PATTERSON QUARRY PLANT #79 Metal/Non-Metal

The employee fell backwards off the tailgate of a pickup, striking EE's head on the ground.

Squatted down to pick up a tool, felt pain in left knee

The employee alleges, while unscrewing the cap of the fuel tank on the haul truck 05014, the tank was full of pressure and when opening fumes and possible dust blew up and got into EE's eyes. The pressure release function in the cap was working properly.

While trying to get into the truck, EE slipped and fell to EE's back on the snow and ice.

Stepped on a 1-1/2 stone and rolled ankle, causing EE to fall to the ground. Sprained left ankle, knee and low back.

Employee stated they were cutting a slit in a pipe, the knife broke causing employee to lacerate left hand. Requiring 10 stitiches

Worker was helping another worker put a pump in submerging. when a large chunk of ice became dislodged from the quarry wall and struck the worker, in neck, left arm, bicep and forearm causing severe pain, bruising and laceration.

EE has been out since 7/21/06 as a result of another injury. While out, he became aware of alleged hearing loss & filed a claim with WC. Operator notified thru ins provider on 5/8/07. EE has been a loader/mobile equip operator for more than 20 years.

Using temp. gauge (gun) checking radiator heat on loader, opened door on loader; doing so knocked him off loader. He fell approximately 4'7" on heel of left foot.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING OIL IN PRIMARY CRUSHER MOTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND HELD GRINDER, WHEN IT FLIPPED CUTTING BACK OF HAND.

TURNING A WATER VALVE ON, PVC PIPE BURST. THE PLASTIC STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

WHILE CLIMBING LADDER TO A PLATFORM APROX. 6' HIGH EE SLIPPED LOST GRIP OF LADDER AND GRABBED EDGE OF PLATFORM, WITH LEFT ARM EXTENDED UPWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON A #4 SCREEN DECK ELEV. APPRXO WAIST CHEST HIGH. SCREEN WIRE CAUGHT SHIRT CAUISNG SUDDEN LUNGE FORWARD.

LOADER OPER. CLIMBED DOWN LADDER OFF MACHINE ANDTWISTED ANKLE ON ROCK @ GROUND LEVEL.

WHILE EE WAS SPLICING 6"0 RUBBER SUCTUM HOSE. HE CUT PALM OF HAND AND THUMB ON WIRE WHICH WAS LINED INSIDE HOSE FOR REINFORCMENT. 3 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED. EE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.

EMPLOYEE WITH PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS, ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CURSHER BLOCK WEIGHTING APPROX 100 LBS. [ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE LIFT] COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN, WORKED THE REMAINDER OF HI S SHIFT.

DURING THE EE DAILY PREPARATION AT THE PLANT HE SLIPPED ON SOME FROST FELL TO THE GROUND AND SHUHURT HIS SHOULDER.

AT END OF SHIFT DRIVER ALLEGEDLY PULLED T ENDON IN PALM AREA OF RT HAND WHILE CLIMBING DOWN TRUCK LADDER (VEH ICLE =R35 EUCLID HAULER)

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE ALUMINUM PIPE FROM SNOW AND ICE. HE LIFTED PIPE OVER HIS HEAD AND "BOUNCED" CONSECUTIVELY TO LOOSEN ICE FROM INSIDE PIPE. THE NEXT MORNING, COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN WHILE CARRYING STEEL PLATE.

CHAIN BROKE AND HAMMER CRUSHED HAND PARTIAL AMPUTATION.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN ON A VIBRATING SCREEN UNIT WHEN HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE SAID HE DID NOT MENTION IT AT THE TIME AS HE FELT IT WOUD GO AWAY BY ITSELF.

EMPLOYEE BROKE THUMB HANDLING JACKHAMMER.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HEART ATTACK.

EE WAS LIFTING STEEL AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND WHILE CARRYING BAGS OF BLASTING AGENT,SUFFERING PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

DRILLER WAS INJURED LIFTING STEEL.

INSECT BITES RESULTED IN VIRAL MENINGITIS.

USING A BERNCH GRINDER WHICH HAD THE GUARD IN PLACE A PIECE OF THE WHEEL A PIECE HE WAS GRINDING FLEW UP & INTO HIS RIGHT EYE

SLIPPED & FELL WHILE MOVING PROPANE CYLINDER IN SNOWY CONDITIONS

TEMPORARY DRIVE9 WORKED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK, LAST DAY OF WORK WAS ON FRI. JJULY 17. ON MONDAY JULY 20, I,NAME CALLED AND SAID HIS BACK HURT AND HE GUESSED IT MUST HAVE CAME FROM WORKING T HE WEEK BEFORE 3O REPORT WAS FILED AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS TURNED OVER TO PECKHAMS INSURANCE CARRIER TO INVESTIGATE.

MAN WAS WATCHIN1 OPERATOR WORK ON GETTING OVERSIZE ROCK OUT OF PRIMARY CRUSHER HE TRIPPED OVER WATER LINE AND WHEN HE FELL HIS RIGHT ARM CAUGHT ON AN S HOOK THAT WAS HANGING ON A CORNER POST O F THE GUARD RAI5. S HOOK PUNCTURED FOREARM.

OPERATOR WENT TO CHECK WATER IN RADIATOR-CAP BLEW OFF AND HE WAS BURNED ABOUT LEGS & CHEST AREA