Gardner Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was repairing a tear on T1 conveyor belt. As EE was removing the bad belt EE's locking blade knife slipped and cut left forearm. Injury resulted in 5 stitches. EE was wearing cut resistant gloves

While removing material from the loading face, the pit loader came to a sudden stop, "jolting" the machine. Later in the shift, employee reported some discomfort between the shoulder blades. First aid/self care measures were employed. A clinic visit was required on 9/23. At that time, the employee's work duties were restricted from operating equipment due to medical precautions.

Employee loading trucks in pit with 990H stated a 6'x2' rock slid appr 13' down muckpile and struck left front corner of the bucket and felt a pain in neck. Clinic placed employee on restricted duty on 8/14/19, currently assigned to operate smaller loader

EE pulled beside tank in pit, EE attempted to fuel up a pump in the pit. EE noticed cap was tight, used both hands to remove the cap. Used cell phone for light to see if any fuel was in tank, laid phone on tank. Then the diesel fumes ignited, causing flash. Hair on head and face were singed. EE drove out of pit/talked w/an EE. Drove self to hospital, treated for 2nd deg burns.

IE was pouring hydraulic fluid into rock breaker at the jaw when some fluid spilled/splashed up and into IE's face. IE was wearing safety glasses but fluid ran down IE's face and into IE's R eye. Another EE was in the area but not a witness to the accident & helped IE flush out eye at eye wash station. IE was taken to local ER and treated & released to go back to work that night.

A mining foreman was operating a Cat D6K2 LGP dozer blading a haul road. While blading he struck a rock, buried in the subgrade. This stopped the machine suddenly, causing the operator to lunge forward and strike his head against a steel grab bar in the machine. Injury resulting was a left forehead laceration above the left eye, requiring 10 stitches.

Employee was tightening bolts on a jaw crusher with a knock wrench. The wrench slipped from the bolt and struck him in the arm. Initial treatment was first aid. Follow-up visit on 06/02/2014 resulted in the application of a removable wrist splint. Employee was also transferred to another operator's tower not requiring the use of a joystick controller.

EE was carrying an inmpact roller w/co-worker. Tripped over a rock that he did not see, fell and dropped roller on left foot/ankle.

Employee donned gloves to grease his loader, and shortly thereafter felt his left hand itching. He removed his glove and saw his hand was beginning to swell. He was apparently bitten by some type of insect. He was examined by the company physician and administered medications to control inflammation.

The employee was removing rocks from a jaw crusher by hand that had been shut down. Employee felt pain in lower back, and was later diagnosed with a muscle strain. He returned to work on restricted duty.

EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO ROLLUP WELDING LEAD ON WELDING TRUCK. THE REEL IS MANUEL. HE ROLLED & HIT HIS RT. THUMB ON EDGE OF REEL FRAME, CUTTING HIS THUMB. AT THE DR.'S OFFICE THE THUMB RECEIVED (3)STITCHES & WAS BANDAGED UP. EE RETURNED BACK TO WORK.

Employee was installing a return roller on a conveyor. While using a pry bar to seat the roller, the bar slipped, striking the employee in the mouth. He suffered a laceration to his lip. The injury required stitches. The employee returned to work.

A CUSTOMER truck driver employed by Autry Grading was removing a rock hung in the tailgate of the truck before being loaded. The tailgate slammed on her left index finger, causing a crushing avulsion of the tip of the finger.

EE WAS LIFTING THE HOOD ON THE PC-300 TRACKHOE IN ORDER TO CHECK FLUIDS, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HAVING HAD BACK PAIN FROM TIME TO TIME HE DID NOT CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM & WORKED THE R EMAINDER OF THE DAY.

1560 CRUSHER JAMMED UP WITH ROCK. WHILE USING A METAL BAR TO DIG MATERIAL OUT, BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HAND UP AGAINST CRUSHER BOX, WHILE WEARING WORK GLOVES STILL CAUSED LACER ATION TO EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

#3 FEEDER HOLE IN TUNNEL STOPPED UP, USING STEEL ROD TO UNJAM CHUTE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE ALL AT ONCE CAUSING STEEL ROD SNAP BACK HITTING HIM UPSIDE THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HIS FACE IN THE JAW A REA.

TAKING ROCK SAMPLE FROM NC67 STACKER BELT. CLIMBED DOWN STEPS, LAST STEP ON TO GROUND, HE STEPPED OFF STEPPING IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WENT TO FLIP BELT WIPER OVER AND LOST BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET INTO MUDHOLE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WASHING ROCK DOWN BEHINED JAW CRUSHER HE WAS PULLING THE 4IN WATER HOSE FROM GROUND LEVEL TO SECOND DECK WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE AROUND THE HIP AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CABLE CLAMPS ON DROPBALL CABLE WHEN RACHET SLIPPED OFF OF CLAMP BOLT. CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN CABLE AND RACHET HANDLE.

WAS TIGHTING BOLT AT JAW FEEDER WHEN HE WAS PULLING RATCHET TOWARDS HIM HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE FEEDER STRUCTURE STRUCTURE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE JAW BONE.

ROBERT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING THE WATER HOSE CLAMP. TONY WAS WORKING ON CLUTCH WHEN HE TRIED THE CLUTCH OUT, HE TURNED ON THE IGNITION, HE THOUGHT ROBERT WAS CLEAR, BUT HE WAS NOT A ND THE MOTOR FAN CAUGHT ROBERTS, LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A JAW DIE WHEN A SUDDEN LOAD CRACK OF THUNDER LIGHTING FLASHED AND HE SAID HE HAD BEEN HIT. HE SAID DOWN AND SAID HE WAS DIZZY BURT HE SEEMED TO BE ALRIGHT.

STUCK HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER INTO AN EXPOSED HEATER FAN BLADE, TRYING TO WARM HIS HANDS UP IN THE BASE TOWER. ACCIDENT ACTUALLY ACCURED ON 1/6/94. DID NOT COMPLAIN WITH FINGER UNTIL 2/21 /94, WENT TO DOCTOR ON 2/21/94.

ON OR ABOUT 1030 AM EE WAS USING A 1/2 DRIVE DRILL WITH BIT TO CLEAN OUT THE SOCKET SEALING RING OIL HOUSING SPRING AND CAP HOUSING WHILE DRILLING ON THE 5TH HOLE THE DRILL HUNG UP AND SUN ARO UND SLAMMING MY RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE SOCKET SEALING RING SEAT HOUSING THIS PART HAS A VERY SHARPE EDGE WHICH CUT HIS INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO MOVE MOTORS FROM THE SHOP TO THE PLANT SITE, HE HOOKED UP MOTOR TO BE TRANSPORTED WHEN HE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE LOADER HE STEPPED ON AROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALAN CE WHICH CAUSE HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

REMOVING PINS FROM TRACK ON THE 95 NW FELLOW EMPL WAS HOLDING PIN DOWN WITH THE SPIKE DRIVER AND I.NAME HIT THE PIN WITH 16 LB HAMMER THE PIN CHIPPED AND METAL CHIP ENTERED LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

SHARPENING DRILL BITS EYES BOTHERING METAL SHAVING IN BOTH

I NAME WAS WORKING ON 6 IN PIPE IN PIT LIFT PIPE BY HIMSELF & REINJURED BACK

I NAME WAS DISSASSEMBLYING FEEDER BOX ON T OP OF THE 1560 I NAME WAS HOLDING UP A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHICH WAS FITTED WITH A SPILLAGE SKIRT WHILE THE LOADER WAS CUTTING BOLTS WHEN THE TWO BOL TS WERE CUT IT CAME DOWN ON HIS FINGER REMOVING PIECE OF SKIN ABOUT 1/2 INCH SQUARE

I NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK THAT HAD BLOCKED THE CHUTE WHEN THE ROCK BROKE LOOSE IT CAUGHT I NAME RT HAND THUMB & IT PULLED HIS ENTIRE NAIL OFF

ASSISTING IN CHANGING SCREENS ON THE CLEAN STONE PLANT DECK WHEN HIS FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE MIDDLE SCREEN CLOTH AND THE DECK OF FRAME.

ASSISTING IN LOOSING JAW BOLTS WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND JAW FRAME CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND RING AND PINCKY FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT.

WORKING ON REMOVING MOTOR FROM PICKUP TRUCK #238 STARTED TO TAKE TORQUE CONVERTER OFF BACK OF ENGINE PLACED WRENCH ON TORQUE CONVERTER NUT WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT HE THEN H IT RIGHT HAND ON ENGINE COVER CUTTING RIGHT HANDINDEX FINGER.

EMPL DESCENDING LADDER MISSED BOTTOM RUNG,LANDED ON ONE FOOT WITH ALL WEIGHT HURTING HIM BACK.EMPL WEIGHS 290>LBS.

I.NAME HELPING OTHER LIFT PIECE OF METAL IN SHOP.PICKED UP METAL USING WRONG LIFTING PROCEDURE AND PULLED MUSCLE.

CLIMBING OFF #2 CRUSHER,SLIPPED AND FELL 2' DOWN LANDED ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FOR WATER ADJUSTMENTS.TWISTED ANKLE IN FALL.

I.NAME UNCLOGGING CHUTE IN #3 TUNNEL WITH LONG BAR.ROCK CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON BELT AS USUAL.I.NAME JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE

HE WAS OUT ON CLEAN STONE PLANT GATHERING SAMPLES WHEN THE WIND BLEW IT BLOWED DIRT PAARTICLES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. WE TRIED TO WASH IT OUT BUT HAD NO SUCCESS SENT HIM TO DR.

I,NAME WAS WORKING AT JAW, HE WAS HELPING CLEAR THE #1 BELT BOX WHEN A ROCK WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BOX BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIM ON THE HARD HAT.

HE WAS MOVING MUD DIRT WHEN THE BLADE STUCK. HE PULLED THE CONTROL BACK TO MOVE THE BLADE. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE CONTACT AND HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE RIPPER CONTROL LEVER. HIS ELBOW BECAME S WOLLEN/ THE DOCTOR X RAYED HSI ELBOW AND FOUND NOTHING BUT A BAD BRUISE.

I.NAME WAS LIFTING A SCREEN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR WHILE CLEARING A CHUTE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BAR WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIGHT EYEBROW ABOVE HIS EYE.THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A LUMP THE SIZE OF ANICKEL WITH A 1/4 INCH CUT IN THE LUMP.INJURED RETURNED TO WORK 10-24-89 6:30AM.

OPERATOR WAS TIGTENING CLUCHES ONT EH 30 B DRAGLINE, WHEN TEH WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED THE FAN SHROUD CUTTING HIS FINGERS INT EH PROCESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE 4 1/4 SHORTHEAD CRUSHER. A ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT HAND, MASHING HIS FINGER. THERE WAS NO OPENED WOUND BUT EMPLOYEE LOST FEELING IN FINGER.

DIGGING IN PILE PILE FELL ON LOADER GLASS POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM CAUSIG SM CUTS ABRASIONS ON HANDS AND FACE.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF A MOVING HAUL TRUCK AS IT WAS PREPARING TO BACK UP TO JAW FEEDER.

HE REPORTED CEST PAINS. HE WORKED ON A BOX AT THE CLEAN STONE PLANT AND STRAINED HIMSELF WHIOLE MOVING A PATCH IN A SMAPLE AREA.

STRAINED BACK WHILE REMOVING A SCREEN FROM THE VIBRATER

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TAKE GEAR OFF OF SPEED REDUCER STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE GEAR

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TAKE OFF CRUSHER HEAD - THUMB GOT SMASHED IN THE CYLINDER WHICH MOVES THE CRUSHER HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CROWBAR WHILE REPAIRING A CONVEYOR CROWBAR SLIPPED CAUSINF HIS THUMB TO GET SMASHED BETWEEN THE CROWBAR & THE CONVEYOR FRAME

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A PALLET OF ROLLERS, THE PALLET GOT WEDGED IN A CORNER. HE USED A BOARD TO LOOSEN THE PALLER THE BOARD BROKE AND HE FELL BCK HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

ROLLER WASN'T -EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING ROLLER WITH A PIECE OF METAL TO GET IT GOING-ROLLER STARTED UP; THROWING METAL AWAY & PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPL WAS HELPING PUT TAILPULLEY ON CONVEYOR TAILPULLEY SLIPPED MASHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TAILPULLEY & CONVEYOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BOLT KNIFE TO CUT BELT ON CRUSHER FEEDER,WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT WRIST.

EMP LOST HIS GR3P ON PIECE OF STEEL HE WAS UNLOADING THE PIECE OS STEEL HIT HIS LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN A CONBEYOR LEG AND SLIPPED AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE BRACE. TWIDSTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF OF C-212 DOZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE LANDED ON THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT UPON A ROCK.

ALLEGED HEARING3LOSS DUE TO NOISE FROM SHOVEL EXCAVTOR.

THE INJURED HAD3WALKED UNDERNEATH A CONVEYOR BELT(STOOPING)WHEN HE TURNED AND STOOD UP HE HAD NOT CLEARED THE BELT.HE HIT HIS MOOUTH ON THE BELT AND KNOCKED OUT FOUR TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO OPEN AND STUCK FILE CABLINET DRAWER STRAINED BACK.

THE GAS PEDAL H6NG ON THE PICKUP TRUCK THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING. HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL UP THE PEDAL. AS HE WAS LOOKING UP HE SAW THAT HE WAS GOING TO HIT THE MAILBOX SO HE TRURNED THE WHEEL TOWARDS T2E OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN HIT A TREE.

EMPL WALKING FR2M HIS TRUCK TO FEEDER TO HELP CO-WORKERS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL WITHT HE USE OF A CHAIN THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OBERHANGING ROCK FROM PITWALL BY DROPPING BOULDER WITH A CAT 24 SHOVEL-COMPLETED TASK AND WAS RETURNING TO PIT WHEN WALL SECTION COLLAPSED-MACHINE SLID INTO PIT-EMPLOYEE WAS EITHER THROWN OR FELL OUT OF MACHINE - SOME PART OF MACCHINE MASHED RIGHT LEG (BELOW KNEE) BADLY- HAD TO BE AMPUTATED BELOW KNEE. LEFT ARM CUT & MASHED & TORN MUSCLE.

EMP WAS LIFTING A DIXO BOMM CYLINDER UP AND THE BLOCK WHICH WAS USED TFELL OUT EMP I NAME WAS HOLDING THE BLOCK WHEN CYLINDER FELL DOWN ON HIS HAND INJURING LEFT THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT CABLE WHEN HOSE BROKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HIS LEFT ARM AND LOWER WAIST