LaFollette Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was operating a bulldozer, cleaning up the quarry floor. He was backing up when the rear of the dozer slid over a 5' bank, upsetting the dozer - it came to rest on its left side. The employee suffered a fracture to the third (ring) finger on his left hand. The physician treated the fracture with a splint. The employee was released to normal duty.

Ee was using a hand crank to tighten a screen. His left thumb became entangled in the crank handle & was twisted. He did not seek medical attention until 12/5/05. The dr diagnosed sprain & returned him to full duty. On 3/22/06 he saw an Orthopedic specialist who determined he would have to have minor surgery on 3/29/06. No lost days, no restricted days.

Employee was performing maintenance-greasing: he was carrying a grease gun. He stopped to kick the mud off of his boots and dropped the grease gun on his left foot. He was wearing sted toe boots, but the gun hit directly behind the protection. Inident resulted in contusion to little toe, little foot.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING OUT CRUSHER, HE HAD USED A LADDER TO CLIMB INTO CRUSHER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE GRABBED THE UPPER EDGE OF THE OPENING, WHICH KEPT HIM FROM FALLING. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS HANGING HIS BODY SWUNG BACK INTO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CRUSHER, STRIKING THE EDGE. EE OVEREXTENDED HIS BACK.

EE was assisting mine foreman in repairing cracks in feeder- hopper (by welding). Both ee's were inside the hopper welding. As a result, the reflection of the radiant light from the welding burned the ee's eyes.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK. WHILE HE WAS BEING LOADED A ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKET & SPLASHED MUD INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. WHERE THEY FLUSHED HIS EYE & HE RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS CHANGING WEAR PLATES IN SAND SCREW. HE CUT BOLT HEADS OFF WITH TORCH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THEM OUT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BOLTS OUT OF ONE WEAR PLATE, IT GLANCED THE OTHER AND HIT HIS THUMB.

DRIVER ROLLED TRUCK BED OF VOLVO A-25 TRUCK OVERTHE CAB DID NOT ROLL OVER & REMAINED UPRIGHT DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER AND AS HE STRAIGHTENED UPHE STATED THAT HE HEARD HIS BACK POP AND THOUGHTHE MIGHT HAVE STRAINED OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN HISBACK. HE HADN'T BEEN LIFTING ANY ITEMS.