Penroc Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working on a piece of motor when his lower left leg hit a piece of metal on the motor causing a laceration to his leg. The employee self treated the injury and did not report the injury until 07-28-08. The doctor's report was delayed in the mail system and was not found by the ALPM until 10-24-08.

EE was filling drill shots with a Kawasaki loader. The ground was frozen and rutted, one tire slipped into a rut, jerking the loader violently. EE was wearing his seatbelt, but the action strained his lower back.

Employee was approaching secondary crusher to fix a spray bar. The crusher suddenly ejected a rock which struck him on the top of his hardhat. He had on all his required PPE.

While operating loader employee experienced chest pain. He stopped equipment, sought help and was taken by ambulance to hospital.

Employee was walking from the scale house back to company truck & tripped over his feet falling to the ground. Whe he hit the ground the wind was knocked from him. Getting up he felt soreness in his chest. He was sent the local hospital to be checked.

Employee was placing a sign post into the ground. Due to under lying rock, when he hit post it moved. On the second hit, he hit his right index finger with hand-held sledge.

Employee felt sick and had chest pains. Initially thought to be a possible heart attack, he was taken to hospital via ambulance. Turned out to be other non-heart attack related medical conditions - blockage in blood vessel and other complications.

Employee was climbing ladder to operator's cab of a Cat 60 ton haul truck when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee exited tri-axel dump truck at customer site, turned to close door of truck, bumped elbow on edge of door.

Employee was hauling rock from top level of quarry to dump. While employee was exiting ramp, he stopped halfway up, approximately 100 feet, attempted to back down and turned left, came in contact with loose rock on left shoulder upsetting truck onto its right side.

Driving Euclid Truck on haul road with bed in raised position. Bed came in contact with power lines tearing them.

Employee was attempting to loosen a conveyor idler when his left hand slipped, pinching his finger between conveyor & idler.

Stepped off 2' high platform in J&H Baghouse felt pain in right knee. Pain caused EE to fall to the ground on both knees.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TRACKHOE BUCKET TO REMOVE ROCK IN FRONT OF A SHOT, PREPARING IT FOR LOADING OUT. THE BUCKET TEETH SLIPPED FROM A ROCK THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING, CAUSING THE MACHINE TO ROCK BACK & FORTH (PINCHED NERVE NECK/SHOULDER).

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK TRANSMISSION WHEN HE FELT SICK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

While employee was attempting to exit loader, hit arm on mirror frame.

Employee was dismounting bagging location when he slipped and struck his left upper arm against a guard.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING & CARRYING A 48" X 52" SCREEN PANEL (APPROX.50 LBS.) WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN, RESULTING IN A HERNIA. EE REPORTED INJURY THE DAY OF OCCURANCE, CONTINUED TO WORK LIGHT DUTY, OPERATION SCHEDULED 6/1/05.

Employee was entering cab of track equipment when his foot slipped causing sprain to right arm.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH A CRUSHER BAR REPLACEMENT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE ANTIROTATING DEVICE TO REPOSITION THE BAR HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR & HOUSING.

EE WAS WORKING ON QUARRY PUMP LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET GROUND, CAUSING A LACERATION OF INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 988 CAT LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM LAST STEP, FALLING TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLANT LOT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. MAY HAVE STEPPED ON A SMALL STONE, EMPLOYEE NOT SURE.

EE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINED PULL-OFF AREA OF MAIN RAMP, WAITING FOR A LOADED TRUCK TO COME BY. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, EE DROVE TRUCK UP AND OVER BERM APPROX 4' IN HEIGHT AND PROCEDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT APPROX 40 FT, TURNING OVER AT NEXT LEVEL.

WORKER DISMOUNTED BOBCAT & PLACED FOOT BETWEEN TEETH ON BUCKET. HE TWISTED HIS RT. ANKLE & THOUGHT IT WAS SPRAINED. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER WORK & HAD AN X-RAY TAKEN. HE HAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS RT. ANKLE.

TWO MAINTENANCE WORKERS WERE REMOVING A FLYWHEEL OFF WASH SCREEN TO REPLACE BEARING BEHIND IT. FLYWHEEL JAMMED AND WORKER USED COME-A-LONG AND HAMMERS TO FREE FLYWHEEL. INJURED MAN HIT SIDE OF FLYWHEEL AND INSTEAD OF MOVING A SMALL AMOUNT THE FLYWHEEL FLEW OFF THE SHAFT. INJURED MAN JUMPED BACK, SLIPPED, FALLING TO HAND & KNEES AND FLYWHEEL LANDED ON RIGHT HAND, THUMB & FOREFINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 24 INCH PIPE WRENCH TO FREEA STUCK SHAFT. WRENCH SLIPPED THEN CAUGHT AGAIN. HIS HAND WAS BETWEEN THE PIPE WRENCH & HIS BODY & HE HEARD SOMETHING SNAP. HE WORKED THE NEXT 2 DAYS THEN DECIDED TO TELL HIS SUPERVISOR & WAS SENT FOR X-RAYS. IT WAS FOUND HE BROKE A BONE ABOVE HIS LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

HAUL TRUCK DRIVER LEFT BED UP AFTER UNLOADING ATSURGE CONSOLIDATED QUARRY. WHILE CROSSING SR 182HE WEDGED THE TRUCK UNDER AN OVERPASS. THE CAB WAS SUSPENDED 10'OFF THE GROUND. OPERATOR WAS WEARRING SEAT BELT.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR JAM WHEN HIS LEFT FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STRUCTURE.

EE WAS HELPING TO DIG OUT A CHOKED-UP SCREW CONVEYOR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JOG FOR POSITION HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN V-BELT DRIVE INJURYING RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS CLIMBING A VEHICLE LADDER W/BACKGUARD TO GREASE PLANT EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELLTO THE GROUND CAUSING POSSIBLE BACK INJURY. EE WAS NOT CARRYING ANYTHING AT THE TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A MILL HOUSING WHEN REACHING FOR ANOTHER WELDING ROD HE SLIPPED AND FELLBUMPING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.

FUELING CAT 980 FRON END LOADER, THE FUEL HOSE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. THE EMPLOYEE THEN JUMPED FROM THE LOADER (APPROX. 4') TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE PLANT TO LOAD A TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET MATERIAL ON GROUND TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FLUIDS OF CAT D8 DPZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE REAR STEP, FALLING APPROX 5 FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON DOZER BLADE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A SECTION OF PIPE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE PIPE ON METAL STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER TO MAKE A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT THIGH.

WHILE REPLACING COVER ON A SCREEN CONVEYER, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM A 6' STEP LADDER INJURING RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS USING A SLAG HAMMER TO CHIP OFF SLAG. WHEN A PIECE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN FEELING IRRITATION IN LEFT EYE. REASON UNKNOWN.

EE WAS USING AN AIR ARC TORCH TO BURN A HOLE IN A CAST BASE WHEN THE FLAME BLEW BACK ONTO HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND SPRIANED HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SIZE 4 TUPLEX WIRE WITH A HACKSAW. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THE LAST STRAND WHEN THE METAL CENTER STRAND BROKE STRIKING HIS THUMB AREA OF LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION AND 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF LINE FROM CONVEYOR ONTO PALLETS RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF LIME ONTO PALLETS. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A BAG FROM FALLING TO THE FLOOR WHEN HIS LEFT HAND BENT BACK RESULTING IN A WRIST SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BOB CAT LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND BOUNCED OFF THE CONTROL LEVER STRIKING THE FRAME WORK INSIDE THE CAB RESULTING IN A FRACTURED BONE.

EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WITH HANDHELD PORTABLE GRINDER. THE METAL SLIPPED FROM EE S HAND COUNTING IN THE GRINDING WHEEL COMING A CONTACT WITH THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE MANLIFT AND ONTO THE GROUND APPORX 8" WHEN HE STEPPED ON A STONE SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS WALKING UNDER CRUSHER EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD. AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED ON A BALLAST SIZED ROCK. ONE TO THE HE BROKE HIS FIBULA AND TIBIA.

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT OFF A WALKWAY WITH A SHOVEL EE FELT A POP IN HISKNEE. ON APRIL 21,1997 EE EXPERIENCED A SECOND POP HIS WAS DIAGNOSED ON THAT DAY WITH LEFT MEDICAL MENISEUS.

EE WAS MOVING A SUPERSACK (2000#) OF PRODUCT, WITH A HANDCART, HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WALL THE CART HANDLE. HE RECEIVED LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT HAND FINGER

EE TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD WHILE PUSHING A WHEELBARROW. HE FELL ON WHEELBARROW AND FRACTURED HIS RIB

EMPLOYEE WAS DESANDING SECOND STEP TO FIRST STEP OF A 5' STEP LADDER. HE MISSED THE STEP, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 1 FOOT TO FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A QUARRY RAMP AT AN IMPROPER SPEED, HE APPLIED BRAKE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL VEHICLE HE PANICED BEFORE REGUARING CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT A BERM AND STOPPED IN 15 YDS AWAY.

EE WAS NAILING PLYWOOD SHEETS TO WALL IN WAREHOUSE. HE WAS WORKING BENT OVER. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE DRIVING NAIL WITH A HAMMER. THE NAIL DISLODGED AND WAS FLUNG TOWARD EE.

INDIVIDUAL WAS LAYING ON BACK TIGHTENING A BOLT DUST FELL ON INDIVIDUAL WEARING SAFETY GLASSES FACE WHEN HE STOOD UP, DUST SHIFTED INTO HIS EYE.

UTILITY PERSON WAS CLEANING CATWALKS ADJACENT TO CONE CRUSHER PLATFORM HEAD LADDER WAS LIFTED UP AND OUT AND UTILITY MAN S WAY IN ORDER TO MUCH OUT UNDERNEATH. LADDER WAS NOT FASTERED TO PREVE NT IT FROM FALLING WHEN UTILITY MAN PROCEDED WITH CLEANING THE LADDER SWUNG DOWN STRIKING HIM.

EE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK CROSSING GRATE PROJECT. WHILE PREPPING THE USRFACE OF THE STEEL WITH AN ELECTRIC SIDE GRINDER, SOME GRINDING DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYE. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY G LASSES AND A FACE SHIELD.

HAD 2 WELDERS WORKING IN THE SAME AREA. ONE WELDER RAISED HIS HOOD TO CHECK HIS WELD AND BE RECEIVED MINOR FLASH BURNS IN BOTH EYES FROM THE OTHER WELDER.

WELDER WAS PULLING OUT HIS WELDING LEADS TO WELD ONA FEEDER, AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

PUTTING A TOOTH ON A LOADER BUCKET. TAPPING THE TOOTH IN PLACE WITH A HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A ROCK IN A FEEDER AT OUR CRUSHING PLANT. ROCK SLIPPED & HIT HIM ON THE FOOT TWISTING HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN BOTTLE IN RACK ON KCONSTRUCTION TRUCK.

THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED BECAUSE WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE DOCTORS THAT THE KNEE INJURY WAS ACTUALLY ON OLD INJURY FROM SOME YEARS AGO. THE MINOR ACCIDENT WHICH DI OCCURR DID NOT CAUSE THE M ARKED DEGENERATION CHANGES AND DEGENERATIVE ARTHRISTIS IN ALL COMPARTMENTS OF THE LEFT KNEE. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AT THE REQUEST OF OUR LOCAL MSHA INSPECTOR FOR CLARIFICATION.

EE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF A DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO LOCKEER ROOM TO PUNCH IN FOR HIS SHIFT.EVERYTHING WAS A SHEET OF ICE AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 35 TON HAUL TRUCK. HE BACKED INTO THE BERM ON THE SECOND LEVEL BENCH TO DUMP A LOAD OF SHOT ROCK ON THE STOCKPILE. THE BENCH GAVE WAY UNDER THE REAR WHEELS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FALL DOWN THE 50' BANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING BARREL OF PULVERIZED LIMESTONE(600LBS) INTO A TRUCK TRAILER SUING A HAND CART.THE HAND TRUCK RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK RAMP AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.EMPLOYEE FELT P AIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

STANDING BETWEEN TWO PALLETS OF BAGS MATERIAL. REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN EMPTY WOODEN SKID THE FORKLIFT OPER PICKED UP

EMPL LOADING FLATBED TRAILER WITH 50 LB BAGS OF LIMESTONE ON PALLETS.GOT ON TOP OF ONE TO RESTACK SOME BAGS WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF.WHEN HE FINISHED STACKING BAGS HE JUMPED TO TRAILER FLOOR-3'-A ND HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 1/2 LB HAMMER AND A WOODEN DRIFT TO DRIVE A BRSS BUSHING OUT OF AN UPPER MILL JOURNAL.WHEN HE STRUCK THE DRIFT IT SPLIT AND THE AHMMER HEAD CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE JOURNAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A FULL LP TANK ON HIS SHOULDER THE TANK WEIGHED 75 LBS HE CARRIED THE TANK APPROX 15 FT AND TOOK A STEP UP ON THE STEPS AT C DOOR THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULD ER BLADE AREA EMPLOYEE HAS PAST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS

EMPL PUSHING HA3DTRUCK LOADED WITH 10 50LB BAGS PULVERIZED LIMESTONE INTO TRUCK.EMPL CROSSED OVER DOCK PLATE AND WENT 5' INTO TRUCK.EMPL STOPPED HAND TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL.HAND TRUCK DIDNT FA LL ON EMPL FLOO9 WAS CLEAN AND DY AS WERE EMPL SHOES.EMPL WAS WORKING AT UNSAFE SPEED.

EE WAS LOOKING 8OWN INTO ROCK CRUSHER TO FIND THE BEST PLACE TO SECURE A HOOK TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK AS EE STOOD UP HE TWISTED AT THE WAIST & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50LBS BAGS OF #6 MATERIAL AT THE #5 PACKER ONTO A PALLET EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM SLIDE OF A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR EMPLOYEE USES A METAL BAR TO TURN GEAR TO CLOSE SLIDE THE SLIDE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS GROOVE THUS CAUSING THE METAL BAR TO SNAP BACK AND THE RT WRIST TO HYPER EXTEND ITSELF THE WRIST DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING

EE WAS ON TOP OF A BULK LIMESTONE TRUCK. EE WAS GOING TO PUT HOSE IN ONE OF THE TRUCK TOP HATCHES FOR LOADING WITH #7 PRODUCT. EE REACHED FOR THE HOSE BUT LOST HIS BALANCE & SLIPPED OFF THE T OP OF THE TRUCK. EE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 12 1/2\ TO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON HIS FEET & FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 50LB BAG OF LIMESTONE OFF A HAND TRUCK AND TURNED TO STACK IT ON A SKID WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK