Ruby Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was changing V belts on the crusher. As EE stood up EE felt a pop in EE's right knee.

While attempting to grind a piece of flat bar the bar slipped from the tool rest and the miner's thumb came in contact with the grinding wheel.

After removing a bearing housing, Miner 1 used a grinder with a cutting wheel to split bearing sleeve. Miner 2 took a hammer and hit the sleeve to knock it off. A piece of metal chipped off and struck Miner 1 on the right side of EE's abdomen

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ROPE LOOPED IN HIS HAND TO CUT WITH UTILITY KNIFE. WHEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CUT THE ROPE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE Rope, came TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE, AND LACERATED HIS LEFT ARM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

Employee was assisting with loading a hammer bit into the bucket of a backhoe. The bit was being pushed forward and it shifted and grazed the employees knee. It caused a laceration just above the right knee. The laceration required six stitches to close the wound.

EE and technician were filling hydraulic using lube truck (air operated pump). Handle was still on loader platform when end of control valve blew off. Handel blew across platform and into ground. Hose end hit mechanic on right foot ankle.

Eyes burned from welding all day, employee was close to another welder and was catching arc from behind.

EE cut off his right middle finger while working on the hp-500 bowl. Crew was changing out the wear liners in the bowl of the HP-500. Nuts were placed under the bottom of the new liner to give the bowl clearance off the floor to allow adjustments. Grease is used to seal leaks. The grease created suction. When it released, the bowl dropped & amputated his finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF LOADER TO CK PORTABLE CR. LAST STEP PUSHED IN CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE. APPEARED TO BE OK. HAD TO SEE DR 2-3-04.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OLD WEAR PLATES OUT OF CHUTE OVER FINE 7 FEEDER IN ORDER TO INSTALL NEW FEEDER. A PIECE OF SLAG FELL IN EMPLOYEE'S SHOE BURNING RIGHT FOOT ABOVE THE ANKLE.

TAKING MANLIFT OUT OF ROADWAY TO ALLOW LOADER TO PASS, LIFT HIT A BUMP CAUSING BASKET TO JUMP. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT UP AND TO THE SIDE THREW THE EMPLOYEE TO SIDE OF BASKET. HE TWISTED RIGHT ANK LE AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE STAYED AT WORK - WENT TO DOCTOR ON 10-14-03 (AFTERNOON) & RETURNED TO WORK REGULAR SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GUARDS FROM HP500 #1 M AND R. HE HAD REMOVED BOLTS BUT COULD NOT PULL GUARD FREE. HE SNATCHED ON GUARD PULLING HIS BACK MUSCLE, GUARD WEIGHS APPROX 15#.

EMPLOYEE WAS FORMING FOUNDATION FOR CONVEYOR 109 LIFTING A TAMPER OUT OF THE FORMED AREA WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH CONTINUED TO BE SORE. HE STATED HE LIFTED WIT H HIS BACK BECAUSE OF THE SMALL AREA HE WAS IN.

EE WAS ERECTING CONVEYORS 125-126 NEAR EXISTING SECONDARY PLANT IN ON ERATION. WHILE WORKING SAND & DEBRIS WAS BLOWING, AND GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE

EE WAS POSITIONED ON A CONVEYOR TRUSS BOLTED TO BENT LEG #2. THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED BY EMPLOYEE CAUSING BENT LEG TO MOVE AWAY (45 DEGREE) CAUSING CONVEYOR TRUSS TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDE D W/TRUSS CLIMBED DOWN WITH R. HAND BLEEDING.

EE WAS POSITIONED ON CONVEYOR TRUSS BOLTED TO BENT LEG #2. THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED CAUSING TRUSS TO FALL INSIDE THE BENT LEG WHICH TIPPED 45 DEGREE. HE LANDED ON THE GROUND AND DURING THE FALL PINCHED L. ARM WHICH SWELLED.

SCRATCHED LEFT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF REBAR. ELBOW BECAME INFECTED & SWOLLEN. CELLUTITUS & BURSITUS.

EE WAS POURING CONCRETE. HE WAS STANDING IN THE CONCRETE ON THE REBAR PAD STRIKING OFF THE CONCRETE AND SLIPPED TWISING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WALKWAY BESIDE BELT WHEN A ROCK CAME OFF BELT. ROCK ROLLED DOWN BELT-FELLOFF STRIKING HIM IN BACK CAUSING BRUISE TO BACK.

EE WAS IN #34 CHUTE REPAIRING A IDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIK AN ARC-THE WELDING ROD TOUCHED HIM ON NECK-AT THIS TIME THE CURRENT WAS GROUNDED THRU HIS BODY HE REC'D 2 SUBSTANTIAL SHOCKS AFTE R INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT THE WELDING MACHINESTINGER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY

WHILE MOVING 2 LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, OPERATOR HAD TO MOVE BLOCKS WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

WHILE UNSCREWING THE OIL FITLER, HEARD A POP THAT CAME FROM INJURED EMLOYEES RIGHT HAND. LATER THAT EVENING WHILE AT HOME INJURED EMPLOYEE'S HAND STARTED TO SWEL. HE WENT TO THE DR AND FOUND OUT THA HE HAD BROKEN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

AFTER CUTTING PULL CABLE AT DRUM-IT REMAINED IN FAIRLEAD-WHEN EE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF THE TRACK THE CABLE AND DRAGLINE BUCKET AND CHAINS FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NECK AND SHOULDER-EE APPEARED TO BE OK-TOLD LEADMAN LATER THAT NECK AND SHOULDER WAS HURTING.

AFTER EMPLOYEE THROWED SWITCH HANDLE ON SWITCH, HE WAS GOING TO STEP ON TOP OF SWITCH TO MAKE SURE THE SWITCH LOCKED, WHEN HE STEPPED ON TOP OF SWITCH HANDLE HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED DUE TO MUD, HIS LEG STRIKING ON THE RIGHT SHIN AREA, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS THOUGHT TO BE A BRUISE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 2" WATER HOSE UNDERNEATH #3 ANS #4 TOWER TO WASH UP OVERSPILL. THE HOSE TWISTED AND VALVE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LITTLE TOE ON RIGHT FOOT. INITIALLY WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FIFT H TOE CONTUSION. CALLED BACK LATER AND SAID TOE WAS FRACTURED AND SENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR.

EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE FROM AROUND THE FEEDER USING A HAND. SHOVEL-HE WAS LEANING FORWARD ON THE SHOVEL WHEN A ROCK THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL 15-20# JUMPED OFF THE FEEDER AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD BELOW HIS HARD HAT ON THE HARD HAT STRAP.

EE WAS USING A PICK TO CLEAN OUT BUILT UP DIRT WORKER WAS SWINGING PICK & SMASHED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER EE WAS WEARING GLOVES

EE & COWORKERS WERE REINSTALLING BOTTOM PLATE ON 5 1/2' CRUSHER. THEY WERE USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. EE AND COWORKER WERE PREPARING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT THINKING SOCKET WAS SEC URELY ON BOLT HEAD. EE PRESSED TRIGGER ON WRENCH & WRENCH SPUN OFF STRIKING EE IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING 3 TEETH. BOTH EES WERE ON THEIR KNEES HOLDING UP WRENCH ON BOLT HEAD ABOUT FACE LEVEL.

EE WAS WASHING UNDER THE TOWER IN PLANT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CUT WATER OFF AT THE SAME TIME HIS WRIST WAS CUT BY A SHARP EDGE ON THE HOSE FROM A PIECE OF BAND - REQUIRED STITCHES - TOWER WAS AT 1 & 2 SCREEN STATION

EE WAS UNLOADING LOADOUT TRUCK - HE ATTEMPTED TO THROW CLAMPING BARS ON PLATFORM AT LOADOUT - HE HIT THE MAIN BEAM OF LOADOUT WHICH CUT THE BACKSIDE OF FINGER ON RIGHT HAND NEXT TO THUMB - REQ UIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS WASHING UNDER 1 & 2 TOWER WITH WATER HOSE. AT SAME TIME WIND WAS BLOWING HARD--HE RECEIVED SOME MATERIAL IN HIS LEFT EYE THAT SLIPPED PAST SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS GETTING THE BATTERY CHARGER FROM NEW SHOP--HE PICKED UP CHARGER OVER A CRUSHER U-BOLT AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT. HE ROLLED THE CHARGER TO THE BACK DOOR--AT THIS TIME HIS BACK BEGAN TO BOT HER HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RAIL CAR DOOR WITH CHAIN JACK-CAR DOOR JACKED UP-IN THE PROCESS OF KNOCKINGTHE LATCH DOWN ON THE CAR DOOR, THE CHAIN JACK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LITTLE FIN GER.

EE & 2 OTHER EES WERE CHANGING TROUGHING ROLLERS UNDER GYRATORY FEEDER, WHEN HE STEPPED BACK TO CATCH HIS BALANCE. HE FELL AGAINST THE FRAME OF FEEDER. BRUISED RIBS.

EE GREASING BEARINGS UNDER #1 & #2 TOWER IN PLANT AREA--SOME FINE MATERIAL FELL AND HE RECEIVED SOME IN RIGHT EYE PAST SAFETY GLASSES--HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AND A PIECE WAS EMBEDDED IN EYE--E E WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE AND EE WWERE WORKING ON A BRG ON #6 CONV. IN DISASSYMBLING THE COMPONENT (CHAIN HOUSING & CHAIN). IN REMOVING THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE CHAIN HOUSING EE'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT, MASHING THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. GLOVES WERE BEING WORN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOOKING RAIL CARS HE WAS CROSSING OVER RAIL CARS & SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON RAIL CAR

EMPLOYEE ENT ERED CONTINAL HOUSE TO START PLANT EQUIPMENT HE LEFT THE HOUSE TO INSPECT THE AREA & CHECK ON THE EQUIPMENT WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE CONTROL HOUSE HE CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT A SHARK IN HIS LEGS HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & FELL OUT OF THE HOUSE TO THE WALKWAY (SAME LEVEL) NO EVIDENCE OF GROUND FAULT OR SHORT WAS FOUND

EE WAS FIXING A HEATER HOSE LEAK ON TRK HOSE CAME OFF EE TURNED AND SCALDING WATER SPRAYED ON BOTH ARMS AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A CHUTE CLOGGED WITH MATERIAL SCRN CLOTH HUNG IN CHUTE BLOCKING MATERIAL HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL LOOSE WITH RT HAND & SCREEN CAUGHT R HAND BETWEEN SCREEN & OUTSIDE OF CHUTE THIS RESULTED IN JAGGED EDGE OF SCREEN CUTING EMPLOYEES RT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FIRST FINGER IN TWO PLACES ONE REQUIRED STITCHES EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY

EE WAS CALLED TO THE #3 CONVEYOR TO HELP CORRECT A TRACING PROBLEM. THE UTILITY MAN HAD ALREADY RESET SOME IDLERS ON THE CAT WALK SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE CONVEYOR TRACING. EE HAD THE CONVEYOR SHUT SAFETY LINE OR ANY OTHER RESTRAINT DEVICE ON TO PREVENT A FALL. HE STOOD ON AN ATTACHED WATER PIPE TO KNOCK A RETURN IDLER DOWN HILL. EE THEN MOVED UP THE PIPE TO THE NEXT RE

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF A CONVEYOR 23' OFF THE GROUND. HE WAS ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BUPPING ON A PIECE OF RUBBER WHICH BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS OFF THE CONVEYOR. HE DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY BELT ON. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.

EE WORKING ON WATER COOLER ON WATER TRUCK. WORKING IN BETWEEN FRAME AND MOTOR WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION PUTTING STRAIN ON NECK MUSCLE. INITIAL TOLD BY DR WAS A PULLED MUSCLE EE WENT TO DR ON 5TH AND 12TH. WERE NOT AWARE OF VISIT ON 5TH SEE

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING METAL ON SHOULDER TO SCRAP VAT. HE TRIPPED AND FELL AND IRON FELL ON FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. HE WENT TO URGENT CARE AFTER SHIFT AND HAD A FRACTURE ON FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

HE WAS HIS CREW WERE ATTEMPTING TO SHIM A LOOSE SOCKET ON THE #1 7' CRUSHER BY PLACING SHIM STOCK UNDER THE SOCKET SEAT ON THE MAINFRAME FACE. THE SOCKET WAS LOWERED WITH OUR CRANE BUT HUNG UP BEFORE SEATING COMPLETELY. AT THIS TIME HE NOTICED ONE OF THE SHIMS OUT OF PLACE. THINKING THAT THE SOCKET WAS SECURE, HE ADJUSTED THE SHIM WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE SOCKET SHIFTED AND FELL NI

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PUNCH WITH VISE GRIP PLIERS IN RT HAND WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USED HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT PIN A SLIVER OF METAL EMBEDED IN BACK OF LEFT HAND HAD TO BE CUT OUT-REQUIRING 5 SU TURES NO LOST TIME EMPLOYEE HAD A GLOVE ON RT HAND BUT NOT ON LEFT HAND THIS IS THE HAND THAT THE METAL ENTERED THIS WORK WAS BEING DONE ON THE WATER TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A BUSHING OFF OF A TIE ROD END AND A PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER.HE WAS TAKEN TO OFFICE AND CLEANED AND APPEARED TO BE ALL RIGHT.ON 10-12-89 HE WENT TO DR WI LLIAM BIRDSONG AND WAS X-RAYED.X-RAY SHOWED STEEL STILL IN FINGER.WAS OPENED AND COULD NOT GET.WENT BACK ON 10-17-89 WAS STITCHED UP AND WAS TOLD TO GO BACK IN ABOUT A MONTH TO HAVE STEEL REM

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN SHOP AND STEPPED ON A WELDING ROD THAT HAD BEEN BENT.THE ROD WENT INTO LEFT BIGTOE AND BROKE SKIN.INJURY REPORTED FIRST AID 02-28-89-BECAME INFECTED 03-02-89 AND EMPLOY EE WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE.

EMPL ARC-WELDING P & H SHOVEL BUCKET.WIND WAS BLOWING.APPARENTLY SLAG WAS BLOWN UNDER WELDING HOOD IN BOTH EYES.EMPL HAD WELDING HOOD ON.REPORT BEING SENT DUE TO SLAG EMBEDDED AND RX DRUGS FIV GIVEN.

HAND SLIPPED AND WAS HIT WITH HAMMER CAUSING CUT ON LEFT HAND- SMALL FINGER.

HAMMER WAS DEFLECTED BY TRACTOR FRAME AND HIT ANKLE AND FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 33-09 PIT TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND DIED ON HOUL ROAD. DRIVER SET BRAKES- BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AND TRUCK WAS ROLLING BACK AT ABOUT 5 MP H AND PICKING UP SPEED. DRIVER JUMPED TO SIDE AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISED KNEE. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN AND SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WINDOW FRAME OF THE DRILL TECH SO THAT THE GLASS COULD BE REPLACED EMPLOYEE USED A HARDENED STEEL CHUCK DRIVER AS A ROD. THEY HIT THE WITH HAMMER AND SMALL SECTION SPIRALLED OFF THE DRIVER ENTERING CLEVELAND ROSS LEFT FOREARM. REPORT BEING FILED DUE TO EMPLOYE GIVEN PERSCRIPTION DRUGS.

EMPLOYEE WELDING INSIDE ENCLOSED TANK AND RECIEVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN VERY CLOSE QUARTERS UNDER A TANK WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

LARGE BUCKET WA8 HELD BACK BY A CHAIN CHAIN BROKE CAUSING ARM OF BUCKET TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE.

LARGE BUCKET WA8 HELD BACK BY CHAIN BROKE CAUSING ARM OF BUCKET TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE.

EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO THROW THE RAILROAD TRACK SWITCH IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CARS TO ANOTHER TRACK. IT WAS RAINING AND THE SWITCH WHICH IS NORMALLY GROUND LEVEL HAD BEEN WASHED OUT BENEATH THE S WITHC APPROX 3'3HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HIS BOTTOM LIP ON THE SWITHC

EMPL CARRYING IRON BAR ON SHOULDER-SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT ON INSTEP NEXT TO MIDDLE TOE BROKE.

EMP WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT OF TOOTH ON SHOVEL BUXKBUCKET AND A PIECE SHEARED OFF AND WENT INTO CENTER OF NECK - REQUIRED 1 STITCH

BREAKING ROCKS WITH DROPBALL-ROCK FLEW INTO WINDOW BROKE WINDOW STRIKING EMPL AT RIGHT EAR REQ STITCHES.WINDOW WAS 3/8\\ LEXAN GLASS.