PRINCETON QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

On 3-7-23 While hammering screens into place of scalping screen, employee missed the screen and contacted EE's finger with the hammer. EE was taken to the clinic and received 4 stitches

Three employees were changing springs on a feeder. A pry bar was employed by two of the employees to expand the bracket, allowing the spring to go into position and insert the bolt. The injured employee was pulling on the bar while on one knee. EE's hands came off the pry bar and EE's body weight came down on EE's left leg and/or twisted EE's left ankle resulting in a fracture.

Attempting to clear a jammed rock from the jaw crusher, the employee donned fall protection, and descended a ladder placed in the opening of the crusher. The ladder slipped and twisted. The employee's left leg got between two of the ladder rungs resulting in the left ankle being fractured.

Employee was helping to change a return roller on a conveyor, holding the roller can in position, ee was losing grip. To get a better grip on the can the employee took glove off and placed it back on to the roller can. When the roller seated in the frame, the tip of left little finger got pinched between the roller can and the bracket resulting in 6 stitches.

Repair of RS Conv 99% complete w/severe storm minutes away. 2 riggers supplied by Edwards, Inc on catwalk loading tools on deck of hyd. manlift supplied by Hanson Agg. 1 rigger thrust a heavy steel pinch bar on deck of manlift & it slid across deck, under entrance w/no kick plate, fell onto conv. carriage, glanced toward EE who threw rt arm up as shield, hit his arm & broke it.

Employee was changing skirt board rubber on conv. 30. Has he was sliding the rubber back in, his hand slipped and hit the knife that he placed on the shelf above where he was working.

Lining box with wire plate, taking old plate out, old plate slid off wall hitting right hand - Fractured fingers

EE was dismounting loader and foot slipped on ladder rung. He caught himself by grasping the handrails which caused a twinge in his shoulder. He did not think medical attention was required at the time. On July 6, EE stated that his shoulder still hurt and requested medical attention. He was immediately taken for medical evaluation. Physical therapy prescribed, thus reportable.

While changing bits the starter rod came loose from the rotary head. When it fell the driller's fingers were caught between the hammer wearsleeve and chuck.

While attempting to manually shut the tailgate of his dump truck, He caught finger in tailgate causing amputation of the tip of the index finger of the right hand and slo sraping his middle finger. He was at sight to pick up a load of rock.

While moving a home made steel tool box by hand, employee suffered a strained muscle in his lower back.

Employee was assisting in installing a beam on the wash tower screen. The beam slipped and pinched the employee's finger between the beam and the screen frame.

Employee was driving a loaded Cat 773 haul truck down the pit road. Employee states that the truck bounced, causing him to strike his left knee against the door panel. Employee suffered a contusion to his knee, and was placed on restricted duty.

2 EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING BUCKET TEETH FFOM A 988B LOADER BUCKET. INJURED HAD STEPPED AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA AND WAS PUTTING AWAY TOOLS. THE TOOTH PIN WAS STRUCK AND ANOTHER EE HIT THE PIN WIT H A SLEDGE HAMMER. A FRAGMENT FROM THE PIN FLEW OUT AND STRUCK INJURED. THE PIECE OF STEEL WAS REMOVED BY DR. ON 6-12-98. DR. CUT SKIN REQUIRING 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

CREW WAS INSATLLING JAW IN CRUSHER. EE WAS PUTTING WEDGE BLOCK IN THAT HOLDS JAW DIE IN. TIMBER WAS BEING USED TO HOLD JAW DIE FROM LAYING OVER. TIMBER SLIPPED JAW DIE LAID OVER.

YEMPLOYEEWAS HELPING WITH REPAIRS ON THE TOWER #2 SHAKER WHEN A PIECE OF RUST GOT INTO HIS EYE.

A BIG ROCK WAS HUNG IN THE CHUTE OVER THE 489 CRUSHER AT THE PORTABLE PLANT. INJURED EE USED A 5' PRYBAR TO TRY TO DISLODGE THE ROCK. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROCK AND HIT THE EE IN THE M OUTH. EE S MOUTH WAS KINNED AND A JAW TOOTH WAS BROKEN OFF BY IMPACT. TOOTH HAD TO BE EXTRACTED BY DENTIST LATER THAT NIGHT.

EE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL BELT CLAMPS IN BELT. CLIMBED ACROSS CONVEYOR TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF CATWALK. TRIED TO PUSHC A BOARD UNDER THE BELT. LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY LINE & BELT AND WAS NOT ON THE CATWALK AS TRAINED & INSTRUCTED. EE BROKE LEFT TIBIA IN SEVERAL PLACES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION & SURGERY TO REPAIR INJURY.

EE WAS IN FEEDER BOX CUTTING OUT OLD STEEL. HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE TRASH GOT IN HIS EYE. HIS EYE STARTED BURNING WENT TO OFFICE OFFICE MANAGER WASHED TRASH OUT OF HIS EYE. EYE WAS STILL IRR ITATED SO HE WENT TO URGENT C. EYE WAS SCRATCHED

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A COVER ON THE WALKWAY BEHIND SCREEN #03563 TO CHECK THE SCREEN FOR HOLES THE COVER WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN THE COVER TILTED & THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG WENT THROUGH THE OPENING & HIT A BEAM TEARING AN APPROX 1IN PLACE OUT OF THE SHIN AREA OF HIS LEG REQUIRING 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND

COWORKER HAD SHUT OFF AIR VALVEWS IN CAB AND AT TANK. GAUGES SHOWED ZERO AIR PRESSURE. EE THOUGHT IT SAFE TO WORK ON BLOW TUBE AREA WHICH WAS CLOGGED. HE YSE A SCREWDRIVER TO DISLODGE IT. WHEN HE BROKE THROUGH, THE AIR THAT WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE CLOSED VALVE AND THE RESTRICTED AREA WAS RELEASED & BLEW THE MATERIAL ONTO EE. PUNCTURE WOUNDS RESULTED FROM THE MATERIAL.

EE WENT INTO THE SWITCH HOUSE TO SEE IF THE BREAKER HAD KICKED OUT ON THE SHUTTLE BELT HE THEN WENT UP ON TH3E LOAD OUT BINS TO THE SHUTTLE BELT & SAW THAT THE CHAIN WAS PARTIALLY OFF OF THE B OTTOM SPROCKET EE TOOK A PIECE OF PIPE APPROX 3FT IN LENGTH & BUMPED THE CHAIN BACK ONTO THE BOTTOM SPROCKET ALL GUARDS WERE IN PLACE A THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EE LAID THE PIPE DOWN BUT DOES

WORKING UNDER ROCK BIN WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WAS DROPPED ON FOOT.

55021W BEE IN CAB OF T5RUCK HE IS ALLERGIC TO BEE STINGS. HE STOPPED 769 TRUCK TO GET BEE OUT BUT COULD NOT FIND THE BEE. WHEN HE SAT BACK DOWN IN SEAT TO START BACK OPERATING. THE BEE STUNG H 94065 THE RIGH HAND DOWN IN SEAT TO START BACK OPERTING THE BEE STUNK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK HE ADMINISTERED HIS EPINEPHRING AND WAS TAKEN TO FOR CHECK UP AND MONITORING

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING STONE FROM PIT ON A 769-C TRUCK HE BACKED UP TO THE JAW CRUSHER TO UNLOAD WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE LEVER THAT RAISES THE TRUCK BODY TO DUMP A BEE STUNG H IM ON HIS LEFT HAN D FORE FINGER HE WAS TAKEN TO JOHNS FAM CARE & THEN TRANSPORTED TO WAYNE MEM HOSP FOR TREATMENT EMP IS ALLERGIC TO STINGS HIS EPINEPHRINE DID NOT HELP

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A SCREEN TO BE CHANGED & WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE PLATFORM HE TURNED HIS FOOT & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE

CONVEYOR WAS OVERLOADED, EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING OFF CONVEYOR BY HAND. CHUTE ABOVE WORKERS CHOKED UP AND RAN OVER. EMPLOYEE SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND WARNED OTHERS TO MOVE. HE DID NOT MOVE AND A F ALLING ROCK HIT HIM ON THE HAND.

EMPL STATES HE WAS BRAZING A PIECE OF TUBING ON THE FITTING OF AN AIR LINE OF EUCLID TRUCK THE FITTING CAME LOOSE WHEN IT WAS HEATED AND FLEW OFF THE AIR LINE STRIKING EMPL ON THE NECK CAUSING A BURN

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DISLODGING A ROCK FROM THE CHUTE UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR. A ROCK FELL ONTO HIS HAND CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE MASHED BETWEEN THE ROCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A GUARD ON A HEAD PULLEY. THE GUARD SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD AND A BEAM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO PULL A CHEEK PLATE UP AT THE JAW CRUSHER WITH A CHAIN HOIST TO PUT A BOLT IN IT THE CHAIN SLIPPED & THE HOOK HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD

WITNESS STATES INJURED EMPL WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EMPL SAND BLASTING IN SHOP AREA. HE HAD DISPOSABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN RIGHT HIP POCKET. LIGHTER EXPLODED IN POCKET SETTING HIM ON FIRE.

EMPLOYEE MOVING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL ON CRANE BOOM WITH HIS FOOT-METAL SLIPPED AND TWISTED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON CALF OF LEFT LEG.

THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CHUTE FEEDING THE CONE CRSUHER.THE EMPLOYEE WALKED UNDER THE CRUSHER AND A ROCK BOUNCED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND CLEANING UP ROCK FROM AROUND A CONVEYOR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT & STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A 20# SLEDGEHAMMER TO BEAT A BUSHING ON A CHAIN DRIVE WORKING OVER HIS HEAD REPEATEDLY STRIKING THE BUSHIUNG AND CAUSING SORENESS IN HIS NECK AND CHEST.EMPLOYEE CA ME BACK TO WORK ON SUNDAY 01-29-89 ON SAME JOB.

W NAME HAD PUT A STEEL WEDGE IN THE JAW TO LOOSEN AN OVERRSIZE ROCK I NAME WAS TRYING TO HOIST THE ROCK UP WHILE W NAME WAS BUMPING THE ROCK WITH THE WEDGE A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF OF THE WE DGE AND HIT I NAME IN THE R SIDE OF HIS FACE IMBEDDING ITSELF ABOVE HIS TOP LIP AND UNDER HIS NOSE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DUMPING STONE SAMPLES OUT OF THE DRYER AND INTO BUCKET WHEN THE DRYER LIFD SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND BRUISING HIS THUMB WWHEN HE TRIED TO PREVENT THE LID FROM FALLING.

EMMP STATES HE WA> WORKING AT PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER INSTALLING A NEW TOGGLE PLATE. A THREE PART LINE WAS BEING LOWERED BY CRANE THROUGH A HOLE IN FLOOR WHEN A HOOK SNAGGED ON PITTMAN BREATHE R AND WAS DISENGAGED CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE EMP IN LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS PA9KED BESIDE A HIGH WALL WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE WALL ON SERVICE TRUCK DUE TO HEAVY RAINS IN THE MORNING WHICH CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK CAUSING BRUISED & STRAINED MUSC5ES OF THE RT.SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS USING A CHAIN HOOKED TO HOIST AT JAW CRUSHER TRYING TO UNJAM ROCK WHEN THE CHAIN GOT HUNG AND WHEN IT JERKED LOOSE THE CHAIN HIT EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE CAUSING LACERAT IONS REQUIRING 8UTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS UNSTOPPING 2ND CHUTE OVER 2ND CRUSHER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT TEMPLE CAUSING LACERATIONS.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS INSTALLING A STARTER ON AN R-35 EUCLID WHEN BOLT CAME LOOSE CAUSING STARTER TO FALL AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN STARTER & FRAME CAUSING A BROKEN BONE ON TIP OF 3RD FINGER ON R3GHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS HOLDING HAMMER ON CHAIN LINK ON CRANE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING CHAIN LINK WITH ANOTHER HAMMER AND HIT A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING HAMMER HANDLE TO HIT EMPLOYEES THUM B ON RT HAND CA6SING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED NINE STITCHES TO THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT ON TAIL PULLEY GUARD CAUSED CUT AND LACERATION TO THUMB ON LEFT HAND.

PULLING STEEL OUT OF DRILL HOLE WHEN STRIKING BAR AND COUPLING WOULD NOT LINE UP,HE TRIED TO MOVE IT OVER WHEN STRIKING BAR FELL ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE AND CHI PPED BONE ON 4TH TOE.