Gerken Materials Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Fall from highwall

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING END LOADER IN SHOT ROCK AREA

EE was helping install a punch plate on the screen deck and had his fingers around the plates opening as it was being pushed into place. Caught finger on cross rail, ripping open end of finger, which had to be sewn back together at hospital.

EE's reported to work and discovered the electircal trailer and control tower was on fire. Supervisor called fire department and MSHA then.

The ground was ice covered with a layer of snow over top of ice. Employee lost footing on ice and fell and hit his head. Took him to be checked out and dr said he had a concussion.

Employee is a semi-driver with our sister company N.O.A.P. He was working on the truck trailer in the shop area and slipped off and landed wrong on his foot/heel.

Employee was breaking up a rock with a sledge hammer & strained his back.

SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE FORKS IN SKID LOADER. HAD A CUT AND SWELLING/BLEEDING OF THE FINGER.

EE WAS STACKING FLAT ROCK, COWORKER WAS OPERATING LOADER PEELING ROCK. THIS SPUN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK UP, STRUCK EE IN FOREHEAD, CUT FOREHEAD, 7 STITCHES.

EE WAS STACKING 3" WALL STONE. HE WAS STACKING UP SOME STONE ON ONE CORNER WHEN ANOTHER EE RUNNING A SKID STEER WAS SETTING ANOTHER STONE ON THE PALLET WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND PUSHED TWO OTHER STONES ONTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WORKER WAS STACKING 2" ROCK AND A PIECE OF STONE CRACKED IN HALF, WHEN IT CRACKED, HE LOST HIS GRIP ON HALF OF IT AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING SWELLING IN THE FOOT.

EE WAS BANDING A PALLET OF STONE WITHOUT HIS GLOVES ON AND HE REACHED A ROUND PALLET FOR TIGHTENER WHEN THE BANDING CAUGHT HIM ACROSS HIS LEFT TOP HAND AND LACERATED HIS HAND AND WAS SENT TO H OSPITAL TO GET STITCHES 4 STITCHES TOTAL.

EE WAS WORKING ON MILL OPRATION CONTROL ROOM ALL SHIFT. AT 3:55 PM, PT MGR COULD NOT LOCATE HIM. HE WENT INTO CONTROL ROOM AND FOUND HIM COLLAPSED ON FLOOR UNCONCIOUS. CPR WAS GIVEN AND CMT WAS CALLED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE BROUGHT AROUND. IT IS BELIEVED HE HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.

WORKING IN QUARRY, FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

WHILE DRIVING A QUARRY TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO BOTH EYES.

WORKING ON EQUIPMENT AND A BATTERY EXPLODED. ACID SPRAYED ON FACE AND IN THE EYES.

WAS WORKING ON A FRONTEND LOADER, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP BEING PUT IN SLIPPED, WENT TO GRAB FOR IT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

WORKING ON AN ENGINE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE A BOLT ON THE ENGINE AND THE WRENCH I WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT TOP PART OF HAND ON THE ENGINE, CAUSING SWELLING/BRUISING.

TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A SCREEN AND HAND SLIPPED AND WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH WRENCH. CUT FOREHEAD OPEN REQUIRING STITCHES.

WORKING ON WELDER, THE WELDER STARTED UP AND HE WAS EXPOSED TO A FLASH FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, UNPROTECTED. INJURY/FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.

UNPLUGGING CRUSHER AND WEDGE WITH CHAIN. HOLDING ONTO CHAIN WEDGE GOT STUCK IN ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ARM.

RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF OF A WRENCH & SLAMMED INTO THE FRAME OF CAT 988 B ENDLOADER.

HE HAD HIS LEFT 5TH FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN A BAR AND A GRINDER.

MOVING OXYGEN TANK OUT OF PICKUP, TRIPPED AND FELL. TANK LANDED ON LEFT HAND.

SEAT ON R-22 WAS BROKE & MOVED FREELY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE HE DROVE OVER A RUT IN T HE GROUND, WHICH MADE THE SEAT MOVE OUT OF PLACEAND STRAINED HIS BACK

WORKING LARGE ROCK THROUGH CRUSHER AND STRAINED BACK

STRESS TO ELBOW AND LOWER BACK CAUSED FROM SHOVELING.

EE WAS POWER WASHING THE BOBCAT, WHEN THE BUCKET WAS LOWERED DOWN ONTO HIS BACK AND BENT HIS KNEE BACKWARD.

HE WAS CHANGING SCREENS WHEN A PILE OF RUSTY STEEL BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLANT MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY AS HE WALKED BY THE CRUSHER A PICE OF METAL FLEW UP AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH A TORCH. HE WAS NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTION. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW UP AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS STANDING IN AN ALL STEEL HOPPER DIRECTLY OVER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING AT THE TIME. HE WS HOLDING A PRY BAR AGAINST THE PIECE BEING WELDED, TO HOLD IN PLACE. HE CAUGHT A COUPLE OF WELD FLASHES, AND THE GAS AND HEAT OF THE WELDING ROD DRIFTED UP DIRECTLY INTO HIS FACE, GIVING HIM MINOR WELD BURNS (PHOTKERATITIS) IN BOTH EYES.

INJURED WAS TRYING TO FREE A ROCK WHICH BECAME STUCK IN THE CRUSHER. A CHAIN CAME LOSOE ADN STRUCK HISLEFT HAND AND ARM.

I.NAME EXITING ENDLOADER AND BUMPED LEFT LEG ON LEVERS.