West Stockbridge Quarry Plant 71Metal/Nonmetal

Employee was assisting loading metal road plate onto flat bed trailer. Plate subsequently fell onto employees leg resulting in bone fracture to lower leg.

On 8/22/19, it was reported to us by Industrial Hearing, a company engaged to evaluate hearing test results, that after a hearing retest on 8/14/19, the employee has incurred a reportable hearing loss of which EE was notified. This was overlooked and not reported at the time. A recent noise survey showed low level of noise for employee's job. EE always wears hearing protection.

On 8/22/2019, it was reported to us by a company engaged to evaluate hearing test results that, after a hearing retest on 8/14/19, the employee has incurred a reportable hearing loss of which employee was notified. The company will, after completing a noise survey and an exam by a physician/audiologist, determine if the hearing loss is work-related.

Customer driver was climbing into the cab of his truck when he fell off and was unable to move his right leg. Mine personnel found him lying next to the truck and called for emergency medical assistance. The injured driver was conscious and alert when mine personnel found him and remained so until emergency assistance arrived. He was then transported to a medical facility.

EE was removing stone from crusher with cable and pry bar when cable slipped and bar struck EE in left shin. He received a laceration that required sutures.

While starting up the mill, EE slipped on ice on catwalk on his way to shut off the crusher.

Driver of truck was in neutral waiting to be loaded. there was a dramatic loss of brake air pressure due to mechanical failure. the driver stopped abruptly using existing berm which caused a jerking motion which appears to have aggravated a prior back condition.

TWO EE WERE DISASSEMBLING A CRUSHER. DURING THE PROCESS, A SUPPORT PLATE WAS LOWERED. THE COMPENENT SUPPORTED BY THIS PLATE NORMALLY FOLLOWS THE SUPPORT PLATE AS IT IS LOWERED, BUT IN THIS CAS E, THE SUPPORTED PIECE REMAINED LODGED 3-4"" ABOVE. THE TWO EE REACHED IN TO REMOVE A PART AND AT THAT TIME, THE LODGED COMPONENT RELEASED AND DROPPED CATCHING BOTH EE'S HANDS.

TWO EE WERE DISASSEMBLING A CRUSHER. DURING THE PROCESS, A SUPPORT PLATE WAS LOWERED. THE COMPENENT SUPPORTED BY THIS PLATE NORMALLY FOLLOWS THE SUPPORT PLATE AS IT IS LOWERED, BUT IN THIS CAS E, THE SUPPORTED PIECE REMAINED LODGED 3-4"" ABOVE. THE TWO EE REACHED IN TO REMOVE A PART AND AT THAT TIME, THE LODGED COMPONENT RELEASED AND DROPPED CATCHING BOTH EE'S HANDS.

EE SLIPPED WHILE EXITING A LOADER, HIT HIS TAIL BONE ON LOADER STEP AND FELL TO GROUND.