Bayer Quartzite Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was entering the apron feeder tunnel. Slipped on the ice and fractured leg.

Employee was in the process to change out steel silica fines screen. The old screen was hung-up on a mounting bolt. Employee was using a hand shovel & was attempting to brake the old screen away from the bolt. His hand slipped on the shovel handle & his finger was caught between the shovel handle & the screen edge. His finger was cut, requiring sutures to close it at the E.R.

EMPLOYEE IS THE CRUSHER PLANT MECHANIC. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF ADJUSTING CRUSHER CONE WHEN HE CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER BODY AND ADJUSTING WEDGE. LACERATED FINGER TIP REQUIRING STITCHES TO FINGER TIP

CUTTING A HOSE, WITH A RETRACTABLE HOOK KNIFE - KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO UPPER PART OF LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL FROM A PILE NEAR A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY. EMPLOYEE DID NOT TURE ENTIRE BODY WHILE SHOVELING AND NOTICEDA SLIGHT DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REPAIRING JAW CRUSHER WHEN A METAL SPLINTER STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. EE FINISHED THE SHIFT. HE THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD THE SPLINTER REMOVED. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE WAS DONE.

EE WAS TRIMMING CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING GREASE LIEN RIGH TLIFT ARM OF LOADER WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF TO THE GROUND, HE WAS GOING DOWN TO GET HIS HARD HAT, HE WEN TO THE CATWALK AND BENT DOWN TO GO UNDER MIRR OR BRACKET AND HIT HIS HEAD ON BOLT STRICKING OUT THE BRACKET. EMPLOYEE HAD TO HAVE 7 STITCHES IN FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE HAIR LINE.

CRUSHER MECHANIC COULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM HEAD PULLEY HE HAD OPERATOR SHUT CRUSHER DOWN SO HE COULD INSPECT FOR ORIGIN OF NOISE HE REMOVED THE V-BELT GUARD & COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG HE CLIMBED DOWN OFF CONVEYOR TO CATEWALK HAD OPERATSTART CONVEYOR WITHOUT GUARD ON SO HE COULD FIND PROBLEM V BELT BROKE STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT HAND

REACHED WITH RIGHT HAND TO CHECK TENSION OF AIR COND. ALT V-BELT, AFTER AIR COND. PUMP HAD BEEN SHUT OFF AND THINKING REST OF SYSTEM HAD STOPPED, GRABBED THE V-BELT THAT WAS STILL TURNING, W HEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND 2ND,3RD AND 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WENT THRU AIR COND DRIV EPULLING, CAUISNG LOSS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED FINGERS BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD JOINTS.

WALKING FROM SHOP AREA TO CRUSHER AREA TO GET SOME TOOLS. GROUND WAS SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. VICTIM SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, BREAKING A BONE IN RT. ANKLE.

WAS DISMOUNTING FROM INSIDE OF COMPRESSOR, THAT IS MOUNTED ON AIR TRACK DRILL, AFTER STEAM CLEANING INSIDE OF RADIATOR, THRU ALLESS OPENING FROM COMP. HOUSE AND WHEN HE LET GO TO DROP TO GROUN D, (7FEET), HIS WEDDING CAUGHT ON METAL LEIP OF ACCESS OPENING, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER.

USING DYKE PLIERS TO CUT METAL BANDING FROM AROUND 2 PIECES DRILL STEEL & HAND (RT) SLIPPED, STRIKING SHARP EDGE OF METAL BANDING, CAUSING LACERATION TO BOTH MIDDLE FINGERS, NEAR KNUCKLES, REQ UIRING STITCHES.

DRIVER OF BELLY DUMP TRACTOR /TRAILER LOADED 60 TON APPROACHED CURVE IN HAUL ROAD AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN CURVE WAS DESIGNED FOR AND TIPPED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE DAMAGING CAB,FRAME AND MINOR DAMAGE TO TRAILER.DRIVER RECD SCRAPES & BRUISES AND PULLED MUSCLES TO NECK,FACE,SHOULDERS,LEGS AND CHEST.

CHANGING DRILL STEEL ON AIR TRACK DRILL MAST IN VERTICAL POSITION AFTER UNSCREWING SECTION OF DRILL STEEL FROM COLLAR PUSHING THE STEEL AWAY FROM HIM SO WOULD FALL TO GROUND. HE WALKED IN OPPO SITE DIRECTION FROM FALLING STEEL BOTTOM OF STEEXX STABILIZER CAUSING THE STEEL TO REVERSE IT FALL IN DIRECITON THE VICTIM WAS WALKING AND STRUCK HIM ON RT SHOULDER HEAD NECK CAUSING BRUISED.

ALLEGED LOWER BACK PAIN. LAST DAY WORKED 8-13-90.

DUE TO REOCCURRENCE OF RT ELBOW INJURY ON 7/19/90 . LOOSENING HYD FILTER ON 50 TON HAUL TRUCK W/ PIPE WRENCH, FELT AND HEARD A POP IN RT ELBOW. SCAR TISSUE AND MUSCLE HAD PULLED LOOSE FROM PLA STIC JOINT IN ELBOW.

GREASING ROLLERS ON RAIDAL STACKING CONVEYOR & WALKING ON CONVEYOR BELT WHICH WAS ON INCLINE BELT ROLLED BACKWARDS & VICTIM LOST BALANCE & FELL 10' TO GROUND. STUCK HANDS & ARMS OUT TO BREAK F ALL BEFORE STRICKING GROUNDING.

LOOSE GRAVEL MA7ERIAL AROUND HEAD OF CONE, CAUSING PERSON TO SLIP & START TO FALL. PERSON BROKE HIS FELL BY CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND & ARM-PULLING MUSCLES IN RT. ARM & SHOULDER.

CLEANING PAINT 8PRAY GUN WITH THINNER.TRIGGERED SPRAY GUN-AIR-AND PRESSURE COMING FROM GUN NOZZLE PINCHED FINGER INJECTING PAIN THINNER INTO FINGER.