O'FALLON STONEMetal/Nonmetal

EE states he was working on a truck removing a flywheel. He does not know how he got some metal in his eye.

EE alleges pain in right upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist from driving a truck since March.

EE stated they were changing screens and he pulled on the bottom screen when at that time he felt a sharp pain go through his left shoulder

Placing a beam across #7 & 8 bin when employee felt a pain in right shoulder.

EE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A MILL HAMMER SHANK WHEN THE SHANK TIPPED OVER SMASHING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

MECHANIC WAS DOWN IN THE HOLE AT O'FALLON STONE TO REPAIR A DAMAGED FUSE ON A BROKEN DRILL. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO HIS TRUCK WHEN SEVERAL ROCKS FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL. ONE APPROX 3"" BY 6"" STRUCK HIM ON HIS HARD HAT. HE WAS TAKEN FOR EVALUATION AND GIVEN OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION AND RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY. EXPERIENCED NECK PAIN AND UNDERWENT THERAPY 9 SESSIONS.

EE AND COWORKER WERE INSTALLING 65 LB WEAR LINERS IN A UNIVERSAL IMPACTOR. EE TWISTED BODY WITH THE LOAD FOR PLACEMENT. DURING TWISTING MOVEMENT, HE EXPERIENCED PULL TO LOW BACK. INCIDENT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON MONDAY, 4-8-02. AFTER DISCUSSION, THEY ELECTED TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND WAS DRIVING BACK TO LOAD SITE FOR ANOTHER WHEN HE STRUCK AN UNEVEN SPOT ON GROUND. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT THIGH ON LEVER CONSOLE RESULTING IN INJURY.

EE WAS WASHING COMPANY TRUCK WHEN A TRUCK OWNED/OPERATED BY ANOTHER CO., WITH DROP AXLE DOWN, DROVE FROM PARKED POSITION AND DRIVER CUT WHEELS TO MAKE TURN. CAUSING DROP AXLE TO SWING HARD, ST RIKING EE. THIS CAUSED FRACTUR TO RT. FIBULA, POSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO R ANKLE, LEFT LEG SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION & POSSIBLE L KNEE STRAIN.

OPERATOR LEFT CAT D8N DOZER TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER OPERATOR IN TRACKHOE. HE WAS STANDING NEAR PILE OF DIRT AND TRACKHOE WHEN APPROX 55-GAL LOOKING CLUMP OF DIRT ROLLED FROM PILE STRIKING LEFT SID E, HIP AREA RESULTING IN LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT ARM.