US Aggregates-Linn Grove Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was getting a guard off some bolts, and the pry bar slipped and smashed EE's right ring finger. Tip of finger had a small fracture and the finger nail had to have a hole poked into it to let blood drain out from under finger nail.

EE was walking to a conveyor belt to check the condition of the belt splice, when EE slipped on a patch of ice and fell. Initial diagnosis was shoulder pain, later diagnosed with rotator cuff tear.

Repetitive motion - steering, shifting gears, switching from forward to reverse - all with left hand, has caused left hand pain

Maintenance work-pin removal. While driving pin from a hydraulic ram, a metal chip came off when the hammer struck the punch, penetrating right thigh, requiring sutures.

Using cutting torch to remove snubber pulley from conveyor frame. When removing, snubber fell and pinched left thumb. He was taken to hospital and surgery done.

Using cut off wheel on grinder cutting piece of steel.

Man was standing on step ladder welding. He stepped off side of ladder and fell hurting his foot.

When greasing loader, EE caught his left foot in the bucket brace.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM LOADER BUCKET, WHEN A CHUNK OF MUD ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE. POSSIBLE STRAIN OR FRACTURE.

EE WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN THE MILL. WHILE CARRYING A HEATER UP THE STAIRS HE FELT AN INCREASE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH HE HAD SORENESS ALREADY FROM LIFTING STEEL TO REPAIR A CONVEYOR 2-3 WEEKS EARLIER.

WELDING AND TIP OF WELDING ROD BURNED THRU GLOVE AND INTO FINGER.

OPERATING AIR HAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE LIME DEPOSIT ON MILL CHUTE - WRIST HAS HURT SINCE.

WORKING AROUND CONVEYOR - TRIPPED & FELL - WHEN GETTING UP ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR STRIKING FOREHEAD.

TAKING DOWN OVERHEAD HOIST-IT SWUNG STRIKING EAR.

CUTTIN STEEL ON BAND SAW--WHEN FEEDING STEEL A BAR OF STEEL WAS DROPPED ON FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING A CONVEOR BELT WHEN HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR. HIS ARM WAS BROKEN AND HAD SERIOUS CUTS.

EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD STARTER FOR THE MILL FROM CHEVROLET TAHOE VEHICLE AND TWISTED BACK.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO CAT DUMP TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HAND, BUT TWISTED BACK.

INJURED WAS USING PRY BAR IN THE CRUSHING MILL, BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PRY BAR AND HOPPER.

EE WAS STANDING IN STONE BIN TO HELP THE FLOW OF STONE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK AND NECK.

EE WAS WORKING ON HOPPER PLATE AT CRUSHER. HE LIGHTLY STRUCK HAMMER BIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER BIT BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO LEG. DR. TRIED TO REMOVE STEEL AT HIS OFC., THEN SENT EE TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE IT REMOVED.

OPERATING LOADER IN LINN GROVE QUARRY. WHILE DIGGING SHOT ROCK, HIT SOLID OBJECT CAUSING SUDDEN SHIFT IN SEAT, PINCHING TESTICLES.

CAUSED FROM PRESSURE ON KNEE CAP FROM KNEELING WHILE DOING MECHANICAL WORK.

INJURED GOT OUT OF LOADER, TOOK A COUPLE STEPS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE, LANDING ON HIS BACK.

INJ POUNDING ON WATERLINE PIPE WITH HAMMER TO GET PIPE LOOSE SO IT COULD BE REPLACED.A CHIP OR SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

INJURED HAD LOADED CONVEYOR IDLERS ONTO SINGLE AXLE DUMP TRUCK BY USE OF FRONT END LOADER. TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE CONVEYOR IDLERS ON THE TRUCK. HE GOT INTO THE TRUCK BED AND PUSHED THE IDLERS F ORWARD. IN SO DOING, HE STRAINED OR PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HELPING ON MAINTENANCE OF BUCKET ON LOADER ANOTHER EMPL WAS WELDING ON BUCKET OF LOADER INJURED WAS STADING NEAR BY NOT LOOKING AT WELDING BUT GLARE CAUSED BURN TO SIDE OF R EYE

INJURED WAS LOADING TEETH FOR LOADER BUCKET INTOTHE BED OF PICKUP TRUCK.RIGHT FOREARM SLIF OVER TAILGATE OF TRUCK AND CUT GASH IN ARM FROM BUTT ON TAILGATE.

INJURED WAS CUTTING METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH. HOT SLAG FELL INTO BOOT AFTER BURNING THROUGH PANT LEG. SMOLDERED & BURNED SOCK BEFORE INJURED REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED. QUICKLY POURED WATER INTO B OOT.