Middletown Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Trying to break up frozen stemming felt a pop in left shoulder

Suspected aggravated workplace injury following comment of back soreness at the end of shift employee went home, returned following morning and stated he was fine. Later in the day complained of pain again and was sent to doctor. Diagnosed with sciatica, employee commented it was that same type of pain as he had several years ago when he got a shot in his back.

Employee lifted and carried a steering pump from a water truck. Pump weighs about 60 lbs. Carried it about 30'. Suffered strain related injury.

Employee was installing stump pan bolts using an impact ratchet when a piece of foreign material blew into his right eye. Employee received an abrasion on the right eye. Employee did not miss any time or require restricted duty.

Employee turned to pick up tool to clean concrete off and knee twisted causing knee cap to dislocate.

Laborer was driving wood stakes into the ground with a sledge hammer and hurt his back.

While installing conveyor hoods, the employee's hands slid between two hoops and his left middle finger was cut. The cut required stitches.

EE was pulling rubber hose out of bulk tanker truck when the rope broke. EE fell backwards, hitting his left shoulder on a pallet.

Employee fell from dozer arms landing on the ground resulting in a dislocation of 4th finger. Employee was exiting the right side of the dozer using both hands on the hand rail while climbing down, his foot slipped and the employee jumped backward and landed on his left hand.

POWER CREWS WERE CALLED TO REPLACE A GSCS BLOWN TRANSFORMER. CREW MEMBER & MINE EE PROCEEDED TO OPEN A 12KV AIR SWITCH LOCATED APPROX. 7'FROM THE GROUND. A 9'LADDER WAS POSITIONED UNDER SWITCH HELD IN PLACE BY THE MINE EE. CREW MEMBER OPENED THE SWITCH & WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSERT A HOLDING PIN WHEN THE HANDLE SWUNG UPWARD STRIKING HIM UNDER THE CHIN.

Tarping truck, after loading, rope broke and driver fell breaking right leg.

EES WERE TAKING A V-BELT OFF THE DRYER DUST COLLECTOR FAN. THEY WERE MOVING THE B-BELT FROM ONE DRIVE TO ANOTHER WHEN EE FAILED TO REMOVE HIS HAND AND THE V BELT CAUGHT TWO FINGERS IN THE GROO VE.

WALKING DOWN STEPS AT ROTARY KILN TUNNEL, CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND TWISTED IT.

EE CLIMBED ONTO LOADER TO PERFORM PM MAINTENANCE, DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO POSITION THE LOADER AFOR EASY ACCESS TO THE FENDER.

DRILLING IN MUD AND BROKEN MATERIAL WHEN OUTRIGGER SANK CAUSING DRILL TO LAY OVER ON SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AND MOVING A RAILCAR, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LADDER HE LANDED ON A SHARP STONE.

DRILL HELPER WAS TIGHTENING CLAMPS ON CABLE ON DRILL WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

EE STATE HE WAS INJURED ON THE GROUND CHECKING OIL LEAKS. AS HE STARTED TO BLIMB BACK INTO LOADER CAB THE LADDER DID NOT COME ALL THE WAY DOWN. HALF WAY UP THE LADDER IT CAME DOWN CAUGHT THE I NNER EDGE OF THE DOOR AND LACERATED THE END OF HIS LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING NEAR CONVEYOR RACHETING CHAIN JACK LIFTING COUNTERWEIGHT TO RELIEVE TENSION SO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE TO CONVEYOR BELT.CHAIN HOOK ON JACK POSITIONED ON CROSS BRA CE OF CONVEYOR DIRECTLY ABOVE COUNTERWEIGHT.HOOK SLIPPED BECAUSE OF DEGREE OF ANGLE OF BRACE CAUSING JACK TO BECOME DISENGAGED AND FALL.BLOW CAUSED HARD HAT TO BE DISLODGED FROM HEAD AND PART

EMPL STANDING ON CATWALK AS PLANT OPER WORKING HYDRAULIC CONTROLS TO MOVE BOWL ADJUSTMENT RAM.RAM KICKED OUT AND MISSED LUG.HE APPLIED PRESSURE WITH RIGHT HAND TO HOLD RAM IN.RAM RAISED UP AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM FORK AND LIFTING HOOK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING 25HP MOTOR WITH 10" BAR TO LINE UP COUPLING WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND BLOWER FRAME

EMP WAS WORKING ON STEEP EMBANKMENT CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TEETH OF THE SAW