Presque Isle Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

After doing repairs at the crusher, the employee decided to place caution tape around the hole in the catwalk for the night. At that time, ee tripped on the step at the catwalk, trying to regain balance took a step back and fell into the hole approx. 5' to the top of a motor and then an additional 4' to the ground.

Employee, Cruhser operator, was unplugging impactor which was plugged with rocks. He was pulling rocks out and to the side so he could wrap a cable around the largest rock to pull it out when a rock fell down against his right ring finger smashing it open.

Power outage caused shorhead crusher to plug with rock. After clearing rock the sheave needed to be pryed with a crowbar so the crusher would start. Employee was holding the crowbar when it slipped and jammed his left little finger tip. Fractured left little finger tip and laceration.

Driver was hauling aggregate from crusher to stockpiles. Driver stopped to get out of truck, and while exiting caught left foot between step and fuel tank cap that is just behing the step. Driver twisted left knee. Left knee and calf strain.

Employee was stepping up on a ladder to a service truck to fuel equipment in the quarry when he lost his footing and slipped which resulted in his knee banging against the railing of the ladder.

EE WAS ON A LOADER WITH THE OPERATOR ABOUT MOVING SOME STEEL. ON DESCENT FROM THE LOADER, THE EE STUBBED HIS HEEL ON SOME STEEL THAT WAS ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE LOADER, FALLING BACKWARD WITH HIS LEFT ARM EXTENDED BEGIND HIM. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WORKING UNDER CRUSHER HAULING 1" STONE. THE TRUCK INVOLVED HAS A DUMP BODY WITH A TAILGATE WHICH IS RELEASED BY A PULL HANDLE LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE BODY BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SHE OPENED THE DOOR, REACHED OUT WITH LEFT HAND TO PULL HANDLE TO RELEASE GATE TO DUMP LOAD, STRAINING HER LEFT SIDE AND BACK.

EE WAS ENTERING THE WELL HOUSE AT THE CRUSHER, AND STARTLED A STRAY DOG THAT WAS IN THE WELL HOUSE. THE DOG BIT EE ON THE RIGHT THIGH.

GRINDING ON AN OLD WELD UNDER A TRUCK IN A VERY RESTRICTED SPACE. A PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF AN AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FULL FACE SHIELD. HE D ID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHEN HIS EYE BECAME IRITATED.

DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS SEAT AND TURNING AROUND SO HE COULD EXIT THE TRUCK, FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE JUST AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO LOWER TO THE FIRST STEP.

LOADING EUCLIDS IN THE QUARRY, RIGHT EYE SUDDENLY BEGAN HURTING. FLUSHED EYE, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. SENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & IN ENCLOSED LOADER CAB.

QUARRY DRILL OPERATOR

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP AND PULLED LOWER BACK.

HAULING STONE FROM CRUSHER TO STOCKPILE. TURNING AT STOCKPILE, AND UPSET DUMPTRUCK.

SERVICING 988 LOADER, CLIMBING STEPS AND HIT LEFT CLAF ON FRAME ABOVE STEPS. CALF BEGAN ACHING, AND GOT STEADILY WORSE REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND LOST TIME BEGINNING 7-9-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING STONE FROM QUARRY TO CRUSHER, HIT A BUMP IN QUARRY ROAD AND SNEEZED AT THE SAME TIME. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS STEERING TRUCK AND RIGHT HAND WAS SHIFTING TRANSMISSION . FORCE OF SNEEZE WAS IN OPPOSITION TO FORCE BEING APPLIED TO STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROLOF TRUCK, CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN TO RHOMBUS MUSCLE UNDER LEFT SCAPULA.

OPERATING FRONT END LOADER/REPETITIVE ROTATION OF HEAD BACKING & LOADING DUMPTRUCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY. THE SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT BY TAIL PULLEY, CAUSINGHANDLE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEEKBONE, BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CLEARING ROCKS THAT WERE JAMMED IN CRUSHER. DRUM TURNED JAMMING LEFT WRIST. FIRST AID ONLY UNTIL 9-17-98 WHEN EE RETURNED TO DR. BECAUSE WRIST STILL BURNING.

CUTTING A STRIP OF SCREEN CLOTH RUBBER WITH UTILITY KNIFE. WASN'T WEARING LEATHER GLOVES & WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIS HAND. KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT INDEX FINGER REQURING 3 STITCHES.

TRIPPED OVR HIS FET/FIRST AID ONLY UNTIL 6-27-97 WHEN PHYSCIAL THERAPY ORDERED FOR TENDINITIS.

WENT TO WALK UP STAIRS TO THE CRUSHER CATWALK AND SLIPPED AND WHEN HE WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF HE JAMMED HIS HAND AGAINST THE RAILING.

DRIVING TRUCK & GOT FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE; WENT TO ER & NOTHING FOUND IN EYE, IRRIGATED, NO CONTINUED TREATMENT. ON 8-23-96 EYE TROUBLING EE AGAIN; SENT TO ER AND TREATED FOR CONJUNCTIVITI S.

WAS WALING BACKWARDS AND FELL OVER SPARE REAR END OF TRUCK. DID NOT BECOME A RECORDABLE REPORTABLE INJURY UNTIL 6-10-96 WHEN EE WENT TO DR.

EE WAS WORKING ON JOY DRILL AT DRILLING SITE IN QUARRY. WHILE TIGHTENING A BLET WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MECHANIC TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND LANDED ON A SHARP ROCK. LACERATED OUTSIDE BASE OF LITTLE FINGER HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

STRIKING METAL SHAFT WITH HAMMER. FRAGMENT OF METAL PIECED STOMACH AREA. PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED AT EMERGENCY ROOM REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ROCK OUT OF FEEDER, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT DRUM IN CRUSHER. THE PRY BAR CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A CASING FOR SCREW CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK OFF THE QUARRY ROAD. EMPLOYEE STOOD UP THE WRONG WAY & STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

MEN WERE WORKING ON HAMMERMILL.MAN WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN BOLT BROKE AND MAN FELL BACKWARD,LANDING ON HIS BACK ON A ROCK.

MAN WAS PREPARING TO REPAIR GATE ON STONE BIN GATE WAS NOT COMPLETELY OPEN &WHEN MAN CLEANED OUT THE GROOVE THE GATE OPENED & PINCHED HIS PALM BETWEEN THE GATE & SIDE OF OPENING THE SIDE OF HI S PALM WAS TORN (SKIN) & REQUIRED STITCHES NO TIME WAS LOST

WHILE WALKING UP RAMP TO "FEED" HOPPER, TURNED ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND.

CLIMBING UP TO CHECK HAMMERMILL,SLIPPED AND FELL 2' HURTING LEFT ANKLE.

WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL, HE PUT THE GRINDER ON THE GROUND WHILE IT WAS STILL TURNING AND HIT A PIECE OF METAL AND BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.

SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN FORM CRUSHER GRABBED GUARD CUTTING PALM OF L HAND.