Valente Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working in the dredging area, as he was climbing off of the dragline his pant leg caught the handle of a shovel which was leaning against the equipment. The handle lacerated his groin area, causing a testicular tear. Transported by ambulance to the E.R., the wound was surgically repaired.

EE LIT CUTTING TORCH - SET TORCH DOWN MOMENTARILY TO PULL ON HIS CUTTING SHIELD (WAS WEARING REG. SAFETY GLASSES). RUST POPPED, BLOWING RUST PARTICLES - FLEW INTO SIDE OF RIGHT EYE. FLUSHED EY E & SENT TO PROVIDER. PLACED ON ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS FOR PRECAUTIONS.

FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER FLOOR OF LOADER, SCORCHING BOTH LEGS/ARMS OF OPERATOR WHO PROCEEDED TO JUMP FROM LOADER ONTO GROUND.

OPENING UP CHAIN LINK USING HAMMER. STRUCK LT. THUMB WITH HAMMER.

REPAIRING WATER PUMP IN CONE PUMP ROOM. SLIPPED & FELL ON WET BOARD WHICH WAS USED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER/MUD CAUSED BY THE PUMP FAILURE. STRUCK LT. FOREARM ON METAL GUARD.

GRINDING ON BUCKET OVERHEAD. WEARING SAFETY GLASSES NOT GOGGLES SPARKS FELL INTO EYE.

THIN VEIL OF ICE AND SNOW COVERED GROUND. EMP WALKING ACROSS YARD SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING LEFTSHOULDER.

EE STATES WHILE CLIMBING ONTO LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF SECOND STEP, FELL BACK, IMPACTED TIRE OF ADJACENT LOADER IN THE AREA OF HIS LOW BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BUSHING ON A WALKING BEAM OF A DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS CUTTING AWAY THE RUBBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUSHING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LODGED ROCK FROM BETWEEN TWO TANDEM TIRES HE SWUNG A HAMMER AT THE ROCK THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH THE EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHE S TO CLOSE HIS UPPER LIP HIS FRONT RT TOOTH WAS CHIPPED BY THE HAMMER HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CRUSHER WHEN HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO A CRANE TO MAKE A PICK. HE SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AND HIT HIS ELBOW INTO THE CAB. (RIGHT ELBOW)

EE WAS INSTALLING SCREENS INTO THE SHAKER DECK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE AT THIS POINT THE GROIN MUSCLE IT MENDING BUT STILL NEEDS MORE TIME EE IS STILL WAITING TO SEE HIS BACK DR.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A CONVEYER.INJUREDWAS GOING BACK & FORTH FOR SUPPLIES WHEN SOME THING GOT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING HIS EYE GLASSES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THAT NIGHT HIS EYE BOTHERED HIM. NEXT DAY WENT TO DR. AND HE HAD A PIECE OF METAL DRILLED OUT OF HIS EYE. AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO EYE DAMAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CRUSHER PRIOR TO START UP. HE WAS HEADING DOWNSTAIRS TO GET A CROW BAR WHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK UP THE STAIRS AT THIS POINT. HE TWISTED HI S RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TARPING HIS LOAD. THE CRANKING MECHANISM GOT AWAY FROM HIM AND BEGAN TO SPIN. THE HANDLE CAUGHT HIS HAND AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

I NAME WAS LOADING WOOD BLOCKS ONTO A FLAT BED WHEN ONE 12X12 BLOCK FELL ONTO HIS HAND

INJURED WORKS IN OUR GRAGE WHILE USING A SHEETROCK KNIFE HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.HE WAS CUTTING A PICE OF BELTING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED.

I.NAME TWISTED BACK WHILE PICKING UP BAG OF SPEEDY DRY OIL ABSORBENT -40 LBS.DROPPED THE BAG AND WENT SIDEWAYS WITH PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A WATER PUMP WHEN A METAL FILING FLEW OFF THE IMPELLER AND INTO HIS EYE. HIS DOCTOR SAYS HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM HIS USUAL WORK DUTIES UNTIL JAN 2,1992.

HE WAS CLOSING MAIN GATE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A STONE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

REPAIRING TAILGATE ON DUMP TRUCK. TAILGATE WAS OPENED AND HELD BY HOIST AND WINCH PROBABLY HOIST SLIPPED. TAILGATE HIT BACK OF HAND. BROKEN KNUCLE AND DISLOCATED FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

TIGHTENING CORD THAT HOLDS EXHAUST PIPE BRUNED LEFT ARM AND WRIST.

ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED ON 09-21-90 WHILE OPERATING LEVERS OF BULLDOZER PAIN APPEARED IN SHOULDER.

DOOR SWUNG CLOSED ON FRONT END LOADER.