Amrize McHenry Pit #26 Metal/Non-Metal

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WORN TRACK ROLLER ON A CAT D6 DOZER. AFTER DONNING PPE AND REMOVING THE BUSHING BOLTS, EE PLACED THE COLD CHISEL INTO THE LOOSENING SLOT AND STRUCK THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER. THE CHISEL SHOT BACK INTO EE'S FACE SHIELD AND LACERATED EE'S LOWER LEFT LIP.

Lifting a screen, employee felt pain in right shoulder.

Reaching to pick up a chain, felt a pull in right shoulder.

Employee was driving a haul truck on the travelway when the truck hit a pothole causing the truck to jerk. Employee was holding handhole in cab, felt numbness of finger. Injury reported 8/15 but occurred on 8/8. Medical treatment of dianostic testing performed. Deemed recordable by MD on 9/19 with referral to PT as MRI identified bulged cervical disc. * McHenry West Pit # 26.*

Employee identified that stepping from engine level of haul truck, on identified walk area to truck cab, he slipped on step and fell, striking his right knee on the truck. He admitted to not maintaining three point of contact, as he had his coffee cup in hand. Initial medical attention on 5/19 (not reportable from treatment of first aid)

Attempting to remove the track pin from the linkbelt backhoe (company # 9127) the employee hit the pin with a sledge. A piece of metal broke loose and struck his left thigh, causing a puncture. Metal was removed and prescription given.

EE indicated that while trying to climb conveyor to clean out feed hopper, he knelt down onto left knee and felt pain. EE sought medical attention later and when a MRI found a tear, he reported on 5/16/06. Claim investigated and deemed actually related to work environment on 7/26/06. Surgery is needed at a future date.

Climbing down off Cat 992, operator of Case uniloader (skidsteer) struck operator in hand while on ladder w/blade extension. Bruises & abrasions only.

EE WAS LIFTING A DRAIN OIL-PAN, LOST HIS BALANCE & SLIPPED RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE WASH PLANT STAGGERED & FELL DOWN. ANOTHER EE WITNESSED THE EVENT RADIOD THE OFFICE & STARTED CPR

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PIECE OF RWO INCH THICK STEEL, WHICH WAS POSITIONED ACROSS TWO SAW HORSES(SUPPORT UNITS). EMPLOYEE DID NOT POSITION HIS FEET PROPERLY AND THE STEEL PLATE FELL ON RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING HIS BIG TOE

EE LOCKED OUT THE ELECT. POWER TO A CONTROL BOCX AND STARTED TO DRILL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX. THE DRILL BIT IN THE HOLE SAW BROKE, THE SAW MOVED ACROSS THE BOX TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE BOX, A ND CUT A FEED LINE. EE RECEIVED 1ST DEGREE BURNSON BOTH HANDS AND FACE. EE ALSO RECEIVED A SPECK OF DEBRIS IN HIS RT EYE BALL. WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A STEEL PALTE, HAD HIS HEAD TURNED(RT. SIDE) TO HIS WORK. HIS RT. EAR WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PLATE. A CO-WORKER HIT THE PLATE WITH A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE WAS SUBJECT ED TO A PERCUSSION AIR BLAST. EMPLOYEE WENT TO OWN DR. 2-28-98 AND RECEIVED A HEARING TEST 3-19-98 TOLD NO HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON WELDED JOINTS. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE WAS GRINDING AT VARIOUS ANGLE & TURNING HIS HEAD TO SEE HIS WORK. A METAL SPECK WENT BEHIND THE SAFETY GLASS SID E SHIEDL, INTO HIS RT. EYE.

EE WAS DRIVING ON A STEEL PIN W/HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLAKE WENT INTO HIS LT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELD.

EE WAS WELDING WITH OTHERS IN SHOP. EE STOPPED WELDING. TILTED HIS HELMENT UP. A SPECK OF COOLING SLAG POPPED AND SPECK WENT INTO HIS LT EYE.

EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER AT THE PIT SITE. EE DROVE THROUGH A POT HOLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS WAS ON 5-30-96. EE WAS OFF WORK FROM 6-3-96 TO 6-7-96 RECEIVING CHIROPRACTOR THERAPY.

EE WAS WORKING IN A SURGE PILE TUNNEL, WHEN A ROLL CRUSHER STOPPED. EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM WHEN HE EXITED THE TUNNEL, HEADED TO THE CRUSHER. HARD HAT FELL OFF--THEN STRUCK HIS HEAD .

EE PLACED A LADDER AGAINST A MOVEABLE OVERHEAD CRANE. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP THE CRANE MOVED FROM HIS WEIGHT AGAINST IT. EE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED CAB OF 1972 CAT D-8 DOZER W/ THE DOOR HALF OPENED. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON CORNER OF THE DOOR. HE REPORTED A BRUISED ELBOW TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 12-6-94. THE ELBOW HAS SWO LLEN UP. WENT TO DR. DR. DRAINED ELBOW. WILL RETURN 12-12-04 TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED 2ND TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A CONVEYOR, WHILE SHOVELING EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTING & TURNING CRAMPED AREA, EMLOYEES BACK GAVE OUT TO. HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TAIL PULLEY OF AN ELEVATED CONVEYOR. WHILE STANDING ON A 2" X 10" WOG PLANK CONSTRUCTED WALKWAY, THE WALKWAY FAILED UNDER LOAD. EMPLOYEE FELL 20' TO A PILE OF 3/8" PEA GRAVEL PILE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SPRAINED ANKLES AND TWO CRACKED VERTEBRAE.

EE WAS PULLING ON A COIL OF WIRE, WHEN HE FELT ASHARP PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA, HE WAS OK THAT DAY& FORE SOMETIME TO COME. THEN HE HAD PAIN & SWELLING - WENT TO HIS DOCTOR 3 TIMES & NOW HE NEEDS SURGERY.

EE NOTICED SMOKE COMMING FROM BATTERY BOX EE THEN OPENED THE BATTERY BOX LID THE BATTERY THEN EXPLODED BLOWING SAND AND DUST IN EE S FACE NO ACIDENT EE WAS TREATED FOR DUST IN EYES AND RELEASE D NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER SHAKER SCREEN DECK-TIGHTING THE DECK SCREEN BOLTS.-RUST FELL INTO HIS RT. EYE.

CLEANING AROUND CONVEYOR IN TUNNEL AREA EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LT ELBOW AGAINST AN ANGEL IRON ELBOW SWELLED UP EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A "ELEVATOR PADDLE" ON A EARTH MOVING SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CONTROL BOX ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD CRANE TO THE OUTSIDE SIDE OF THE SCRAPER. THE PADDLE SHIFTED, EMP LOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE- FELL TO FLOOR (3')- BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPL WORKING ON A SANDSCREW-EMPL PLACED HAND ON AN ANGLE IRON TO SUPPORT BODY WEIGHT.WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF SANDSCREW SHAFT,HAND DISLODGED RUST FROM ANGLE IRON WHICH FELL DOWN AND BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.

WHILE DISMOUNTING SCRAPER EMPL'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LAST STEP. HE STRUCK RT KNEE AGAINST PROVIDED LADDER.

EMPL WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK WHILE DECENDING FROM TRUCK RT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CATWALK HE TWISTED LT KNEE WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN BALANCE RESULTING IN TORN LIGAMENTS.

WHILE MOVING ABOUT GENERAL GRAVEL PIT DUTIES, HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP.

MAN DRIVING A PICK-UP TRUCK IN GRAVEL PIT HIT BUMP GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN DROVE TRUCK INTO GRAVEL PILE TO STOP HIT MOUTH ON STEERING WHEEL

WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM TRACK ROLLERS ON A TD 25 DOZER, THE AIR WRENCH SPUN HIS HAND INTO THE FLOOR.

WHILE BREAKING FRONT WUMPS WITH A STEEL BAR HE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND SUPPORT BRACE.

WHILE INSTALLING A SPRAY NOZZLE INTO AEROSOL CAN OF DE GREASER THE DE GREASING CHEMCIAL SPARYED INTO HIS EYES.

INJURED MAN WAS BEING ASSISTED BY THE WITNESS LOADING A 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL ONTO A 2-WHEEL DRUM CART INJURED MAN FELT PAIN IN BACK

ELECTRICAL STORM KNOCKED OUT ELECTRICAL POWER IN GRAVEL PIT. INJURED WENT TO PUMP HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE. HE TOUCHED AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH BOX AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

REPLACING 200 A4P FUSE ON DISTRIBUTION PANEL. FUSE BOX WAS INPUT TO CRUSHER FROM PRIVATE MAIN TRANSFORMER. SAFETY SWITCH WAS OPEN, BUT MAY HAVE FAILED. FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN APART. VICTIM SUFFERE D 2 & 3 RD DEGR9E BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS, AND 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEGS FROM THE EXPLOSION AND ENSUANT BALL OF FIRE.

REPLACING 200 A4P FUSE ON DISTRIBUTION PANEL. FUSE BOX WAS INPUT TO CRUSHER FROM PRIVATE MAIN TRANSFORMER. SAFETY SWITCH WAS OPEN, BUT MAY HAVE FAILED. FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN APART. VICTIM SUFFERE D 1 ST AND 2 ND3DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, ARM, HAND AND LEGS FROM THE EXPLOSION AND ENSUANT BALL OF FIRE.

WELDING ON MATE9IAL CONVEYOR FROM A PLATFORM ON A FORKLIFT AT A HGT. OF APX. 10-FT., LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND.