IMI Muncie AggregatesMetal/Nonmetal

The injured employee suffered an STS Reportable during their annual hearing exam.

The injured employee fell through an open bin door that was being monitored by another employee as they were pulling down material from the bin. The injured employee was aware of the door being open. The door had an employee kneeling beside it in order to see the bin level. That employee could not stop the injured employee before falling.

The employee was descending a ladder on a Grove crane. The employee stopped to turn off LP tank that is fixed to the back of the crane's cab. While reaching to turn the LP off they felt discomfort in their back.

Employee was replacing a pulley on the primary crusher. He felt something ""pull"" in his upper right arm, but didn't think much about it. He had some swelling the 2nd day and it was still bothering him, so he notified the plant superintendent. He went to the med center and was diagnosed with 727.62 biceps tendon rupture. He is scheduled for an MRI at a later date.

Employee was driving haul unit, dumping material into hopper. Bed was raised to dump but co-worker radioed saying ""don't dump"". He pushed lever to lower bed but it slammed, severely jolting truck. He felt pain in his back & right leg, but thought it would get better. It just got worse.

EE was cleaning out (scraping) a lime chute behind the short head crusher. He heard a ""pop"" sound from his left bicep, and it started hurting. He called the plant supervisor to report it, but thought it would get better. It continued to hurt him so the supervisor took him to the med center.

Doing oil change and maintenance on 980H Loader. EE was putting the fender on back of loader, and when he twisted to set it in place, he felt a sharp pain in the center of his lower back.

EE was changing belts on the stone plant. While taking the guard off from around the belt, his foot slipped on the steel platform. He fell over backwards and fell 5-6' onto deck of crusher. Hit his head, elbow and back. Knocked his breath out, pain got worse over next few days.

Employee was between the two big screens on the stone plant, welding an overhead nut. A piece of slag flew into his right ear and immediately began to burn and sizzle.

Employee was running the Volvo 330D stone loader, digging in the Louisville Ledge. The terrain was rough and he felt pain in mid-lower back.""Feels like there is a knot there and it is still really sore.

Climbing up ladder of #4 bin of stone plant. When he was near top, ladder twisted around. He climbed down back side of the ladder by his hands. His left knee hit something when the ladder twisted around, and has been hurting ever since.

EE was on catwalk of the stone plant. He slipped on frost and fell.

EE was working on conveyor #3 on stone plant. He stepped off conveyor onto ground and felt tingle and burning in his left knee. It still hurts 24 hours later.

Employee was pulling steel up out of wet bins on stone plant and pulled/strained his right wrist. He thought it would get better but it is still hurting. He reported it on 44-23-07 and went to medical center the same day.

They were changing screens on middle deck of stone plant. Injured was driving pins out and he turned around and stepped into opening. The hole was open so they could watch stone levels while draining bins. EE was not aware of hole being open. He caught himself while falling and 3 co-workers pulled him out.

LOADER WAS LOADING WASTE MATERIAL FROM AROUND THE PUMP ONTO CAT HAUL UNIT. A LARGE ROCK FELL HARD INTO THE CAT HAUL UNIT, JARRING IT. THE DRIVER BANGED HIS TEETH TOGETHER WHEN THE ROCK HIT, WHICH CHIPPED HIS UPPER FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS ABOVE THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF A RUSTY BOLT. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS RT. EAR. HE COULDN'T HEAR OUT OF THAT EAR THE NEXT MORNING, BUT WAITED TO SEE IF IT GOT BETTER. HE WENT TO FAMILY DR.ON 5/13/04. THEY FOUND THE METAL ON HIS EAR DRUM, & REPORTED THAT IT WAS INFECTED. PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS & REFERRED HIM TO SPECIALIST TO REMOVE METAL.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE INCLINE TOWARD THE STONE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE RUBBER/WIRE STRAPS ON CONVEYOR BELTING AT THE OLD GRAVEL PLANT. HE WAS TRYING TO CUT IT IN ONE PASS, WHICH CAUSED THE KNIFE TO COME BACK TOO FAR AND TOO FAST, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE KNIFE SLICED OPEN AND AREA APPROX. 3"" LONG ON HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP.

EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, RUNNING OVER THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. IT SLICED HIS INDEX FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER, AND RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. HE WAS BLEEDING CONSIDERABLY, AND WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC IMMEDIATELY BY A FELLOW EE. THE CUT WAS CLEANED, HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES, A METAL SPLINT WAS PLACED ON RING FINGER, AND ALL FINGERS WERE WRAPPED.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE STONE PLANT. WHILE LIFTING THE SCREEN, HE PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE. HE REPORTED IT TO THE OFFICE AROUND 1400 THAT DYA, BU SAID HE DID NOT PLANT TO GO TO THE DR. U NLESS THE PAIN CONTINUED. ONB 8-22-00, HE DECIDED TO GO TO THE MED CENT FOR TREATMENT, SINCE IT WAS STILL BOTHERING. THEY PRESCRIBED NAPROXEN SODIUM 550 MG AND RESTRICTED TO 20-40 POUNT LIFTI

EE WAS REMOVING A BAD BEARING ON THE STONE PLANT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE BEARING LOOSE FROM THE PULLEY SHAFT, AND A FRAGMENT OF METAL FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE RE WAS A DROP OF BLOOD, AND HE THOUGHT IT JUST CUT THE SKIN. THAT NIGHT, THE ARM BEGAN TO ACHE AND HE NOTICE A KNOT AND SWELLING UNDER THE CUT. HE WENT TO THE MEDCENTER FOR XRAYS. EMBEDDED.

EE WAS BESIDE THE STONE PLANT AT THE WASH OUT AREA, WASHING OUT THE BED OF HIS HAULING UNIT. HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AS HE WAS FALLING. HOWEVER, HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE WATER HOSE. THE WEIGHT OF THE HOSE KEPT HISFOOT FROM MOVING AS HE WAS FALLING. THE LARGE LEG BONE WAS BROKEN IN 5 PLACES, AND THE SMALL LEG BONE WAS BROKEN IN ONE PLACE.

EE WAS WALKING ON THE CONCRETE SLAB (BESIDE OUR SHOP), CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL TO THE TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON A FOREIGN OBJECT (ROCK OR PIECE OF WOOD), CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE QUARRY OFFICE ON HIS CELL PHONE, STATING THAT IT FELT LIKE HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN. THE PLANT SUPERINTENDANT IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIM TO THE MED CENTER.