BESSEMER CITY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was using a jigsaw to cut holes in the bottom of the generator pan. The saw either locked down or twisted during the cutting process, which pushed the saw against the ee's finger and the generator frame. The result was a lacerated finger requiring three stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE WELDING ON A D8L DOZER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER: SLIPPED AND FELL: SHIT HIT EDGE OF TAIL SPRING GUARD CAUSING CUT OF RIGHT LEG.

EE BUMPED ELBOW ON CONTROL LEVER IN THE CAB OF THE EX 1100. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/21/2002 BUT NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 7/31/2002. FLUID WAS DRAINED FROM ELBOW ON 7/31/2002.

EE WAS RELIEVING CO-WORKER ON THE STOCKPILE TRUCK WHEN CO-WORKER CLOSED THE TRUCK DOOR CATCHING EE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE DOOR JAM AND THE DOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF EE'S LEFT THUM B ABOVE THE KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WEDGE HE WAS USING TO BREAK LOOSE A BOWL LINER FROM THE LINER NUT. WHILE TAPPIN ON THE WEDGE IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM UNDER THE CHIN CAUSIGN A LACERATI ON AND FRACTURE OF THE JAW.

WHILE BREAKING A JAW JAM THE CABLE TO THE HOOK FROM HOIST BOUNCED AND PINCHED THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

SANDING WITH A SMALL 4" HAND SANDER ON CRUSHR HEAD (MANTLE) AND SANDER DISK CAUGHT ON BURR, KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES ARM ABO E WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 7 STICHES.

APPARENT HEART ATTACK.

CLEANING IN TUNNEL ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROCK FROM BETWEEN CONVEY IDLER AND STEEL SKIRT CONVEY RUNNING. HAND PINCHED BETWEEN IDLER AND STEEL SKIRT.

PULLING ON WRENCH WHLE STANDING ON CATWALK WRENCH SLIPPED FELL BACK ONTO BACK ON CATWALK COMP OF LOWER BACK PAIN AND FOREMAN SENT TO DR.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON CONVEYOR CATWALK AND BRUISED LEFT HAND. RETURNED TO WORK AFTER REPORTING FALL OT FOREMAN. HAND WAS STILL SORE ON 7-11-88 AND FOREMAN SENT EMPLOYEE TO DOCTOR FOR X-RAY ON 7 -12-88. DOCOTR PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXER FOR EMPLOYEE ON 7-12-88 AND EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.

ON 091787 EMPLO2EE SAID HIS DOC.ATTRIBUTED A BLOOD CIRCULATION PROBLEM IN HIS HAND TO BRUISES TO HIS HAND FROM A JAW CRUSHER H OIST HOOK THAT PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CABLE & THE FEED BO X 3

IN ORDER TO REACH INTO CHUTE OVER CONE CRUSHER,6\ BOARD WAS PLACED ACROSS 4\ OPENING ON FEED BOX.AS EMPL STARTED TO WELD BOARD COLLAPSED CAUSING FALL ONTO CRUSHER.