Plant #38 Metal/Non-Metal

Using air nozzle to blow away debris, small piece got into left eye.

EE alleges that while operating a backhoe scaling quarry highwall, his lower back began to hurt after being jarred when a large rock hit the bucket.

While pounding/hammering out wedge on hazmag rotor, small piece of metal flew and struck left lower leg.

Shutting down at end of day. Employee climbed from the backhoe and the door swung open. When he grabbed it his ring got caught, causing his injury (laceration).

EE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS COVERED WITH WATER.

WHEN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER STEPPED OFF AND LANDED ON FROZEN CHUNK TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

THE MINER STEP FROM THE SKIDSTEER TURNED LEFT ANKLE. AFTER IT BEGAN TO SWELL, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCKS AT THE SCALE TO WEIGH HIS LOAD- HE HAD TO CLIMB DOWN OVERTHE RAIL. HE STEPPED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE TRIPPED & FELL WHILE TURNING ON CONVEYORS & INJURED WRIST

THE STEERING FAILED ON THE HAUL TRK CAUSING EE TO STRIKE HIS CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE TRK STRUCK THE BERM

EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON BREAKER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE CHEST X-RAY READING ON 8-22-97 WAS READ AT CLASS 1/1.

EE WAS HARD SURFACING MAMMER FOR HAMMERMILL AND APPARENTLY WORE THE WRONG SEEING GLASSES UNDER HIS WELDING HELMET RESULTING IN WELDING FLASH.

EE CLEANING MATERIAL FROM HAMMERMILL WHEN THE SPOOL TURNED WEDGING EE'S ARM BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE GRATE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN SLAG FROM THE WELD LANDED ON HIS BOOT BURNED THROUGH HIS BOOT CAUSING INJURY TO HIS FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRILL WHEN PULLDOWN CHAIN SNAPPED AND WHIPLASHED KNOCKING OFF EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT AND LACERATING TOP OF HEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE WELDING ON A FEEDER BIN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SLIPPERY SURFACE OF FEEDER BIN STRIKING HIS ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE, TRUCK DRIVER, WAS CLEANING SNOW & ICE FROM FLOOR OF BOX (TRUCK) WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON WET ICEING BOX FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS BACKSIDE ON TRUCK FLOOR, CAUS ING SORENESS IN BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN ON A ROCK WASHING PLANT APPROX 10-12FT ABOVE GROUND HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE ROCK FLOOR OF THE QUARRY

WHILE OPERATING A CRANE WITH DROP BALL TRAVEL LEVER KICKED OUT AS EE WAS REACHING FOR IT CAUSING THE REPORTED INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO START A TRUCK AT QUARRY SITE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD AND SHOULDERS ON ICE DUE TO A NEW SNOW COVER, AS HE WAS APPROACHING TE PARKED TRUCK.

EMPL WALKING DOWN STEPS FROM TOOL TRAILER AND SLIPPED.LANDED ON RIGHT ELBOW AS HE FELL STEPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN IMPACTOR AND WAS OVERCOME BY SMOKE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SOME REPAIRS OF CRUSHING EQUIPMENT USING A HAMMER & PUNCH TO TAKE A HUB OFF A SHAFT. MISSED THE PUNCH AND STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING WIRES ON STARTER CIRCUIT AND MISTAKENLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC CURRENT.

EMPL WAS STRAIGHTENING PIECE OF IRON WITH MALL & IRON FLIPPED OVER HITTING BACK OF RIGHT HAND RIGHT BELOW WRIST,

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF KOMATSU LOADER. BOTTOM STEP WAS BROKEN OFF AND HE HUNG ONTO RUNGS OF LADDER WITH HIS ARMS. HIS BODY SWUNG AROUND HITTING HIS BACK ON ONE OF THE LOADER TIRES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE HAMMERS ON ROCK CRUSHER. HE BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW ON FRAME OF UNIT CAUSING A BRUISED NERVE. (RIGHT ELBOW).

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN IMPACT BREAKER HE WAS TURNING ROTOR OVER & A ROCK JAMMED IT HE PUSHED TOO HARDS & PULLED THE CAP OVER HIS RT TESTICLE

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING ROCK BREAKER. HE WAS HOOKING A CHAIN AROUND THE ROCK SO A LOADER COULD PULL THE ROCK OUT JAW OF BREAKER CAME BACK AROUND AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE JAW AND ROCK.

ROCK QUARRY CREW WAS LIFTING MESABI SCREEN TO ROCK CRUSHER WITH A CRANE WHEN SPRING TWISTED AND FLEW OUT CATCHING EE S LEFT FOREARM CUTTING SAME HE ALSO BRUISED HIS LEFT RIB CAGE AREA AS A RES ULT.

EMPL WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER. SOMETIME DURING WORK HOURS NOTICED FOREIGN BODY IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF A ROTOR ON A PRIMARY ROCK CRUSHER. A CHAIN SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE MOVED BACK, LOSING HIS BALANCE AND FALLING APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET. HE LANDED ON HI S LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING TAIL GATE ON LIME SPREADER WITH A MALL AND IT SLIPPED AND THE END OF THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM ON CHEEK BONE JUST BELOW HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A LIME MILL MAKING AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE. MACHINE WAS SHUT OFF AND HE WAS CHECKING UNIT. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A PULLEY GUARD AND HE PULLED TO REMOVE IT TEARING IT, CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW.

CLEAR SUMMER DAY. NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS FROM WELDING SMOKE.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF FRONT END LOADER INJURED STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE LADDER CAUSING THE INJURY.

HE WAS STANDING ON THE CRUSHER MACHINE ATTEMPTING TO UNJAM A ROCK FROM THE JAW OF THE CRUSHER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE PLATFORM HE LANDED ON AN IRON ROUND BAR AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE TO TH E OUTSIDE.

WRENCHED LOWER BACK CHANGING TRUCK TIRE WITH BREAKER BAR.