Kingsland Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER OT DRIVE WEDGE FOR CONE CRUSHER ADJUSTMENT. HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF HAMMER AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE AND WEDGE.

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EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING RUBBER CHUTE LINERS INTO #3 VIBRATOR FEED BOX. AS THE CO-WORKER HANDED A BLOCK (12" X 12"-METAL BACKING-APPROX. 5 LBS TO INJURED EMPLOYEE. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES THAT HAD GREASE ON THEM

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING GRAVEL SHIELD(METAL PLATE) ON #28 CONVEYOR BELT FEED HOPPER.A LIFT CRANE WAS ATTACHED TO PLATE AND SECURING IT INTO POSITION.A SECTION (1/2) OF THE PLATE HAD ALREADY BEE N WELDED TO HOPPER AND THE REMAINDER (1/20 WAS BING REMOVED WITH CUTTING TORCH SO IT COULD BE STRAIGHTENED BEFORE BEING WELDED INTO PLACE.AS THAT SECTION WAS CUT FREE IT SHIFTED SEVERAL FEET

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE WELDING MACHINE TRAILER HITCH AND PICKUP TRUCK TOW BALL.

INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LOOSENING ADJUSTMENT BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER, THAT WAS CHOKED UP WITH ROCKS. A CO-WORKER WAS CLEARING ROCKS FROM CRUSHER AND AS HE TURNED TO DISCARD A ROCK, HE STRUCK I NJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH WITH THE ROCK STILL GRASPED IN HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CARRYING A SADDLE GUARD APPROX 50-75 LBS. THAT PROTECTS,VIBRATOR DRIVE SHAFT TUBE UP THE STAIRWAY TO SCREENING TOWER.HIS BACK BEGAN TO ACHE 10-12 HOURS LATER WHILE AT HOME.

REPAIRING CHAIN SHELL CRANE SLIPPED AN FELL STRIKING CRANE BEFORE LANDING ON GROUND

WALKING DOWN CRANS STEPS BUMPED KNEE ON GUARD FOR DRUM AT BOTTOM OF STEP

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING DRAGLINE BUCKET & STEPPED IN SOFT PILE OF SAND TWISTING HIS KNEE

LOADING OX TANK INTO CART PINCHED FINGER

MOVING ROCKS OUT OF CONVEY FRAME ROCK FELL ON R FOOT

WASHING OUT LOADER BUCKET CLIMBED BACK EQUIP CAB SLIPPED ON WET WALKWAY AND FELL AGAINST CAB DOORWAY

USING KNIFE CUT STYROFOAM INSULATION AND CUT L INDEX FINGER

CLIMBING LADDER LOST HIS HAND GRIP AND FELL STRIKING THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON REAR OF CLAMSHELL CRANE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN DOORWAY AND SEVERED THE TIP. TIP WAS REATTACHED.

EMPL WAS WELDING ON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET HE LIFTED HIS WELDING SHIELD TO CHIP AWAY WELDING SLAG AND A SMALL PIECE STRUCK HIS EYELID HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES UNDERNEATH HIS WELDING SHIELD

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING ON THE LOADING BIN FOR THE NEW SAND AND GRAVEL LOAD OUT DOCK. HE WAS WALKING DOWN AN INCLINE OF LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL BEING DUMPED FOR THE NEW RAMP AND TWISTE D HIS KNEE.

EMPL STANDING ON SHORT CONCRETE BUMPER BLOCK LOOKING INTO REAR OF CONTRCTR DUMP TRUCK BODY TO CHECK TYPE OF MATERIAL BEING HAULED.SLIPPED OFF BUMPER BLOCK AND FELL AGAINST TAILGATE DUMP LEVER AND PINCHED HAND BETWEEN LEVER AND DUMP BODY.WASNT WEARING WORK GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SHOP YARD LOOKING FOR DRAG BUCKET PARTS AND STEPPED ON A NAIL THE PENTRATED HIS SHOE SOLE AND PUNTURING HIS FOOT. THE NAIL WAS IN A PIECE OF LUMBER THAT WAS A PORTION OF A WOODEN CREATE THAT HAD BEEN OPENED AND HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING ARGON GAS CYLINDER TO OPERATING WELDER. A BURST RING ON THE FLOW METER RELEASE VALVE BROKE AND A SMALL PARTICLE EXITED A RELEASE PORT AND STRUCK HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING GRAVEL FROM HIS HAUL TRUCK AT BOTTOM OF A STOCKPILE RAMP & WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A FRONT END LOADER NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

A LARGE ROCK BECAME LODGED IN 4 TUNNEL SYNTRON EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO DISLODGE ROCK & THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES PRIOR TO INCIDENT

EMPL AND COWORKER WERE REMOVING BACK PLATE ON #1 VIBRATOR TO CHANGE BOTTOM SCREEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH AND STRUCK CORNER OF BVIBRATOR HE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE GRAVEL BIN DOOR FEEDING # BELT CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR LEVER AND SIDE OF BIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING THE HANDLE PROVIDED ON DOOR LEVER OR WE ARING WORK GLOVES.

LARGE ROCK HAD BECOME LODGED IN CHUTE FEEDING TRAMMEL SCREEN. EMPL & SEVERAL CO-WORKERS WERE USING PRY BAR TO MOVE ROCK WHEN IT SUDDENLY TWISTED & CAUGHT EMPL'S FINGER AGAINST CHUTE.

EMP. HAD PEVIOUSLY REMOVED DUMP CYLINDERS FORM A 175B MICHIGAN FRONT END LOADER AND HAULED THEM TO THE KINGSLAND SHOP. WHILE REMOVING ONE OF THE CYLNDER FROM THE BED OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, THE EXTENDED PISTON RETRACTED INTO THE CYLINDER AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY PULLING OPEN STORAGE BIN DOORS TO LOAD HAUL TRUCKS WITH #57 GRAVEL HE PULLED A TENDON IN HIS RT ELBOW EMPLOYEE VISITED DR ON 5-18-88 AND WAS ADVISED TO REMAIN OUT OF WOR K FOR 10 DAYS

EMPL WAS STANDING INSIDE OF DRAGLINE BUCKET & DRIVING ON KEEPER PINS FOR NEW BUCKET TEETH HE HAD INSTALLED. SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF BUCKET ARCH & STRUCK SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HIS HARD HAT HAD PREVIOUSLY FALLEN OFF OF HIS HEAD SEVERAL TIMES & HE HAD NOT PUT IT BACK ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

EMP WAS USING ELECTRIC JOINER PLANTER SAW TO PLANE A 4 FT BOARD. END OF THE BOARD AWAY FROM THE BLADE KICKED UP, CAUSING THE OTHER END TO GOT DOWN INTO THE BLADE CUTTING HIS THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE HOUSE ROLLER SHAFT ON CLAMSHELL CRANE. HE WAS HOLDING A 2 INCH DIAMETER BRASS ROD AGAINST THE SHAFT WHILE A CO WORKER STRUCK ROD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING MECHANICS REPAIR THE DOZER HE OPERATES, A CATERPILLAR D-8. AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE WAREHOUSE FOR A CAN OF ANTI-SEIZE, HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING BOLTS ON NEW SECTION OF CONVEYOR FRAME ON PLANT 18. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING IN CONFINED AREA WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD. HE LAID HIS HADT DOWN AND CONTI NUED WORKING. L5TER THE RATCHET GEARS SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE OF THE SOCKET WRENCH STRUCK HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING/WALKING WUICKLY TO HIS TRACK DOZER THAT HE OPERATED AROUND THE STOCK PILE AREA AND STEPPED ON SOME UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPL WELDING ST9EL PLATE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET 56 X 30 X 3/8'' HE AND COWORKER MOVING PLATE AND AS THEY SET IT DOWN BESIDE BUCKET HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING MOTOR GRADER, DRESSING UP ENTRANCE TO PLANT.HE BECAME DIZZY AND IN A SEMI-CONSCIOUS STATE HE FELL OUT OF THE CAB OF THE GRADER AND FELL ON HIS FACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. ER. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING SHAFT BEARING ON A DENVER PUMP HE WAS STRIKING THE RETAINING COLLAR ON SHAFT WITH A HAMMER TO TIGHTEN IT & A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE COLLAR & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREAR M 3

INJURED EMPLOYE9 AND CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING ATTATCHMENTS ON 4 1/2 YD EXCO BUCKET THAT WAS BEING RECONDITIONED, EMP WAS USING ROUND ROD AS PUNCH WHILE CO-WORKER DROVE OUT DIGGING HITCH PIN WIT H SLEDGE HAMMER3WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEES HAND. INSTEAD OF USING THE PROPER TOOL, A PIN MAUL WITH HANDLE, THEY WERE USING A 1 FOOT LENGTH OF 3/4" ROUND ROD AS PUNCH

EMP HAD CLIMBED ONTO A HANDRAIL TO LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE WINCH HOUSE ROOF TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY LOOSE MATERIAL COMING OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND BUILDING UP ON THE ROOF, AS HE JUMPED DOWN HIS WEDDING BAND CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF SLAG WHERE THE ROOF HAD BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH AND LACERATED HIS FINGER, THE RING HAD TO BE CUT OFF HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CUT AN ALL THREAD BOLT WITH BAND SAW WHEN HE APPROACHED THE SAW HE DID NOT CHECK THE LATCH HOLDING THE SAW IN THE UP OSITION AS HE WAS PLACING THE BOLT ON THE SAW TAB LE THE SAW FELL AND STARTED THE ON-OFF SWITCH WAS DISCOVERED TO BE FAULTY ALSO

EMP WAS HELPING REPLACE COUPLING ON MOTOR SHAFT OF PUMP HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP SLOWLY ROTATING SHAFT ROTATING IN REVERSE DUE TO LEAKING FOOT VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH HE UNDERESTIMATED THE FORCE OF TURNING SHAFT AND WRENCH STRUCK HIS WRIST FRACTURING A BONE