Hilo Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working on primary crusher and twisted knee. Incident was reported on 04/14/2022. Employee was mobilized and given crutches and one day off of work.

Employee injured right thumb while installing springs on shaker screen.

The shift crew was changing sorting screens on a sorting bed. The injured employee was guiding the suspended screen to a storage stack. As ee pulled on the suspended screen groin was caught between the screen and the stack. EE received painful contusions to groin and missed two days of work. EE has returned to full duties.

The injured employee was part of a team replacing a sizing screen on a Symons screening machine. While moving the replacement screen into place the edge of the screen caught on a machine guard. The employee pulled on the guard to release the screen and left hand was pinched between the screen frame and the guard. Employee received a laceration that required stitches.

While assisting repairs on crusher equipment, worker sustained injury to cheekbone below eye.

While cleaning in the crusher area, worker strained his back while reaching with a hoe.

EE WAS CLEANING UP LOOSE MATERIAL AROUND CRUSHER& SHOVELING MATERIAL INTO WHEELBARROW WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STEPPED INTOFLOOR OPENING AND RECEIVED A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL THAT HAD FALLEN OFF CONVEYOR FEEDING PORTABLE CRUSHER.

EE STRAINED LEFT WRIST WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL THAT HAD FALLEN OUT CONVEYOR BELT FEEDING PORTABLE CRUSHER.

EE WAS REMOVING CONCRETE THAT HAD BEEN HO RAMMED THE DAY EARILER. ANOTHER EE WORKING WITH HIM DROPPED A LARGE PIECE ON CONCRETE ON HIS HAND.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL UNDER CONVEYOR BELT & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CLEANING STORAGE BIN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR

EMPL WAS WORKING ALONE INSIDE JAW CRUSHER POUNDING LEFT SIDE PLATE INTO PLACE WITH 16# SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN IT CAUGHT OVERHANGING COMEALONG CABLE. HOOK ATTACHED TO COMEALONG THEN LACERATED RIGHT WRIST.

HE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE PAVED RAODWAY WHEN HE NOTICED A HILIFT COMING TOWARD HIM. THE FINGERS OF THE HILIFT WERE ELEVATED ABOUT 4 FEET, AND THE RIGHT FINGER GLANCED HIM AND THREW HI M BACKWARD, AND THEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG, THEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

ATTEMPT TO LIFT TV UNIT REC ELECTR SHOCK FROM IT

WHILE OPERATING3THE D9 DOZER AND PUSHING RUBBISH ON TOP OF THE QUARRY FACE, HE NOTICED A WASP FLYING TOWARD HIM. HE DUCKED BUT IT LANDED ON HIS LEFT EAR. WHEN HE HIT IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND IT FLEW AWAY BUT H5LF AN HOUR LATER, HE NOTICED THAT HIS RIGHT ELBOW WAS SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN.

WATKINS WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE ROCKS WHICH WERE STUCK IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER JAW. HE WAS TAKING A LOOK AS TO HOW TO REMOVE THE ROCKS WHEN THE JAW STARTED TO CRUSH THE ROCKS SO HE STEPPED O FF THE ROCKS AND STOOD ON THE SCALPER SIDE OF THE JAW. THE VIBRATION FROM THE CRUSHING CAUSED A FEW ROCKS TO FALL OFF THE FEEDER. ONE OF THE ROCKS STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM

CAMACHO WAS HELPING REPAIR PRIMARY CRUSHER MAIN SHAFT BEARING. IN ATTEMPTING TO CROSSOVER FROM THE FLYWHEEL SIDE OF THE CRUSHER TO THE CRUSHER PLATFORM, HE GRABBED A 2 X 4 LUMBER, ONE END OF W HICH WAS RESTING ON A METAL HOLDER WHILE THE OTHER WAS RESTING ON A 2 X 4 FRAME. THE 2 X 4 FELL OFF THE FRAME WHEN HE GRABBED IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND IT WAS PINCHED IN THE METAL HOLDER.