Beck QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was loading oxygen bottle used for cutting torch onto welding truck. While loading tank, the tank caught his finger and smashed finger causing fracture to tip of middle finger on right hand.

(Refer to Attachment)EE and other co-workers were working on a Dozer's bellypan. The pan was being held by chains on a forklift and winch. At one point the belly pan slipped and tilted which caused the cable of the winch to move up against the dozer track. The IEE had his hand on the winch cable which caught the small finger on the left hand and sliced the fingertip.

Injured EE did not follow proper procedure and leave battery box on the ground. Instead he elevated the battery box with a forklift and tripped and fell and damaged his right leg and /or right ankle.

Two EE's were cleaning and oiling bearing housing with bearing inside from vibrating screen. Bearing housing was set up on its side and oil caused bearing housing to slip and fall over. Bearing housing caught end of thumb on right hand of EE, crushed/cut end of thumb on right hand.

EE was fueling dozer at end of the day. He was walking backward and stepped on groove (indentation) left in ground from dozer tracks. He felt pain in his ankle. Ankle began to swell.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON SHAKER #52. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT, PINCHING HIS RIGHT PINKY BETWEEN THE RATCHET HANDLE AND SHAKER FRAME.

UNCLEAR HOW STRAIN OCCURRED BUT EMPLOYEE FELT DISCOMFORT AFTER WASHING CONVEYOR #12 CSR.

Employee argument leading to physical contact.

988B Loader was feeding chain feeder, employee was standing outside control house checking jaw. The 988 dumped a bucket of raw material on feed apron and a rock was projected out hitting employee on the lower right jaw causing laceration & fracture.

Employee was operating a CAT 250E articulating end dump. She was preparing to be loaded by a Kawasaki 80Z wheel loader. She was spotted by the loader, stopped and the loader operator loader her with 3/4"" washed aggregate. She then left, dumped her load and reported that the loader jolted her in the cab and complained of neck discomfort.

Employee was lifting new screen and passing it to others when he felt discomfort in his left groin area.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP A SMALL PIPE PATCH AND TRYING TO WELD IT IN PLACE. HE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS UNHOOKING A 3/8 CHAIN FROM THE LIFTING EYE ON A SAND SCREW. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE TUB OF THE SCREW WHILE TAKING THE CHAIN OFF. DURING THIS PROCESS HIS HAND HIT A SHARP EDGE AND LACERA TED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGER.

EE ALONG WITH SUPERVISOR WERE MOVING A SMALL ROLL OF 48"" CONVEYOR BELT ABOUT 120 FEET TOGETHER. AFTER THE CONVEYOR WAS IN PLACE EE TOLD EE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH WAS RADIATING DOWN HIS LEFT LEG, THIS WAS REPORTED IMMEDIATLY.

CREW WAS LOOSENING THE MANTEL ON A CONE CRUSHER.THEY HAD A CHAIN 3/8 GR. 80 TIED TO THE MANTEL &HOOKED TO A LOADER PULLING ON IT. A PORTA-POWER WAS BEING USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHAIN. TH E PORTA-POWER FAILED BINDING THE MANTEL UP WHICH CAUSED AN OVERLOAD ON THE CHAIN, THE CHAIN BROKE, WHIPPING EE ON THE LEFT SHIN/CALF AREA.

EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT NOTCH OUT OF A STRIP OF WIPER RUBBER. HIS LEFT HAND WAS NEAREST TO HIM AND HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIM. THE KNIFE SLIPPED RUNNING ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB AREA LEAVI NG A MULTI LAYERED LACERATION ON THE TOP OF HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MANUAL CLEAN UP WITH A HAND SHOVEL HIS ENTIRE SHIFT. HE WOKE UP THE NEXT DAYWITH SOME DISCOMFORT. HE WAITED TO SEE IF HE WOULD FEEL BETTER IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. HE DID NOT SO HE REPORTED IT.

EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS WERE PLACING SOME POLY PIPE WHEN HE FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN AND REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN. HE STATED THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A YEAR DUE TO AN OLD INJURY.

OPERATOR WAS BERMING NEW PROPERTY THAT HAD PREVIOUS DIRT EXCAVATING ACTIVITY ON IT. OPERATOR WAS BLOCKING AN EXISTING RAMP. AS HE BACKED DOWN, HIS LEFT REAR TIRE DROVE OFF THE RAMP, APPROX A 2 FOOT DROP. THE WEIGHT OF THE LOADER SHIFTED TO THE LEFT REAR & THE LOADER LAID ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS LOOSENING NUTS ON SHAKER #57. THE NUT BROKE LOOSE AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT PINKY BETWEEN THE RACHET HANDLE AND THE SHAKER FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLEAN A CHUTE AT THE SAND CLASSIFIER. ON A DOWN STROKE HE STRUCK HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A METAL HOOK USED TO TIE THE CHUTE UP WITH. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE FINGER THAT WAS ADDRESSED WITH FOUR SUTURES.

EE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WHEN HE FELT ASLIGHT PINCH, THINKING IT WAS HIS PANTS. NOTHINGREALLY HURT. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE WAS LYING DOWN,COUGHED & FELT A PINCH IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO MOVE AN OBJECT. ONE OF HIS SWINGS MISSED HIS TARGET AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WAS STRAINED. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10-31-00.

9-9-00 EE CALLED IN SICK BECAUSE HIS BACK HURT. HE SAID HE COULD NOT RETURN UNTIL 9-12-00. ON HIS RETURN HIS FOREMAN ASKED IF BACK AILMENT WAS WORK RELATED. EE'S RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NOT. 9-9-00, I SPOKE WITH DR. HE SAID EE HAD 2 HERNIATED DISKS. IN MEETING, EE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS TRUCK. HE WAS GIVEN NEW TRUCK. WORKER'S COMP ACCEPTED BACK AS WORK RELATED. EE OFF UNTIL FULL REL

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE PULLED A ROPE ATTACHED TO TH4E BELTING, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

TWO EE'S WERE REMOVING BUCKET TEETH. INJURED HELD A PUNCH ON THE RETAINING PIN WHILE CO-WORKER SWUNG THE HAMMER. ONE OF THE STRIKES CAUSED A CHIP OF METAL TO FLY OFF AND STRIKE HIM IN THE THIG H. THE METAL PIECE PUNCTURED AND LODGED INSIDE HIS THIGH.