VEGA ALTA SAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

While stepping down the stairway of the truck he slipped and fell down on his back, hitting his back and small finger of the right hand.

Foreing body in unhibtial cored-due to working in the batch house.

While unloading a caterpillar D-6 from platform, employee slipped, falling sideways. The miner was inside the cab.

WHILE INSPECTING THE SPIRALS OF THE WASHER MACHINE THE SPIRAL WAS JAMMED WITH SAND, HE PULLED THE WATER HOSE TO FLUSH IT WHEN HIS FEET BECAME TRAPPED IN THE WATER HOSE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND WHILE FALLING WAS ABLE TO GRAB A SIDE LADDER. HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE SPIRAL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE,LEG AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK AND HE HIT HIS LEFT ARM. HE

THE LOADER BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED. A LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID CONTINUED AND THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO FIX IT. THE OPERATORS WERE DOING THE INSPECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SHIFT AND ADDING T HE NECESSARY BRAKE FLUID. THIS OPERATOR DID NOT MAKE THE BEGINNING INSPECTION AND THE EQUIPMENT RAN OUT OF BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE BRAKE FAILURE.

THE SAND WAS ADHERED TO THE SILO'S WALLS. THE EE, WHO HAD A PREVIOUS BACK CONDITION, WAS HAMMERING THE WALLS OF THE SILO TO LOOSEN THE SAND. THE HAMMER WAS OF APPROSIMATELY 10 POUNDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PARTICLES FROM THE SAND WITHOUT SEFETY GLASSES. THREW A STONE AND THE SAMEBOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A BRUISE IN THE AREA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CONVEYOR'S BELT, REMOVING THE EXCESS OF SAND IN THE DRYER MACHINE. THE GLOVE OF THE RIGHT HAND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLERS. WHEN HE PULLED BACK H IS HAND, HE INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM WITH THE FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR, CAUSING A THREE STITCHES LACERATION AND A SMALL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHEN HE WAS GOING TO PAYLOADER TO TAKE OUT GARBAGE FROM CRAP CONVEYOR HE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AND FELL.

IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE SAND FOREIGN MATERIALS HAD TO BE R EMOVED WHILE REMOVING A STONE OF ABOUT 65 POUNDS FROM THE DEPOSIT IN THE WASHER MACHINE THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BA CK AREA

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SCREW CONVEYOR. HE WAS INSTALLING THE SCREW TO THE GEER REDUCTOR USING A 36 INCH PIPE WRENCH. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED DOWN AND HIT HIS FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A STEEL PLATE WITH A HAND GRINDER AND A STEEL PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE (LEFT). HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES INSTEAD OF THE SAFETY GOGGLES PROVIDED FOR THAT TYPE OF JO B. IT RESULTED IN 16 MANHOURS LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION TIGHTENING SCREWS OF A MACHINE WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP ERECT HE COULDN'T DO IT IMMEDIATELY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK (MIDLINE) ALSO PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT UP ON OPERATING OVEN, SMALL EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN WHICH HE INHALED SMOKE. HE HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, CHEST PAINS, DIZZINESS AND LATER VOMITED.