HOLSTON RIVER QUARRY INC Metal/Non-Metal

Customer came into Quarry to get load of stone. Driver backed truck up next to material, loader operator went to load truck, after they loaded truck they went to motion to driver that they were loaded and noticed that drivers head was laid back against cab of truck. Loader operator went to check on driver found them unresponsive, called 911, ambulance took driver to hospital.

Employee was changing a light bulb in the control panel at our pug mill plant. The bulb broke causing a laceration to right index finger tip. Laceration required stitches.

Employee was walking when his ankle rolled over causing him to fall. He sprained his right thumb and had abrasion to his right palm. Doctor put splint on thumb. Doctor's excuse 2 days no work. We could not get employee to come back to work on light duty, he stated he was quitting.

EE WAS HOLDING A BAR ON A SPACER ON A CENTER PIN IN A 980 LOADER WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TAPPING ON THE BAR TO DETERMINE HOW TIGHT THE SPACER WAS WHEN A CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF THE SPACER AND WENT IN EMLOYEE'S LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST. WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE ARM FOR 2 DAYS. DECIDED TO LEAVE METAL IN, MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT LATER DATE IF IT FLARES UP.

PLANT DOWN DOING MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP. EE WAS AT JAW CRUSHER DOING CLEANUP ON THE JAW CRUSHER PLATFORM. HE WAS SITTING DOWN HITTING ROCKS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM THRU THE PLATFORM. EE S TATES HE FELL THROUGH THE HANDRAIL, HANDRAIL HASA MID RAIL. EE FELL APPROX. 15'. HE HAS A CUT TO LEFT HAND WHICH NEEDED STITCHES, CUT ON BACK OF HEAD AND BROKEN RIBS.

EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT WITH A SHOVEL. HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL INTO HANDLE OF SHOVEL. THE HANDLE HIT HIS RIBS FRACTURING TWO RIBS.

EE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BIT AND THREADS OF STEEL CAUSING THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE DISLOCATED AT THE MIDDLE JOINT.

EE WAS DRILLING HE WENT TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL WHEN HE PICKED UP STEEL HE FELT A POPPING IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS INSIDE FEEDER WITH AN INPACT WRENCH. WRENCH STARTED TO FALL, EMPLOYEE WENT TO CATCH IT WHEN HE STEPPED AWKWARDLY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE CREW CONSTRUCT CAT WALK AND HANDRAILS UNDER THE JAW FEEDER WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF THE CAT WALK AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT HITTING HIS SIDE CAUSING BRUISING.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REPLACE A ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND EE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON AN I BEAM BRUISING HIS ELBOW. THIS EE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION OR HAVE ANY LOST TIME UNTIL HE DECIDED IN MARCH, 2000, THAT HE NEEDED TO GO SEE ABOUT HIS ELBOW, WAS QUESTIONABLE.

CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON 966 E CAT LOADER. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HAND UNDER PLOW BOLT IN ORDER TOGET IMPACT WRENCH ON NUT. WHEN WRENCH WAS ENGAGEBOLT HEAD WAS PUSHED OUT OF HOLE SPINING OLD WOR N BOLT IN PALM OF HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK ROCK FROM HEAD PULLEY ON CONVEYOR BELT WITH SHOVEL HANDLE. BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL HANDLE PINCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN HANDLE AND CONVEYOR FRAME. REQUIRED STITCHES TO PALM OF HAN D.

EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO TAKE HAMMERS OUT OF THECANICA CRUSHER, WHEN THEY HAD TROUBLE THEY USED A DOZER BLADE TO TRY AND BREAK THE HAMMERS LOOSEWHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO INJURED'S RIGHT ARM.

EE SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING MATERIAL FOR STEMMING BLAST HOLE AND CUT RIGHT KNEE ON EDGE OF A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF CROSS TIE. HE WENT TO THROW IT OVER HIS BACK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CONVEYOR BRACE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH WITH THE TIE.

IT HAD SNOWED EARLIER IN THE WEEK WITH TEMPERAT URES IN THE HIGH 20'S LOW 30'S COVERING THE GROUND WITH ICE. INJURED WAS CARRYING TWO PIECES OF ANGLE IRON, WALKED AROUND TRUCK, STEPPED ON ICE AND HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE CRUSHER HOPPER STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE AND FALL CAUSING A FRACTURE OF A BONE IN THE LOWER PART OF THE SPINE.

OPERATOR WAS BR9AKING LARGE BOULDERS WITH A CRANE AND DROP BALL WHEN A SMALL PARTICKE OF ROCK CAME THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE SCREEN ON THE FRONT OF THE CAB STRIKING THE OPERTOR ABOVE THE RT EYE CUTTING AND BR6ISING THE EYEBROW AND EYELID

EE WAS REPARING TRACKS ON A DOZER A CUTTING TORCH WAS USED TO CUT THE NUT OFF OF A BOLT. EE HIT THE BOLT WITH A HAMMER TO REMOVE IT FROM TE %%* THE HOLE & A PIECE OF SLAG CAME OFF OF THE B OLT STRIKING THE EE ON TE UPPER PART OF T HE CHIN.