STONE INDUSTRIES, INC. Metal/Non-Metal

Hearing loss due to working within a quarry

No contributing conditions to report. Annual hearing testing.

Employee was standing on a wood plank, the wood plank broke causing the employee to drop several inches breaking left foot

Employee was climbing down a CAT 772G and slipped off the last step. Employee fell on right hand, wrist and arm.

EE slipped on the feeder of the crusher while crossing over it to prep the side plates for repair.

On 9/8/16 employee demonstrated a STS, left ear. Employee stated that they had a double ear infection. As per MSHA and IHT employee retested on 10/5/16. IHT sent a letter stating they couldn't verify the results due to an obstruction of wax in ear. We had employee tested again on 10/13/16 where they again demonstrated the STS. I received the results of that test today 10/25/16.

Was working on ladder repairing a spray hose and fell off of ladder, dislocating left wrist.

Employee was guiding a piece of equipment into place during a repair and pinched the skin between the thumb and forefinger. He received a relatively small laceration that required 4 stitches to close.

Miner was changing a tooth on a CAT 990 loader bucket when it dropped on his foot, striking it along the edge of the steel toe. The miner suffered a broken toe on his left foot.

While leaving EE noticed his knee was stiff and a bright red color. EE called me and we decided to see how it was the next day. EE could not recall a specific incident where he might have injured it. The next day it was still bothering him and he went to the doctor. The doctor diagnosed EE with prepatella bursitis with possible cellulitis (infection inside the knee).

Employee was changing the backup alarm on the PC-400 Komatsu excavator and was under the machine when he stood up and hit his head. He received a small cut on the top of his scalp that required four stitches.

EE was handling a large equipment jack when it slipped and cut his right middle finger. He recieved a couple of stitches and returned to work.

Employee was welding when he needed to chip away some slag from his weld. A peice of slag flew into his eye. He claims he was wearing safety glasses.

EE WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT THE HEEL OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER WHILE EXITING THE CATERPILLAR 773 HAUL TRUCK.

THE MINER WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE CRANE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT THE OUTRIGGER AND THEN THE GROUND. HE NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

EE WAS LOOSENING UP PIPE FITTING ON CRUSHER, PIPE WRENCH CAME OFF AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE CAUSING IT TO SWELL UP. WENT TO WAYNE GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEPT FOR TREATMENT

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON VIBRATING SCREEN DECK. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED WELDING HE RAISED HIS HEAD AN DHIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE OVERHEADD STEEL STONE BOX. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND HAD 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE HIS SCALP WOUND. HE IS GOING BACK TO HOSPITAL FRIDAY FOR A FOLLOW-UP EXAM.

MECHANIC WAS HELPING CRUSHER OPERATOR CLEAR ROCK FROM CRUSHER JAW. MECHANIC WAS USING A LONG PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN BAR AND CRUSHER. MECHANIC TAKEN TO HOSPIT ALTO HAVE 12 STITCHES IN LEFT RING FINGER TIP, WILL GO BACK TO HOSPITAL 8-14-95, FOR FOLLOW-UP. NO LOST WORK TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON CRUSHER ROCKBOX WRENCH SLIPPED HIS ARM HIT A SHARP EDGE OF STEEL CAUSING A CUT ON HIS RT ELBOW (ABOVE JOINT) TOOK MAN TO ER IN HOSPITAL & THEY SUTURED THE CUT

MEN WERE REMOVING BOLTS FROM WEAR PLATES IN PREPARATION OF INSTALLING NEW PLATES INJURED MAN TRIED TO HOLD WORN SHARP BOLT HEAD WITH HIS HAND WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING NUT BOLT SPUN CUTTING MAN IN RT THUMB TOOK TO ER AT HOSPITAL SOME SUTURES WERE REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LUMBAR IN BACK WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH OVERHEAD. HE TOLD ME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 2 AND I TOOK HIM TO DR.DR. GAVE HIM MEDICATION & SAID HE COULD RETURN TO WORK AND SEE HIM AGAIN ON MARCH 6. MARCH 6 DR. TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK FOR 3 DAYS AND HE WOULD GIVE HIM THERAPY STARTING TOMORROW, MARCH 7.

FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR PARKED HIS LOADER TO HELP MAINTENANCE MAN START A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON THE PLANT THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH. LOADER MAN WAS HOLDING THE LID DOWN ON THE HYDRAULIC TA NK WHEN PRESSURE BUILDUP PUSHED THE LID UP SUDDENLY, PUSHING HIS LOCKED ARM INTO HIS SHOULDER CAUSING A PULLED SHOULDER MUSCLE.

THE MAN WAS WORKING AT REMOVING THE BEARING CAPS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE STEPPED FROM ONE PART OF THE CRUSHER TO ANOTHER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HIS KNEE HURT HIM THRU THE NIGHT AND HE WENT TO THE HOSPTIAL THIS MORNING 5-27-94 FOR TETREATMENT. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A DR AND TOLD HE HAD WATER ON THE KNEE. THE DR TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF THE KNEE AND REPORT TO HIM ON 5-31-94 TO SEE I

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PLUGGED SCREEN CLOTH FROM LAST DAY PLANT RUN. STEPPED DOWN FROM SCREEN TO CAT WALK & TURNED OVER HIS LEFT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMER. ROOM OF HOSPITAL HAD X-RAY. ANKLE NOT BROKEN BUT BADLY SPRAINED WITH PULLED LIGAMENTS. WRAPPED WITH ACE BANDAGE & TOLD TO STAY OFF FOR 2 DAYS & SEE OWN DR.

MAN WAS WALKING UNDER STONE CONVEYOR WHEN LARGE ROCK ROLLED OFF CONV. HITTING MAN ON THE LEFT SIDE (TOP) OF HEAD. MAN WAS WEARING HARD HAT. MAN WENT TO INSURANCE CLINIC, X-RAYED, AND TOLD BY D OCTOR THAT SEVERAL VERY SMALL BLOOD VESSELS RUPTURED IN NECK CAUSING SLIGHT SWELLING AND SLIGHT PAIN. THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM HE COULD RETURN TO WORK MONDAY, AND PAY HIM ANOTHER VISIT NEXT WEEK.

MAINTENANCE MECH WAS INSIDE CRUSHER WORKING ON REMOVING A JAW PLATE FOR REPLACEMENT,COME-A-LONG HOISTS WERE FASTENED TO THE JAW BUT THE JAW WAS WEDGED IN THE FRAME.THE MAIN MECH WAS PRYING ON THE JAW WHEN SUDDENLY IT MOVED FORWARD PUSHING HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE OTHER CRUSHER JAW.THE MAN WAS ABLE TO FINISH HIS SHIFT BUT AT HOME HIS LEG PAINED HIM,WENT TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY FOUND

MAN WAS STANDING WORKING OFF TAILGATE OF WELDING TRUCK CUTTING SMALL PLATES WITH A CUTTING TORCH HE DETECTED A LAEAK IN THE OXYGEN HOSE BUT RATHER THAN CHANGE HOSE HE BENT THE HOSE & PLACED IT BETWEEN HIS LEG & TAILGATE HE THOUGHT HE STOPPEED THE LEAK & CONTINUED CUTTING WHEN SUDDENLY HOSE IGNITED AT THE BEND BURNING HIS LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SCARP IRON, ONE PEICE OF THE IRON SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND FELL, AND STRUCK HIM ONTHE TOE OF LEFT FOOT.

CLIMBING LADDER TO GET INTO CB OF A 992 CAT LOADER. EMP LOST HIS GRIP ON LADDER RAILING AND FELL TO GROUND HE SUSTAINED BRUISE ON PALM OF HAND AND COMPLAINE D OFF A PAIN ACROSS IS SHOULDERS . TAKEN TO HOSPITAL XRAYED AND FOU ND NO BROKENBONES EMP TOLD TO REST FOR 24 HRS. AND USE A HEATING PAD

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL OFF A PICK UP TRUCK AS THEY WERE SLIDING THE DRUM OFF THE TAILGATE IT SUDDENLY FELL TO THE GROUND CATCHING EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DRUM AND TAILGATED OF PICK UP TRUCK EMPLOYEE HAS A BROKEN BONE IN TIP OF RING FINGER AND THE TIPS OF 2 OTHER FINGERS BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A RETAINER PIN INTO A TOOTH ON THE BUCKET OF 988 LOADER THE HAMMER HE WAS U SING GLANCED OFF THE TOOTH AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE THE INITIAL PAIN WENT AWAY BUT THAT SAME EVENING THE PAIN INCREASED AT 6;30 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE REPORTED FOR WORK BUT WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS FOTHING BROKEN BUT KNEE IS BRUISED WRAPPED WITH ACE BANDAGE AND T

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING AN AREA WHEN HE NOTICED A CONVEYOR WAS NOT TRACKING PROPERLY.HE LEFT THE AREA TO FIND SOMEONE HE COULD REPORT THIS CONDITION TO.ON THE WAY BACK TO HIS ORIGINAL AREA HE WA LKED INTO A PRO7RUDING BOARD STRIKING IT ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL,X-RAYED,AND RELEASED WITH SLIGHT FRACTURE OF NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH IN MILL WHILE LIFTING A SCREEN CLOTH PANEL THE PANEL SWUNG SIDEWAYS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT EYE BROW EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL AND HAD SEVERAL ST3TCHES IN EYEBROW

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A SKIRT RUBBER ONA LOCKED OUT CONVEYOR.A STONE BOUNCED OFF A SCREEN THAT WAS RUNNING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE.ON 09/13/87 KNEE STARTED TO SWELL,WENT TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR DRAINED 4ATER FROM KNEE.THE REASON THIS REPORT IS LATE IS BECAUSE EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL THE INJURY WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO REPORT EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD AGAIN,ALL INJURIES MUST BE REPORTED IMME

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UP DEBRIS FROM A PREVIOUS REPAIR JOB AND STEPPED ON A NAIL WHICH PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOOT.HE WENT TO A DOCTOR WHO CLEANED & DRESSED THE WOUND,GAVE HIM A TETANUS SHOT,AND T OLD HIM HE COUL8 RETURN TO WORK.

WALKED OUTSIDE 2F BLDG.SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWNB ON LEFT KNEE.RAISED HIMSELF UP AND HAD SEVRE PAIN IN KNEE.EMPL TOOK HIM TO EMERG RM..X-RAYED AND PUT IN TEMPORARY SOFT KNEE CAST.

WELDER WAS USIN1 CUTTING TORCH TO BURN A PIECE OF METAL OVERHEAD. A PIECE OF SLAG LANDED BETWEEN HIS CUTTING GLASSES AND EYE BROW, WHEN HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES, THE PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED INTO HIS EYE. 3

MAN WAS HELPER REPAIRING BEARINGS ON VIBRATING SCREEN.SCREEN WAS BEING RAISED BYY HOUSE JACK AND MAN DIDNT MAKE SURE PRESSURE WAS OFF.THE JACK WHEN HE LET GO OF HANDLE ALLOWING HANDLE TO FLY U P AND STRIKE HIM OVER LEFT EYE, CAUSING SMALL CUT ON EYEBROW AND SWELLING .MAN TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.

MAN WAS OPERATING PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN A LARGE STONE BECAME WEDGED IN FEED BOX A LARGE STEEL HOOK WITH CABLE WAS LOWERED TO REMOVE THE ROCK THE CABLE CAUGHT ON BOX & OPERATOR GRABBED CABLE TO FREE HOOK WHEN SUDDENLY CABLE SWUNG BACK AGASINST STEEL BOX CATGCHING OPERA TORS RT HAND INBETWEEN CABLE & THE STEEL SIDE SEVERING TIP OF INDEX FINGER MAN WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HHOSPITAL

PLANT CARPENTER WS SHOVELING CRACKED STONE & STONE FROM WOODEN FLOOR AROUND STONE CRUSHER WHEN SUDDENLY 2 FLOOR BOARDS SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL THRU FLOOR TO CONCRETE FLOORED BASEMENT HE FE LL 8FT & SUSTAINED CUT ON BACK OF HEAD &BACK INJURY LOCAL FIRST AID SQUAD WAS CALLED & HE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL

TRUCK DRIVER INJURED BACK WHILE SITTING IN HIS TRUCK BEING LOADED AT THE QUARRY FACE WITH SHOP ROCK BY A 988 LOADER. THE TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE LOADER DUMPED A LAARGE BOULDER IN THE TRUCK CAU SING HIM TO BE TOSSED AROUND IN THE SEAT AND HURTING HIS BACK. THE LOADER OPERATOAR HAS AT LEAST 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE ON LOADERS AND SAID HE DID NOT LOAD THE TRUCK CARELESSLY. DRIVER HAS HIS

WORKER WAS CLEANING SPILL AROUND CONVEYOR WITH A LONG HANDLE SHOVEL AS HE TURNED AROUND TO GET RID OF THE MATERIAL ON THE SHOVEL HE HIT A STEEL SUPPORT BEAM WITH THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.