Rougemont Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Contract driver entered scale house complaining of chest pains and feeling bad. EMS was called. Driver was taken to hospital. He was kept for observation and released on May 11, 2009. Driver mentioned history of high blood pressure and not taking medication. He stated that the symptoms on May 8 were blood pressure related as indicated by his doctor and the hospital.

Employee had orthoscopic knee surgery on May 24, 2007 to remove floaters from under kneecap. Related to a first aid incident in November 18, 2006, which later became reportable due to fluid drained from knee and reported to MSHA on 2/2/2007. Employee has returned to light duty.

On November 18, 2006, IE had tripped while walking to his truck, striking knee on a rock, requiring first aid treatment. IE began suffering swelling to knee, and had fluid drained from knee by doctor on January 26, 2007. He returned to full duty on Monday, January 29, 2007.

Employee was manually clearing rock from the cavity of a 7' cone crusher when he suffered a muscle strain in his lower back.

Employee was adjusting the finger gates on a discharge chute from the vertical to horizontal postition. He had lowered two of the gates and was working on the third, which was stuck. The gate finally broke loose, catching the employee's finger between the third gate handle and second gate handle. He suffered a minor laceration of the finger which required sutures.

While moving a piece of screen cloth, employee cut hand on edge of cloth, which required 4 stiches to close.

While digging out a crusher, employee got sand in right eye. Eye was flushed on site, and employee sent to physician for examination. He was given a prescription eye medication (antibiotic) and returned to work with no restrictions the same day.

EE slipped while exiting cab of service truck, striking heel of left foot on outside step on truck cab. Experienced no pain at the time, but following day experienced some discomfort in ankle. Next day EE saw physican who treated his pain with anti-inflammatory meds. & advised him to restrict use for sev. days. 4/6/05: Physician diag. gout & determined gout was cause of pain.

EE WAS REMOVING 4 FT X 4 FT WIRE SCREEN MESH PANEL FROM A PALLET AND STACKING IN A RACK FOR STORAGE. HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A BENT SAFETY PIN FROM HAUL TRUCK BED. HE CUT PIN AND REMOVED FROM BRACKET. LATER STANDING IN SHOP HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AND NOTIED BULGE IN AB.

OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN CHANGING BUCKET TEETH. HE WAS HOLDING LOCK PIN AND MECHANIC WAS SLUGGING TOOTH ONTO SHANK. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF TOOTH AND IMPACTED EE'S ARM CAUSING LAC ERATION.

EE WAS HANDING SCREEN CLOTH PANEL TO MAN ON TOP OF SCREEN. SCREEN SLIPPED AND HIT ANOTHER AND THEN IMPACTED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION.

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING BELLY PAN FRAM LOADER. MECHANIC WAS LOOSENING LAST BOLT, THE BOLT BROKE AND BELLY PAN FELL, CRUSHING HIS 4TH DIGIT LEFT HAND.

MINER WAS GRINDING A SMOOTH EDGE ON A PIECE OF STEEL. HE TOOK ONE HAND OFF GRINDER TO MOVE EXTENSION CORD. ONE HAND WAS NOT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT TOOL. TOOL FELL, SKIPED ACROSS STEEL AND LACERA TED HIS THIGH.

EE WAS REMOVING SCREEN DECK SIDE RAIL BOLTS WITH A HAMMER HE WAS USING ANOTHER BOLT AS A PUNCH HAMMER HIT BOLT A GLANCING BLOW & IMPACTED HIS FINGER AGAINST SCREEN SIDE PANEL

OPERATOR HAD LEFT LOADER TO CLEAR JAMMED CHUTE. HE WAS USING PRY BAR TO CLEAR DISCARGE CHUTE. HE RAISED THE BAR SEVERAL TIME STO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, BAR STRUCK OVERHEAD STEEL STRUCTURE, DEFLECTED ANAD IMPACTING OPERATORS HAND AND WRIST.

WORKER WAS REMOVING SPLIT BOLT FROM CRUSHER HEAD BY HITTING A SLUGGING WRENCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. TWO DAYS LATER WORKER REPORTED LOWER BACK PAIN ANDMUSCLE SPASM.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING UP UNDER LOADER TRUCK STOPPED LOADER OPERATOR STARTED TO DUMP DRIVER BELIEVED HE WAS NOT UNDER BUCKET SO HE BACKED UP SOME MORE AT THIS TIME LOADER BUCKET HIT TRUCK BE DLINER CAUSING WHIPLASH INJURY TO TRUCK DRIVER

PERSONNEL HAD COMPLETED RELIGNING SCREEN DISCHARGE CHUTE FINGER GATES & EMPL WAS CLOSING THE CHUTE ACCESS DOOR. HE LEANED HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE DOOR IN ORDER TO INSERT THE CLOSURE WEDGE & I N DOING SO STRAINED HIS BACK.

SUPERINTENDANT WAS SUPERVISING PRODUCTION SHOT FROM LOCATION 1100 FT FROM PIT. DURING SHOT A PIECE OF FLYROCK LEFT PIT AND STRUCK HIM IN LOWER LEFT LEG. NO FLYROCK LEFT MINE PROPERTY.

EE USED BAR TO REACH ROCK LODGED BEHIND GUARD ON TAILPULLEY BAR CAUGHT IN TAILPULLEY AND HIT EE ON HEAD.

I.NAME WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MAN, LIFTING SCREENS TO CHANGE ON SHAKERS. THE OTHER MAN LOST HIS GRIP, THE SCREEN FELL AND SLID AGAINST I.NAME'S LEFT PINKY FINGER.

WHEN CLIMBING UP SUPPORT LEGS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX 8' TO FLOOR & HE LANDED OFF BALANCE ON RIGHT FOOT.