INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING LEVERS UNDER A RAIL STORAGE CAR HE HAD TO DO A LOT OF BENDING WHICH RESULTED IN PAIN TO HIS BACK HE TOOK MON.OCT 12 1992 OFF FROM WORK DUE TO THE DISCOMFORT
Paxton Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Oct 1992
Reportable incidents
8 on file1992 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS HELPING TO POKE MATERIAL THAT HAD BUILD UP IN A HOPPER & IN THE PROCESS STRAINED HIS BACK
SHACK MOVED BY TRUCK CABLE TO SAFE LOCATION SHOIT CAUSED BY SHOT INJ TO H EAD LEG
1991 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS REMOVING BOLT AFTER BURNING OFF NUT. BOLT BROKE FREE AND INJURED'S RIGHT HAND STRUCK PIECE OF SHARP METAL CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND RING FINGER REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.
1990 · 1 incident
E.NAME AND I.NAME WERE TRANSFERRING EMULSION FROM BULK TRUCK #408 TO THE STORAGE TANKER AT OUR FACILITY. AFTER THE TRANSFER WAS COMPLETED, HE CLIMBED UP ONTO THE TANKER FENDER AND WAS HANDED T HE EMULSION HOSE. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. WAS HAVING TROUBLE WALKING LATER THAT DAY. WORKED UNTIL OCT. 17, 1990, WENT OFF DUTY UNTIL SEEING A DOCTOR. DOCTOR SAID
1984 · 1 incident
EMP CLAIMS THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE HE WAS SWINGING A PICKAX WHILE BREAKING ICE IN BASEMENT OF CRUSHER BUILDING. ICE BUILT UP BECAUSE OF A WATER PUMP FAILURE
1983 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BITS AND THOUGHT THREAD ON NEW BIT WAS STARTED AS HE REACHED FOR A TOOL BIT FELL OUT AND STURCK HIS FINGER
EMP STATES HE WAS HOOKING THE CAR PULLER HOOK TO RAILROAD CAR