE EDGE OF BOX. A LID SUPPORT HAS BEEN INSTALLED SINCE ACCIDENT.