Rockfield Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EE was called on the company radio and told that the Jaw Rock Chute to the ground was plugged with a big rock. He walked up the small pile of rock under the chute in order to dislodge the large rock. When the rock was dislodged the other rocks in the chute began to flow and he turned to see what the noise was. At that point he felt a pain in his left leg.

A screen cover (wire cloth) fell into the "Jaw Rock" chute. The victim was removeing the screen cover and a rock approx. 4" x 8" came traveling down the chute and pinched his fingers btwn. the rock and chute wall. He suffered lacerations on his L/H middle and ring fingers. The middle finger was broken behind the fingernail.

Laborer was shoveling material into loader bucket. Material slid off and employee was pinched between bucket and pile. Employee suffered bruising to both thighs. Employee was treated and released at Dr.'s Office. Given pain medication and modified duty.

REMOVING LOOSE STEEL PLATE FROM INSIDE OF BUNKER & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

LOST FOOTING ON FLUME CAT WALK. CAUGHT SELF WITH RIGHT HAND.

FITTING/WELDING PANELS IN MAIN BOX, CHARGE END OF SCALPER. THERE WAS DENSE FOG, FOOT SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE CAUSING ME TO FALL AGAINST CROSS BEAM AT HEAD PULLEY MAIN BELT.

SHOVELING WASTE SAND, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

USING PRYBAR TO INSTALL BOLTS IN DRIVE COUPLING. PRYBAR SLIPPED OFF DRIVE UNIT, OTHER END STRUCK EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE CUTTING FACE NEXT TO UPPER LIP.

REPLACING TROUGHING ROLLER ON DUST BELT-FELL THRU HOLE IN GRATING WHILE WALKING ON DECK TOWARDS DUST HOPPER BELT.SCRAPED RIGHT KNEE AND LOWER RIGHT BACK-ROCK DUST IN RIGHT EYE.

WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN HEAD PLATE BOLTS WITH IMPACT HAMMER,THE HAMMER STARTED TO FALL OUT OF HANDS. WENT TO READJUST HANDS AND FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL ONTO THE HANDRAIL ON LEFT SIDE AT THE RIB S -BROKE 2 RIBS #6 & #7 ON LEFT SIDE.

WHILE MANUVERING 1 1/16" SCREEN INTO POSITION TO INSTALL INTO SHAKER,MATERIAL ON DECK SHIFTED UNDERFOOT CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE AND FALL -INJURED BACK.

WHILE MOVING A SUCTION HOSE FOR A PORTABLE PUMP, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON BREAKOVER CLAMP.

STEPPED ON CONVEYOR FRAME TO LOWER 1 1/2 INCH GRAVEL CHUTE. WHILE STADNING ON CONVEYOR FRAME FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT WRIST ON CONVEYOR GUARD.

TWO EMPLOYEES HAD INSTALLED DUMP CABLE ON DRAGLINE IN THREE WAY SOCKE TWHEN THE NEW EMPLOYEE PULLED THE CABLE BEFORE THE SOCKET WEDGE WAS DRIVEN ALL THE WAY IN SOCKET CAUSING THE CABLE TO COME OUT WHILE COILED.

IT APPEARS EE STEPED ON SOME GREASE ON THE GROUND FROM THE DRALINE AND CARRIED IT TO A STEEL WALKWAY AREA AND AS HE STARTED TO ENTER THE HOUSE AREA SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPL HAD JUST REPLACED FILTER ON TEREX LOADER AND ASK OPERATOR TO START ENGINE AT HIGH RPM THE MAHCINE MOVED FORWARD THROWING EMPL TO GROUND APPROX 4 TO 5'

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT DURING PERIOD OF EITHER 022789 OR 022889 WHILE OPERATING LOADER ON ROUGH GROUND THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED OUF OF HIS HAND HE GRABBED IT & STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER

EMPL WAS CARRYING HINGE TO FEEDER AREA DOWN AN INCLINED CONCRETE WALKWAY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND THE HINGE APPROX 80 LBS LANDED ON HIS LEFT ARM

WHILE REPLACING3WORN BELT LACING,EMPLOYEE ATTEMPT TO HOLD BOLT ON BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BOLT. THE BOLT WASN'T FULLY ENGAGED IN THE LOCK OF THE FASTENER & TURNED WHEN IMPACT WRENCH WAS APPLIED TI TO NUT. 3

EMP WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF SCREEN WHEN IT C BECAME LODGED HE ADDED MORE PRESSURE TO DIS-LODGE IT AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND A STEEL I-BEAM WHICH CAUSED A COMPOUND FRACTURE

HE WAS WELDING HE NOTICED A VOLTAGE DROP FROM THE GASOLINE DRIVEN WELDER HE ASK THE ASSIST TO SEE IF A PIN HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE GOVERNOR ASSEMBLY THE ASSIST REACHED FOR THE CONTROL ROD NOT THINKING THE ENGINE FAN WAS TURNING TO CLOSE TO HIM AT THIS TIME HIS FINGERS CAME IN CONTACT W/ THE FAN.