Gainesville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was passing a power drill to another employee when EE accidentally pressed the trigger. This caused the drill to rotate, striking the employee's left ring finger, resulting in a fracture to the finger.

Employee arrived at the shop to clock in for his shift and was experiencing chest pain and other symptoms typically associated with a heart attack. The employee was transported by ambulance to NE GA Medical Center. After evaluation it was determined that this incident was not a heart attack and was attributable to a personal medical issue (NOT WORK RELATED).

Employee came to office complaining of chest pain. 911 was called by a member of the office staff and the employee was transported via ambulance to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. After evaluation and diagnostic testing it was determined that this incident was not a heart attack and was attributable to a personal medical issue (NOT WORK RELATED).

Employee was working on feeder in blending tunnel. After completing the repairs he stepped down off the conveyor and felt a pain in his right knee. He was taken for evaluation by company doctor who diagnosed him with degenerative joint disease of the knee.

Employee complained of pain in both wrist, doctor said due to repetitve use of keyboard on computer.

The employee operates a rubber tired front end loader and his arms begin to hurt after operating it. It was diagnosed as a repetitive use injury.

Customer truck/trailing had backed up to the screenings stockpile to dump a full load of similar material. The dump trailer was at full extention and material hung in the upper portion of the bed and caused the truck and trailer to turn over. M&H Grading Contractor LLC 1025 Winterville Rd. Athens, GA 30605 Owner - John Hobson 706/540-3166

Loader operator was digging into plant area material stockpile. In doing so the rear end of the machine came off the ground. In bringing it back down to the ground it jarred his neck and strained it.

Employee (front end loader operator) who loads customer trucks was diagnosed and recieved surgical treatment for an ulnar nerve transposition (carpal tunnel surgery).

Employee (haul truck driver) was diagnosed with a repetitive strain disorder (illness) of the right knee. Employee underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the damage.

Employee was clearing rock from the wash screen deck at the truck load out bins. While dismounting from screen deck, employee slippped and fell onto walkway. Employee sustained three fractured vertebrae as a result of the fall.

EE WAS MEASURING FOR WEAR PLATE C TWIN SAND SCREW WHEN HE WAS GETTING DOWN TO STRIKE HIS UPPER LIP INTO SAND SCREW. EE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED PPE PLUS SAFETY HARNESS.

SHROUDS WERE BEING REPLACED ON THE CAT 990 LOADER BUCKET. THE NUTS WERE BEING REMOVED BY AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH & THE BOLTS HAVE A FIT TO PREVENT SPINNING. WHILE REMOVING ONE OF THE NUTS THE BOL T CAME OUT OF THE FIT WHILE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT SECURE IN PLACE. THE BOLT SPUN & DUE TO THE SHARP EDGE CREATED BY WEAR ON THE BOLTHEAD CAUSED A LACERATION TO EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER

EE WAS DRIVING BARFORD HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. HE HAD TO STRAIN TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO BACK TRUCK UP TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER IN ORDER TO DU MP LOAD BEFORE TAKING TRUCK TO THE SHOP TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEM LOOKED AT. WHEN EXITING TRUCK, EE COMPALINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK AND WENT TO DR.

EE HAD LIFTED THE SAND SCREW SIDEPLATE NEARLY INTO PLACE EMPLOYEE SHIFTED PLATE TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES CAUSING A PLATE CLAMP TO LOOSEN SIDE PLATE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE HARD ACROSS THE LOWER BACK CAUSING COMPRESSIVE FRACTURES OF ONE OR TWO LUMBAR VERTABRAE

PLANK CREW WAS PULLING BELTING ONTO NEWLY BUILT CONVEYOR FRAME (NOT UNDER POWER). EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING BY TURNING HEAD PULLEY BY HAND, WHEN HE CAUGHT TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER IN PINCH POINT.

EMPLOYEE DETERMINED THAT SWING LOCK NEEDED REPAIR.HE GOT TOOLS AND THEN LAID ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND REACHED THROUGH SWINF MECHANISM TO REACH LOCK HOUSING BOLT.EMPLOYEE STRAINED OR JERKED ON RATC HET HARD FROM THIS POSITION AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN THE LEFT NECK AND SHOULDER.DOCTOR EXAMINED AND TREATED WITH RECOMMENDATION FOR ABSENCE AND RE-EXAM AFTER ONE WEEK.

EMPLOYEE TOOK 5 GAL. CAN OF OIL UP TO END OF TUNNEL BELT TO ADD OIL TO SPEED REDUCER GEAR BOX THAT WAS LEAKING. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ONTO CONVEYOR AND REACHED DOWN SIDEWAYS TO PICK UP CAN OFF O F IDLER PLATFORM AND THEN LIFTED CAN CLEAR OF INNER GUARDRAIL ONTO THE BELT. HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS BACK BUT CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY. ON 7-2, HE REPORTED A WORSENING PAIN IN H

EMPLOYEE AND OTHER WERE REPLACING TWO 8D 12V BATTERIES FROM UNDER THE SEAT OF THE WHEELED DOZER AND THE TASK REQUIRED A GREAT DEAL OF PULLING, BENDING AND TWISTING BY THE INJURED TO MOVE THE B ATTERIES BOTH DURING REMOVAL OF THE O9LD AND INSERTION OF THE NEW ONES. INJURED FELT PAIN AFTERWARDS BUT CONTINUED TO WORK ON 4/4 AND 4/5. EMPLOYEE OBTAINED TREATMENT ON HIS OWN ON 4/9 BUT DI

INJURED WAS HELPER WERE UNHITCHING PORTABLE WELDER FROM BUMPER OF PICKUP BY HAND SINCE TRAILER JACK WOULD NOT GET TRAILER HITCH CLEAR OF BALL ON UNLEVEL GROUND WHERE POSITIONED. TONGUE WAS LIF TED MANUALLY TO CLEAR BALL. TRAILER ROLLED FORWARD AND TONGUE CAME DOWN CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER AGAINST BUMPER LACERATING IT AND ALSO BREAKING THE TIP OF THE FINGER. INJURED TAKEN TO EMERGE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SUPERINTENDENT WITH CONVEYOR BELTING AT BELT STORAGE AREA AT SHOP HE STUMBLED DURING THIS & RECEIVED SCRATCHES ON HIS RT ARM FROM SAW-BRIARS THAT WERE GROWING IN THE AREA EMPLOYEE TREATED SCRATCHES DURING THE DAY WITH ANTISEPTIC SPRAY & CONTINUED TO WORK OVER WEEKEND SCRATCHES GECAME INFRECTED & ON MONDAY 09-27-90 WAS TAKEN TO COMPANY DOC TO HAVE THE INFECTION

DOZER CAUSED COLLASPE OF TOWER HE STUMBLED AND FELL TOWER ROLLED OVER ON HIS LEGS,

WORKING ON LOADER TIRE, COULDNT REMOVE, PROPPED IT LOOSENED IT WITH TRUCK BOOM, TIRE TRUCK MOVED ALSO STRUCK INJ

EMPLOYEE HELPING OTHERS CHANGE SCREWS IN PLANT WAS LOOSENING BOLTS THAT WERE OVER HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE PULLED DOWN WARDS ON WRENCH AND FELT TEARING SENSATION IN ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE TTAKEN TO COP A ANY DOCOTR HERNIA WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS LEFT UNREPAIRED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK. IN 12-89 EMPLOYEES DOTOR RECOMMENDED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIA WHICH HAD WORENED OVER THE YEAR ABENS

INJURED AND OTHER WHERE SETTING UP PORTABLE WELDER TO WELD ON BINS. INJURED HAD UNHITCHED TRAILER FROM BALL ON PICKUP BUT HAD NOT LET DOWN SUPPORT LEG. THE WEIGHT OF THE WELDER AND TONGUE FOR CED THE HITCH DOWNWARD WHICH IS WHERE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HANDS. EDGE OF HITCH CUT ALL 4 OF THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO EMER. ROOM WHERE STITCHES WERE APPLIED TO SPEED HEALING AND ANT

INJURED AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WORKING ON HEAD PULLEY REMOVED MOTOR AND SAT MOTOR ON CONVEYOR.DURING REASSEMBLY OF HEAD PULLEY MOTOR SLID OVER ONTO EMPLOYEES FOOT CATCHING IT AGAINST THE HEAD PULL EY.INJURED WORKED REST OF DAY AND NEXT 2 BUT DEVELOPMENT OF BRUISING CAUSED HIM TO GO TO A DOCTOR.X-RAYS TAKEN SHOWED NEGATIVE,FOOT BANDAGED AND TETANUS ANTITOXIN ADMINISTERED AND PRESCRIPTIO

SURGE STONE FILLED CHUTE FROM BOTTOM TO TOP DUE TO THE EXIT END OF CHUTE. EMPLOYEE OPENED ACCESS DOOR TO CHUT AND BEGAN TO CLEAR CHUTE TO GET THE JAM WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF STONE ANOTHER P IECE DISLODGED AND FELL STRICKING EMPLOYEES HAND. EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO DOCTOR WHO CLEANED AND X-RAYED HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD RETREIVED BROKEN LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL USING A DRILL FINGER AND WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE OUT BROKEN STEEL EMPLOYEE RAISED FINDER AND STEEL TO ABOUT 10 INCHES ABOVE THE DOGS TO ATTA CH A CHAIN ONTO BROKEN STEEL WHILE ATTACHING THECHAIN THE DRILL STEEL W/FINDER DISLODGED FROM THE HAMMER AND FELL TRAPPING AND CRUSHING THE THUMB LITTLE AND RING FINGERS OF THE LFT HAND THUMB

EMPL UNCROSSING CABLES ON IDLER DRUM OF SHOVEL USING 3' PRY BAR.EMPL SLIPPED DUE TO GREASE ,CAUSGHT SELF WITH LEFT ARM.EMPL ALSO HELPED STRAIGHTEN CABLE ON GROUND AND APPLIED TENSION TO CABLE BY PULLING ON CABLE WHILE IT WAS TAKEN UP ONTO DRUM.EMPL WORKED REST OF DAY BUT WENT TO DR THAT PM -PAIN IN SHOULDER.ISSUED RX FOR PAIN AND RELEASED.RECOMMENDED REST AT HOME 2-3 DAYS.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A 5'X1.5" DIAMETER STEEL BAR AGAINST THE INSIDE EDGE OF A DRUM BUSHING WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE END OF THE BAR WITH A 12 LB HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BUSHING OUT WHEN TH HAMMER HIT THE END OF THE BAR A PIECE OF STEEL FLECKED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE LEFT SIDE PENETRATING THE SKIN AND LODGING IN THE FATTY TISSURES THERE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN T

EMPLOYEE ASCEND9D RIGHT SIDE LADDER OF TRUCK TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. AT THE TOP O F THE LADDER THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING THE PLATFORM WHEN HIS LEFT HAND AND THEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED THOUGHT THAT T2ERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME GREASE ON THE LADDER OR HIS FOOT. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE SUFFERED A BRUISED ELBOW AND KNEE BUT CONTINUED WORKING. LAT

DRILL HELPER CO3NECTED NEW SECTION OF HOSE TO COMPRESSOR AIRLINE. WALKED TOWARD DRILL NEAR LINE AFTER STARTING COMPRESSOR. HOSE COUPLING CAME LOOSE BETWEEN NEW & OLD SECTION. END OF LINE HIT E MPLOYEE ON HEEL3OF LEFT FOOT DROPPING HIM TO GROUND. NO RESTRAINT CHAINS OR CABLES ON NEW SECTION OF HOSE. SENT TO DR. FOR X-RAY WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN & RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPL GRINDING B3TS AT DRILL SITE.FLAKE OF METAL LODGED IN LASHES OF RIGHT EYE AND WAS TRANSFERRED INTO EYE BY RUBBING.EMPL SUFFERED SOME DISCOMFORT GOT WORSE DURING NIGHT.EMPL SENT TO CO DR RE MOVED SMALL FLA5E OF METAL FROM CORNEA OF RIGHT EYE.NO DAMAGE TO EYE.RX MED FOR PAIN.

SEVERAL EMPLOYE9S WERE WORKING ON REPAIRS TO THE SHAKER SCREEN AT THE SAME TIME. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REPLACING SCREEN BEARINGS. OTHER EMPLOYEES WORKING ON SCREEN DECK PLACED A PI ECE OF SCREEN C5OTH AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL BEHIND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AT ABOUT A VERTICAL ANGLE. THE SCREEN CLOTH FELL OVER DUE AN UNDETERMINED REASON STRICKING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.

ROLLING HEAD PU5LEY CREATING PINCH POINT BETWEEN ITSELF ANDA SHIPPING CRATE AS IT WAS BEING MOVED BY HAND TO REAR OF DELIVERY TRUCK.

VICTIM WAS TIGHTENING A CRUSHER BOLT W A BOLTING RAM WHITE SWING THE RAM THE SWING IT BACK TO FUEL HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE TRUCK RAIL AND BROKE THE RIGHT HAND BONE THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOCK FIN GER.

WHILE UNLOAD METAL STRIPS FROM A TRUCK THE INJURIED PICKUP A PIECE OF METAL. THE PIECE JUST UNKER IT FELL OFF THE FRUCK A STRUCK JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE PLATE INJURY WAS A BRUISE AND BROKEN BONE TO LEFT FOOT.

VICTIM WAS REMOVING HIS WELDING SHIELD TO PUT HIS SAFETY GLASSES. WHILE DOING SO A BOWL LINER SLIPPED OFF THE HOOK. THE HOOK SWUNG & STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD. LACERATION REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

WETTING DOWN DUMPING AREA.TRIED TO BACK TRUCK AND WENT OFF ROAD BANK-WATER SHIFTED AND WEIGHT CAUSED TRUCK TO SLID OVER ON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS PULLING A 50# BAG OF EXPLOSIVES OFF THE TRUCK ONTO HIS SHOULDER. HE TURNED WALKED A STEPS & FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.

USING A PRY BAR TO CLOSE A RAILROAD DOOR HE PULLED SEVERAL TIMES AND JERKED ON THE BAR WHEN THE INJURY OCCURED HE TURNED DOWN 2 OFFERS TO GO TO THE DOCTOR HE FINALLY WENT TO DOCTOR 08058 3

WHILE REPLACING A TRACK ON THE SHOVEL EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK IN THE MIDDLE PART OF HIS RIGHT FOOT HIS ANKLE TURNED AND HE SPRANG HIS FOOT