EUREKA STONE QUARRY INC Metal/Non-Metal

The miner was using a welding torch when the oxygen hose burst and ignited. The fire burned through the miners' jacket and shirt resulting in a burn to EE's stomach.

Employee was working on the crusher. EE went to grab a tool when EE tripped over frozen mud. Tried to catch self on nearby truck, but fell anyways pushing EE's arm behind self.

Employee was welding within the primary crusher when a piece of hot material fell into the top of a boot and burned their ankle and foot. Employee went to the emergency room and was transported to a burn unit. Diagnosed the injury as third degree burns on their right foot. Employee has not returned to work.

Reported STS hearing loss

Reported STS hearing result

Employee lost control of vehicle while descending the ramp. EE hit a rock which stopped the vehicle. EE left hand hit dashboard on impact.

Employee was cutting a bolt with a torch. A piece of hot steel landed on his right pinky finger. Employee waited to report and get medical attention, the finger swelled, blistered then became infected.

Loose stone was not removed and/or secured prior to entering the crusher. Employee was stuck and trapped by 2 rocks that fell from an elevated position. Employee felt that the rocks were not going to move prior to the accident.

Employee was changing a tire on a light duty pickup truck when he twisted his ankle.

employee was climbing into the haul truck when he slipped and caught himself on the ladder causing a strain to his arm/shoulder

Lifting steel plate - performing routine maintenance, when the plate fell crushing finger.

Employee was removing bolts inside the crusher when one of the impellers moved & knocked employee back into the metal bar.

The employee believed he had lowered the dump body on the 35 ton haul truck. He hit the conveyor, which fell onto the back of the truck. When the truck hit the conveyor the truck tilted on back wheels until it broke free from the convoyer causing the truck to land back on all 4 tires.

Employees were cleaning screen house spillage. They opened a floor panel to drop stone into bins. The injured employee walked up onto the stone pile which started to slide. Employee could not stop himself from sliding. The stone and employee slid into the the bin. He fell approx 20 ft onto stone in bin.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO MOVE A ROLLER WITH A PRY BAR. DURING THE MOVE, THE ROLLER (NON MECHANICAL/ELECTRIC) ROLLED BACK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE GRIP OF THE PRY BAR. THE BAR FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WELDER SLIPPED ON A CONVEYOR BELT. THEN FELL INTO A CROSS BEAM HITTING HIS HEAD, THEN FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A CONVEYOR WHEN (DUE TO THE WEIGHT) THE BELT ROLLED BACK ABOUT 1/4 INCH AND PINCHED HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY.

EE WAS EXITING HIS HAUL TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. HE STEPPED ONTO A LARGE STONE THAT MOVED THIS CAUSING HIM 6O TWIST HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS SWEEPING AND SHOVELING STOVE FROM UNDER BIN CLAIMS TO HAVE HURT HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS OPERATING THE FEEDER ON THE IMPACTOR WHEN A ROCK SHOT FROM THE IMPACTOR AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CORNER OF THE RIGHT EYEBROW.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE OUTER RACE OF A BEARING FROM THE HOUSING, AS THE RACE FELL FROM THE HOUSING, IT FELL OVER ONTO HIS TOES.

EE WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY MOVE THE WELDING CART. AS HE MOVED THE CART, THE JACK STAND COLLASPED AND THE TONGUE OF THE CART FELL ON THE EE'S FOOT. THE SAFETY STAND WAS NOT PUT DOWN.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LOADED WITH STONE, A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADED BUCKET AND HIT HEAVILY ON THE TAILGATE. THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN JOLT TO THE DRIVER.

THE EE WAS BEING LOADED BY THE LOADER. A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE BUCKET INTO THE TRUCK. THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED THE SEAT TO DIG INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER BLADE.

EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC TO TAKE BRAKE DRUMS FROM A LOADER. THE MECHANIC WAS USING AN AIR POWERED IMPACT GUN TO REMOVE THE NUTS FROM THE BOLTS. AS HE ENGAGED THE GUN, A PIECE OF METAL FLE W FROM THE NUT INTO EE'S EYE.

THE EE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS HAUL TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP & HE FELL TO THE GROUND

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT THE WELDING TRAILER TO THE HITCH ON THE MAINTENACE TRUCK HIMSELF. WHEN HE BACKED UP TO THE TRAILER THE HITCH & THE RING DID NOT LINE UP THE EE THEN USED A PIPE TO TRY TO MOVE THE TRAILER AS HE PUSHED THE JACKSTAND COLLAPSED CAUSING THE TRAILER TO FALL THE GROUND

THE EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC CHANGE BATTERIESIN A HAUL TRUCK WHILE MOVING THE BATTERY, THE EESPLASHED IN THE EYE WITH ACID

THE EE WAS SWEEPING UNDER A SERIES OF 3 CONVYEORS A ROCK FELL FROM A CONVEYOR & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ELBOW

EE WAS TRYING TO HOOK A LARGE ROCK INTO THE CRUSHER. AS HE WAS PLACING THE HOOK, A SMALL ROCK FELL INTO THE CRUSHER AND FLEW OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHIN.

THE EMPLOYEE AND MECHANIC WERE REPAIRING THE BULLDOZER TRACKS. AS THE EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP A HAMMER, THE MECHANIC TURNED HOLDING A LIT TORCH. THE FLAME BURNED AND BLISTERED ALL THE SKIN ON THE BACK OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING HIMSELF UP INTO A TRUCK.

EE COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERE BACK PAIN HURT TO HIS DR WHO CLAIMS HE PULLED A MUSCLE NO SPECIFIC REASON HOW.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AND SOME DIRT FELL IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS W PRIMARY FEEDER ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE AN OVERSIZED ROCK WITH OUR OVERHEAD CHAIN HOIST AND HOOK WHEN CHAIN SLAPPED BACK AND HIT EE ON FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS JUMPING FROM 1 SCREEN DECK TO ANOTHER WHEN HE DID NOT SEE OVERHEAD ANGLE IRON, HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF AND HE CUT HIS HEAD.

4' PLATFORM IN FRONT OF ENTRANCE TO CRUSHER. EE LOST FOOTING AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING SPILLAGE ON SATURDAY MORNING. CLAIMS HE FELL TO THE GROUND OR FLOOR TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE DRIVING BIN EUCLID, PARTICLE OF DIRT/DUST ENTERS OPERATORS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A TIN ROOF ON AN 8' HIGH SHED. MUST HAVE PULLED MUSCLE REACHING FOR MORE MATERIALS.

MECHANIC SLIPED WITH RACHET WRENCH BRUISING RIGHT FOREARM.

A WOMAN FROM TOWNSHIP WITH A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, FELL APPROX. 80 FEET TO HER DEATH ON OR ABOUT SUNDAY MORNING.

WHILE BEING LOADED FROM MUCK PILE BY A 88-B SHOVEL, THE FIRST BUCKET DROPPED AND SHOOK THE R-50 ENOUGH TO WRENCH GABE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

STEMMING HOLES.

NIGHT WELDER HAD SLAG POP OFF WELD AREA ENTERINGHIS RIGHT EYE.

EE MUST PULL HANDLE TO OPEN BIN TO LOAD A TRUCK. WHILE DOING SO HE CLOSED HANDLE BANGING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE WORKING AROUND 2A AGGREGATE BIN PARTICLE OF DUST ENTERED EE LEFT EYE.

PITE IS OUR NITE WELDER. HOT SLAG RAN DOWN INSIDE WORK BOOT.

EE 14YRS EXPERIENCE WAS OPERATING OUR WATER WAGON WHEN HE TURNED TO SHARPLY & THE RT REAR TIRE WENT UP ON STOCKPILE CAUSING THE UNIT TO TURN OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE

ATTEMPTING TO START HOBART WELDING MACHINE EE WAS HOLDING WITH LEFT HAND TO STEADY MACHINE WHILE CRANKING WITH RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF FORD TRACTOR USED FOR CUTTING GRASS. WHEN HE LANDED HE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED ON FUEL PUMP HOSE.

NIGHT WELDER JAMS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE IS ENTERING IMPACT CRUSHER.HE HAD A CAN FULL OF WELDING ROD.

EMPLOYEE HELPING IN THE CLEAN UP OF SCRAP YARD. WRENCHED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING A PIECE OF SCRAP.

WIND BLEW CURTAIN WITH WEIGHT ON BOTTOM STRUCK HIM IN HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.

PUTTING TRANSMISSION INTO EVE.

ROLLING ROCK OFF HAUL ROAD.

BREAKING ROCK WITH DROP BALL.

WELDING IN CRUSHER.

TRUCK KICKED UP STONE.

PIT TRUCK DROVE OFF RAMP, LOADING COMING UP RAMP-WEATHER CLOUDY