Black Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was shoveling under tail wheel located beneath primary dump hopper when a rock weighing app. 10-15 pounds fell from the side of the dump hopper and hit him in the head. No trucks were dumping at the time of the incident. The rock penetrated through his hard hat and caused a laceration which required 4 stitches.

Employee was walking to tail pulley; stepped on a loose rock and twisted/sprain left ankle. Initial date of injury was 6/1/04 and was seen by company physician on that date. On 6/8/04 physician decided to place employee in an ankle splint.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT. AS HE LINED UP BIT WITH BASKET, BIT WAS LOWERED AND PINCHED TIP END OF FINGER OFF.

EE WAS MANUALLY MOVING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD. HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-4-00 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER TO LOAD ONTO TRUCK.

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH BELT KNIFE, FOR REPAIRING HOLE ON RUBBER ON CRUSHER. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMER TO KNOCK SHOES LOOSEON HORIZONTAL IMPACT CRUSHER. PIECE OF HAMMER BROKE & EMBEDDED INTO LEFT CHEEK

LIFTING DTH HAMMER (6") TO MOVE FROM PICKUP TO SHOP FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER ABDOMEN

WAS CLEANING UP THE TOOL BOX ON THE DRILL RIG WHEN A SPARE POWER BREAK OUT WRENCH FELL AND SMASHED THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

WAS STANDING ON HYD TANK CHANGING A HOSE ON THE MAST WRENCH CAME OFF FITTING VICTIM LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON ARM AND FRACTURING IT. WAS NOT USING FALL PROTECTION.

EMP WAS ON FRAMEWORK HELPING FEED BELT AROUND CONVEYOR FRAME AND HEAD PULLEY. BELT WAS ATTACHED TO A ROPE BY LACINGS AND CHEIN. THIS ROPE WAS BEING PULLED BY BOBCAT. CHAIN CONNECTING THE ROPE AND BELT BROKE RESULTING IN CHAIN SNAPPING BACK ONTO EMP.

PLANT MODIFICATION- STRAIGHTENING PULLEY WINGS- WELD BROKE. FRAME FELL 1' ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT/ANKLE.

VICTIM WAS STRADDLING BLAST HOLE LAYING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE GROUND. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS REAR END. AS HE WAS FALLING, HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS HAMSTRING.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SHOVELING. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE CONCRETE PAD ONTO THE GROUND (APPROX. 12"), WHEN HE SAID HE TURNED HIS KNEE.

DRILLER WAS CHANGING ONE 12' T45 DRILL STEEL. GROUND WAS UNLEVEL. DRILLER'S FOOT SLIPPED AND PINCHED NERVE IN UPPER BACK.

HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN ON THE PLANT WHILE LIFTING ON IT HE TWISTED HIS BACK STRAINING IT.

HE WAS HELPING 7O REMOVE TIRE & WHEEL OFF BRAKE DRUM CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS BACK