US Aggregates-Portland Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

A miner was cutting a piece of skirt board rubber when the belt knife slipped causing them to cut through their jeans into their thigh. The cut was not bleeding but clinic placed two stiches on the cut to prevent it from opening up.

EE was operating a skid steer and noticed the attachment wasn't secured. EE stepped out of the machine to secure the attachment and EE's finger came across a metal burr on the attachment cutting EE's finger resulting in stitches.

While trimming a piece of skirt board rubber, the knife slipped on the surface, piercing left pinky finger, causing a laceration.

A miner was attempting to light the natural gas burner at the Fine Grind Plant when the burner lit with higher intensity than in the past which EE was not expecting. That caused burns on right arm and right hand. EE was transported to the hospital with non life threatening burn injuries. EE was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gloves at the time of the accident/injury.

While climbing into the CAT truck, something popped in the back of EE's left calf. EE was unable to straighten leg completely or walk more than a few steps unassisted. EE was seen at an occ health clinic for a muscle strain, who recommended PT, which EE has started.

While loading the railcar, EE went to raise the access platform so the railcar door could clear the platform. EE grabbed the platform with right hand and pulled up to lift it. EE felt a pop in right elbow. Diagnosed with tennis elbow.

Attempting to take sample from discharge chute. EE believes shovel contacted moving belt under chute, causing it to jump. EE's RT pinky finger came into contact with the conveyor frame. The impact caused the nail to catch on the frame and pull nail from nail bed, the nail lacerating the fingertip.

Loading customer truck. The air line to the gate valve froze due to subzero temps. EE attempted to access platform, carrying a weed burner to thaw air lines. EE's hand slipped off the rung, EE fell backwards, left arm struck handrail. EE then fell down the set of steps.

Using a loader to move an oversized rock. As he raised bucket & started forward, rear tires of loader came off ground, causing rock to fall out of bucket. Loader rocked back/forth, causing employee to bounce around, developing back pain, he was wearing seat belt.

Using a pry bar to get a cable unstuck on a loading spout for the south mineral filler bin. The cable slipped, causing pry bar to come off spout, his RT hand came in contact with an angle iron, across the top of 5th finger & knuckle. Fracture to right 5th finger. Splinting. Light duty restrictions.

Employee was descending stairs, carrying a small piece of steel in his right hand & using his left hand as guide on handrail. He misjudged a step and slid. His left hand slid on handrail, his left 4th & 5th fingers split between the handrail support, pulling his 5th finger backwards. He went to occ health & was given a splint. No fracture.

EE was operating track mobile to position onto tracks to load railcars. As he was positioning the track mobile to go back on rail, left rear tire rim failed. A piece of the rim swung up against side of the cab, striking cab & employee. The side glass was open and employee leaned out to line up wheels when rim failed causing employee to be struck in the face. Trauma/contusions.

Hearing loss reported 4-10-13 but was not determined to be work related until 6-07-13.

He was cutting a piece of truss of stacking conveyor when final cut was made conveyor broke loose & moved. EE was standing on 3rd rung of ladder conveyor did not contact ee or ladder but he jumped off ladder & fell to ground landing on left arm.

While pulling a lid into place, finger was pinched between lid and steel beam.

Employee had brought a deer skull to work and was cutting off the hide and the knife slipped and cut his hand - required stitches.

EE believed airlock was plugged. He did not de-energize machine. Did not use lock out procudure. EE remved a plate from the chute and stuck his hand into the discharge chute. His hand contracted the energized airlock and finger (3) were cut off.

EE was sliding skirt board plates into hopper. He twisted as he attempted to push the skirt board to a co-worker on other side of opening.

Climbing down ladder on Cat 771D (Eqp #313), slipped and banged up knee on the steel ladder.

After working on a shot, arms and legs went numb; took a break, heat exhaustion. **New diagnosis of Mono**

WHILE EXITING SKID LOADER, SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON GROUND. WAS REMOVING SNOW ON ROAD COMING INTO THE QUARRY.

HAMMERING A PIN OUT OF A LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN CHIPPED OFF AND LANDED IN LEFT ARM, REQUIRING STITCHES.

CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT - KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BELT AND CUT HIS HAND.

OPENING HATCHES ON RAILCAR, HE STEPPED ACROSS OPENING & TRIPPED, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS ARM.

CLEANING THE SURGE TUNNEL. SHOVELING FINE CRUSHED STONE ONTO SURGE BETL. STRAIND BACK.

CLEANING OUT A HOPPER JUMPED FROM PLATFORM TO THE GROUND LEFT HEEL LANDED ON A ROCK FRACTURED HEEL.

EE WAS PULLING ON A COMEALONG WHEN A PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

INJURED WAS WALKING TO CONTROL ROOM OF FINE GRIND PLANT AND SLIPPED ON AN ICY SURFACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ONT HE GROUND CUTTING IT OPEN.

INJURED WAS DRIVING BACKHOE BY STEEL PILE WHEN AN UNKNOWN OBJECT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON GRINDING WHEEL. A SMALL PIECE OF THE GRINDING WHEEL FLEW OFF AND INTO LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS USING CUTTING TORCH CUTTING STEEL PLATE. HOT METAL WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES ENTERING THE RIGHT EYE.

INJURED HAD JUST BACKED VOLVO TRUCK UNDER BIN HE SAW SYMONS MILL WAS STALLED INSTEAD OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK TO STOP FEED HE HIT HIS HEAD ON PROTRUDING 1 BEAM FROM S TORAGE BIN

INJURED WAS REMOVING BROKEN FLIGHT FROM DISCHARGE END OF FINE GRIND DRYER. HE LIT CUTTING TORCH & DID SOME CUTTING. TORCH WAS TURNED OFF & CUT PIECES REMOVED. WHEN TORCH WAS RELIT TO FINISH TH E JOB, IT IGNITED GAS IN DRYER, RESULTING IN FIRE & EMPLOSION. THIS KNOCKED INJUIRED OFF OF CATWALK WHICH WAS ABOUT 8' OFF OF THE GROUND. INJURED RECEIVED BURNS ON FACE, HANDS FROM FIRE, PAIN

IN ORDER TO CHANGE TRANSFER BOX, INJURED WAS STANDING ON STONE SKIRT BOARD THAT KEEPS STONE ON CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACK, RAISED HIS ARMS FOR BALANCE, SHIRT SLEEVE GOT CAUG HT IN CONVEYOR THAT WAS RUNNING ABOVE HIM, PULLED HIM INTO RETURN IDLER & BROKE HIS ARM.

INJURED WAS CHANGING BLOW BARS ON IMPACT CRUSHER, USING A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN BARS IN MILL. WHEN HE STRUCK BAR, A CHIP FLEW OFF SLEDGE HAMMER HEAD AND STRUCK INJURED.

MAKING WIRING CHANGES=FORGOT TO TURN POWER BACK OFF (HAD BEEN TURNED OFF & ON SEVERAL TIMES.) SHORT OF 440 WIRING TO GROUND.

INJURED WAS DIGGING NEW PUMP HOLE WITH FRONT END LOADER. LOADING STONE OUT OF APPROX. TWO FEET OF WATER, DID NOT SEE HOLE AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL INTO IT, CAUSING INJURED TO BUMP HIS ELBOW I NJURED WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

INJURED WAS USING A SURFACE GRINDER,GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL.WHEN HE FINISHED THE JOB HE COMPLAINED OF EYE IRRITATION.HE WAS USING GLASSES AND SHIELD.

INJURED WAS TAKING NEW CRUSHER PARTS OUT OF STEEL DRUM. WHILE LIFTING CAUGHT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF DRUM CAUSING CUT.

INJURED, AFTER CLEANING BAG HOUSE WAS CLIMBING DOWN AND SLIPPED ON CONCRETE TUNNEL AND FELL INTO I BEAM CAUSING PAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER. REPORTED ACCIDENT TO WILLIAM FENNIG ON 12-13-91. DIDN' T GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 02/01/92.

INJURED WAS CLOSING PICKUP TRUCK DOOR & CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR

INJURED WAS USING CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE FLUX OFF OF PIECE HE WAS WELDING. HE LIFTED WELDING HELMET WHEN CHIPPING LFUX, BUT PIECE OF FLUX ENTERED RIGHT EYE FROM BOTTOM SIDE OF GLASSES.

LOADER OPERATOR WAS USING BUCKET LOADER TO LIFT 4-200 LB HAMMERS TO INSTALL IN SECONDARY CRUSHER. INJURED EE WAS FACING LOADER DIRECTING OPERATOR INTO POSITION TO RAISE HAMMERS INTO POSITION T O UNLOAD. AS HE WAS DIRECTING LOADER, HE FAILED TO NOTICE BIN SPOUT BEHIND HIM, AND THE LOADER BUCKET PINNED HIM AGAINST SPOUT./

INJURED WAS WELDING ON NEW CHUTES, WEARING HELMET & SAFETY GLASSES, HE RAISED HELMET TO SEE TO CHIP OFF FLUX. WHEN CHIPPING A PIECE OF FLUX GOT BEHIND GLASSES AND ENTERED EYE.

AFTER STARTING TRUCK,SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

INJURED WAS HANDING WELDING HELMET TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OVERHEAD. CLAMP ON END OF GROUND WIRE ON WELDER HIT INJURED IN MOUTH.

PULLING DOOR OFF OF CAGE MILL SCREW, CAME OFF STONE STARTED LEAKING OUT INJ JUMPED BACK, STUMBLED HIT HIS SHIN ON ELECTRIC MOTOR

INJURED WAS SWINGING ROCK CHUTE TO DIFFERENT CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT WEDDING RING WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CHUTE AFTER CHANGING SAME.

INJURED WAS PUTTING NEW BOLTS IN DRIER FLIGHTS. INJURED WAS CHIPPING SCALE OFF OF OLD BOLTS. PIECE OF SCALE GOT UNDER GLASSES IN LEFT EYE.

REPLACING WEDGES BEHIND HAMMER IN MILL, USING DRIVING BAR AND SLEDGE HAMER ON WEDGES THE DRIVING BAR SLIPPED AND INJ HIT FINGER

INJURED WAS GOING UP 8 FOOT LADDER TO BRADLEY MILL ROOM. INJURED MISSED RAIL ON LADDER AND FELL BACK AND HIT SCREW CONVEYOR.

INJURED WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE 1 TO 2 INCH IN SIZE TO WASH TUNNEL. THE BRASS HOSE CONNECTION BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING HOSE TO FLIP AND FITTING STRUCK INJURED IN LEFT LEG.

INJURED WAS WALKINGTO WORK STATION-STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SNOW COVERED RUBBER MATTING, SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT WRIST.

INJ CLEANING UNDER HOPPER BOX SLIPPED ON A STEP AND CUT RIGHT LEG.

WHILE MOVING ROCK TO UNPLUG CRUSHER ANOTHER ROCK SHIFTED CATCHING INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CRUSHER

INJURED WAS LAYING UNDER TRUCK, TIGHTENING BOLTS TO INSTALL MASNIFOLD PIPE. A DROP OF OIL DROPPED OFF OF TRANSMISSION, HITTING INJURED ON SIDE OF FACE. THE OIL RAN UNDER GLASSES CARRYING FOR EIGN SUBSTANCE INTO EYE.

INJURED WAS STANDING AT WORK STATION IN LAB OFFICE THOUGHT CHAIR WAS CLOSE. WHEN HE STARTED TO SIT CHAIR WAS AT ANOTHER DESK FELL ON REAR & BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING UP DISMANTLED CONVEYOR TOWER, USING CUTTING TORCH. HOT SPARKS IGNITED SWEATSHIRT SLEEVE.

INJ CLIMBING DOWN STEPS OF LOADER TO GROUND.STEPPED ON ROCK AT BOTTOM OF LADDER.ROCK ROLLED CAUSING EMPL TO TWIST KNEE.

WHILE INSTALLING NEW WASHER SPRAY BAR ON SHAKER SCREEN, INJURED WAS PUSHING SPRAY BAR THRU OPENING IN SIDE OF SCREEN FRAME, CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING PUT SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT CLIMBING OVER BELT TO GET TO FAR SIDE TO INSTALL BELT SPLICES HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RT THUMB IN CHAIN ON HOIST BELT WAS NOT RUNNING

WELDING ON CRUS2ER TOGGLE PLATE IN SHOP.WHEN HE RAISED WELDING HELMET SLAG POPPED HITTING RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS STARTING3PLANT FOR DAYS RUN. HE PUSHED STAT BUTTON, POWER LINE BLEW OVER HIS HEAD. HE WAS EITHER KNOCKED OF JUMPED BACKWARD TO GORUND. HE WAS SHAKEY BUT COHERENT & SEEMED ALRIGHT. 20 MI NUTES LATER GOT3SICK & VOMITED. HE WAS TAKEN TO H OSPITAL FOR CHECKUP.

EMPL DIGGING OU7 TOE AT BASE OF HIGHWALL.LOADER OR BUCKET OF LOADER SLIPPED OFF TOE THROWING EMPL IN CAB INJURING BACK.

INJURED WAS CHE7KING MILL,WAS COMING DOWN LADDER,TOOLS IN HAND-HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIT A SCREW OR AUGER ON HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS CHA3GING SCREENS ON BOTTOM DECK OF 3 DECK SCREEN AND TWISTED KNEE WHILE CRAWLING UP SCREEN DECK

EMPLOYEES WERE 1REPARING TO PLACE STEEL IN POSITION TO CUT TO SIZE FOR REPAIR WORK. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF 3 INCH ANGLE IRON, AND AS INJURED LIFTED HE TWISTED SIDEWAYS PULLING MUSCELES IN LOW9R BACK.

INJURED WAS PUTTING SEALS IN DIFFERENTIAL OF CAT TRUCK. PUSHED SEAL RING IN PLACE BY HAND. THE RING THEN POPPED OUT & STRUCK THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND WITH SHARP EDGE OF SEAL RING.