Plant 6Metal/Nonmetal

A welder suffered from symptoms of heat exhaustion and was brought in for medical treatment and evaluation.

Miner was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife and lacerated his left arm.

Slabs of concrete were caught in the Jaw. The worker was using a pry bar in an attempt to dislodge the concrete slabs. The worker's left hand was caught between the pry bar and the guardrail around the jaw.

Employee was throwing debris off a conveyor and experienced lower back pain.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST FEED GATE OPENING BY SHORTENING THE 3/8 INCH CHAIN THAT HOLDS THE GATE OPEN ON THE FEED CONVEYOR UNIT 2200 THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER. HE OPENED THE GATE & SECURED IT W ITH A BLOCK. THE BLOCK SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS ADJUSTING THE GATE & PULLED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & THUMB THROUGH THE CHAIN OPENING CAUSING LACERATIONS.

EE CLIMBED ON FRONT END LOADER TO REPLACE FUEL LINE. WHEN HE SAT DOWN ON THE TIRE AND TURNED TOTHE RIGHT, REACHING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.

ROCK WAS JAMMED ON CRUSHER FEEDER. EE WAS TRYING TO PRY ROCK LOOSE WITH LARGE PRY BAR WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EE FELL. HE FELL ON ROCK AND FINGER. SMASHED BETWEEN PRYBAR AND A ROCK.