KANSAS FALLS QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE STUCK A SHOVEL IN A DIRT PILE AFTER SHOVELING. THE SHOVEL STARTED TO FALL OVER AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR IT. AS HE REACHED FOR IT THE SHOVEL CONTACTED THE EDGE OF A CONVEYOR BELT A ND KICKED IT AROUND CONTACTING HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE JERKED HIS HAND BACK AND CONTACTED THE SHARP EDGE OF A GUARD BEHIND HIM CAUSING SCRAPES & PUNCTURE WOUNDS THAT REQUIRED 2 SUTURES TO CLOS

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO USE A EXTENSION LADDER AND DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER, AS HE WAS SETTING UP THE LADDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SKID STEER LOADER, HAVING TROUBLE GETTING CAGE TO LINE UP. BUCKET ROLLED FORWARD ON HIS NECK. THE SAFETY LOCK WAS ON. TRIED TO SUPPORT BUCKET WITH NECK AND SHOULDERS TO GET OUT FROM UNDER IT.

TRYING TO KNOCK (WITH A HAMMER) CHAIN LINK IN BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL.

HE WAS GUIDING BULL GEAR COVER INTO PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND JERKED HIS LEFT ARM. POSSIBLY PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER AREA OF LEFT ARM.

HE WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER IN THE 2QUARRY, SAID THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STEER. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BERM AND HE LOST CONTROL & THE TRUCK TIPPED ON ITS SIDE. CAUSING LACERATION OF THE RIGHT EAR AND BRUISES ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BOTH LEGS.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WITHTHE BED IN THE "UP" POSITION, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER THE LIFTING STRAP ON THE FUEL TANK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SIMPLE FRACTURE ON THE L EFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RETURN ROLLER WITH A SHOVEL. THE BELT CAUGHT THE SHOVEL BEFORE EMPLOYEE COULD LET GO. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.

HAMMER BEING USED TO REPLACE BEARING IN CAN ROLLERS SLIPPED OFF OF ROLLER & HIT RIGHT ARM JUST BELOW WRIST. BRUISED TISSUES.

WELDING ALL DAY - WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION. BOTH EYES BURNED BY WELDER ARC.

SLIPPED GETTING UP ON DOZER & FELL, INJURING LEFT SIDE OF BODY, PRIMARILY LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS HUNTING AT QUARRY & SUFFERED AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK & DIED. IT WAS ON SUNDAY & PLANT WAS NOT OPERATING. DEATH IS PROBABLY NON CHARGABLE

EE WAS TIGHTENING NUT ON BACK OF WATER TRUCK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT ARM ON SIDE OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING CONTUSION OF THE RIGHT ELBOW.

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF ROAD GRADER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE GROUND, HE STRAINED LOWER BACK & GROIN MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 988 LOADER ON ROUGH TERAIN IN THE QUARRY. BY LATE AFTERNOON HE NOTICED HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG HAD SOME PAIN IN THEM.

USING HAND SHOVEL TO CLEAN ROCK FROM UNDER SCREEN ON CRUSHER TWISTED BACK STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS USING SHOVEL TO CLEAN FINES FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER BELT, TURNED TO THROW A SHOVEL OF FINES AND TWISTED HIS BACK. LUMBAR SP/ST WITH NERVE ROOT IRRITATION PER DR. KEATING NOTE.

SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE QUARRY TRUCK ON WEDNESDAY 7-30-97. HE WENT TO DR. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 1ST, HAD EYE INFECTION. DR. PUT IN ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS. EYE OK NOW

EMP WAS LIFTING FLIGHTS TO HINGES ON #1 CRUSHER. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE WENT TO SLEEP WHILE DRIVING TRUCK AND TRUNED THE TRUCK OVER. LACERATION ON BACK OF HEAD REQUIRING NINE STITCHES. EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. TRUCK WAS NOT LOADED.

A ROCK FELL OFF A TRUCK, EE PICKED IT UP TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE ROAD, WHEN HE DID, HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY VACK SUPPORT AT THE TIME OF INJURY.

HE WAS ON A CONCRETE PILLAR INSPECTING PADDLES ON THE WASH LOG. HE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND FELL 3-4 FEET HIS RIGHT HIP HIT A WATER VALVE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVE A RACE FROM A GEAR BOX SHAFT. OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE RACE WITH A HAMMER AND A SLIVER OF STEEL WENT INTO THE WHITE PART OF THE LEFT EYE. SLIVER WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED FROM THE EYE 12-20-95 BY DR.

EE WAS GETTING OFF THE FUEL TRUCK AFTER PUTTING FUEL IN THE EQUIPMENT. HE WAS USING HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE GROUND, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF A WET RAIL AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. DR WA NTED HIM TO STAY OFF OF IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WEEDS AROUND THE WASH-LOG AND MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO POISON IVY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER TO REMOVE AN UNEVEN WELD FROM A LOADER PART. DUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, SCRATCHING THE CORNEA OF THE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE HAUL TRUCK TO GO TO THE REST ROOM STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING A CLASS 2 SPRAIN & BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE

REMOVING BATTERY CABLES FROM TEH BATTERY IN THE WATER-WAGON. HE GOT BATTERY ACID ON HIS LEFT FINGER. A BUG FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE, HE TRIED TO WIPE THE BUG OUT OF HIS EE. NO KNOWING THERE WAS BATTERY ON HIS FINGER. EYE WAS FLUSHED AAT ER AT HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING STACKER ON CRUSHER WHEN HE TRIED TO STAND UP, A DISC HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND HE HAD TO BE CARRIED DOWN THE STAIRS.

GRINDING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. THE GRINDER STARTED TO FALL OFF THE TABLE. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE WAS CLEANING SPILLED MATERIAL OUT OF THE TUNNEL WITH A SHOVEL HE THREW A SHOVEL OF DIRT INTO A WHEEL BARROW HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET THEN WENT BACK INTO THE SOCKET CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING HE HAS BEEN WORKING FULL TIME,UNTIL NOW.

RUNNING DOZER ON SOLID ROCK, BACKED OVER A DIRT RIDGE SLAMMING BACK ON SEAT FRAME OF DOZER. TWO LOWER VERTEBRAE IN BACK WERE PUT OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD IN SCRAPER WHEN HE WAS LEANING BACK STRETCHING AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. EVIDENTLY THE TOP OF THE SEAT HIT BACK AND CAUSED PINCHED NERVE OR DAMAGE TO BACK.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CASE MINI LOADER AND STEPPED THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

THURSDAY 7-21-94 INJURED WAS LOADING A TRUCK AT THE QUARRY-DUST BLEW OFF THE LOADER BUCKET-INTO HIS FACE. SATURDAY 7-23-94- REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR HIS LEFT EYE WAS IRRIATED- BEN WENT TO ER- NOTHING WAS IN HIS EYE. HE WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS FOR IRRITATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP THE LOADER. THE REAR END DROPPED INTO A CLUCH HOLE, TWISTING THE LOADER.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER WAGON AS HE JUMPED DOWN HIS GLOVE HUNG ON THE CAGE OF THE WATER WAGEN PULLING THE MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER ALSO PULLING THE ROTATER CUP OUT OF PLACE THERPY RECOM MENDED FOR FIVE DAYS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK

INJURED STEPPED OFF A LOADER ONA SMALL ROCK, PULLING THE TENDONS IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

ANOTHER EE KICKED THE LADDER EE WAS STANDING ON THE GREASE GIZZLEY THE LADDER FROPPED TWO FEET AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT FALL.

HE WAS GRINDING STEEL ON A SCREEN BED. A SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL AND RUST ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. DR. REMOVED STEEL AND SENT HIM TO SPECIALIST TO REMOVE RUST FROM EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASS ES AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EE WAS WALKING UP A HILL TO HELP LOAD A SHOT A ROCK APPROX. 12X18 ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

BRIAN WAS DRIVING 50 TON QUARRY TRUCK - HE OPENED THE AIR VENT AND DUST BLEW IN HIS FACE. DOCTOR REMOVED DUST AND SMALL SLIVER OF ROCK FROM HIS RIGHT EYE. ANTIBOTIC PUT IN EYE AT TIME OF VISI T. NO MEDICATION PRESCRIBED.

INJURED JUMPED OFF THE BUMER OF A TRUCK. SLIPPED ON ICE, CUAGHT LEFT TOE ON FROZER SNOW. PULLED LIGAMENTS ON INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT.

I.NAME TRYING TO REMOVE LARGE PIECE OF FROZEN DIRT FROM A SCREEN. A PIECE CAME LOOSE UNEXPECTED AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT BRUISING & MASHING 3 SMALLEST TOES ON LEFT FOOT. WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS.

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE 50 TON TRUCK, STARTED TO SLIP SO HE JUMPED. HIS WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON CATWALK NEARLY PULLING HIS FINGER OFF. THE SKIN BROKE AT THE RING AND PEALED THE SKIN DOWN TO T HE FINGERNAIL. TOOK 15 STITCHES TO SEW IT BACK TO HAND.

55061S GRINDING METAL ON #1 SCREEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & WENT INTO HIS RT EYE HE DIDNT REALIZE IT WAS IN HIS EYE UNTIL HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK AFTER 6:00PM SLIVER OF STEE 30612 REMOVED & ANTIBOTIC PRESCRIBED ON 09-02-92

55061S HELPING REPLACE A BEARING IN THE WASH LOG. HE WAS STANDING AWAY FROM THE WELDER & DIDNT REALIZE. HIS EYE WAS BURNT UNTIL 2:00AM WHEN HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT GEARY COMMUNITY HOS 79313 JUNCTION CITY, KS.

EE WAS CRANKING THE STARTTER MOTOR OF 13000 ENGINE WHEN THE MOTOR BACK-FIRED AND THE CRANK HIT THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND & WRIST.

A LARGE ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE TUNNEL.INJURED WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE IT.THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND INJURED HIT THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT WRIST ON THE ROCK.

EE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK AND FELT NUMB ON LEFT SIDE FIRST THOUGHT WAS A STROKE SO AN AMBULANCE SUMMONED AND ALL VITAL SIGNS WERE NORMAL HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AFTER BEIN G DIAGNOSED AS A PINCHED NERVE.

LOST FOOTING FROM TRUCK, FELL TO GROUND BREAKING L WRIST AND CUT TOP OF HEAD

EYES WERE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WELDING BURN CONJUNCTIONTIS.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A 2X8 BOARD FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT.USED FOR SPLICING.ONE SIDE CAME LOOSE AND THE OTHER SIDE HIT HIM UNDER THE CHIN,DISLOCATING HIS JAW AND KNOCKED HIS UPPER BRIDGE LOO SE.

EMPL WAS TRYING TO TAKE BIT OFF DRILL BY HITTING IT WITH HAMMER. SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF BIT & ENTERED INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING FALLEN MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER A PARTICLE OF DUST GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO DR 2 DAYS LATER AS HE THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS STILL IN HIS EYE. DR SAID POSSIBLY SC RATCHED AND PRESCRIBED ANTIBOTICS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INFECTION.

EE WAS REPLACING A BELT ON 1 CRUSHER. HIS 2ND FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED IN THE BELT PULLY CAUSING HEMATOMA UNDER NAIL. DR BURNT HOLE IN THE NAIL TO RELEAVE PRESSURE.

I NAME WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A KNIFE IN HIS RT HAND THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE BELT CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND JUST ZBOVE THE INDEX FINGER THREE STITCHES TO CLOSE LACERATION

EE BENT OVER TO UNLOCK GATE AND THE DISC. IN HIS LOWER BACK BETWEEN THE 4TH & 5TH LUMBAR SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING A LOT OF PAIN.

HE WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE LIME BIN, HE SLIPPED ON THE LAST STEP AND GRABBED AN OVERHEAD BAR TO BREAK HIS FALL. IN DOING SO, HE PULLED MUSCLE LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMP WAS CHANGING SHAKER SCREENS ON CRUSHER. HE STRETCHED LAST TWO LUMBAR DISC IN SPINE WHILE LIFTING SCREEN.

4 MEN WERE INSTALLING BEARINGS ON A SUPER STACKER THEY WERE STANDING ON A SHAKER SCREEN PPROX 8FT-10FT HIGH JOB WAS ABOUT DONE SO BEING ABOUT QUITTING TIME I NAME WAS GETTING DOWN WHEN A BIG G UST OF WIND BLEW HIM TO THE GROUND HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR SHOR5 TIME 1 OR 2 MINUTES

TURNED LEFT ANKLE WHEN GETTING OUT OF A QUARRY TRUCK AND STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A ROCK.

I.NAME BENT DOWN TO GO UNDER THE CRUSHER AND HAD A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON FRIDAY. GAVE HIM MUSCLE RELAXANT AND DAY TO REST.

I,NAME WAS BENDING OVER BETWEEN THE CONVEYORS BELT REPAIRING THE CAN ROLLERS. HE BENT OVER TOO FAR AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

I,NAME WAS INSTALLING CAN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR. THE ROLLER SLIPPED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

HE FELL ON THE 8TEPS COMING DOWN FROM THE CRUSHER.

I NAME WAS GOIN1 TO ADD WATER TO RADIATOR ON LOADER WHEN HE REMOVED RADIATOR CAP HOT WATER BLEW OUT OF RADIATOR ON HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING LARGE BLISTERS TO FORM

I NAME WAS RUNN3NG THE DRILL AGAINST A BANK A ROCK 2X1 FELL ABOUT 4 FT ON RT FOOT BREAKING JHIS BIG TOE

EMP WAS GETTING3OFF SKID LOADER HIS FOOT HIT PEDAL USED TO LIFT AND LOWER BUCKET ARM THE BUCKET CAME DOWN SMASHING FINGERS AGAINST FRAME OF MACHINE HE LOST FINGERNAIL END OF IFINGER 3/4 IN OF OFF INDEX AND T2IRD FINGER LOST TO FIRST JOINT ON 2ND FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ELECTRICAL CABLE THROUGH A CONDUET PIPE WITH A LEAD CABLE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SOLID PIPE USED TO ADJUST BELT PULLEY, CAUSING TORN LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLE TISSUE IN ANKLE.

I.NAME BENT OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE DOZER AT THE TRACKS AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK GETTING UP CAUSING OTHER MUSCLES TO TIGHTEN CAUSING PAIN AND MAKING IT VERY PAINFUL TO M OVE HIS BODY

I.NAME WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OUT OF THE FEEDER GATE WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS R HAND AGAINST THE F E EDER GATE CAUSING SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS (NONE BLEEDING) AND PAIN IN JOINTS OF THE RIGHT HAND

THE INJURED TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET STUMBLED FELL UP AGAINST THE BUILDING HOUSING THE CONTROLS FOR THE CRUSHER AND PUT HIS HAND AND ARM THROUGHT A GLASS WINDOW HE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM REQUI RING TWELVE STITCHES