JACK PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EE was dumping metal 55 gallon trash can into dumpster. Dumpster height is 32 inches. EE described lifting the trash can up and feeling a pop in right bicep.

During screen cloth change the employee was using a pry bar to maneuver the screen cloth. The pry bar became stuck in the screen cloth opening. The employee used a hammer to hit the pry bar, where the bar goes into the handle. They struck upward and away from themselves. The pry bar flipped up striking the employee on the left eyebrow causing a laceration.

Employee was a passenger in a service truck driven by another employee that struck a concrete footer that supports the primary discharge conveyor on 3/10/2015. At the time employee felt a pain in his neck. He requested medical treatment on 5/18/2015.

While repairing a leak on a fuel nozzle, the wrench slipped causing the employees hand to strike a piece of metal causing a laceration to his left hand.

While rolling a rock out of the roadway the employee strained his right elbow.

Employee was cutting wear metal loose from a loader bucket and it made an unexpected movement striking his foot causing a laceration.

While in the process of cutting a piece of metal, the wind blew dust around the side of the employee's safety glasses and into the employee's eye.

While attempting to remove the bucket from a skid steer, the bucket came loose and struck IW in the shin.

Employee was tightening come-along when it slipped and hit him in the chin causing a laceration.

Two workers were setting up the crane to make lifts on a crusher. The operators cab was raised to let snow & ice slide off the top glass. The cab stuck in the up position. EE kneeled down & reached under the cab & loosened a hydraulic hose to lower the cab. The cab gently lowered onto his back and held him for a few minutes until co-worker was able to lift the cab to let him out.

Employee fell from the front access ladder on a haul truck to the ground.

The employee was using a Dye Grinder to cut a piece of metal from a pressure washer. Possibly, the grinder bolt caught the parabolic metal putting the wheel in a bind. The metal became a projectile and hit the employee in the arm and face causing open wounds needing medical care.

Employee's left index finger was lacerated while replacing Cat 990 loader bucket segments using his left hand to hold the bolt from spinning instead of using a bar. The bolt cut through the Kevlar glove, receiving seven stitches.

While attached to a rope & harness and scaling rock from the rock face, the rock came loose from the berm above and struck the scaler in the chin and caused a laceration.

Received a UPS shipment, ee was opening the box with a box cutter knife to insure that all parts ordered were received. Knife slipped while slicing box open and struck ee's left forearm. Took ee to Medical Center, ee received six stitches to left forearm.

EE had just finished tightening the track pad bolts on a Komatsu PC-300 hydraulic rockbreaker. He bent over to inspect his work, stood back up and strained a muscle in his lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL IN TUNNEL. BACK BECAME SORE AFTERWARDS. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON MAY 02, 2001 AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE REPORTED A HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS TO THE TARMAC CORPORATE RISK MANAGER. OUR WORKERS COMPENSATION CARRIER DETERMINED THE CLAIM WAS VALID.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING WEDGE BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER #1 WHEN THE WEDGE FLEW UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE.

EE WAS PLACING DRILL AUGERS INTO PICKUP TRUCK BED. THEY WERE MUDDY AND AS HE WAS LOWERING AN AUGER INTO THE TRUCK BED, HE LOST HIS GRIP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO AUGERS. HE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES. EE WAS DOING EXPLORATION DRILLING.

EE WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK AT THE PUMP HOUSE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WATER HE WAS STUNG SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT HIS HEAD AND BODY. HE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION.

EE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO "WASH" AND REMOVE TRAMP IRON FROM CONE CRUSHER. A PORTION OF THE TRAMP IRON WAS EJECTED FROM THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LEG.

EE AND COWORKER WERE REMOVING LARGE ROCKS FROM THE TRUCK DUMP AREA OF GYRATORY CRUSHER. AS THEY WERE ROLLING INTO GYRATORY FEED BOX, EE'S FINGERWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS. EE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO WASH OFF SPILLAGE FROM CONCRETE PAD. A ROCK FELL FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION (POSSIBLY A BELT CONVEYOR APPROX. 15' ABOVE) AND STRUCK HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO POUR NOBAC AT GYRATORY CONCAVES & SLIPPED, FALLING AGAINST THE SPIDER, & STRIKING HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS PULLING ON HANDLE TO OPEN DOOR ON VIBRATING SCREEN SO A HOLE COULD BE REPAIRED ON SCREEN DECK. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND BACK STOP.

EE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH A SHOVEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT WIPER FROM #7 BELT CONVEYOR.THE BOLTS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM ONE SIDE AND IT WAS RESTING ON CONVEYOR FRAME.HE WAS UNBOLTING THE OTHER SIDEIT DROPPED DOWN SUDDENLY AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND WIPER.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SCRAP WOOD FROM PILE FOR DISPOSAL. HE WAS PULLING ON A 6' X 8" X 8" PIECE OF LUMBER AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING LUMBAR SUPPORT BELT.

INJ AND COWORKER REMOVING CENTER RETAINING STRAP 4' LONG FROM VIBRATING SCREEN AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND,CUTTING PALM.EMPL WASNT WEARING WORK GLOVES.

EMPL OPENED HOOD OF YARD PICKUP TRUCK TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF DEAD BATTERY AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO START ENGINE WHILE STANDING OVER BATTERY. HE ASKED COWORKER TOP TURN THE IGNITION KEY AND BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS FACE.

EE WAS WELDING INSIDE VIBRATOR SCREEN WHILE THE VIBRATOR SHAFT DRIVE WAS BEING LIFTED TOWARD THE DRIVE SHAFT TUBE WITH LIFT CRANE. THE SHAFT CAME LOOSE FROM THE RIGGING AND FELL STRIKING THE V IBRATOR AND OR STRUCTURE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STRIKING EE.

EMPL WAS INSTALLING PTO HYDRAULIC PUMP ON TEREX FRONTEND LOADER. HE LOST GRIP ON PUMP & IT DROPPED DOWN & CAUGHT WRIST AGAINST FRAME CROSSMEMBER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE STARTER FROM UNIT 318, ROCK DRILL. AS HE WAS REACHING DOWN AND MOVING THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE WAY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING BELT DRESSING HE WAS HOLDING THE AEROSOL CAN UP RIGHT WHEN SOME OF THE FLUID LEAKED OUT AND FILLED THE INDENTED RING THAT SURROUNDS THE SPRAY NOZZLE. AS HE MOVED THE CAN AWAY FROM THE BELT CONVEYOR THE DRESSING SPLASHED OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE DRIVEN SHEAVE ON CONE CRUSHER. AS THE SHEAVE WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE THE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE SHEAVE BROKE DROPPING SHEAVE. THE SHEAVE THEN FELL OVER O N EMPLOYEE S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING LAGGING ON DRIVE PULLEY OF BELT CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING WELDING SHIELD 11 LENSE STRAY FLASH PROBABLY REFLECTED OFF CONVEYOR BELT BEHIND HIM AND ENTERED THRU THE BAC K OF SHIED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS EMPLOYEE STATEDHE WAS UNWARE OF STRAY FLASH ENTERING SHIELD.

A LARGE ROCK WAS HUNG UP IN THE GYRATORY CRUSHER EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A CABLE AROUND THE ROCK SO IT COULD BE LIFTED OUT. WHILE CLIMBING BACK OUT OF THE GYRATORY HE TWISTED HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A SMALL BURR THAT HAD FORMED ON THE HAMMER END OF THE DRILL BIT OF UNIT 314 SO HE COULD REMOVE THE BOTTOM SUB. AS HE STRUCK THE BOTTOM SUB WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM SUB STRUCK AND EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

H SLIPPED OFF F3TTING AND HIS HAND STRUCK THE OIL COOLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING DROPBALL CRANE A PC.OF ROCK FLEW BACK & STRUCK WINDSHIELD & A SLIVER OF GLASS CUT EMPLOYEES HAND A METAL GUARD FOR WINDSHIELD WAS NOT BEING USED IT HAS SINCE BEEN MODIFI ED & PUT IN P5ACE

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG THE HYDRAULIC WRENCH ON UNIT 312,ROCK DRILL,TO DISCONNECT ROTARY HEAD FROM DRILL STEEL.HE WAS TRYING TO POSITION THE HEIGHT OF THE WRENCH AS THE DRILL OPERATOR WORKED THE CO NTROL LEVER.THE3WRENCH MOVED SUDDENLY AS THE DRILL OPERATOR PUSHED THE CONTROL LEVER AND THE INJURRED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A SIDE PLATE ON THE MAST.EMPLOYEE WAS

EMPLOYEE WAS TU9NING LARGE NUT ONTO BOLT (30-35LBS)THAT SECURES GYRATORY SHELL.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UP ON BOLT TO ALLOW ROOM TO TURN NUT.THE BOLT DROPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOY EE'S FINGER BET4EEN BOTTOM OF NUT AND SHELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO REMOVE CONCAVE FROM GYRATORY SHEEL WHICH WAS SITTING NEAR MAINTENANCE AREA HE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER TO GET OUT OF THE SHELL (8FTHIGH) & LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACK WARDS STRIKING 2IS HEAD ON THE GROUND

EMPL MOVING MOTOR.WHILE MOVING MOTOR HE HURT BACK CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPL USING LOADER TO PICK UP SCRAP METAL FROM AROUND PLANT AREA.HAD RESTED LOADER BUCKET ON STOCKPILE MATERIAL AND WAS GOIN G TO DISMOUNT AND THROW SCRAP INTO BUCKET.AS HE PLACED LEFT FOOT ONT O BUCKET TO DISMOUNT RIGHT FOOT DEPRESSED FLOOR PEDAL CONTROLLING BUCKET TILT AND CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN BUCKET AND CAB FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE NUTS FROM BOLTS HOLDING SPIDER TO MAIN FRAME OF GYRATORY CRUSHER AS GYRATORY WAS STARTED UP TO CRUSH SOME LOOSE MATERIAL ONE OF SPILLAGE GUARDS AT BOTTOM OF FEE D BIN FELL ON EMPLOYEE BELOW STRIKING HIS RT ARM AND HAND