Brookman Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was welding, and when EE finished with the rod, threw it from the holder. The rod fell into EE's boot and burned EE.

EE was loosening a drain elbow on the HP3 cone hydraulic tank. The pipe wrench EE was using slipped from the plug and EE hit their hand on adjacent beam.

Employee was moving the hinge portion of the chute attached to the Simplicity shaker for the secondary plant. The amount of force used to pry the hinge portion of the chute caused the blade portion of the telehandler to jump when the piece was dislodged. The blade from the telehandler landed on the Employee's left index finger causing laceration.

Employee was finishing shift and had forgotten lunch pale at break room. While walking back EE ducked underneath a conveyor belt support, EE's hard hat fell off and EE struck EE's head on steel support resulting in laceration on top of head. Ten stitches required.

Two employees including one supervisor was in the Quarry tunnel attempting to raise the gate for the tail pulley. After repeated attempts, the wall went up and jammed one employee's right hand between the pulley and the wall of the tunnel. It took about 3 minutes to pry their hand out from being squeezed.

EE and two others were working in the Tunnel in the Quarry trying to raid the gate for the tail-pulley. When it became unstuck, EE's hand got stuck between the gate and the wall. The other two rushed to help free EE's hand using a piece of 2x4 wood to pry EE's hand out. It took about 3 minutes to free EE's right hand; EE's thumb was numb.

The employee was not wearing safety goggles while dispensing grease to a Trackhoe. The hose burst and entered the eye of the employee. Employee drove to the emergency room on own due to denying assistance. No medical report was received. The employee is seeing blurry and has not returned to work.

Employee was replacing a roller that goes underneath the conveyor belt #7 when employee tried to use force and pushed to flip the roller in place it slipped and became in contact with the employee's right middle finger.

Employee was hammering a tooth on an excavator bucket when a piece of metal broke off and became airborn, striking employee resulting in a minor laceration to the abdomen approximately 3/8" in length

EE WAS USING A CROW-BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN A PULLY. AS EE PULLED ON THE CROW-BAR HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING THE CROWBAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE GROIN

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS PULLING A LARGE HOSE TO CONNECT TO A WATER PUMP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOME ROCKS ON THE GROUND AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT. EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE BELT & AS HE CUT THROUGH THE BELT THE KNIFE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH.

EMP HAD USED A BLOW TORCK TO CUT OFF A PIECE FROM A FROMT END LOADER BUCKET. AS EE WAS REMOVING THE PIECE OF METAL IT STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS MOVING ROCKS TO A ROCKPILE. A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK CUTTING AMETAL BAR OVER HIS HEAD IWH A TORCH. WHIEL CUTTING BAR SPARKS FLEW IN BETWEEN EMPLOYEE'S EYES AND PROTECTIVE GLASSES.

WHILE SHOVELING A MOUND OF WET DIRT IN THE QUARRY'S TUNNEL, THE SHOVEL STRUCK AN OBJECT CAUSING SHOVEL TO BOUNCE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER RIGHT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A FRONT-END LOADER POURING OIL INTO THE LOADER'S ENGINE. AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE HIS FEET TO GET DOWN FROM THE LOADER, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND SCRAPED AGAINST T HE SIDE OF THE LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR BELT TO REMOVE TWO FLAT ROCKS THAT WERE LODGED IN A HEAD PULLEY. THE EMPLOYEE SIGNALED THE CRUSHER OPERATOR TO TURN OFF AN ADJOINING CONVEYOR SO HE COULD E VEN A LOAD OF ROCKS IN A PILE. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR MISUNDERSTOOD AND TURNED ON THE CONVEYOR ON WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO PILE OF ROCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH SETTING UP A CRANE BY PLACING A BLOCK OF WOOD TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT FOR THE CRANS OUTRIGGER. WHILE SETTING BLOCK IN PLACE, EMPLOYEES THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN OUTRI GGER AND THE BLOCK OF WOOD.