Elkhorn/Otho Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS UNDER TRUCK USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF BOLTS OF THE RUBBER MOUNT. BOLTS WERE DIRTY AND EE WAS USING RIGHT HAND TO CLEAN DIRT OFF BOLTS WHILE HOLDING LIT TORCH IN LEFT HAND. WHEN H E GOT DONE CLEANING OFF THE BOLTS, PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND DOWN AND BAKC UNDER FLAME OF TORCH, BURNING TOP SIDE OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A SLIP WHILE WALKING LOOSEDIRT GAVE WAY, SLIPPED DOWN EMBANKMENT TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM THE BUCKET LINKAGE OR THE 560B F/E LOADER-HURT BACK WHEN WEIGHT OF PIN CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO TWIST. THIS INJURY OCCURRED ON 10-25-93. BECAME A RECORDABLE INJURY O N 11-18-93 WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR FOR 2ND TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE DOZER. HIS LEFT ARM SCRAPED AGAINST A METAL REINFORCED HOSE, LACERATING IT. REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

IT HAD BEEN RAINING OFF AND ON. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HE NOTICED LIGHTENING OFF TO THE WEST. HE KNEW SOME SHOTS WERE SET SO HE WANTED TO WARN FELLOW EMPLOYEES OF THE LIGHTE NING. HE STOPPED AND GOT OUT OF THE CAB. BODY WAS POSITIONED SUCH THAT HANDS WERE HANGING ONTO HANDRAIL (ABOVE) AND FOOT RESTING ON RAIL OF CATWALK. WHILE TALKING WITH I.NAME, HIS FOOT SLIPPE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH ON A BOLT HEAD. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD AND EMPLOYEE BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE BOOM OF THE DRILL RIG. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 4-27-93. INJURY WAS NOT SE RIOUS. ON 5-25-93 ELBOW STARTED FIRING UP WITH FLUID. DR OBSERVED AT TIME.

BROKE SEAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON CAT BACKHOE. THE PROP HOLDING THE HOOD OPEN WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THE HOSE AND THE HOOD DROPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

EMPL FELL ON ICE WALKING FROM HAUL TRUCK TO QUARRY OFFICE.ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING FREEZING RAIN EVENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT PAYLESS RUMBER PURCHASING 200' OF STRANDED CABLE FOR USE AT THE QUARRY WHILE ASSISTING A STORE EMPLOYEE DISPENSE THE CABLE FROM A REEL, EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LE FT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING VOLVO TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A RUT IT WAS JOLTED IN CAB EE FELT A JAR TO HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON ROCK BIN EXTERIOR TO DISLODGE ROCK HANG-UP. WHEN ROCK BROKE LOOSE, DUST BLEW OUT AND FOREIGN BODY ENTERED R. EYE.

EMPLOYEE OPERATING LOADER AND HAUL TRUCK.

EE WAS CLEANING IN CRUSHER BUILDING BENEATH A ROCK BELT. EE KNELT DOWN ON ROCK TO ALLOW FOR BETTER ACCESS UNDER THE BELT.

EMPL LOADING SHOT.AFTER CARRYING EXPLOSIVES EMPL FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.EMPL REPORTED INJURY 7-15-91.

OPER SCRAPER CAB DROPPED 5' FT CAB FRAME CAME TO REST ON EDGE OF HOLE

AT APPROX. 4:10PM A BODY WAS OBSERVED LAYING FACE DOWN NEAR PLANT MAINT. SHOP. 911 CALLED & EMPLOYEE PRONOUNCED DEAD OF CARDIAC ILLNESS BY DR. DANIEL J. COLE AT TRINITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL. M.E. RULED DEATH BY NATURAL CAUSE.

THE EE HAD THROWN THE LEAD BLASTING WIRES OVER THE TOP EDGE OF A BENCHED HIGHWALL. THE LEADS BECAME TANGLED AND CAME TO REST ON A BENCH APPROX. 30 FT FROM THE TOP OF THE HIGHWALL. THE EE ATTEM PTED TO CLIMB DONW TO THE LEAD WIRES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO THE ELBOW.

EMPL CLIMBING UP INTO SCRAPER.WATCHING DOOR TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO SWING OPEN,MISSED GRAB BAR.LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.

WIND BLEW DUST INTO CAB OF TEREX SCRAPER AND GOT IN OPERATOR S EYE.

EMPL WAS WALKING IN PIT. HE TRIPPED ON DIRT CLOD & FELL. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK FAL WITH HANDS STRAINING MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN UNLOADING BLASTING MATERIAL FROM SUPPLY TRUCK AND HAD A HOLD OF HANDLE OF A CART AND DUE TO WET CONDITIONS THE CART SLIPPED BACKWARDS THUS STRAINING EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS OPERATING A TRUCK HAULING DIURT WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO A RUT AND THE EMPL INJURED R SHOULDER ON WINDOW JAM

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL FILTER ON A HAUL TRUCL,WHEN HE WAS REMOVING OIL FILTER HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH AND HE SCRAPED HIS ARM ON THE TRUCK.THE RESULTING INJURY NOT SERIOUS UNTIL THE SCRAPE ON HIS ARM DEVELOPED A SLIGHT INFECTION.

I.NAME ALLEGDES THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE SCRAPER AND HIT A CHUNK OF DIRT AND THE SEAT OF THE SCRAPER WAS JARRED INTO HIS BACK.