EE was rebuilding the tail pulley guards at plant using torches and grinder. At 1:30 pm realized his eye was very dry and irritated, continued to work & finished the day. Around 5:30 pm at home his eye started to water. Reported on 10/01/10, and requested medical attention. Dr. removed a rust flake from his right eye and gave prescription medication for the eye.
On July 31, employee was washing up around the wash plant when he slipped on wet dirt. Went to doctor diagnosed with bruised left knee. On August 7 the employee was walking to the water truck and said his knee gave out. Nothing was obstructing his path. He was taken to the doctor as a follow up from the previous week and was given a prescription, a knee brace, and light duty.
An employee was driving a water truck to water the lower part of the haul road. He lost control of the truck and ran the truck up on the berm on the drivers side turning the truck over on the passenter side where it came to rest. The truck was inspected and it was found an airline had ruptured during the operation of the truck. The employee was not wearing his seatbelt.
A large rock was hung in the jaw crusher. Employee was positioned to drop a wedge attached to a cable in the jaw to break the rock. As he turned to look over into the jaw, he was struck by a rock the size of a fist. The rock struck the top of his safety glasses and created a cut above his right eye. The cut required five stitches.
Employee broke right hand while removing rocks, plugging impact crusher. Employee used 1/4 diameter chain to pull rocks from impact. As rock was out of the impactor employee positioned right hand around chain to guide to final placement. Chain slipped falling about 6 inches causing injury to right hand. Injury is a restricted duty.
BLASTING AT LIMESTONE COUNTY. FLY ROCK HIT POWER LINES CAUSING THEM TO FRAY. AUSTIN POWDER(BLASTING CO.) TOOK RESPONSIBILITY. EXPLOSIVE USED WAS TOO HIGH POWERED FOR WHERE THE SHOT WAS.
EMPLOYEE FELL AND HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE AND COULD'NT GET UP. SUPERVISOR EXAMINED THE AREA WHERE HESTUMBLED; THERE WERE NO ROCKS. THE ROCK HIS KNEEHIT WAS ONE OF THE VERY FEW IN THE AREA.