Hewitt Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

He climbed up on the front of a shovel track to get into the cab and hit his head on a mirror bracket. He did not use the step mounted on the machine and came up under the bracket from the wrong direction. The ER doctor gave him 5 sutures and said he suffered a concussion.He was seen again by the doctor on 3/9/2010 and cleared to return to work on the 10th.

He felt hot, bed rested in scalehouse awhile, then went home. Later that night he went to the emergency room.

Rock slid off highwall, rock fragment came through window of excavator and hit operator on the left shin. He did not need medical treatment at the time. On 1/29/07 he complained of swelling and went to dr. He is being treated for cellulitis.

While working with Bobcat skid steer front loader operator to prepare a future stockpile area, victim's foot was caught between the bucket and arm of loader resulting in fracture to the big toe of his left foot.

EE WAS REPAIRING HOLE IN BIN, BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 30" X 6' PIECE OF SCRAP CONVEYOR BELTING AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOWER BACK PAIN.

CAB DOOR LATCH RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THEDOOR TO SWING CLOSED CATCHING INJURED'S LEFT HAND CAUSING BRUISE TO PALM & BACK OF HAND.

INJURED WAS CLEARING BLOCKAGE FROM BOTTOM OF SQUARE VERTICAL CHUTE WHEN A ROCK FELL ON INJURED'S HAND AND CAUSED LACERATIONS. HOSPITAL EXAM WITH X RAYS INDICATED NO BROKEN BONES. INJURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER AND IS IN STEEL SPLINT. LACERATIONS REQUIRED NO STITCHES.

INJURED FELL ONTO METAL HOPPER AND BELT WHILE CLEARING BLOCKAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF A SQUARE VERTICAL STEEL CHUTE. NO EXTERNAL LACERATIONS OCCURRED AND HOSPITAL EXAM, WITH X-RAYS, INDICATED NO BR OKEN BONES. DIAGNOSIS WAS POSSIBLE LOWER BACK STRAIN.

WHILE HELPING CHANGE SCREENS (WIRE CLOTH) ONTHE MAIN MILL, INJURED RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE UPPER LEFT ARM.

WHEN CLEANING SPIDER WEB FROM OUTSIDE DOOR FACING, INJURED SLIPPED ON MAT AND INJURED RIGHT ANKLE TENDONS.

INJURED WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH KNIFE AND POCKET KNIFE UNEXPECTEDLY FOLDED UP CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS BACKING TRUCK ON STOCKPILE WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BACKED OVER EDGE WITH RIGHT REAR WHEELS. TRUCK CONSEQUENTLY OVERTURNED. HARD HAT FELL FROM HIS HEAD, AND BATTERY BOX COVER STRUCK HI M ON TOP OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING OFF SAFETY SWITCH WHEN SHORT CAUSED INTERNAL ARCING BLEW DOOR OPEN AND BURNED HAND. REONT LIGHTING HAD APPARENTLY DAMAGED BOX.

A HEAVY FOAM FILLED 1H:00X25 TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED ON TRUCK WHEN IT FELL, FORCING INJURED'S RIGHT ARM AGAINST WHEEL AND LUB BOLT STUDS. TIRE WEIGHT WAS APPROX. 1 TON.

TRUCK TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A GRADE AND USING FULL ENGINE BRAKING WITH A JAKE BRAKE. OPERATOR THEN LOST CONTROL HIT ROADWAY BERM AND OVERTURNED IN TRUCK.

INJ STRIKING WEDGE IN LARGE FLYWHEEL WHEN HAMMER HANDLE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN HANDLE AND SAFETY HANDRAILS.

EMPLOYEES WERE PREPARING TO WORK ON CRUSHER AND HAD PARTIALLY REMOVED HAND RAIL SUPPORT.INJURED GRABBED HANDRAIL CAUSING OT AND HIM TO FALL INTO CRUSHER OPENING.HAND RAIL FELL STRUCK HIM ON TH E HEAD.

ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A SMALL LINK CHIAN LAYING ON WOODEN DECK AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE.

HAMMER AND EXTENDED HAND PRESSED LITTLE FINGER AGAINST HAND RAIL

INJURED PLACED FOOT ON DECK WHEN LEAVING LADDER AND STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

WHEN INJURED WS EXITING OPERATORS CAB HE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING DISCARDED PANEL OF OLD SCREEN CLOTH OFF PLANT TO GROUND WHEN HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PATCH ON SCREEN CLOTH. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AT JOINT NEAR FINGER NAIL WAS BROK EN.

INJ SHOVELING DIRT BACK POPED EXPER PAIN IN LOWER BACK

MECHANIC WAS WORKING UNDER TRUCK LG AMOUNT OF DIRT AND RUST SUDDENLY FELL IN FACE RESULT IN INJ TO R EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY RAISING SLIDE WINDOW WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WASUSING SLAG HAMMER ON HOT WELD WHEN PIECE HIT HIM IN EYE.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM CRUSHER WITH A LARGE HAMMER WHEN A SMALL ROCK PARTICLE WAS CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIS FACE AND SAFTEY GLASSES.

WAS EXITING CRUSHER PLATFORM AND SLUNG ELBOW INTO ANGLE IRON BRACE.

INJURED WAS PLACING SAFETY PIN IN EUC BED WHEN BED MOVED SLIGHTLY FORCING PIN AGAINST INJURED THUMB

AS LOADING POLE WAS REMOVED FROM HOLE A LARGE WOODEN SPLINTER ENTERED LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

INJ UNDER DIRTY3TRUCK WHEN IMPACT WRENCH DISCHARGE BLEW DIRT INTO RIGHT EYE.IRRIRATION BECAME MORE SEVERE OVER NEXT FEW DAYS.

INJURED WAS APP5YING PRESSURE TO V-BELT DRIVE OF STALLED CONVEYOR WITH 3' PIPE WHEN PIPE "KICKED BACK" STRIKING CHIN.

EMPLOYEE HAD BA7KED TRUCK CLOSE UNDER SHOVEL AND WAS BEING LOADED WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING REAR OF TRUCK CAUSIN IT TO SUDDENLY JUMP FORWARD INJURY WAS CAUSED BY EMPLOYEE HITTING STEERING WHEE L AND DASH. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG FIVE FOOT LONG PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

AIR TRUCK WAS B9ING TRANSPORTED AND AS MAST WAS BEING RAISED IN NEW LOCATION A 14FT PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL FROM TRANSPORT POSITION STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD AND GLANCING OFF HARD HAT U INTO RIGHT SHOU5DER CAUSING BRUISE AND STRAIN.

INJ WAS WALKING DOWN MOUNTAINSIDE WHEN HE LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO HIPS AND BACK EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN HAD PREVIOUS BACK SURGERY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL