DEFIANCE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was walking around a skid steer and tripped over the corner of the bucket, causing him to fall to the ground. Employee requested to be seen by physician for leg pain. Employee was seen by a doctor for pain to his upper left leg. Physician determined there was no broken bone and restricted employee to limited walking. Employee was released to full duty on 5/4.

While refueling an air track drill, a spark ignited some diesel fuel. Flames caught EE's left hand.

Climbing a ladder, slipped and fell, striking a 2x4 piece of wood. Stitches

Pulling screens, rope broke, he fell against a hand rail.

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING HOSE FOR REPUMP TRUCK & CARRYING BUCKETS OF STEMMING.

MINER ALLEGES HE SUSTAINED WORK-RELATED INJURY (CLEARING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER...THREW ROCK WEIGHING 85/100 LBS.) POSSIBLE HERNIA. MINER DIDNOT REPORT INCIDENT FOR 5 OR 8 DAYS TO MANAGEMEN T PERSONNEL AND WAS TREATED BY HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN (UNAUTHORIZED TREATMENT). MINER SIGNED OFF ON REPORTING PROCEDURE AT ORIENTATION RECEIVED UPON HIRE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CUTTING THE BOLTS OFF THE CUTTING EDGE OF A FRONT-END LOADER TO REMOVE IT. THE BUCKET WAS ABOUT 2-3 FEET OFF THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE STATED HE DID NOT REALIZ E HE WAS CUTTING TEH LAST BOLT, AND WHEN HE DID THE BUCKET FELL ON HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOOT AND A SMALL FRACTURE OF EVERY TOE.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STRAINED RT ARM ALSO NECK AREA WHILE PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE IN THE SHOP HE ORIGINALLY WENT FOR FIRST AID TREATMENT ON 03-03-94 BUT THE TREATMENT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL & HE RETURNED ON 03-17-94 FOR FOLLOWUP TREATMENT WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY INCLUDE PHYSICAL THERAPY

LIFTED OX BOTTLE STRAINED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROCK DRILL WHEN GUARD SLIPPED OUT WHILE AT TEMPTING TO PUT GUARD BACK THE SPECIAL TOOL (WRENCH) SLIPPED OFF & GUARD STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOOT & THEN PINNED IT AGAINST THE DRILL

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED INTO VEHICLE (TRUCK) TO RETRIEVE HARD-HAT AND WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD TO GROUND. EMPLOYEE'S BACK, ELBOW AND HEAD STRUCK GROUND.

FLYROCK FROM A PRODUCTION BLAST TRAVELED APPROX. 1/4 MILE INTO QUARRY MAINTENANCE AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN A 980 HIGHLIFT. EMPLOYEE SAW DEBRIS APPROACHING AND JUMPED OFF SECOND STEP OF HIGHLIFT FRACTURING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE BOULDER FROM CRUSHER UNDER A CONTROLLED PROCEDURE. ONCE THE LARGE BOULDER WAS RELEASED EE WAS LOOSENING CHAIN USED FOR PROCEDURE WHEN A SMALLER ROCK FELL ON HIS F OREARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A PORTABLE SANDBLASTER TO SANDBLAST AN OLD FUEL STORAGE TANK. HE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING THE SANDBLASTER WITH SAND WHEN THE SANDBLASTER, WHICH WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, BECAME TOP-HEA5Y AND STARTED TO TOPPLE OVER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE LINE OF THE FALLING SANDBLASTER AND MADE AN EFFORT TO PUSH THE MACHINE IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, BUT IT FELL ON HIM. THE EMPLO