White Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee installing a return roller and was struck in the mouth by a 2.5 pound sledge hammer that glanced off the roller.

The injured employee was stocking plate steel in the storage area in the fabrication building. The employee was using their left arm and hand to support 4 sheets of steel. The sheets of 3/8" steel that the employee was bracing with their left arm shifted, falling back towards employee's arm causing the employee's elbow to strike the steel plate on the other side of the rack.

Teen age kids were traveling S on Bolander Rd. went off the R side of road then off the L side of road and hit parked RR cars sitting on the side track.

Moving I beam with front end loader, beam struck employee between scrap box and beam, breaking his left leg.

Opening overhead door. While opening door, pulling on , felt a sharp pain in right wrist.

While trying to thaw a water valve with a torch & trying to turn the valve to close, the torch came in contact with his left wrist under the cuff of the glove causing a 2nd degree burn.

The employee states he was moving a compressed gas bottle and strained his back. He continued to work the remainder of the shift and his next shift. On Sunday, February 6th he went to the local hospital and was diagnosed with a lumbar strain and was placed on two days of restricted work activity.

Employee was fueling his truck. When he walked around behind the truck he slipped on the ice and broke his right ankle.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE LINER IN THE CHUTE. HE WAS HANDED A NEW LINER TO PLACE IN THE CHUTE AND TWISTED HIS BODY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK FROM 2/13/04 AND RETU RNED ON 2/16/04. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2/16/04.

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE IN THE TOWER, TAKING STEEL DOOR OFF OF BIN WITH A COME A LONG, EE WAS LUGGING SHEET STEEL AROUND AND PULLING IT WITH A COME ALONG WHEN THE SHEET MOVED AND EE BUMPED HI S LEFT ELBOW INTO ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT ELBOW.

EE WAS RUNNING THE SKID STEER LOADER CLEANING CONVEYOR ABOUT 1130 AM CO WORKER SAW EE WALKING AROUND BY HIS ELECTRIC BLDG. A FEW MIN LATER WORKER NOTICED A PIECE OF SCREEN PLANEL COME OFF THE END OF THE CONVEYOR. WORKER DROVE HIS LOADER TO TELL HIM THAT HE HAD SCREEN COMING APART. THAT IS WHEN WORKER FOUND EE SITTING ON A CHAIR. WORKER CHECKED EE AND DID NOT FIND A PULSE OR BREATHI

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL BARS AND WHEN THE OVERHANG OF THE BARS DROPPED, EE REACHED TO CATCHTHE BARS AND FELT STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. EE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AT THE TIME BUT HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS ARM AND DECIDED TO GET TREATMENT ON 10-7-02.

EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CHEST AREA WHEN TAKING A DEEP BREATH OR MOVED JUST RIGHT. EMPLOYER SENT HIM TO CO. CLINIC. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THORACIC STRAIN. H E WAS RESTRICTED UNTIL 9-9-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL AND HE DROPPED THE PIECE OF STEEL ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE. TWO BONES IN HIS FOOT WERE BROKEN.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE RETURN ROLLERS OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE GOT SOME FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS LEFT EYE, UNDER THE EYE LID. HIS EYE WAS CLEANED OUT AND HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.

EE DROVE HIS TRUCK UNDER THE TOWER TO GET A LOADOF STONE. HE STOOD ON THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK TO REACH THE BUTTON (WHICH WAS TOO HIGH FOR HIM), & SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE TRUCK INJURING HIS BA CK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHEET OF STEEL AND TWISTED HIS BODY TO SET THE SHEET ASIDE. WHEN EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BODY HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE RECEIVED A STRAIN.

EE TORE MUSCLE IN RIGHT LEG CLIMBING ON LOADER OPERATOR.

EE WAS ON SCREENING PLANT AND WAS PULLING AIR HOSE. EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO HIS TAILBONE.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE CONE CRUSHER INT HE PIT AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER HIM CAUSING EE TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SITCHES.

EE WAS IN THE SCREENING PLANT CHANGING SVCREEN DECKS. EE TRIPPED ON AN ELECTRIC CORD & GRABBREFD FOR THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. EE JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A SPRAIN. HE SCRAPED H IS FOREARM.

EE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE TOWER TO HELP THE OPERATOR. WHILE HE WAS MOVING THROUGH THE BUILDING HE WALKED INTO A LOW BEAM. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS HEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES(STAPLES) AND CONCU SSION.

EE WAS WALKING TO LOADER. HE WALKED BEHIND PICKUP TRUCK DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EE. DRIVER DID NOT SEE EE AND BACKED UP TRUCK AND RAN OVER EE. EE RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE AND HEAD AND A BROK EN NOSE.

EE WAS WORKING ON LOADER PARTS. HE TRIPPED ON THE CORNER OF A PIECE OF CARDBOARD LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND FELL ONTO A MACHINE PART THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE FRACTURI NG HIS LEFT RIBS. HE WAS RESTRICTED TO SIT DOWN WORK ONLY THERE WAS NO WORK AVAILABLE FOR THOSE RESTRICTIONS. HE IS OFF WORK.

EE WAS DOING WINTER MAINTENANCE. HE WAS GRINDING STEEL WITH THE GRINDER AND A PIECE OF STEEL (FOREIGN MATERIAL), BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS BREAKING ROCK USING THE KOEHRING 6620 HOE RAM WHEN THE VENTILATION HATCH FELL IN ON TOP OF HER HEAD AND FACE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HINGES AND LOCKING MECHANISM WERE NOT F UNCTIONING PROPERLY. MACHINE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE HATCH WAS REPAIRED.

EE WAS WORKING ON HYDRAULIC HAMMER CRUSHER. HE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK GUIDING THE CHERRY PICKER OP IN TO LIFT HAMMER. CHAINS WERE HOOKED UP AND EE WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT CHAINS & A PIE CE OF SOMETHING FELL OVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYE. HE THOUGHT HE WOULD RUB IT OUT BUT HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR ON 8/4/98.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOUPLING A RR CAR. WHEN HE PULLED THE HANDLE UP, THE OPENED PART OF THE COUPLER FELL OUT ONTO HIS FOOT.

EE WAS REPLACING METLA SCREENS IN A SHAKER IN THE PLANT. HE ALLEGES THAT DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYEMENT THERE WERE NUMEROUS TIMES OF HEAVY LIFTING & STRENUOUS WORK CAUSING AN INGUINAL HE RNIA. HE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO END OF WINTER MAINTENANCE. REPORTED INJURY AFTER LAY-OFF. HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED BY BWC AT FIRST HEARING. EE APPEALEDDECISION AND WAS GRANTED COMPENSABILITY.

EE WAS ADJUSTING #2 TOWER CONVEYOR & PUT THE ADJUSTING TOOL ON THE CONVEYOR & EE LOOKED AT THE BELT FOR TIGHTNESS & THE TOOL FELL OFF THE CONVEYOR & FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT, BREAKING THREE TOES 2ND, 3RD & 4TH/.

EE WAS REPAIRING TOWER TO ROOL CRUSHER EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS IN THE TOWER AND STEPPED OFF THE STEP INTO UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELTING OUT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR WHILE TWISITING AT THE SAME TIME & FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ISOMG A GRINDER IN A STONE CHUTE. WHILE REMOVING HAND ROD, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM WORK AREA INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PIPES WITH AN AIR POWERED NEEDLE GUN FOR WELDING. PIPES WERE INSIDE A SCREEN WITH LITTLE SPACE TO WORK (APPROX. 1.5' X 2'IN HEIGHT). EMPLOYEE HAD TO LAY DOWN MAKING THE W ORK CLOSE TO HIS FACE. A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF OF THE PIPE OR GUN AND FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.

WALKING OUT OF WELDING SHOP. IT WAS RAINING AND THE CONCRETE PAD IN FRONT OF THE SHOP WAS WET AND SLIPPERY WHEN MY FOOT HIT THE SLIPPERY CONCRETE AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT MYSELF BEFORE HITTING T HE GROUND. INSTANTLY I HAD A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF MY BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK AND APPARENTLY FELL OFF OF THE 12" WIDE STEP AREA ONTO HIS HEAD STRIKING THE GROUND 7.5' BELOW.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEG WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A ROLLER TO INSTALL IN CONVEYOR.

AFTER GETTING SOLVENT ON CLOTHING EARLY IN MORNING THE WELDER OPERATOR WAS BURNING ON THE SAND SCREW IN THE SHOP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.BEFORE HE COULD PUT OUT THE FLAMES HIS HANDS,FACE AND ABDOME N WERE BURNT.

I.NAME STEPPING OFF LAST STEP OF CRANE WHEN HEEL CAUGHT, TWISTED HIP CATCHING HIMSELF CAUSING ACUTE STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.

REMOVING DRIVE SHAFT WT OF SHAFT JERKED HIM FORWARD AND DOWN

TRYING TO LIFT MILL LID AND FLIP IT OVER CENTER IT SNAPPED AND PULLED ON ARM WHEN THE CABLE CAME TIGHT

EMPLOYEE HAD A LARGE ROCK IN H IS BUCKET & IT FELL OUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE AROUND INSIDE OF CAB

EMPL LEFT WORK 11-29 WENT HOME SICK,NOT WORK RELATED.DIDNT REPORT TO FOREMAN BEFORE HE LEFT.11-30 CALLED OFF SICK,NOT WORK RELATED.12-4 CAME IN WITH DR SLIP :UNABLE TO WORK,REASON-ROTATOR CUFF TENDONITIS.NOW CLAIMING ITS WORK RELATED.

ALLEDGED INJURY DATE WAS 08-29-90 NOT REPORTED TILL 09-12-90 EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE BLADE & ARMS ON DOZER WHEN THE ARM SWUNG AROUND & HIT THE OUTSIDE OF HIS KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF 1/2" SCREENING OUT OF THE QUARRY TO THE STOCKPILE.THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE HILL,WENT TO THE LEFT,HIT BERM AND FELL ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING A 10" PIPE 6 FOOT LONG OFF OF A MUSTANG BUCKET AND EMPLOYEE GOT HIS AHND BETWEEN BUCKET AND PIPE.

EMPLOYEE POURED FUEL ON A PILE OF BRUSH WHEN HE LIT IT UP THE WHOLE PILE CAUGHT ON FIRE IMMEDIATELY BURNING HIM IN THE FACE & ARM CLOTHES DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE

WAS CLEANING RAIL CARS. TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN LADDER ON RAIL CAR WITH A PRY BAR, FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON PRY BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO THEDUMP LOAD AND BACKED TO FAR AND THE GROUND GAVE AWAY. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE EDGE.

EMPL WAS LIFTING BATTERY OUT OF BATTERY BOX FROM END LOADER HANDLE FROM THE BATTERY BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE FELL TO THE GROUND

CHANGING TIRES ON TRUCK.WHEELING TIRE FROM STORAGE AREA BACK TO TRUCK.FLOOR WAS UNEVEN CAUSING TIRE TO BECOME OFF BALANCE AND STARTED TO TIP.EMPL NOT THINKING,STEPPED TO SIDE THINKING HE COUL D CATCH TIRE THEN REALIZED HE COULDNT.TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TIRE AND TIRE CAUGHT HIS LEG.

WHILE CLEANING A RAILROAD CAR, HE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF RUST.

EMPLOYEE WAS UPON BREAKER TRYING TO REMOVE A BIG ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE JAW WHILE THROWING OUT THE SMALL ROCKS (APPROX) 20#LB EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK

WAS MOVING SHEET OF STEEL INTO THE TOWER THRU A DOORWAY. WHILE PULLING SHEET THRU DOORWAY, IT SLIPPED AND FELL. CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND AND CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF JUST BEHIND THE FINGER NAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DE8CENDING FROM ALOADER,HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM LADDER RUNG,AS HE HIT THE GROUND WAS IN AN AWKWARD AND UNBALANCED POSITION AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.

PULLING CONVEYO9 BELT IN NEW CONVEYOR, BELT STUCK, WHEN IT RELEASED THE BELT SPRANG AHEAD CATCHING ANKLE BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLERS.

TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE CARRYING A SECTION OF BELT TIGHTENER UP THE STEPS IN THE TOWER,ONE EMPLOYEE HAD TO LET GO OF THE PIECE WHEN IT STARTED TO FLIP OUT OF CONTOL, LEAVING OTHER EMPLOYEE UNPREPAR ED FOR ALL THE 4EIGHT. APPROX WEIGHT IS 145 LB.

HELPING UNLOAD 8EMI-REACHED OVER TO PICK UP CHAIN AND HURT HIS BACK.

LACERATED MIDDL9 FINGER ON BRASS BUSHING WHILE CLEANING THE DECK OFF ON CRANE.

WAS LOADING A S9MI TO TAKE EQUIPMENT BACK TO OUR HOME OFFICE WAS PUTTING A PART FROM CRANE INTO A LOADER BUCKET TO PLACE ON TRUCK AND BROKE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING NEAR OUR LIME SETTLING PONDS WAS CLIMBING INTO THE LOADER AND THE WIND BLEW LOADERDOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT THUMB

DRIVER WAS HAUL3NG MATERIAL FROM BOTOM OF PIT TO THE TIP WHEN HIS TRUCK STARTED TO SLIP ON THE HILL GOING BACKWARD HE HIT BERM ALONG SIDE OF ROAKD CAUSING TRUCK TO TIP OVER WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZY AND HAD SL9ET THE NIGHT BEFORE WE HAD ROADWAY TOPPED WITH STONE #8'S DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS DENTED FENDER AIR CLEANER BROKE OFF AND SCRATCHES

EMP WAS CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD WHEN HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK CAUGHT HIS HAND ON THE HOOD ORNAMENT CAUSING HIS RING TO CAUGHT ON THE ORANAMENT

SITTING BREAKER UP IN NEW LOCATION AND BLOCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY

CLEANING OUT A RAILROAD CAR AND SLIPPED ON SNOW AND FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A HOLE IN 1\DYNAMITE WITH A BRASS ROD AND IT SLIPPED AND WENT INTO HIS THUMB.

IT WAS A DARK MORNING EMPLOYEE STARTED CRANE UP AND WAS GETTING OUT AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND

REPLACING A WORN HYDRAULIC HOSE 1 X 2 FT HAD TO BEND THE NEW HOSE TO FIT TO COUPLING HOSE WAS NEW AND SHORT IT TOOK TWO MEN TO PUT THE BEND IN IT WHILE PUSHING WITH THE LEFT ARM AND PULLING WI THE THE RIGHT ARM, HURT UPPER PART OF THE RIGHT ARM AT THE SHOULDER.

I WAS STANDING ON THE AIR TANK OF THE TRUCK. WAS BENT OVER AND TWISTED BACK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE TOP OF THE AIR CLEANER 6 UP AND 2 OVER THE AIR CLEANER TOP IS 2 FT HIGH AND 34 WIDE AND WI

CUT LEG WHILE WORKING IN THE SHOP SAWING SOME BOARDS