SPRING CREEK PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE PIT CASTING OVERBURDEN DOWN TO THE PIT FLOOR. HE HAD BERMED UP APPROX. 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE PIT FACE.ON HIS LAST PASS THIS 10 FEET OF MATERIAL SLUMPE D OFF, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO SLUMP, ALLOWING THE LOAD TO FALL TO THE PIT FLOOR. THE LOADER WAS NOT DAMAGED. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MILD LUMBARSTRAIN AND STRAINED HIS UPPER TORSO AND ARMS.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE MTR GRADER HAVING TO CLIMBIN & OUT OF THE CAB SEVERAL TIMES ONE TIME HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP,CAUSING HIM TO FALL. IT HAD BEEN RAINING WHICH MADE THE STEPS SL IPPERY

EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE LOADER AND APPARENTLY A BOLT HAD COME LOOSE, WHICH HELD THE HANDRAIL TO THE GRAME. WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF UPWARDS, HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE TIRE THEN FELL TO THE GR OUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CUTTING EDGE FOR HIS LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE STARTED HURTING.AFTER SEEING DOCTOR, HE WAS DIADNOSED AS PULLING HIS RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE ASK ED FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE CUTTING WAS TO HEAVY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS BACK SAFETY BELT AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS ON A LOADER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EE STATED THAT HE HAD UNJURED HIS KNEES BEFOR, BUT HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OR CHECKING A FUSE IN THE DISCONNECT BOX AND APPARENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAIN FEED LINS TO THE FUSE BLOCK. EMPLOYEE HAD A SCREWDRIVER AND PLIERS IN HIS HAND AT TH E TIME AND THINKS HE STUCK THE TOOL IN THE BOX CAUSING THE SHORT BETWEEN THE TWO PHASES.

EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS AND TURNED HIS ANKLE AND KNEE. POSSIBLE KNEE STRAIN. EE WORKED 1 DAY AND TOOK OFF 8-10-95 TO GO BACK TO THE DR. BACK TO WORK FOR 4 DAYS. TOOK OFF 8-16-95 AND IS STI LL OFF.

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SHAKER SCREEN. HE NEEDED A BAR TO REMOVE A ROCK AROUND THE BOLT HE WAS WORKIGN ON, ANTOEHR EMPLOYEE TOSSED EE A SCREW DRIVE AND IT HIT A PIECE OF THE SHAKER AND HIT HIS EYE CAUSIGN A MINOR SCRATCH.

AROUND THE SCREEN TOWER WAS SNOW & ICE COVERED. EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED PUT FROM UNDER HIM. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS SEAT AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS HEAD WHILE GETTING INTO CAB OF 980 C LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING AIR SUPPLY HOSE TO GREASE GUN; HE WAS HOLDING PUMP WITH HIS LEFT HAND & LET HIS FINGER COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PISTON WHEN IT ACTIVATED.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS ARM

EE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON A SCREEN GEAR BOX AND WHEN THE COVER WAS REMOVED A GEAR OR BEARING FELL OUT AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT STEEL TOED BOOTS WERE BEING WORN.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A MOTOR GRADER ON PIT HAUL ROAD A MACK TRUCK HIT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AS THE TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PASS INJURED WAS TAKEN TO DOC FOR EXAMINATION & WAS RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK NEXT DAY DOC FOUND POSSIBLE SLIGHTCONCUSION & A BRUISE ON THE LOWER BACK

EE WAS ASSISTING REPAIRING A CRUSHER AND SAID HE INJURED HIS BACK BY LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET FULL OF PARTS EE WORKED 7-15-92 AND ABOUT 4 HOURS ON 7-16-92 AND SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING.

INJURED WAS CLEARING OUT A ROCK FROM FEEDER DOOR WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UP,HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK CAME LOOSE.

I.NAME PULLING SCREEN CLOTH TO SCREEN DECK IN ORDER TO CHANGE SCREENS.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CAB OF 980 LOADER WITH HIS LUNCH BUCKET AND WATER CONTAINER IN HIS HANDS. HE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE STEPS AND PULLED OR STRAINED HIS ARM OR SHOULDER. INJURED SHOULD NOT TRY TO EGRESS A LADDER WITH OBJECTS IIN HIS HANDS.

I NAME PICKED UP SOMETHING & HURT HIS BACK

THE OPERATOR WAS DIGGING THE BANK WHEN THE TOP SLUFFED OFF WITH THE BUCKET AT THE TOP OF THE BANK CAUSING TH OPERATOR TO COME OUT OF THE SEAT AND JAR HIS BACK THE OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING A SE AT BELT WHICH WAS IN THE LOADER THE OPERATOR STATED THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURT BEFORE

I.NAME PRYING O1EN BOTTOM DOOR ON LOG WASHER WITH 2 X 4 .IT SNAPPED IN TWO AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH BUSTING RIGHT UPPER LIP.

I.NAME WAS CLEA3ING SNOW FROM BIN - HE KNOCKED THE SPREADER BAR OUT & THE BIN DOOR CLOSED ON HIS RT.HAND

LOADER TOOTH LO8GED IN JAW CRUSHER.I.NAME OBSER VING CRUSHER OPERATOR CUTIING IT OUT WITH CUTTING TORCH.WHEN TENSION CAME OFF TOOTH,IT FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM IN HEAD ABOVE LEFT EYE.

LOADER TOOTH LO8GED IN JAW CRUSHER EMPL CUTTING TOOTH OUT WITH TORCH WHEN TENSION CAME OFF TOOTH IT FLEW OUT AND STRUCK ANOTHER EMPL IN HEAD.DROPPED DOWN AND HIT I.NAME TOP OF HEAD KNOCKING HI M OUT.THEN FELL3ON CUTTING TORCH RECEIVING 3RD DEG.BURNS ON LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.

I NAME WAS UNDE9NEATH THE TRUCK TRAILER TRYING TO REMOVE THE U-BOLTS & HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER CONE CRUSHER AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE

I NAME THREW A ROCK AND HIT OTHER I. NAME .

DERTAILS OF ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN AS EMPLOYEE FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR WE BECAME AWARE THAT AN ACCIDNET OF ANY CONSEQUENCE HAD OCCURRRED ONLY AFTER RECEIVEING A LETTER FROM EMPL EMPLOYEES LAWYER PRESUMABLY HE FELL AND REINJURED HIS RT K NEE WHICH HAD PREVIOSULY BEEN INJURED UI U/ ,I AND HAD SURGERY ON IT AND WAS NOT HEALING WELL