FRIENDSHIP QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Wiped sweat from face with a paper towel, right eye became irritated

Employee claimed that employee twisted an ankle while transitioning from a set of stairs to the ground. While this incident is still under investigation, this 7000-1 is being reported.

(Not work related) started to feel ill at work, pain in chest, arms & legs. Left Job site & went to the hospital.

Employee struck hand/arm on a conveyor while changing a return roller. Arm casted for preventative measures.

The employee was using a sledge hammer to break up a rock. When employee hit the rock, a sliver flew off and struck another employee in the lip causing a laceration.

The employee was cutting a piece of wear metal away from the bed of a large quarry haul truck, when it came loose from the truck bed and sprung past the pry bars placed below the metal plate for foot protection. The metal plate cut through the employees uniform pants and the top of work boot causing a laceration to the top of right foot.

Employee reached to open the door of the loader with his left hand. When he pulled the level the door sprung open and caught his thumb and pulling it backwards.

Employee has been diagnosed with a Sensor neural hearing loss in both ears.

After the mechanic hooked the jumper cables to the batteries on the excavator he told the operator to start the machine. When the operator turned the ignition to start the machine the mechanic noticed a puff of smoke come from a filler cap. Upon noticing the smoke the mechanic turned his face away from the area. The battery then exploded causing loss of hearing in right ear.

While cutting a weld with a cutting disc on a 4" grinder the disc caught an edge breaking the disc and caused the grinder to kick back. EE lost grip and the grinder landed on his left forearm causing abrasions and lacerations.

While stringing out an extension cord the employee stepped from the chute deck to the motor deck where he stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.

Employee was assisting the Orica blasting crew in getting a shot prepared. He was cutting a blasting tube to hold the shock tube. He was cutting downward and it only cut a couple of inches. He turned the knife around and cut upward on the tube. As it came through the tube the knife stuck in his left wrist.

Phillips Electrical Technologies EE was drilling a hole to relocate a ground bar in an electrical panel. EE received an arc flash on his face, neck and arms. He was transported to Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA for treatment of second degree burns and is expected to be released on 9/29/06.

An employee was cutting out a liner in a crusher. The safest way to remove the liner was to cut it up into 12" to 18" sections while positioned out of the way and allow them to drop to the belt. The first section was cut, and apparently hit another section along the way down to the belt causing it to take an unusual flip landing on the employee's right foot.

Comalong chain slipped pinning finger on left hand.

Operating crane (50 ton grove) rigged to 5700 lbs truss, moving 100' downhill in reverse, load in uphill position. Started to descend air pressure 120 lbs, crane in low gear reverse, traveled 30' to 40' down incline boom full retracted. Lost pressure due to mechanical failure. Brake max ruptured.

The employee was standing on a 980 G loader talking to the operator and then attempted to egress off the machine, lost his grip and fell approximately 6 feet to the ground. The employee broke his right hip.

Employee began experiencing back pain while installing wear liners in chutes. Initially, employee did not report or seek medical treatment until Saturday the 25th. The employee has a low back muscle sprain and is on modified duty and has multiple perscriptions.

The employee was using a hammer to remove a wedge bolt on a crusher. The hammer struck the side of the crusher moving the direction of travel hitting his left wrist. The employee did not seek medical treatment until 8/3/04. The diagnosis was a contusion to the wrist, no modified duty, but he recieved a perscription for swelling.

Employee was repairing a belt, lost his footing and fell. He had an electric impact in his hands, and when he fell he dropped it and it bounced striking him in the mouth. He recieved seven stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SKIRT RUBBER AND A SMALL ROCK ROLLED DOWN FROM A CONVEYOR OVERHEAD AND STRUCK HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAZOR TO CUT A PIECE OF HOSE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE. HE RECIEVED STITCHES FOR THE CUT.

OP WAS PUSHING ON BIG ROCK WITH DOZER AND DOZER BLADE SLIPPED OFF ROCK. BACK OF DOZER SLAMMED DOWN CAUSING BACK INJURY. EE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM, DIAGNOSED WITH BACK STRAIN, GIVEN MEDICATI ON AND SENT HOME.

HE WALKED UP ONE HILL & DOWN ANOTHER HILL TO GET A 3/8 PIECE OF PLATE. HE THEN CARRIED THE PLATE UP & DOWN HILLS ON UNEVEN, ROCK GROUND.

EE WAS USING A PICK TO CLEAN OFF A CATWALK. WHEN THE EE SWUNG, HE STRUCK A HARD ROCK & CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS ELBOW.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE EES WELDING IN A CLOSE QUARTER AREA FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. AS THEY WELDED, THE LIGHT FROM THE WELDERS REFLECTED BACK AND CAUSED THEM TO GET FLASH BURN.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE EES WELDING INA CLOSE QUARTER AREA FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. AS THEY WELDEDTHE LIGHT FROM THE WELDERS REFLECTED BACK & CAUSED THEM TO GET FLASH BURN.

OPERATOR WAS LOADING IN A MUCK PILE, AS HE WAS BACKING UP FROM THE PILE A ROCK WENT UNDER THE BUCKET. WHEN THE LOADER CAME OFF THE ROCK IT CAUSED THE MACHINE TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST AMETAL BOX INSIDE THE CAB OF THE LOADER.

WHILE WELDING, WIND BLEW DEBRIS IN LEFT EYE UNDER WELDING HELMET. USED EYEWASH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; EYE IRRITATED AND DEBRIS STILL IN EYE. AT THIS POINT, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE MAIN ROCK CHUTE, UNDER THE MAIN ROCKER SHAKER IN THE PLANT WAS STOPPED UP. TWO EES LOCKED OU THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT & WHILE OBSERVING THE SITUATION, EE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE ROCK CHUTE. IN DOING SO, THIS CAUSED THE ROCK TO SHIFT. ALSOA LOOSE STONE CAME DOWN & STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & PINKY FINGER.

WHILE EXITING TRACKHOE, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A DISCHARGE BOX, MEASURING A HEAD PULLEY FOR A GUARD. HE SLIPPED AND OTHER EMPLOYEES GRABBED HIM TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING. IN THE PROCESS HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET A CONCRTERWEIGHT ON A CONTRACTORS BACKHOE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS THE CRANE TIPPED. THE EE HAD THE CRANE IN THE TRAVEL POSITION WHICH OVERRIDES THE SAFETY DEVICES ON TH E MACHINE. ALSO THE CRANE WAS SET UP ON UNLEVEL GROUND AT AN UNLEVEL POSITION. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED THE EE TO EE HIS WRIST.

EE WAS CARRYING WRENCH DOWN OFF OF THE CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED. THE WRENCH LANDED ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAR A JAM IN THE HEAD PULLEY SECTION OF A BELT.EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO MOVEA ROCK WHEN A ROCK ABOVE HIM FELL AND STRUCK HISLEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING CUTTING EDGE ON 980 LOADER. EDGE FELL OFF BUCKET AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS PUSHING RADIAL STACKER WITH CAT 980C LOADER. TAIL SECTION BROKE LOOSE FROM PAD AND FELL ONTO CAB OF LOADER, BREAKING WINDSHIELD. DID NOT DAMAGE CAB OR ROPS.

EE HAD REMOVED TRAMP METAL FROM CRUSHER. CRUSHER WAS HELD OPEN WITH METAL WEDGE. STRUCK WEDGE WITH HAMMER. WEDGE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG AT SHIN.

IT WAS DARK IN WORK AREA, EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS RUNNING DOWN STAIR CASE, SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

THE EE WAS WWAITING TO DUMP SHOT ROCK INTO CRUSHER & WHILE WAITING, DIED OF AN APPARRENT HEART ATTACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE SHAKER SCREEN ADN LOST HIS HARD HAT. WHILE RETRIEVING HIS HAT HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A SPRAY BAR BOLT.

EE WENT TO TURN WITH A FIVE GALLON BUCKET FULL OF GRAVEL TO WALK TOWARD A BLASTING HOLE TO STEM IT AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK AS HE WAS TURNING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.

EE CLIMBING LADDER WITH 15/16" BEARING, LOST BLANACE AND FELL.

OPERATING HAND HELD ELECTRIC GRINDER - GRINDER KICKED BACK & CUT HAND.

EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WORKING ON ELECTRICAL WIRING. LADDER HAD BEEN PLACE ON FROZEN GROUND. GROUND THAWED AND EE SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL TO WELD. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA AND WENT TO THE DR. THE DR RESTRICTED HIM TO NO LIFTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLED MATERIAL IN A METAL PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING OUT FROMUNDER THE JAW CRUSHER HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF WITH HIS ARM SAND TOLD HIS FOREMAN THAT HIS ARM WAS BOTHERING HIM. HE WEN TO THE DR AND A SMALL HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN HIS HUMEROUS.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON OIL IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND STRUCK HIS NECK AGAINST THE DOOR.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PATCH FOR A SCREENING UNIT. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE LIGHTED THE TORCH OF FLASH OF FIRE CAME FROM AROUND THE HANDLE AND BURNED HIS RT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK ADN SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE METAL.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING A 40 H.P. MOTOR DUST SUPPRESSION PUMP FOR THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED THE PUMP THE BREAKER (70 AMP) EXPLODED AND BURNED HIS HAND. THE PUMP WAS NOT STARTED WITH A STARTER, INSTEAD IT WAS ENEREGIZED WITH THE BREAKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A CRACKED WINDSHIELD OUT OF HIS END LOADER & GLASS GOT IN HIS EYE EYE BECAME INFECTED

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AIR CONDITIONER FILTER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING HIS FINGER CONTACTED THE FAN AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A FEEDER BOX & SUFFERED FLASH BURNS WELDING APPARENTLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE LENS IN HIS WELDING SHIELD

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A CONTRACT MECHANIC REPLACE A P.T.D. U-JOINT FOR A DART HAULAGE TRUCK. A DROP OF OIL FELL INTO THE MANS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE FLOOR DECK BEHIND THE CAB OF A FRONT END LOADER THE BOLT BROKE & THE MAN FELL OFF THE LOADER TO THE QUARRY FLOOR ABOUT 8FT

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A SCREEN COUNTER SHAFT. HE WAS GUIDING THE SHAFT AND GOT HIS 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND SHAFT OF THE SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A 50 AMP BREAKER IN A MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. THE EMPLOYEE HAD TURNED OFF THE DISCONNECT TO THE BREAKER. HE BEGAN TO UNSCREW THE BREAKER AT THE TOP AND CONTACTED THE BUSS B AR AT THE TOP OF THE CIRCUIT. THE BUSS BAR WAS N HOT AND A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED CAUSING A FLASH OF ELECTRICITY TO CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE.

CUSTOMER WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT GRADE WITH FLAT BED TRUCK WITH SIDEBOARDS. HE WAS PUTTING TARP ON TRUCK TO COVER LOAD PLANT LOADER PULLED UP BEHIND TRUCK. TRUCK ROLLED BACK & PINNED TRUCK DRIVER AGAINST BETWEEN TRUCK & LOADER.

EMPL WAS USING CUTTING TORCH AT WORK EMPL WAS USING CUTTING GOGGLES THAT WERE TYPE THAT COVERED EACH EYE & WERE ATTACHED IN MIDDLE BY CORD PIECE OF METAL GOT BETWEEN EMPLS GOGGLE & CAUSED ABRA SION TO RIGHT EYE.

USING POWER SAW IN BLDG EYE BEGAN TO BOTHER HMM AFTER LEAVING WORK, DR REMOVED WOOD SPLINTER FROM EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HYDRAULIC LINE ON A FRONT END LOADER. WHILE TRYING TO POSITION THE FITTING THE LINE TWISTED AROUND AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF A FRONT END LOADER. HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE DOOR AND CRACKED HIS KNEE CAP.

EMPL WAS CLEANING OUT ROCK CHUTE. ROCK ON SCREEN ABOVE CHUTE FELL & STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT CALF. HE SUFFERED CONTUSION & WAS GIVEN MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO THE JAW CRUSHER CONTROL BUILDING. HE STUMBLED OOVER A HYDRAULIC HOSE TO A ROCK BREAKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.

EMPL CLIMBING OUT OF HAUL TRUCK STRAINED GROIN MUSCLE.GIVEN RX MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS H ELPING ANOTHER MAN REMOVE A GUARD ON A VBELT DRIVE TO A SHAKER SCREEN THE GUARD FELL & MASHED HIS RT.THUMB BETWEEN GUARD & BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE GUARD IN PLACE SUTURES WERE APP LIED TO THE WOUND

EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OUT OF THE WINDOW OF HIS HAUL TRUCK CLEANING MIRROR BED OF HIS TRUCK WAS STILL RAISED ABOUT 6 IN.IT CAME DOWN & STRUCK EMPLOYEES HEAD THIS CAUSED HIS MOUTH TO STRIKE THE D OOR THIS CAUSED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS L EFT KNEE WHILE MOVING TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY A WHEEL BARROW THAT ROLLED DOWN A DECLINE TOWARDS HIM HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. HE CHOKED THE ENGINE DOWN AND THE LOADER BEGAN TO ROFLL BACKWARDS. HIS BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND HE JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE AND SEVERELY BRUISED HIS R IGHT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A GRIZZLY FEEDER AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HE LEFT WORK HE BEGAN HAVING BACK PAIN. HE STRAINED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK. MEDICATION WAS PRESCR IBED.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SCREENS BY HAND FROM A VAN TYPE TRANSPORT TRUCK. HE CUT HIS HAND ON A SHARP SCREEN EDGE.

A PIECE OF MIRR2R FELL IN THE CRUSHER HOUSE AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT. THE MIRROR WAS SHARP AND CUT EMPLOYEES HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT THE LOADING BINS. HE BUMPED HIS HAND AGAINST A BURR ON THE BIN LEG AND CUT HIS HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR & WAS GIVEN FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A DAMAGED OIL FILTER OF A R-35 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK HE WAS USING A CHAIN WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RT RING FINGER

EMP WAS USING A33 INCH SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A JAW CRUSHER. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH AND THE SOCKET STRUCK THE EMP ON HIS LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE AND BRUISED IT

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO CHECK HIS ENGINE ON A FRONT END LOADER.HE WENT ACROSS THE HANDRAIUL AND HAWAS CLIMBING ACROSS THE BACK TIRE,HE FELL OFF THE LOADER TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING OUT OF A SURGE TUNNEL AND STRUCK HER ARM AGAINST A CONVEYOR SUPPORT.

EMP WAS DRIVING3A TRACK PIN ON A DROPBALL. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK THE MAN IN HIS LEFT HAND

EMP WAS HELPING AN OUTSIDE VENDER INSTALL A NITROGEN CYLINDER ON REAR OF HAUL TRUCK THE MECHANIC USED A V BELT TO LIFT CYLINDER OUR EMP WANTED TO USE A CHAIN BUT THE MECHANIC TALKED HIM OUT OF IT WHEN THE MAN LIFTED THE CYLINDER AND TRIED TO PUT A PIN IN IT THE V BELT BROKE AND CYLINDER STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOOT

EMP WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN W ELDING FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE HOURS HE WAS NOT WEARING PORPER EYE PROTECTION EMP TRIED TO KEEP HIS EYES AVERTED FROM ARC BUT APPARENTLY DID NOT HE WAS OUT OF W WORK FOR TWO DAYS AND RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY

EMPLOYEE INITIALLY HURT HIS BACK BY SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL BACK ON A CONVEYOR IN THE SURGE TUNNEL. EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK. IT WASN\T UNITL 10-13-83 BEFORE EMPLOYEE LOST TIME DUE TO THIS INJURY.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON A R-35 EUCLID TRUCK, WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM LAST STEP TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON SOME SOFT GROUND 4 INCHES DEEP. EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURI NG BACK.

WORKING ON PITMAN OUT OF JAW CUCRUSHER IN SHOP.FAN WAS HANGING IN DOORWAY TEMP. FOR VENT.EMPL WALKED THROUGH DOORWAY AND HARDHAT HIT FAN,REACHED TO CATCH HAT AND STUCK HAND INTO FAN.FAN HAD GU ARD BUT ALLOWED FINGER TO PASS.