Martin Marietta - Piney River Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was positioning screening cloth on top screening deck when his pinky finger got cut between the cloth and screening structure. Miner was not wearing gloves when the accident occurred. Miners finger required stitches which makes this accident reportable

Boxley Employee was walking to a switchhouse to start a crusher when he rolled his ankle on smooth level ground. He reported the injury to his supervisor and due to swelling he was taken to see a local physician. It was determined by the physician to be a sprain.

Employee was cutting a piece of rubber with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut the employees leg. First Aid was initially performed on the cut but could not stop the bleeding. Employee received several stitches to close the laceration.

EMPLOYEE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLASH BURN FROM WELDING ON GRISSLEY BARS INJAW.

EMPLOYEE SQUATTED DOWN TO MOVE A BARREL OF PARTS. HE PUSHED ON BARREL, BUT COULDN'T MOVE IT. ABOUT 15 MIN. LATER, HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK TIGHTENED UP AND HE COULDN'T BEND HIS HEAD DOWN.

EE WAS THREADING 2" CONDUIT USING A POWER THREADER. THE THREADER GRABBED PINCHING THE FINGERTIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE VISE. HIS FINGERTIP WAS AMPUTATED BUT NO BONE DAMAGE OT ST ITCHES WERE REQUIRED. EE WAS NOT AN EE OF BOXLEYEE'S BY DUDLEY ELECTRIC WAS USING DUDLEY'S EQUIPMENT & NO BOXLEY EE WAS WORKING WITH HIM AT THE TIEM

EE WAS BACKING UP IN SKID STEER MUSTANG LOADER AT WASH PLANT AREA HE STARTED THEN TO GO FORWARDAND SPIN TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE MUSTANG KIND OF JUMPED & EE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK. EE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT

FOUR EE WERE TRACKING BC-3 CONVEYOR. TWO EES WERE KNOCKING MUD FROM TROUGHING IDLER WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING USING A WRENCH. THE TROUGHING IDLER CAUGHT THE WRENCH AND PULLED EE S RIGHT HAND OVER THE IDLER AND BETWEEN THE BELT. HIS HAND WAS BRUISED AND THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN ON TOP OF HIS HAND WAS SCRAPED.

HE TOLD SUPERINTENDANT THAT HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM ON 6-3-97.

EMPLOYEE TURNED HEATER ON IN THE ENDLOADER THAT HE WAS OPERATING AND SOMETHING CAME OUT OF THE AIR VENT AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

HEALTH SCREEN X-RAY PERFORMED 6/92 B READER INTICATED SMALL OPACITIES RATING LESS THAN 1/10; PHYISCIANS HAVE INDICATED POSSIBLE SILICOSIS; HOWEVER NO OTHER X-RAYS CONFIRM A RATING OF 1/10 OR F REATER; EMPLOYEE HAS CHOSEN TO RETIRE AND HAS FILED WORKERS' COMP. CLAIN; THIS REPORT IS NOT AN ADMISSION OF ILLNESS.

EMPL WAS HITTING STEEL ROD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO GET ROCK OUT OF #1 TAIL PULLEY & PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF ROD & WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

WOOD BLOCK THAT3WAS HOLDING THE BUMPER CATCHING MANS THUMB BETWEEN CHASSIS & SPRING.

HELPING HOLD ME7AL RING IN PLACE TO BE WELDED.RING FELL 12''-16'' AND HIT MAN ON TOP OF FOOT.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE QUARRY TRUCK DRIVER HAD A BLACK OUT OR A HEART ATTACK.