MARTINS CREEK Metal/Non-Metal

A 19 year old man died while swimming in the quarry. Police report states he went underwater and never resurfaced. The quarry is a restricted area with no trespassing signs posted. Fire department reported this incident to MSHA but did not notify Eastern Industries. This person was not an employee of the company.

An unknown trespasser was swimming in the closed, abandoned quarry section of property with several friends when he entered the water at approximately 2:45 pm and did not resurface. His friends called 911 and his body was recovered at approximately 4:00 pm by local water rescue team divers. State police were on scene but did not contact the mine owners.

While cutting side rubber knife slipped and cut right hand.

Employee was disconnecting a hose from the water truck when he struck the bumper with his left arm, causing a laceration.

HE WAS STRETCHING OUT AND TURNED TO PLACE FAN ON LOADER WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK PULL.

HE WAS STARTING WATER PUMP. FELL AND BROKE HIS LEFT WRIST.

WALKING, STEPPED ON STONE & TWISTED KNEE.

EE LIFTED SCREEN TO CRUSHER WEIGHING APPROX 50 LBS, ADN FELT STRAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SHEAVE FOR CRUSHER USING 2 PORTA POWERS. THE PRESSURE CAUSED BY PORTA POWERS PUSHING SHEAVE OFF OF EL-JAY CRUSHER, TORE SHEAVE LOOSE AND IT LANDED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT .

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE CUTTING ACROSS THE BELT TO MAKE IT SQUARE FOR SPLICING, BY PULLING UTILITY KNIFE TOWARDS HIS BODY, CONVEYOR OR KNIFE LEFT LOOSE AND PRESS URE FROM THE PULL TOOK THE KNIFE INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

WHILE DOUSING FIRE ON HEWITT ROBBINS WITH BIG BERTHA TORCH UNIT CAUSED WHEN TRYING TO THAW OUT HEADER VALVES EE SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE HEWITT RIBBINS.

EMPL WAS REMOVING STRIKING BAR OUT OF DRILL HEAD WHILE UNSCREWING BOTTOM OF DRILL HEAD DRILL HEAD SLIPPED THROUGH EMPLS HANDS CUTTING PALM OF L HAND

I NAME & OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR BROKEN CATWALK WHEN I NAME TRIED TO LIFT CATWALK HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SHEET OF STEEL FOR MAINTENENCE WORK AND BACK GAVE OUT, TWISTED BACK.

REPAIRING CRUSHER USING TOOL TO DO JOB,WHEN HE FELL OVER A PIPE THAT WAS LAYING THERE.

WHILE USING BACKHOE TO SET CYLINDERS ON EL JAY, RELIEF VALVE LET LOOSE AND PINCHED FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUT WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN PLANT STEPS, WHEN HE MI AND FELL TO LOWER LEVEL.

WAS LIFTING WEARPLATE FOR BOTTOM OF LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE PLATE PINCHED THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BUCKET & PLATE

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON SCREEN WITH OPEN END WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND SMASHED THUMB IN CHUTE LOCATED UNDER THE SCREEN.

USING A HAMMER TO LLOSEN ROCKS IN HOLES OF CATWALK PRIOR TO CLEANING SAME.ROCK CAME UP STRIKING LEFT EYE.

SLEDGE HAMMER WAS BEING USED ON LEDGE OF EL-JAY.INJURED WAS HOLDING SHAFT WHICH RECOILED PINCHING TOP OF AHND AND PULLING LIGAMENT IN RIGHT WRIST.

LAYING ON PLATFORM, USING CUTTING TORCH TO BURN BOLTS OFF MACHINEY, HOT SLAG FLEW INTO RIGHT EAR.

HE WAS HOLDING 7HE WEB OF A DRIVEN SPOCKET WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS HITTING THE HUB WITHA SLEDGE HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE HUB FROM A SHAFT. THE HAMMER HIT THE HUB BUT GLANCED OFF AND H UT HIS FINGER W2ILE HE WAS HOLDING THE WEB.

EE WAS USING CR2WBAR TO CLEAN MUD FROM TUNNEL INCLINE EBND PULLEY ON CONVEYOR. AS HE ATTEMPTED THIS THE CROWBAR CAUGHT THE BELT PIUNNING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE FRAME OF T HE CONVEYOR LANE

EMP STARTED UP 8ISCHARGE CONVEYOR AND WAS CLEANING HEAD PULLEY WITH BRUSH. RIGHT ARM CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY.

WHILE TAKING CRUSHER APART-PARTICLE OF DIRT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.