Powhatan Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Associate felt ill while operating mobile equipment & called for help. Other associates arrived to help. Associate went into cardiac arrest & CPR was performed as well as AED unit used until paramedics arrived. Associate was stable when taken to hospital. Associate later passed away on Sunday, October 25th.

Employee peeled loose paint from side of machine when radiator fan blew paint or other debris into his right eye. Safety glasses were on, but were pulled down for better visibility. Employee was treated for corneal abrasion and released with 2 prescriptions.

Shop mechanic and loader operator removing teeth from loader, all teeth were our but one, shop mechanic slightly tapping on tooth while operator "wiggling", while mechanic "tapping" small piece of metal dislodged from tooth an embedded in loader operator neck.

EE WAS CUTTING A WEAR PLATE IN PRIMARY FEEDER. ANOTHER EE WAS APPROX. 4' AWAY USING A 3LB. HAMMER TO DRIVE BAG UNDER PLATE, WHEN THE SWING HAMMER SLIPPED FROM GRIP STRIKING EE OVER HIS EYE.

WHEN RETURNING FROM SPOILS AREA OPERATOR MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE STRIPPING AREA RAN INTO A HOLE ON THE EXTREME RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE ROAD.

EE WAS IN THE #2 AND #3 TRANSFER WELDING WEAR PLATES IN PLACE. A HOT BEAD FROM THE WELD FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.

EE WAS PICKING UP A TROUGHING IDLER BY HIMSELF WHEN HE PLACED THE ILDER ON THE TRUCK THE IDLER FELL OVER & PINCHED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN IDLERS

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT BOULDER IN TOP OF CRUSHER THE LIFTING HOOK BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BOULDER AND THE SWING JAW. WHEN THE HOOK BECAME FREE IT LURCHED UPWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOY EE'S FINGER.

THE CREW WAS USING AN "L" BAR HOOK ATTACHED TO THE 5 TON OVERHEAD HOIST TO TURN AN OVERSIZED ROCK IN JAW CAVITY. WHEN HOIST WAS PLACED IN LIFT MODE, THE HOOK OPENED DROPPING THE BAR & THE HOOK STRUCK EE ABOVE THE EYE ON HIS FOREHEAD.

1ST EE LIT CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A BOLT, EE TURNED AROUND & THE FLAME CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

INJURED HAD RETURNED TO WORK FROM PREVIOUS BACK INJURY HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK.

INJURED WAS HOOKING UP HOIST CABLES FROM CRANE TO CONCRETE BLOCKS ON SEMI TRIALER ON TRAILER TO GET CLEAR DURING HOISTING HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET. T WISTING HIS BACK.

DISMANTLING CRUSHER. HAD FINGER PLACED BETWEEN CRUSHER BOWL & CRUSHER BOLT. GUIDING CRUSHER BOWL WHILE BEING HOISTED.

IDLER WAS JARRED FROM POSITION ON CONVEYOR & EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROLLERS STITCHES WERE REQUIRED IN FINGER

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN PULLEY AND FRAME AND CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEN HANDLE AND SLEDGE HAMMER AND STEEL BAR.

EMP WAS WORKING3ON A FLOATING PUMP PLATFORM. THE PUMP WAS TIED TO SHORE WITH IT SITTING ON THE BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE WENT ONTO THE PLATFORM WHEN IT WAS NOT TIED. IT TURNED OVER, STRIKING HIM ON TH E BACK 3

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A 18 TON GROVE CRANE LOADING RAILROAD TIES ONTO TRUCK HE EXTENDED BOOM OUT TO FAR WITHOUT PUTTING OUTRIGGER DOWN CRANE TURNED OVER ON SIDE