Michigan Gypsum Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Electrican tighting up the guywire for overhead electric line and the guy wire insulator snap into, two parts and one part fell onto EE's lower left arm and cut the skin and left a deep cut.

Employee was pulling a rock out that was wedged between the primary crusher frame and some grease lines. When he dislodged the rock, it fell and pinched the little finger of his left hand against a steel cross member.

Right shoulder had been rubbing on seat in 2004 Cat 980G Loader. Employee reported on 11/28/07 that shoulder was swollen & sore and felt like a pinched nerve. Employee was sent to Occupational Health appointment on 11/29/07. Returned to work with restriction not to lift above shoulder. Was told to contact family Dr on high blood pressure.

EE was jacking & cribbing the Cat 990 Loader to remove the rear end. Sliding wooden blocks under the loader he ran a splinted in palm of hand. He pulled exposed splinter out & continued to work the rest of the day(Friday). He came back Monday & his hand was swollen. He reported the accident & asked to go to a doctor to see if some of the splinter was still in the hand.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO LOOK AT LINE BELT TO SEE IF REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. HE JUMPED OFF THE BELT ONTO THE GROUND. HIS KNEE HURT SOME AT THAT TIME. IT DIDN'T FEEL BAD UNTIL TUES. 7/5/05, WHEN IT STARTED TO SWELL. HIS LEFT KNEE SWELLED & HE COULD NOT HARDLY WALK ON IT.

EE WAS HELPING CLEAN SNOW FROM PRIMARY FINES BINHE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK CLEANING SNOW FROM INSIDE THE BIN. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL & WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE CATWALK ABOVE & THE BELT CAUSING IT TO SHOOT OUT & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH DAMAGE & LOOSEN FRONT TEETH

AN ENGINE WARNING LOGHT CAME ON INSIDE THE DRIVERS TRUCK. DRIVER STOPPED THRUCK TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER COULD NOT SEE VERY GOOD. WHILE REACHING INTO ENGINE AREA TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE COOLANT BOTTLE THE FAN BELT,FAN BLADE,OR SOMETHING GRABBED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING TIP APPROXIMATELY 1".

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO LAY A SMALL PIECE OF CARDBOARD ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE GARAGE. AS HE WAS BENDING OVER HIS BACK SLIPPED OUT.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND FELL BACKWARDS ON THE GROUND. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL. HE HAS A BROKEN TAILBONE. HE WAS RELEASED TO HAVE HOME REST FOR 7 TO 10 DAYS.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF MACHINE. HIS FINGER CAUGHT ON THE SPRING THAT HOLDS THE DOOR LATCH. WIRE WENT INTO HIS FINGER. NO STITCHES WERE NEEDED. TETANUS SHOT WAS GIVEN.

UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. COULD BE A REOCCURANCE OFL AN OLD BACK PROBLEM.

WELDERS FLASH FROM TWO CONSECTIVES DAYS OF WELDING PLUS STEEL PIECE REMOVED FROM THE LEFT EYE.

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ONT EH BRAKES OF A 980C LOADER. HIS ASSISTANT AND HIMSELF HAD THE RIM PROPPED UP WITH TWO-BY-FOUR BOARDS LAID ON THEIR EDGE. THE BOARDS SLIPPED AND THE MECHANIC'S FINGER S WERE PINCHED.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF STEEL BY HIMSELF WHENHE REALIZED THAT IT WAS TOO HEAVY WHEN HE SET IT BACK DOWN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE BOARD THAT IT WAS SETTING ON

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF THE CRANE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CRACKED HIS ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL, CRUSHING THE NERVES IN HIS ELBOW.

INJURED WAS HELPIG THE LOADER OPERATOR GUID A DERAILED CAR BACK ONTO THE TRACK. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE GUIDES, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 5/8" STEEL THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST A HAND RAIL. HE WAS PUTTING A CLAMP ON ONE END OF THE SHEET OF STEEL HE WAS CUTTING. HE FINISHED CUTTING OFF THE PIECE OF S TEEL. THE PIECE FELL AND HIT INJURED'S RIGHT HAND ON THE LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS WORKING ON PUTTING BRACES IN THE LOWER PART OF THE TRUCK HOPPER. HE WAS PUTTING IN THE FRAME STRUCTURE. THIS IS A TIGHT AREA TO WORK. YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF LIFTING BY HAND AND YOU CAN T STAND UP STRIGHT. EE SAID THAT WAS THE AREA HE WAS WORKING IN WHEN HE FORST NOTICED PAIN.

INJURED WAS LEANING AGAINST THE SHOP DOORS OFF THE MAIN GARAGE THAT WERE IN THE LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS USING HIS SHOULDER TO BALANCE THE DOORS UNTIL THE BUCKET WAS ROLLED BACK FAR ENOUGHT TO BA LANCE THE DOORS. AFTER HE WALKED AWAY A FEW STEPS HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. IT ALSO HURT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS CHEST WHEN HE WOULD TAKE A BREATH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PLANT APPRENTICE PUT SCRAPE MATERIAL FTOM AROUND PLANT AREA INTO HIS FRONT END LOADER BUCKET THEY WERE LIFTING AN OLD SECTION OF STEPS THE EMPLOYEE HEARD A POP IN H IS BAC K HE DUMPED THE LOAD & THEN LOADED A TRUCK WITH ROCK HIS BACK DID NOT HURT WHILE HE WAS SITTING & OPERATING HIS LOADER WHEN HE GOT OFF HIS LOADER & WALKED HIS BACK HURT HE CAME TO THE OFFICE

DROPPED A COUPLING IN DRILL HOLE DRILL WAS NOT ROTATING TOOK LEFT HAND AND REACHED DOWN IN HOLE TO GET THE HOOK UP THE COU ING WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION HIS L HAND GLOV E ON IT GOT CAUGHT ON THE STEEL AND WRAPPED GLOVE AND HIS HAND AROUND IT TORE GLOVE AND MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER OF L HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED RING FINGER REATTACHED

REPLACING LOOSE3GUARD ON CONVEYOR.

SLIPPED AND FELL FROM GRADER

MCCOMB NOTICED HE HAD A LOW TIRE ON HIS LOADER WHILE LOADING QUARRY ROCK HE BROUGHT THE LOADER TO THE YARD AND PUT IT IN THE SHOP TO AIR THE TIRE WHILE AIRING THE TIRE THE LOCK RING BLEW OFF STRIKING MR MCCOMB