IVEY SAND PLANTMetal/Nonmetal

Employees were cleaning out the creek drainpipe. While attempting to remove a tree, part of the tree or a mud pile swung and hit the employee on the left side by EE's ear.

At the end of the shift, employee locked the scale house up to leave for the day, a cat ran under employee's foot and tripped them up and they fell down the scale house stairs.

Shortly after starting shift, employee called the scale house operator complaining about chest pains. Scale house operator called 911 and MSHA. Employee was diagnosed with costochondritis, basically sore ribs - usually from stress.

Operator benching in pit and high wall slipped and trapped operator in the cab of the excavator for approximately 10-15 minutes. Operator was alert the whole time and once dug out walked away from the scene. There were visible cuts on the operator. Operator was taken to the hospital for an examination and observation.

Employee climbed on excavator and operated it for approx 3 hrs & when EE climbed off EE felt pain in lower center to right of back. EE thought it was just stiff from operation of excavator but has gotten worse over the last 3 days.

EE was exiting the cab of the PC 300 Komatsu Trackhoe, when he struck his head on the door frame as he was standing up.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER BEARING ON CONVEYER WHEN THE BEARING SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO HIT METAL PART OF CONVEYER.