Buda Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was in the crusher clearing a rock jam when a rock rolled onto the employee's hand, injuring a finger

Employee was holding a carriage bolt head to keep it in place while an impact was being used to remove the nut. The bolt pushed out and spun in EE's hand, lacerating the right index finger and requiring stitches.

While cutting a conveyor belt for a splice, the knife slipped and struck the employee in the leg, causing a laceration requiring stitches

Employee was using a weed eater to trim weeds and got some poison ivy on ear and neck, causing a severe reaction

Employee was swinging a pick to clean material buildup from the top of a crusher and struck employee's hand on a protruding bolt causing a laceration.

Employee was walking to shop when they struck a piece of iron sticking out of a rack, knocking off their safety glasses and injuring their eye.

Employee was stung by a bee while descending stairs at the primary crusher and had an allergic reaction requiring medical attention beyond first aid.

Employee was climbing down from loader and fell off ladder landing on ground. Bruise to wrist and shoulder requiring restricted duty status

Employee was standing in the Wobbler Feeder clearing a rock jam when the rocks shifted and a large boulder fell on the employee's foot, collapsing the steel toe and causing an open fracture of the big toe.

Loading from muck pile with front end loader when a boulder rolled off and landed in the bucket causing the loader rear to leave the ground. When the boulder fell off the bucket, the rear of the loader fell back to the ground and bounced 3 times. The impact caused the injuries to the operator

On the date of accident, employee lifted rock breaker extension and felt pain in abdomen. Was not reportable since employee worked with no restrictions until hernia surgery on 05/16/2014. Reportable Lost time began on 05/19/2014.

Employee received a laceration to his right forearm when he hit a crusher anvil with a 10 lb sledge hammer and a piece of metal broke off and struck him.

Changing flights on apron feeder. Injured employee was putting a nut on a bolt when other employee hit the trigger on the impact gun that was on the bolt, spinning the nut cutting employee's right thumb.

Employee tripped and fell fracturing his left wrist.

While crawling out from a screen deck, employee dropped one foot to scaffold board. The board broke and employee fell, injuring right middle finger, and slid down chute to the conveyor belt.

Dropped a piece of plate on finger while fabricating parts for plant. Laceration of right little finger requiring 4 stitches.

EE was cutting a pin with a torch when slag blew out and went into left ear

Co-worker accidently struck employee's hand with a hammer while removing a bucket pin.

Employee had a personal injury due to a fall at home on July 4th. After working the shift on 08/03/2009, he went to his personal doctor for a check-up but while there claimed his back and left shoulder hurt him and it was from 'working too fast in the loader'.

Maintenance employee was helping to install a differential in a loader. He was using an air jack which he placed on top of a RR tie for easy access. Employee's hand was resting on the ground next to tie when jack fell off and impacted hand. Employee denied medical treatment until 9/2/08 when we sent him to the hospital for x-rays and discovered his hand was broken.

Employee lost balance and fell from back loader platform.

Employee was driving haul truck when he felt something crawling (insect) under his left pant leg along his calf. The employee swatted his leg and it went away. The next day he had some swelling and complained of some pain. The initial visit the doctor observed his injury and told him his options. The follow-up visit the doctor provided him with some antibiotics (prescription).

Employee did not report injury until 12/22/2006. He was then taken to the doctor for an initial evaluation. Employee was replacing idlers on conveyour belt and it caused tendinitis to his right hand wrist.

Employee slipped while dis-mounting dozer. The employee caught himself with one arm; thus straining his back. Refused medical treatment at first. Employee then went to the doctor for observation (No medication, No restrictions, No therapy). The employee then went to the doctor again (12/4/06) and received physical therapy treatment to resolve issue.

There were no guards in place to protect the employee. The guards were previously removed some time in the past and were not replaced. Employee heard a noise coming from the fan area and stuck his hand up in the area as a natural reaction. The fan blade cut two of his fingers.

Employee was replacing skirt board rubber on conveyor tail pulley; knife slipped and he cut his thumb.

While shoveling, he twisted to the side and felt sharp pain in lower back.

Employee stepped off steps, slipped on gravel, hurt (L) knee.

OPERATORS FOOT CAUGHT ON DESK WHEN GETTING UP, WHILE FALLING, TWISTED KNEE.

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE GREASING ON BREARING AT PRIMARY APRON FEEDER WHEN SHIRT SLEEVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND RETURN SIDE OF FEEDER PLATE PULLING EE LEFT FOREARM THROUGH THE ROLLER AN D RETURN SIDE OF FEEDER PLATE.

EE WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER AND RAN OVER A ROUGH AREA, JARRING HIS BACK.

EE STEPPED ON ROCK AS HE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER. TURNED ANKLE AND LEG, TWISTING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON CONCRETE SLAB.

EE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK IN CONVEYOR PULLEY, WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE FINGER ON CONVEYOR FRAME.

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING FINGER.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEG.

EE WAS LOADING STEEL ANGLE IRON AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK & LEG.

INSTALLING 12" STEEL PIPE WITH CRANE. PIPE SHIFTED, CATCHING HIS FINGER.

STEPPED DOWN OFF HAUL TRUCK & TWISTED KNEE ON UNEVEN GROUND. (SAID IT WAS NOT HURTING AND DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DR. ON 1-28, KNEE WAS HURTING, SO HE WENT TO DR. RECEIVED MEDICATION.)

EE WAS CLEANING CATWALK AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND METAL FRAME.

OPERATOR CAME DOWN LOADER IMPROPERLY, CAUGHT HEEL ON LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND, TWISTING KNEE.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A 5 GALLON STEEL BUCKET OF 3/4" BOLTS. NUTS A WASHERS INTO TOOL CART WITHOUT ASSISTANCE OR ANY MACHINERY.

EE WAS ENTERING MACHINE WHEN WIND BLEW DOOR CLOSE ON LEFT RING FINGER.

ROTARY HEAD IN THE DRILL MAST WAS NOT SECURE PRIOR TO WORKING ON THE BROKEN CHAIN. WHEN EE STARTED RAISING THE BROKEN CHAIN WITH A MANUAL COME ALONG, THE ROTARY HEAD SHIFTED AND DROPPED. HE WA S STRAPPED IN A SAFETY HARNESS, BUT WAS SHOCKED BY THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND GRABBED THE CHAIN WHICH DREW HIS HAND INTO A PROCKET, INJRING HIS FINGERS.

EE COMPLETED WORK ON CONVEYOR. JUMPED OFF THE CONVEYOR APPROX. 4 1/2' TO GROUND. STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN SHAKER- RAIL BROKE AWAY. HE FELL, LANDING ON HIS FEET.

EE WAS MOUNTING WATER WAGON CAB WHEN TIRE BLEW UP CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TIRE & HANDLE ON FRAME OF CAB

EE WAS KNEELING, HOLDING A WATER HOSE AND TWISTED KNEE WHEN HE TURNED.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING PUMP & ELEC MOTOR. FINGERCAUGHT BETWEEN V-BELT AND SHEAVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE TRUCK DOOR CLOSED ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT THE FRAME OF A TROUGHING IDLER.

I NAME WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING CONTACTED A CHARGED PART OF THE SWITCH SHOCK BURNED HIS HAND & WHEN HE PULLED BACK HE HIT HIS SHOULDER ON WALL FRACTURIN G H IS SHOULDER BLADE AN OUTSIDE ELECTRICAN WAS PRESENT BUT DID NOT KNOW THE BOX WAS CHARGED FROM THE BOTTOM

THE INJURED WAS HELPING OTHERS REPLACE WIRE CLOTH IN SHAKER-LIFTING WIRE CLOTH SHEETS.

I NAME EARS BECAME INFLAMED DOC SAID THE EAR PLUGS HE HAD BEEN WEARING MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM DOC WOULD NOT SAY THIS WAS WORK RELATED REPORT TURNED INTO CO INSURANCE CO & THEY P AID BILLS

I NAME WAS CLEARING AN OBJECT FROM CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WITH A PIECE OF PIPE WHEN PIPE GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY AND STRUCK HIM

MINER PUSHING GEAR INTO HOUSING WHE HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAMMER AND METAL HOUSING.

EMPL. BACK HURTING BEFORE REPORTING TO WORK ON 3/11/88 THINKS HE HURT IT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING BOULDERS OUT OF CRUSHER.

I.NAME WAS PULLING A 3/4IN STEEL CABLE TO CONNECT TO A BOULDER

I.NAME WAS PULL3NG A 600 AMP FUSE OUT OF ELECTRIC BOX FUSE BOX WAS IN OFF POSITION BUT FAULT Y FUSE CAUSED ELEC.ARC PROBABLY DID NOT DISCONNECT-I.NAME WAS WEARING WELDERS GLOVES & WAS USING A FUSE PULLER 3

THE INJURED WAS3OPERATING FRONT END LOADER AND COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS AND DIZZINESS.HE HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE JOB FOR ACOUPLE OF HOURS.

HE TURNED HIS F2OT WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK.

I.NAME LIFTED A3STEEL BEAM - BACK BOTHERED HIM LATER

MINER REMOVING 5 LARGE ROCK FROM CRUSHER WHEN ROTOR TURNED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

I NAME WAS FEED3NG CRUSHER WITH FRONT END LOADER-CRUSHER THREW ROCK OUT BETWEEN CHAIN AND BELT GUARD, STRIKING ME IN ELBOW AND HAND.

I NAME WAS CUTT3NG AND WELDING PIPE GOT FOREIGN OBSECT IN EYE, CAUSING INFECTION.

MINER WAS HELPI3G REMOVE BOULDER FROM CRUSHER WHEN SNATCH BLOCK ON CABLE STRUCK HIM

CONDITIONS SLIC5 AFTER LIGHT RAIN. MINER WAS WORKING ON DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL ON FRAME TOOK VAC NEXT WEEK WENT TO DR AGAIN ON 4-28 AND WAS NOT RELEASED FOR WORK.

I.NAME OPERATIN1 FRONT END LOADER IN PIT AREA LOADING HAUL TRUCKS.CONSTANT JARRING GOING OVER ROUGHT TERRAIN SPRAINED HIS BACK.ACCUMULATIVE INJURY.

MINER WAS LIFTING A CRUSHER WEDGE TO INSTALL IN MACHINE.

MINER WAS HELPING TWO OTHER WORKERS LIFT A PIECE OF STEEL TO A STAND.

MINER WAS CLEANING UP WITH A SHOVEL & STRAINED A MUSCLE.

I.NAME HELPING CREW UNLOAD HOPPER OFF TRAILER.WHEN HE RELEASED CHAIN BOOMER,HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

STEPPED DOWN FROM CRUSHER STAND LADDERR AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND.

MINER HAD PUNCHED IN & WAS WALKING TO THE LOADER THAT HE OPERATED & SLIPPED ON ICE. HE FELL & STRUCK HIS SIDE ON LUNCH BOX HE WAS CZARRYING UNDER HIS ARM.

MINER WAS HELPING FOREMAN WELD LAGGING ON HEAD PULLEY AND FLASH FROM WELDER BURNED HIS EYES.

MINER WALKING FROM TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING TO WATER COOLER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND FELL.

J. ANTU WAS DRIVING INTERNATIONAL PAY HAULER TRUCK. HAULING MATERIAL FROM PIT TO CRUSHER, AS HE WAS SHIFTING GEARS ON INCLINE, MOTOR DIED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES & STEERING. HAUL TRUCK STRUCK LOADER AT BOTTOM OF INCLINE.

MINER WAS CLEANING AROUND CRUSHER WHEN ROCK WAS THROWN THROUGH THE BELT AND CHAIN GUARD STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE

MINER WAS WORKING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE LOADER, HE WAS OPERATING & FELL TO THE GROUND-(6\) IT WAS RAINING.

MINER WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS & STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK- BRUISED BOTTOM OF FOOT.

MINER WAS CLEANING UNDER HOPER & HIT HIS HEAD ON STEEL BEAM HEAD LACERATION

MINER WAS GETTING IN HIS FRONT END LOADER. HE FELL ACROSS STEERING WHEEL.