A truck driver from Beamer Trucking came in to get a load of stone. After loading, he fell off his truck and hit his head. He was transported to the hospital where he was treated with 1 staple. This injury was not life dangering and the driver was released that day. I contacted the trucking company on 9-17-08 & they said the driver was in great shape.
An off the road truck driver pulled into our parking lot during the weekend. Had a heart attack and died.
Employee was cutting rock on the front splitter. A rock fell in between belt and splitter teeth. When he grabbed the rock the belt hit it and the rock turned and smashed his right thumb between rock and belt.
Working on splitter cylinder, smashed right index finger between splitter and cyinder.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A ROCK IN THE ROCK SPLITTER WHEN HE HAD A STRONG SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER, THEN HE HAD TO STOP CUTTING.
Per Employee: He went to remove cap from oil drum-hand slipped and finger was cut by cap which was split.
PER EMPLOYEE: HE WAS LEAVING FOR LUNCH & WENT TO GET CIGARETTE MONEY FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE & HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON PLANT.
PER EE: ""I WAS WORKING ON THE FRONT SPLITTER, ROCK WAS COMING FROM THE BACK SPLITTER ON THE TABLE. I WAS LIFTING A ROCK OFF TOP OF OTHER ROCK WHEN THE ROCK I WAS LIFTING FELL BACK DOWN & SMASH ED MY FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE TABLE"".
EE WAS TURNING A ROCK OVER ON THE SPLITTER TABLE. HE HAD ONE HAND UNDER THE ROCK WHEN IT ROLLED OVER AND PINNED HIS LITTLE FINGER. HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT AND SMASHED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE STACKING SKIDS. EE SAT DOWN ON ONE OF THE SKIDS AND SAID HE WAS LIGHT HEADED. HE WALKED OVER TO HIS TRUCK TO GET A DRINK OF WATER. HE LEANED ON THE TRUCK THEN FA INTED, FALLING TO THE GROUND AND HAD SOME SORT OF SEIZURE AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.
PER EE: I WAS GETTING OFF DOZER & MY LEFT FOOT SLIPPED. MY LEFT KNEE TWISTED AS I LOST MY BALANCE AND I CAME DOWN ON LEFT KNEE AND HIP WITH ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.
PULLED A ROCK TO CUT AND HAD A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE.
PER EE HURT - I WAS HELPING CUSTOMER LOAD FEATHERSTONE ON TRUCK. ONE PIECE DROPPED & HIT ME IN THE LEG (RIGHT LEG SHIN). THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY A BRUISE & DIDN'T GO TO DR UNTIL FRIDAY 6/21 PM. MY LEG WAS SWELLED UP TO MID CALF & RED LOOKING.
PER WITNESS: EE WAS SPLITTING ROCK & WENT TO PUSH ROCK TO BACK TABLE WHEN HE THOUGHT HE CAUGHT LT. ARM ON SPLITTER TEETH WHICH CUT HIM. A LARGEROCK HE WAS CUTTING HAD BLOOD & HAIR ON SHARP CORNER SO IT WAS POSSIBLE THE ROCK HAD CUT HIM NOT THE SPLITTER TEETH. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES.
EE WAS PICKING FEATHER STONE FROM QUARRY LOCATION & A ROCK SLIPPED FROM PILE OF ROCKS & LANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIS ANKLE.
IN EE'S WORDS; HE WAS WORKING ON BACK SPLITTER TABLE & A ROCK CAUGHT ON VENEER GAUGE & RAISED END OF SPLITTER TABLE UP. HE WAS REACHING OVER TABLE TO GET STONE AS THE TABLE RAISED UP & WHEN TH E TABLE CAME DOWN IT HIT HIS KNEE (LEFT KNEE).
EE WAS SPLITTING GREY STONE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HAND.
PER EE: ""I WAS TAKING A PIECE OF WEBWALL ROCK OFF THE BELT TO STACK ON SKID AND IT SLIPPED FROM MY HAND HITTING MY UPPER THIGH.""
EE WAS ASKED TO GO TO SHIPPING/PLANT AREA TO SHOW LOADER OPERATOR WHAT ROCK TO LOAD ON CUSTOMER'S TRUCK & RETURN TO OFFICE. EE DECIDE TO HELP MOVE TREADS & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK- HE DIDN'T NOT IFY EMPLOYER TIL 2/22 @ 12:00 P.M.
EE WAS REACHING FOR A ROCK ONT THE SPLITTER TABLE. HE STARTED TO PULL IT TOWARDS HIM AND FELT SOMETHING POP HE FELT PAIN WHEN HE BREATHED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, AROUND LUNGS UPPER BACK.
PER EE, ""I WAS RUNNING ROCK SPLITTER, I TURNED AROUND TO CHECK ROCKS BEING DUMPED ON TABLE. WENT TO TURN ON CONVEYOR TO MOVE ROCKS AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 ROCKS, ONE STABBED THE KNUCKLE."" FINGER STARTED TO BOTHER HIM SAT WHEN HE WENT TO DOCTOR.
PER EE WORKING ON SPLITTING ROCK AT SPLITTER TABLE. WENT TO SPLIT GREY STONE A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 6"" IN DIA NOT THICK FLEW OFF OF SPLITTER TABLE AND ROCK BEING SPLIT. IT HIT HIS SAFET Y GLASSES, AND THEN HIS FOREHEAD UNDER HARD HAT.
EE GRABBED A ROCK THAT WAS ABOUT 10# PAST GUAGE, GOT THE ROCK PROPPED UP AND IT ROLLED BACK TOWARD CYLINDER GUAGE (SPLITTER FINGERS). CYLINDAR CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED FINGER AGAINST ROCK AND GUA GE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP STONE FROM TABLE TO HAVE RECUT. WENT TO THROW STONE BACK ONTO TABLE AND JAMMED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TABLE AND ROCK; RING FINGER WAS BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO THROW A ROCK AND FELT SOMETHING POP HE WAS AT THE BACK SPLITTING TABLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.