McKelligon Canyon Metal/Non-Metal

lacerated left index finger while working on an air cleaner, lost grip of the air cleaner housing and it fell on their hand.

Employee was removing the bolt on a loader when the bolt made contact with the employees finger causing a laceration that required 9 stitches to close.

Employee was climbing up and down the ladder at the crusher trying to get it started and on the third try employee's foot slipped from the ladder and employee twisted employee's lower back causing a strain.

EE was climbing down a ladder from the control house of the crusher and while doing so EE did not place the arch of foot on the ladder rung but only placed the front of boot where the toe's are and foot slipped and EE caught self with left hand and with the weight of body swung to the right and hit right forearm and elbow on the frame.

Employee was working on repairing a conveyer belt underneath a hopper at face level and while cutting the belt towards himself the cutting knife came toward his face and cut his lower lip and chin. Laceration needed stitches. Coworker was working with him on the other side of the hopper.

The employee was using a utility knife to cut a rubber conveyor belt, while doing so the knife case broke and the blade got out of its case cutting the external side of the right hand (1" cut). EE got stitches at the hospital and returned to modified duty the same day.

EE was changing shims on a Jaw crusher, when using a hammer to loose a bolt he placed his left foot on a hole at the inner wall(between the jaw and the iron plates used to prevent the jaw to close), while doing so, the safety pin holding the jaw got loose and tramped his left steel toe; the steel toe got deformed and injured his thumb. No fractures where detected at the clinic.

EE was cutting a metal piece at ground level, when getting up changing position he didn't turn the torch off and lost grip of it; he reached it by the hoses and the burning tip got pointed at his right knee causing a 1.5" burn. EE received first aids at site and refused medical attention. On Jan 27th he asked for Medical treatment, went to the doctor and received modified duty.

As the employee was trying to loosen rocks stuck in the crusher with a metal bar, the bar slipped causing a laceration and fracture to his right pinky when it was caught between the bar and the crusher.

Was cleaning under the machine the machine stopped and as he was climbing the ladder he slipped; held on to the ladder, but hurt his foot.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF A HAUL PACK TRUCK, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM A FEW FETT TO THE GROUND FLOOR.,

EE WAS INSTALLING A SEAT ON A TRUCK WHEN THE SEAT SLIPPED CRUSHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND PULLED A MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TRANSFER TRUCK AND WHILE OPENING THE HOOD A CABLE BROKE AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO TILT TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK ON THE RAMPS WHEN RETURNING HE LOST HIS BALANCE, SLIPPING AND FALLING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRING THE BEARING ON BELT CONVEYOR WHEN LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS.

EE WAS UNSCREWING DRILL STEMS, PULLING BARS APART VCATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BOOM AND BAR CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE'S WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON 1313 PLANT AT THE TOP DECK. REMOVING SCREEN TO DROP TO BOTTOM. HOOK GOT CAUGHT ON HIS JACKET PULLING HIM OVER THE SIDE. FELL 10' DOWN WITH SCREEN LANDING ON TOP OF HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DECK PUTTING V-BELTS ON SCREEN 1. TRYING TO GET PULLEY TO GET A FULL TURN, SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.

SCREEN ON ROCK WASHER STOPPED. HE WALKED INSIDE VAN & OPENED FUSE BOX. THE FUSES WERE OUT, SO HEREMOVED ALL THREE FUSES. HE PUT 1 FUSE IN, AS HEWAS PUTTING SECOND FUSE, IT EXPLODED SENDING FLA ME OUT OF BOX.

EE WAS CALLED TO ROCK WASHER. ANOTHER COWORKER &EE WERE CHECKING FUSES WHEN COWORKER REPLACED FUSES ON STARTER, THE SECOND ONE EXPLODED SENDING FLAMES AND CAUSING EE'S EYES TO BURN.

EE WAS MOVING DRILL DOWN TO BE FUELD, WHEN HE GOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL AND THE DRILL FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. EE ACCIDENTALLY JUMPED OUT FALLING ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREENING MATERIAL WASHER & FELL, INJURING SHOULDER/BACK WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.

WELDING IRON PLATE IN CRUSHER WHEN PLATE SIDE HITTING EE S FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

PICKING UP SCRAP IRON WHILE WAITING FOR TRUCK TOBE REPAIRED. WHEN LIFTING THE FELT A SLIGHT PAININ HIS STOMACH.

DUST BLEW INTO EYE(RIGHT) WHEN GONZALES WAS CLEANING SHEAVE ON 54" CONE CRUSHER(SHEAVE IS OVERHEAD).

THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS GOING UP A STEEP ROAD WHEN ENGINE DIED OUT. THE DRIVER THEN STARTED TO BACK UP THE TRUCK SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD. AS HE WAS BACKING UPDOWN THE ROAD HE LOST SIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD LOST CONTROL TRUCK TURNEDOVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

WORKING AT CRUSHER AREA (SHOVELING) AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WORKING ON CONVEYOR AND WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK(PRYING) THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH, CAUSING HIM TO FALL 12 FEET TO THE GROUND.

THE AIR TRACK DRILL WAS BEING MOVED DURING WHIHC AN AIR HOSE SWUNG AND HIT THE HAMMER CONTROL LEVER CAUSING THE TRACKS TO LIFT IN FRONT. WHEN THE OPERATOR APPROACED THE DRILL, THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED TRAPPING HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING ON THE WATER AT THE CRUSHERS AND WHEN HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE CONVEYOR ON THE CROSSOVER STAIRS, HE SLIPPED ON A WET STEP AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK AND HEAD ON THE STEPS. ACUTE SPRAIN AND CONTUSION L-S BACK. CONTUSION HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXGYEN BOTTLE INTO A TRUCK AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SECTION OF BELTING WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A LARGE ACETYLENE CYLINDER AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BINS FOR HOT MIX PLANT. HE WAS GRINDING A PLATE WITH AN AIR GRINDER WHEN IT SHATTERED AND HIT HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNBOLTING HEADS FROM ENGINE AND PULLING RACHET BY HAND, THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A BAR FROM A FRAME. AS THE LAST NUT WAS BEING REMOVED THE FRAME SLIPPED CAUSING THE BAR TO FALL. STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

JUMPED DOWN OFF OF TRUCK AND LANDED ON A LARGE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A METAL BAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING STARTER ON TRUCK WHILE PULLING OUT THE STARTER, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND'S AND LANDED HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CRUSHER THE BOLTS WERE LOOSENED AND THE DISK SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A MOTOR WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO PUT IT IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE MOTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN HOT SLIVER OF WELDING MATERIAL BURNED THROUGH HIS PANTS INTO HIS BOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHILE LAYING ON FLOOR-NECESSARY TO COMPLETE PROJECT-A PARTICLE OF WELDING SLAG WENT INSIDE HIS RIGHT EAR.

HE HAD TO ASSUM9 AN AWKWARD POSITION IN ORDER TO KNOCK THE PINS OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS HITTING THE PINS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND CLAIMS BACK STRAIN.

I.NAME SAID HE 5OST HIS BALANCE AS HE WAS PICKING UP A LARGE STONE & HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK

THE INJURED WAS3USING THE GRINDING WHEEL WHEN SOMEONE CALLED HIS NAME AND HE TURNED TO RESPOND.HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE SPINNING WHEEL.HE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION ON THE WEBBED PORTION BETWEEN HIS RIGHT INDEX AN8 MIDDLE FINGER. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND IT HAD BECOME INFECTED.

WELDER WAS USIN1 A CARBON ARC WELDER TO REPAIR A BROKEN MOUNT ON THE LOADER BUCKET & I.NAME WAS USING THE CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE OLD TEETH WHEN APPARANTLY HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN BOTH EYE FROM THE ARC 3

I.NAME SAID HE 4AS USING THE PORTABLE GRINDER TO CLEAR OFF SOME BURRS FROM CRUSHER & WHEN HE PUT THE WHEEL TO THE CRUSHER IT KICKED BACK & STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A LATERATION

I,NAME SAID HE 4AS GOING TO PUT WATER INTO THE LOADER'S RADIATOR BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE PRESSURE BLEW THE CAP OFF AND THE BURST OF STEAM BURNED HIM ON HIS LE FT UPPER CHEST 5ND ARM.

I NAME WAS HOLD3NG FABRICATED DRUM SUPPORTS FOR THE WELDER. HE HAD DARK SAFETY GLASSES BUT APPARANTLY THERE WAS ENOUGH EXPOSURE TO REFLECTED WELDING ARC AND IT CAUSED A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYE.

HE SAID HE LIFT9D A PIECE OF METAL WHICH WAS BLOCKING HIS PATHWAY ON THE ROASD COMING DOWN FROM THE DRILL HE HAD JUST CHECKED.

I.NAME SAID HE 4AS INSTALLING A WATER PUMP BY WASTE POND WHEN PUMP SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS FINGER I.NAME HAD ANOTHER INJURY ON 031687 INVOLVING THIS SAME FINGER WHERE A PIECE OF METEAL SHEARED OFF A CHISEL & 3NBEDDED IN HIS FINGER THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE PAPERWORK & THE COMPANY THOUGHT IT WAS TREATMENT FOR THE SAME INJURY

I.NAME STANDING3ON CATWALK ON 2ND LEVEL CLEANING ROCKS FORM CONVEYOR USING SHOVEL.USED BOTH ENDS OF SHOVEL TO LOOSEN ROCKS AND THOSE HE COULDNT GET OUT HE DECIDED TO BRUSH OUT WITH GLOVED HAND WHILE CONVEYOR3STILL RUNNING.GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE ROLLERS AND PULLED HIM INTO CONVEYORS FEEDER TAIL PULLEY.

I.NAME WAS STRI5ING THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL SHEARED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 WHILE WALKING AROUND DRILL. HE SAID AS HE FELL HIS KNEE STRUCK A SHARP ROCK CAUSING A CUT OF APPROX 2 1/2" ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. MISSED TIME 02/-02/17,BEGAN MISSING TIME AGAIN 03 /03 AND HAS NOT3RETURNED AS OF THIS REPORT DATE.

I NAME SAID HE 4AS CLEANING UP PARTS WHEN HE LIFTED THE BLADE BRACE AND FELT PAIN.I NAME FAILED TO USE PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND FAILED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE.

I NAME ACCIDENT5Y PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL PLATE THAT HE SAID HAD JUST BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH.

I.NAME WAS SCRE9NING SOME ROCK WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF

I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG 560 LOADER & THE BUCKET WAS REAL LOOSE CAUSING THE LOADER TO JERK

I.NAME HAD STEP1ED OFF THE TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE THIS ANKLE WAS AN OLD INJURY

I NAME SAID HE 8LIPPED ON THE WET DECK PLATES AND TRIPPED ON THE STEAM HOSE CAUSING THE STEAM TO GET INTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

I.NAME SAID HE 4AS CLEANING CRUSHER WHEN HE STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST METAL.

I.NAME WAS PUTTING A CHUTE IN PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN ON HIS BACK.

I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG SOMETHING HEAVY WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING BURNING INHIS STOMACH, BUT HE DID NOT PAY ARNY ATTENTION TO IT, UNTIL 9-20-85 WHEN HIS UMBILICAL STARTED TO HURT & SWELL, BUT THE DR C OULD NOT OPERAT9 TILL 1-14-86.

I.NAME SAID HE WAS CLEANING BASE MATERIAL WITH A PIPE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE PIPE AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MTEAL.

I.NAME SAID HE WAS INSTALLING CAOUNTER WEIGHTS BY THE SCREEN WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT HIS TOES

I.NAME SAID HE WAS DRILLING BY THE BUILDING STONE WHEN ONE FELL & PINNED HIS LEFT ANKLE AGAINST THE BOOM OF DRILL

I.NAME SAID HE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON DIFFERENTIAL W/CHISEL HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE & PENETRATED HIS PALM

WHILE STANDING UP TO GET OUT OF LOADER I.NAME SAID HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FAN THAT IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE DOOR

I.NAME SAID HE OVER EXTENDED HIS SWING WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO ALIGN A FRONT IDLER

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PULLING A LEVER ON THE DUMP TO OPEN GATE FOR MATERIAL. ON THE SECOND PULL HE SAID HE LOST HIS BALANCE REACHED UP TO GRAB THE T RUCK TO STEADY HIMSELF & SPRAIN HIS LEFT WR RIST

PRESSURE IS RELEASED FROM AIR RELIEF VALVE EVERYDAY. THIS EMPLOYEE FELT HIS RIGHT EAR INFECTION WAS DUE TO THE DAY HE WALKED BY THIS VALVE AND GOT AIR INSIDE THE EAR. THE PHYSICIAN DETERMINED THIS TO BE A VIRAL INFECTION, IN NO WAY RELATED TO HIS JOB

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER. STEPS WERE NOT BROKEN OR DAMAGED TO CAUSE FALL - NOR WERE THEY WET, IT WAS AS FAR AS WE CAN DETERMINE AN UN-COORDINATED EFFORT TO GET DOWN ONB THE EMPLOYYES PART