Bernhardt Gravel Mine Metal/Non-Metal

The operator saw a pipe on the ground. He got out of his loader turned around and as he stepped down missed the first step. The operator fell to the ground fracturing his femur.

The worker cutting conveyor belting with a knife. He used a lot of force, the knife slipped and cut his left thumb through his glove.

The employee says he had tingling going down his leg in the afternoon while he was operating a loader in the pit. Didn't report anything to his supervisor except on a voice mail late at night.

The employee was greasing a conveyor grease line when a rock bounced off and struck the employee in the face knocking out a tooth and loosening two others.

The employee was entering his skidster when he slipped and when he tried to catch himself, he hit the corner of the frame with his hand/wrist.

Employee was doing maintenance work on the conveyor. When he stepped down, he fell to the ground and cut his face, requiring three stitches near his eye.

The employee was kneeling in front of a tail pulley he was doing maintenance on and when he got up, he felt pain in his right knee. The knee became swollen as well.

The employee was helping to grease a haul truck. He was holding a brace pin up as the bed of the truck was coming down and smashed his hand between the two.

EE TURNED AROUND TO GO DOWN THE POWER SCREEN LOADER, SLIPPED, FELL HURTING HAND AND WRIST.

THE EE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYER WHEN HE RAISED UP HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE CONVEYER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLIMB A SMALL LADDER ON OUR BLENDER MACHINE, SLIPPED ON SOME SNOW AND MUD AND HIT HIS CHEST ON THE FRAMEWORK.

THE EE WAS BIT ON THE LEFT HAND BY A SMALL BLACK SPIDER. HIS HAND STARTED TO TINGLE AND SWELL SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR.

THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STAIR/LADDER FROM A SCREEN DECK AND STEPPED ON A DIRT CLOD, SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF BELTING WITH A BOX CUTTER AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS LT. HAND.

THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC STEPPED OFF AN EXCAVATOR ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS (L) ANKLE.

A CONVEYER WAS BEING WORKED ON AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE BRUSHED AGAINST THE ELECTRICAL CAUSING SPARKING AND POPPING WHICH CREATED A BURN ON THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM. A REVIEW OF THE LOCKOUT REVEALED THAT SEVERAL STITCHES WERE NOT ACCURATE. THEY HAVE CORRECTED SINCE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING HIS UPPER LIP.

THE EE WAS MOVING PIPE AND CUTTING PIPE TO REINSTALL A WATER LINE. AT THE END OF THE DAY HE SAID HIS BACKING SORE. WAS SENT TO THE DR WHEN BACK PAIN PERSISTED. HE WAS RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY AFTER VISIT TO DR.

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS CARRYING A 10' SECTION PVC PIPE AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULER. THE COMPANY FIRST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE INJURY FROM A DR'S REPORT DELIVERDD 8-23-2000.

AN 8 FT POLE IS USED TO BREAK UP TOP SOIL INSIDE A FEED HOPPER FROM AN ELEVATED CATWALK. THE EE IS NOT USED TO THE ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPED A MINOR STRAIN TO THE R WRIST.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A CONVEYOR BRAKE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS KNUCKLE ON THE BRAKE.

THE EE WAS USING ONLY HIS HANDS TO HOLD UPA SECTION OF SHEET METAL. IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT BY USING HIS SHOULDER. THE EE REPORTED TI LATE BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK . HE WAS SENT TO THE DR WHEN HIS COMPLAINT REMAINED THE SAME.

THE EE WAS HELPING TO PICK UP AND MOVE WATER PIPE THE DAY BEFORE. ON THE NEXT DAY, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WALKING ACROSS THE FACILITY.