Staunton Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

CDL delivery driver was complaining of chest pain while off site making a delivery. EMS was called when EE returned to site. EMS transported EE to the hospital where EE was diagnosed with a non-life-threatening illness. The illness was determined to not be work related.

Employee was helping install a steel plate in a feeder when the plate got wedged. The employee then tried to jerk it free and felt pain in thoer back. Employee went to the doctor to be seen for acute low back pain.

Employee was welding when a piece of slag burned through employee's pant leg and down into right boot, burning the outside of right ankle. Employee continued to work until 7/23/2019 when employee was taken away from work because of the burn for three days and returned to normal duty on 7/26/2019.

Employee broke right pinky finger while changing screens.

Employee was off duty and lives with wife in camper on mine property behind shop. Per wife who was with employee at the time, employee had just taken shower and was laying down. Wife heard noise. Found husband unresponsive. Summoned help from employee at the shop. 911 was called and transported him to Augusta County Regional Medical Center.

Employee reported that while performing maintenance on speed reducer on conveyor belt C-6, he felt pain in his right hip and back.

Employee reported he stained his back while replacing anvils in CEMCO Model 80 crusher.

Employee reported that he was tightening come-along while performing maintenance on #2 crusher when anchor chain failed causing him to fall and cut the back of his head. Injury required 5 staples.

Per coroner, miner died of natural causes.

Employee was in vacinity of welding operations. Was notified prior to welder striking electode. Employee closed eyes and shielded eyes with hardhat. Employee completed shift and began having eye pain at home. Employee went to Emergency Room later that evening where he was diagnosed with Ultraviolet Keratitis (welder's burns).

Employee was dismounting haul truck when his wedding band caught on the edge of the top step, causing ring to cut into his finger.

Employee was attempting to pry a metal beam into position, the beam dropped down catching his left thumb.

Employee was attempting to loosen compacted material in a storage bin by forceibly banging the metal release handle against the bin. While doing so he caught (pinched) his finger between the handle and the metal crossbar associated with the bin.

Employee was changing air filter on Komatsu Portable Jaw Crusher, when he attempted to get up from a kneeling position, at which time he was unable to do so.

Employee was removing scraper assembly from jaw crusher when the U bolt broke causing scraper to fall on left hand.

Using a crowbar to turn the tailpulley over on the #2 belt, the crowbar broke loose smashing his right hand against the angle line.

Employee said he was shoveling a rock at the plant and pulled his chest muscle.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #3 SCREEN STARTER BOX WHEN AN ELECTRIC COIL FLASH OCCURRED.

BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ROCK WHEN LEFT SIDE OF BACK BEGAN HURTING.

EE WAS GETTING INTO SKID STEER LOADER WHEN HIS PANT LEG GOT CAUGHT ON THE LEVEL CAUSING THE SKID LOADER TO GO INTO MOTION THROWING HIM INTO THE CAB OF LOADER *PARKING BRAKE WAS PULLED

EE WAS UNDER WATER TRUCK PUTTING A MUFFLER ON WHEN DIRT FELL DOWN INTO HIS LEFT EYE

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE PUT CEMENT BLOCKS ON THE GROUND WHEN HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 BLOCKS.

EE WAS PICKING MUD OF BELT WHEN A BIG CHUNK CAMEDOWN BELT. HE TRIED TO FLIP THE CHUNK OF THE BELT. THE CHUNK OF MUD CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND AND BENDING HIS MIDDLE FINGER SIDEWAYS. HE HEARD & FELT A POP SOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN HIS LOADER, LOADING ROCKS ON TRUCKS WHEN HIS CHEST STARTED HURTING. HE BEGAN SWEATING PROFUSELY, BREATHING RAPIDLY. HE SLUMPED OVER STEERING WHEEL. WHEN WITNESS SAW HIM HE WAS HOLDING HIS CHEST WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, LEFT ARM HANGING DOWN SHAKING, HEAD SHAKING, TEARS COMING OUT OF HIS EYES.

WAS STOCKING STONE IN QUARRY WHEN TAILGATE DID NOT LATCH PROPERLY. HE STOPPED THE TRUCK & WENT TO LATCH TAILGATE WHEN THE LEVER FELL UP HITTING HIM ON LEFT ELBOW. ICE WAS APPLIED TO ELBOW. WEN T TO STAUNTON CLINIC TO SEE DR WOODWARD ON 6/19/02. ARM WAS PUT IN SLING - BADLY BRUISED - RESTRICTION.

WAS PUTTING A TOOTH IN THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK BROKE LOOSE INSIDE PULLING EE'S LEFT ARM DOWN INTO CRUSHER. STEEL WIRE BROKE LOOSE CATCHING HIM ON LEFT SIDE JAW AREA.

RE-INJURY TO AN OLD INJURY. HAD OPERATION MAY 10, 2002.

EE WAS HITTING DRILL STEEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HE MISSED THE DRILL STEEL & HIS KNUCKLE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN LAB; KNOCKED A FLASK OFF COUNTER. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH IT, IT BROKE, CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STOCKING #78 STONE WHEN KING PIN BROKE IN TRUCK. THE JOLT CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO HIT HEATER. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE ALREADY HAD HIS KNEE DAMAGED TO HELP HIM GET IN AND OUT OF T HE TRUCK.

AT APPROX 10:30 AM ON 2-18-99, EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN THE CONSTRUCTED OF SIDE SKIRTS FOR THE CONVEYORS. HE WAS USING A RAZOR BLAD UTILITY KNIFE CUTTING BELT STOCK TO SIDE WH EN HE OVER COMPENSATED STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG CALF REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

HE WAS PICKING MUD OFF MAIN CONVEYOR. HE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK ALONG SIDE THE CONVEYOR. ATTEMPTING TO THROW A LARGE HUNK OF MUD OFF THE BELT WHEN HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED OFF CATWALK. WHEN HE F ELL, HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT GUARD RAIL.

STANDING ON TOP OF SECONDARY CRUSHER.

GOT OUT OF DUMP TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

LEFT LEG PUNCTURE W/WELDING ROD. WELDING REPAIRS ON MAIN PLANT AT THE TIME OF INJURY. REMOVED FACE SHIELD TO INSPECT WORK ADN NOTICED BOLLD ON LEG. W/ WELDING ROD STICKING OUT OF LEG. REMOVED ROD AND WENT TO PRIME CARE.

HE WAS RUNNING PUG MILL, WHEN HE SAW THAT A FLAT ROCK WAS RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF STONE IN THE ROCK BIN. HE MOVED THE FLAT ROCK CAUSING SEVERAL MORE TO FALL DOWN AND CUT HIS FINGER ON RIGHT HA ND.

WHILE REPLACING BOLTS ON VIBRATORY UNIT UNDER SCALPER. FELL APPROX 5' TO THE GROUND FROM TWO 2 X 8 BOARDS THAT WERE BEING USED AS SCAFFOLDING, STRIKING THE ANGLE IRON SUPPORTS ACROSS THE BACK OF SCALPER.

WALKING DOWN WET EMBANKMENT & KNEE POPPED OUT.

REPLACING BEARINGS IN POTATION SECTION OF VCR 260 DRILL HAMMER ON WORK BENCH EE TURNED AWAY AS EQUIPMENT FELL OVER & OFF WORK BENCH STRIKING BACK OF LEFT FOOT

WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK TO GO HOME, HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE BUMPER. HE SAID AS HE TURNED, HIS RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK TRUCK BUMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING BELTS ON ELEVATOR MOTOR, HE PULLED ON BELTS AND IT PULLED BACK HIS HAND WENT BETWEEN DRIVE BELT AND SHIEVE.

CHANGING FUEL FILTER ON MACK TRUCK

EMPL STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE OPERATING CRANE LEVERS.

I NAME WAS STARTING TO CLIMB UP THE LADDER INTO TRUCK WHEN HE WENT TO PULL HIMSELF UP OFF THE GROUND ONE FOOT ON LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL JERKING HIS BACK

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT & CUT LEFT HAND.

HE WAS TIGHTEN BOLTS ON CAGE MILL WHEELS, SOCKET SLIP OFF AND CRACK HAND. BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

PULLING BINDS, PUSH LEVEL IN TAP CAME OFF BOLT HAND WENT INTO CROSS BAR.

HE WAS WORKING IN SHOP KNOCKING TIPS OFF HANGERS.HE HIT PIECE OF PIPE AND IT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN HEAD.

PUTTING BELT ON NO 2 CRUSHER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELTS AND BROKE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

PUTTING SHIN IN CRSHER. HE CRAWLED UP UNDER CRUSHER TO TIGHTEN BOLT, HAD RIGHT LEG TWISTED ANDPUTTING SHIN IN CRUSHER. HE CRAWLED UP UNDER CRUSHER TO TIGHTEN BOLT, HAD RIGHT LEG TWISTED AN D PULLED ON CHAIN HOIST AND FELT KNEE POP. CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT KNEE.

HAUL TRUCK STAL5ED ON GRADE.DRIVER PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT TRUCK.IN HISHASTE TO EXIT,DRIVER FELL AND HIS ELBOW JABBED INTO HIS RIBS.

PATIENT WAS WEA9ING SOFT CONTACTS WHILE STANDING NET TO A WELDER YESTERDAY MORNING AND FEELS LIDLIKE HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN BURNS OF BOTH EYES HE HAS BILLATERAL CENTRAL PUNCTATE STAINING IN BOTH E YES THE LEFT GR9ATER THAN THE RIGHT PATIENT HAS ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS WELDING BURNS OF BOTH EYES

HIT RIGHT HAND 2N ELEVATOR CHUTE WHILE USING HAND SHOVEL TO SHOVEL OUT UNDER BINS.

HE WAS DRIVING 4ATER TRUCK, HIT A BUMP IN ROAD CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO FLY OUT OF HIS HAND AND WHEN HE WAS GRABBING WHEEL HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON BROKEN DOOR HANDLE

I.NAME WAS TIGH7ENING BOLTS ON CAGE MILL WHEELS AND SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND

CAUGHT FINGER B9TWEEN PULL HANDLE AND CONSTRUCTION ON BINS.

LEFT BIG BATTER2 UNPON TRUCK AND THINKS MIGHT PULLED MUSCLE BACK IS HURTING HIM BAD THAT MORINING OF 5-13-87.

FELL DOWN STEPS3WHILE CLIMBING DOWN ON TO PRIMARY CRUSHER PLATFORM. TWISTED HIS RT LET AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN RT ANKLE

WALKING ON LIME3PLATEFORM ON STEP ON A PIECE OF METAL SINDER LIME DUST AN TWISTED TO LEFT ANKLE.