Temple Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was clearing brush around electrical cut off boxes with a hand sickle. Felt tightness in his lower back. Felt a great deal of pain. Suffered a muscle strain in his mid to lower back area.

Employee was moving a pump in the quarry when he stepped on a rock hidden under muddy surface. Turned right ankle causing a sprain. Was evaluated and received modified duty.

EE slipped on ice at the edge of stockpile base while performing stockpile surveying. EE injured left ankle, released to work with restrictions for a sprained left ankle.

EE was opening garage door first thing in the morning. When metal dust particles came off of folding ledges that area part of garage door although the particle did not go into his eye the irratation made him rub eye until it went in eye and needed to be removed.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PRY AN OLD BEARING OFF OF FUEL TRUCK, PRYBAR SLIPPED & SPUN IN A CIRCLE & HIT WORKER ON RT. EYEBROW.

THERE WAS A WEDGED BOLT ON THE JAW CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO CHECK IF THE BOLT WAS BROKE AND HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BOLT AND DUST COVER.

WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT WITH SKID LOADER DUST ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HYDRAULIC HAMMER TO BREAK ROCK ON THE JAW CRUSHER. AS HE WALKED AWAY HE TRIPPED ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE WATER WASSHUT OFF CAUSING FLUCTUATING PRESSURE OF WATER THRU HOSE-EE STRUCK NECK AGAINST BERM UNDER CRUSHER HORSE PLAY WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER EE TURNING WATER OFF & ON

EE WAS COMPLAINING OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH, BLURRED VISION, DIZZY.

EE WAS OPERATING BACKHOE (SCOOP IN FRT) WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HIS FOOT WAS ON BRAKEBUT SLIPPED WHEN HE FELT SOMETING IN EYE MACHINEMOVED FORWARD STRIKING A PIECE OF PROTRUDING MET AL THAT SHATTERED THE GLASS EE HAD SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THAT TIME

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE 36" CONVEYOR AND TURNED TO WALK AWAY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER FROM A ROCK THAT CAROONED OFF OF THE CONVEYOR.

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE USING PROPANE TORCH TO THAWOUT ICE & SNOW AT CRUSHER AREA 20PD TANK THAT WAS ABOVE HIM FOR TORCH FELL APPROX 8' STRIKING HIM ON HARD HAT KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF OF HIS HEAD

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTING THE CRUHSER. HE CLIMBED UP TO HOOK IN THE CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON ICY SURFACE OF CRUSHER. HE HOLD ON TO THE BSASKET OF THE CRUSHER WITH RIGHT HAND AND HIS RIG HT ARM TOOK THE WEIGHT OF HIS FALL.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT, HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE 50 TON HAUL TRUCK FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TO THE LOADING SITE IN THE QUARRY. THE TRUCK RAN OFF THE HAUL ROAD INTO A ROCK AND DIRT BERM CAUSING INJURY TO EMPLOYEE'S NE CK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE AIR CONDITIONER IN THE CAB OF THE FRONT END LOADER, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN CUT INJURED'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHEN CLIMBING UP TO GET IN HAUL TRUCK, EE SLIPPED , LOST BALANCE AND FELL ABOUT 7' TO GROUND. EE LANDED UPRIGHT ON BOTH FEET AND THEN FELL TO RIGHT SIDE. THE RIGHT FOOT AND SHOULDER SPRAINED A

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE D-9 BULLDOZER. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRACK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL INJURING LEFT ELBOW.

A FAULTY TERMINAL ON ABTTERY IN THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.EMPLOYEE SHUT OFF PIECE OF EQUIPMENT,LATER TRIED TO START IT AND ENGINE WOUDN'T TURN OVER,HE THEN CALLED OVER HIS BUDDY TO HIT THE START BUTTON WHILE HE STOOD ON TOP OF BATTERY CABLE TO MAKE CONTACT.THIS CREATED SPARKS AND RESULTED IN BATTERY EXPLODING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE PORTABLE SCREEN MACHINE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BELOW THE CONVEYOR CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING & A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEA D EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CUT ON LEFT FOREHEAD REQUIRING SUTURES

THE INJURED STEPPED ON APICE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS WELDED TO A 12' DIAMETER AIR SEPERATOR THAT HAD BEEN SET ON THE GROUND BY A CRANE.AFTER HE STEPPED ON THE ANGLE IRON TO UNHOOK THE CRANE FR OM THE AIR SEPERATOR IT STARTED TO ROLL.HE STEPPED OR JUMPED BACK 2' OFF THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS LEG WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND WHICH TORE A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A EUCLID DUMP TRUCK AROUND A STONE PILE AND UP AND GRADE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM LOW GEAR, MISSED THE NEXT GEAR, TRUCK STALLED AND STARTED DRIFTING DOWN GRADE BACKWARDS. EMPLO YEE PANICKED AN8 JUMPED FROM VEHICLE.