Whites Creek Plant & Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

While loading a rib line hole using an anfo hose, the employee felt a sharp pain in their upper back/neck area.

Rock fell from brow. Employee sustained injuries to head, left arm and left shoulder.

On 08/19/2019 employee sustained a slightly sprained ankle during normal work maintenance. On 09/27/2019 the employee experience sharp pain in the ankle and reported to EE's supervisor. An x-ray revealed a slight fracture making the incident reportable on 09/27/2019.

On 3/20/18, employee strained their back while lifting 40 / 50 lb. bags of ANFO. EE reported the strain on 3/21/18 but choose not to seek medical treatment until 3/28/18 at which time it was deemed reportable. This is being reported within the 10-day reporting requirement of the injury being deemed reportable.

Employee leaned over ticket printer, located on platform, and fell to the ground. Employee had a partially collapsed lung, 5 broken ribs, cracked vertebrae.

Emp allegedly reached with left hand to grasp handle to pull himself into drill cab, felt pain in left shoulder, pain continued down into left side. Upon arising Fri AM noticed bulge above naval area with pain in abdominal area & left shoulder.

EE WAS PUTTING PANEL COVER ON MOTOR COMPARTMENTWHILE STANDING ON LOADER TIRE. HE SLIPPED, FELL &INJURED HIS BACK

WHILE A BENT BOLT WITH ONE HAND & OPERATING AN IMPACT WITH THE OTHER HAND, IMPACT SLIPPED & CUT FINGER

WHILE USING A HIGH POWERED DRILL, THE BIT CAUGHT TWISTING EMPLOYEES RIGHT ELBOW.

DIGGING WITH SHOVEL UNDER BELT, SOME MATERIAL FELL OFF BELT, EE DOES NOT KNOW IF HIT OR NOT. NO MARKS, EE BACK IS SORE, DR SAID POSSIBLE STRAINED BACK.

TELEPHONE WIRES PREVIOUSLY TAPED CAME LOSE AND WERE ON THE FLOOR. TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST DOOR FACING.

WHILE GETTING OFF A DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER DRIVING A PIN INTO FRAME OF A WHEEL LOADER AND AGGREVATED EXISITING ARTHRITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HIS WELDING TACK BROKE LOOSE AND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD CAUSING A DEEP CUT REQUIRING STAPLES TO CLOSE.

WHILE USING THE TABLE GRINDER, A PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT IN THE GRINDER AND WAS THROWN OUT & UP AND CUT HIS EAR.

ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYER ONTO ROCK BOX, WHICH EE HAD HIS HAND. ROCK STRUCK HAND CRUSHED MIDDLEFINGER.

EE HAD FINISHED WORKING ON DOZER AND SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING A CART WAGON TO START IT AND WARM IT UP. DOOR DID OPEN FULLY AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON DOOR. APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED A BONE CHIP WHICH CAUSED INFECTION.

OVER MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND OF MAY 30, 1994, EE EXPERIENCED A HEART ATTACK. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT THAT INCLUDED SURGERY. OUR PLANT WAS CLOSED FOR THIS LONG WEEKEND. EE CLAIMS IT HAPPENED AT WORK. SINCE WE ARE NOT DOCTORS, WE CANNOT SAY THAT HIS CLAIM IS UNTRUE, ALTHOUGH WE SEE NO RELATIONSHIP TO WORK.

WHILE PULLING AND TUGGING ON A WATER HOSE, EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED IN MUD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL WHICH DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS DRIVING ON MURFREESBORO ROAD AND SPENCE LANE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A STATION WAGON AND IN TURN STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK WHICH CAUSED WHIPLASH AFFECT AND LOSS OF MOTION IN NECK AND B ACK.

EMPLOYEEWAS HLEPING TO INSTALL 1 1/2 STEEL PLATE. PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND AT RING FINGER.

EMPL WAS IN TUNNEL TRYING TO WEDGE ROCKS FROM FEEDER ROCKS CAME LOOSE HITTING & MASHING EMPLOYEES LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

HE REPORTED TO WORK MONDAY 3-15-93, STATING THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS ARM AND SHOULDE RNA DHAD BEEN FOR LAST TWO WEEKS. WE SENT HIM TO DAY TO BAPTIST OCC CLINIC WHO HANDLES OUR FIRST AID AND WORKMAN COMP. DR CALLED AND STATED HE NEEDED TO SEE A ORTHO DR AS HE HAD TENDONITIS. TODAY, INJURED SAW DR WHO GAVE HIKM A SHOT OF CORTISONE AND TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF FROM WORK UNTIL 3-2

WHILE DOING SOME REPAIRS ON A SCREEN,INJURED WAS GRINDING AND GOT SOME FOREIGN BODIES IN RIGHT EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS WARNED HE WAS NOT WEARING GLASSES JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

INJURED SAID HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL 05-24-91.HE CONTINUED TO WORK THAT DAY BUT OVER THE WEEKEND STATED HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.WENT TO DOCTOR 05-28-91.HE HAS NOT RE TURNED TO WORK AS YET.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SOME BUSHED WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. SAID KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS CUTTING SOME WATER PIPES, SHOP WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE HE WAS TOLD THAT DAY TO GO FOR EXAMINATION HE CONTINUED TO WORK REMINDER OF DAY AND PART OF NEXT DAY WHEN EYE CONTINUED TO H URT HE DID ON 3-6-91 GO TO TENNESSEE OCCUPATIONAFROM LEFT EYE.

UNCRATING PARTS STEPPED ON NAIL

EMPLOYEE NORMALLY USED LOW PRESSURE AIR TO FORCE WATER FROM THE LINES.THIS TIME THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS VERY EXPERIENCED AND COMPETENT AT THIS TASK,MISTAKENLY APPLIED HIGH PRESSURE AIR TO THE SYST EM WHICH CAUSED THE FLEXIBILTIY TO BLOW OFF.THE SYSTEM HAS NOW BEEN MODIFIED TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH FUTURE OCCURRENCE.

NECK AND SHOULDER STARTED HURTING ON 9-26-90 WHILE CLEANING IN SHOP

WELDING SLAG WENT IN BOOT 8-27-90 DR FOR INFECTION OF BURN

FEET SLIPPED IN MUD LANDED ON R HAND JAMMING KNUCKE BORDERLINE FRACT SHOVELING RUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING MOTOR ON CONVEYOR, TURNED TO STEP OFF PLATFORM. HIS PANT'S LEG HUNG ON PLATFORM, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS. PLATFORM IS APPROX. 4' HIGH. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK. DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS HURT TIL THE NEXT DAY 1-13-90 WHEN HIS NECK STARTED HURTING. WENT TO EMERGENCY CARE,NNON,1-15-90. NO TIME MISSED.

WHILE TAKING A GEAR REDUCER OFF SHAFT, EMPLOYEE CUT GEAR IN TWO, THEN HIT WITH HAMMER TO KNOCK SHAFT OFF. A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM AT WRIST AND LODGED THERE.

SHOVELING ROCK WRENCHED BACK

EE TRIPPED ON WET ROCK WHILE DRILLING LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A ROCK. SMALL CUT SUBSTAINED AT CENTER OF KNEE CAP. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN BETWEEN KNEE AND HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE OF FLY ROCK WAS THROWN OU OF THE MOUTH OF CRUSHER HITTING EMPLOYEE ON UPPER LIP. EMPLOYEE SENT TO DOCTOR FOR CHECK UP. NO OBVIOUS DAM AGE TO THE LIP. CRUSHER CAHINS INSPECTED AND FOUND SUFFICIENT LARGE ROCK WAS ENTERING CRUSHER.

HAD DONE MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER, WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CONTROL BOOTH AND WAS ABOUT 4' FROM GROUND, WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER. GRABBED LADDER AND WRENCHED LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.

WHILE BREAKING STEEL DISCONNECTING JOINTS OF DRILL STEEL THE STEEL UNSCREWED FROM THE STRIKING BAR AT THE TOP OF THE MAST INSTEAD OF AT THE INTEADID JOINT THE STEEL FELL & BOUNCED STRIKING THE DRILLER ON THE TOP OF HIS NOSE CUTTING HIM REQUIRING 4 STITCHES

WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING USAL AS A MAN HAUL VEHICLE, INSURED SAID HIS HAND SLIPPED AND ARM CAME DOWN ON SIDE OF TRUCK. INJURED DID NOT KNOW HE WAS HURT TIL 5-31-89. W ENT TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY AT 7:17 PM ON 5-31-89. REPORTED INJURY TO COMPANY JUNE 1, 1989.

EMPLOYEE WAS STADNING ON FRAMEWORK OF PLATFORM OF AN ALLIS CHALMBERS HYDROCENE CRUSHER. THE PLAFFORM IS APPROX. 5 FT ABOVE AROUND LEVEL HE HAD CLIMBED UP TO OBSERVE ROCK FLOW. RATHER THAN CLIM BING BACK DOWN HE JUMPED DOWN AND UPON LANDING SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. ATTEND PHYSICIAN ADVISED TO BE OFF FOR 3 DAYS SINCE WEEKEND OFF 1 DAY.

EMPL WAS BENDING OVER WHILE SHOVELING SPILLAGE UNDER CONVEYOR BELT. 3" STONE TOPPLED FROM CONVEYOR BELT FROM 10' UP HITTING EMPL IN RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK. BELT IS GUARDED BY SIDE BOARDS I S UNKNOWN HOW STONE WORKED ITS WAY OUT BUT WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE IT DIDN'T. EMPL WENT TO DR LATER THAT NIGHT.

INJURED IS THE PARTS RUNNER FOR THE SHOP OPERATION HE WAS ASSISTING THE OFF LOADING OF A BUNDLE OF REBAR REINFORCING ROD FROM A PICKUP TRUCK TO A LOW TRAILER WHILE THE TWO WERE SLIDING THE BUN DLE A PIECE OF WIRE TIED AROUND THE BUNDLE PUNCTURED HIS WRIST CAUSING A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND IN HIS R WRIST FIRST AID CONSISTING OF A BANDAID AND NEOSPORIN WAS APLLIED INJURED WENT TO THE DR

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A CREW FACING A CONVEYOR BELT.THE BELT WAS DEENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT.THEY NEEDED TO MOVE THE BELT FORWARD.THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IT BY TURNING THE DRIVE PULL EY BY HAND.THE PULLEY TURNED EASIER THAN EXPECTED PINNING HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND DRIVE BELT.THE PRESSURE BROKE HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE AN8DRIVEA OTHERS WERE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE BELT FOR MOST OF THE DAY AFTER RAIN HAD SHUT THE PLANT DOWN. AT 300 PM HE COMPLAINED TO THE SUPT THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS GOIN, AND A1PARENTLY PULLED A HERNIA.

HAD BACKED WELD3NG TRUCK UP TO DEEDER OF PRIMARY CRUSHER,WAS DRIZZLING RAIN,CLIMBED ON BACK BUMPER-STEP OFF TRUCK TO TARP THE WELDER.SLIPPED WHILE REACHING OVER TRUCK-SLID SOWN BANK INTO THE F EEDER (ABOUT 120T.)SPRAINED ANKLES WHEN LANDED ON FEETS.WENT AHEAD FINISHED SHIFT.WENT TO DOCTOR NEXT DAY.DOCTOR TOLD NOT TO WORK FOR A WEEK.

CRUSHER OPERATO9 NOTICED THAT A DROP POINT HAD STOPPED UP AND SHUT DOWN TO CLEAR IT HE DID SO AND RESTARTED HIS BELTS NOT NOTICING THAT I.NAME HAD CLIMBED UPON ONE OF THE BELTS TO HELP HIM CL EAR THE BIN WHE3 THE BELT STARTED I.NAME JUMPED FROM THE BELT 5 FT HIGH AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES TO THE REAR OF HIS HEAD CRUSHER OPERATOR ADMIT

WHILE CHANGING 2AMMERS IN CRUSHER (APROX. 80 LBS.) I,NAME SET A HAMMER OUT OF THE CRUSHER MOUTH ONTO THE OPENED DOOR SURFACE. MAOVING TO GET A BTTER POSITION TO BE ABLE TO TOS THE HAMMER DOWN TO THE GROUND;3I,NAME PLACED HIS HAND NEXT TOT HE HAMMER WHICH THEN ROLLED OVER ONTO HIS FINGER-PINCHING IT REGURING STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE FINGER.

OPERATOR WAS AP1LYING AIR PRSSURE TO DRILL FAFTER HAMMER HAD BEEN REPLACED ON DRILL COUPLING ON 3 FT LONG HOSE TO HAMMER WAS NOT SECURED AND BLEW LOOSE IT SWUNG AROUND AND MASHED THE OPERATOR FINGERTIP FINGE9TIP WAS X RAYED AND SHOWN TO BE BROKEN MECHANIC WAS REPRIMANDED FOR NOT SECURING THE HOSE CORRECTLY A SAFETY CHAIN HAD NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED NECESSARY BUT WAS NOW ADDED TO THE

INJ IN CREW REPAIRING PAN UNDER CRUSHER FEEDER.CREW USING HAND POWERED CABLE HOIST TO LIFT SIDE OF PAN 8\\ FOR WELDING INTO PLACE.INJ STANDING TO ONE SIDE USING CROW BAR TO AIM PAN INTO POSITI ON.CABLE ON WINCH-1 1/2 TON-PARTED AT HOOK DROPPING PAN 8\\.THIS CAUSED CROWBAR TO JUMP BACK HITTING INJ IN UPPER LIP.LOST A TOOTH.LOAD NOT NEAR CAPACITY OF WINCH-CAUSE APPEARED TO BE CABLE W

OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING GRADE FROM CRUSHER RUN PILE & COULD NOT SLOW MACHINE SUFFICIENTLY TO COMFORTABLY NEGOTIATE ROUGH GROUND. LOWER BUCKET INTO GROUND TO STOP. MACHINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY THR OWING OPERATOR AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. BRUISING CHEST.

THE INJURED USED A SHOVEL TO CLEAN PACKED MATERIAL FROM RUNNING BELT IDLER ROLLER-AGAINST SAFETY REGS & CO POLICY. THE SHOVEL WENT BETWEEN THE BELT & ROLLER CRUSHER THE HANDLE TO MOVE VIOLEN TLY. THE SWINGING AHNDLE PINCHED THE MANS RT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME CAUSING A BAD BRUISE & MINOR LACERATION.

WHILE WELDING BUILDUP ON THE CRUSHER ROTOR WILLIAM TURNED THE ROTOR WITH HIS FOOT TO ROTATE HIS WORK THE ROTOR TURNED MORE EASILY THAN EXPECT ED ALLOWING HIM TO PUSH IT FASTER THAN EXPECT ED H IS FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN ROTOR AND STATIONARY EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THE FOOT (LEFT)

WHILE DISMOUNTING HIS BULLDOZER MR SWAFFORD LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE CLEAR TRACK FALLING BACKWARD ONTO SUPPORT FRAME FOR BLADE HE BRUISE HIS RIBS WITH ASSOCIATED ABRASIONS FROM HIS BELTLINE TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER