Calera Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employees were using a come-a-long to move a water tank over a few inches to sit in place properly. EE walked up on the job to give assistance. The chain that was around the structure's leg broke, striking the employee in the left eyebrow area. EE received 3 sutures and was released to full duty.

Employee was welding liners into a discharge chute when they felt something hit their face. Later in the day they realized a piece of debris was in their eye. They sought medical attention the next day and the debris was removed.

Employee was performing maintenance to the toggle system on the jaw crusher when a foreign body entered EE's eye causing irritation. EE sought medical attention on August 29th, prescribed eye drops and released to full duty.

Employee was stripping the outer jacket off of motor wire to install in a pump when the Hawkbill knife EE was using slipped out of the insulation and ran across the top of EE's leg resulting in a laceration. EE sought medical attention, received sutures and is currently on restricted duty.

Employee injured hand while dislodging oversized rocks from a chute. EE went to the ER, received 5 sutures and is currently working on restricted duty.

Employee was loading customer trucks with a John Deere 350 excavator. As they were exiting the machine they lost footing, injuring their right ankle.

Employee was repairing a tarp arm on a customer's truck when the rod bracket broke and struck EE between the rib cage and abdomen. EE sought medical attention and is currently on restricted duty.

Employee's finger was injured when it was caught between the tailgate and bed of a pickup truck. EE is currently working restricted duty.

Employee was entering an ingredient bin to perform maintenance when the ladder shifted causing employee to fall to the ground. Employee sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a fractured ankle. Employee is currently working on restricted duty.

Employee stepped on a rock and twisted ankle while walking to the crusher. Employee did not seek medical attention until December 10, 2020 and was released to full duty. Employee went back to the doctor on May 6, 2021 and was given restrictions, which the plant could not accommodate so this will be a reportable lost time injury as of May 6, 2021.

Employee injured finger while attempting to close a rail car door, receiving one suture. EE is currently on restricted duty.

Employee was attempting to close the door on a rail car when the employee felt something pull in back. Employee sought medical attention and is currently on restricted duty.

Employee was inserting springs on a screen when the screen shifted and the springs compressed, resulting in a laceration and fracture to finger. EE sought medical attention, received six stitches and was released to full duty.

On July 16, 2020 employee reported that EE experienced a shoulder injury in June of 2017 and EE wanted to seek medical attention (employee did not report injury in 2017). On August 24, 2020 MRI results revealed a labrum tear consistent with an old injury. EE is scheduled to have surgery on September 11, 2020. EE is currently working full duty until surgery date.

While assisting in the removal of the bottom deck of a screen tower, a pry bar slipped and caused a laceration on the employee's thigh. EE received sutures and was released to full duty.

Employee was performing maintenance on a crusher when he reported to his supervisor that he felt dizzy. He sought medical attention and was diagnosed with strep throat and heat exhaustion.

EE's were replacing broken links on the Dozer. EE was using a sledgehammer to drive the pin into the link. EE swung,immediately felt like he had been hit by a rock in the scrotum. EE observed blood,felt sore and went home. On 3/24 ee felt like something was in the scrotum area,co,sent ee for medical attention.EE had surgery on 3/31/15 to remove the metal splinter from his scrotum.

Employee jumped from a Grove crane as it overturned. Employee was attempting to move water pipes and a pump. The injured employee sustained torn ligaments in his hip and 3 broken ribs. Investigation is on-going.

Employee was repairing a coolant leak on a RTV Kubota when he cut his hand on the 9" plastic coolant fan. He sought medical attention on 7/16, required sutures and was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was dismounting a locomotive when he felt a sharp pain in his right hip and tingling in his right foot. He sought medical attention on May 6, 2013. He was given a Medrol dose pack prescription and released to full duty.

Employee slipped while exiting fuel truck causing a strain to his right knee. He sought medical attention on 9/14 and was placed on restricted duty. This incident is being reported within 10 days of seeking medical attention.

Employee was performing maintenance on the primary feeder when the feeder mechanism shifted, pinching his right pinky finger, requiring stitches. This incident is being reported May 13, 2011 which is within 10 days of seeking medical attention.

EE was sitting at her desk performing her duties as a scale clerk when she notified her supervisor that she wasn't feeling well and there was pain in her chest. He called 911 and an ambulance transported her to the hospital. She was diagnosed the next day with having a mild heart attack. This incident was immediately reported to MSHA.

Employee received a laceration, requiring staples and stitches, to the back of his right thigh when his right leg stepped through a grating. He was in the process of washing rock off of a walkway and grating at a rail clean out pit.

An Ensley Central employee was fitting two sections of pipe together. The employee straddled one of the pipes to put weight on it to get the flanges to align. The pipe bucked and threw the employee off the pipe. When the employee hit the ground he used his left hand to break his fall. This caused him to hurt his L hand.

Ensley Central Service employee 01-03226 was drilling holes in steel floor at switch house at Calera Quarry 01-00050; drill caught and twisted left and right wrists. Employee was applying a large amount of force onto a drill without enough leverage to keep drill under control.

Employee, along with co-workers were changing screen wire on the bottom deck of a triple deck screen. At time of injury, employee was laying down on the floor underneath the screen's sheave guard tightening a nut and felt a pain in his back.

Employee was cleaning rail car. Grabbed door lock with hand to unlock when door dropped down catching his finger.

After cleaning out rail car; employee was using a metal bar to close the rail car door. He said something let loose in his lower back. The door was defective and hard to close.

Employee was closing a rail car door at the cleanout pit when the bar slipped and struck him across the face.

It was a clear day, but cold. The employee was lifting a 2 3/8 screen wire to replace the existing screen when he twisted his back. When the employee realized that he may have hurt his back, he went to sit down and rest to eat lunch and sat on a small nail. Sitting on the nail made him jump and causing additional pain to the back. No lost time from work.

Employee was fueling loader, spout slipped out and fuel spilled on his left arm and upper body.

Employee was coupling railcars to locomotive. When he noticed at the last minute that the draw heads were not lining up, used his left foot to push the draw head on the railcar. His foot slipped and was caught in the couplings, crushing his toes. Three toes were surgically moved later that night. (Little toe and next 2 amputated - all proximal phalange.)

Three employees were building a new feed tube for the 302 crusher. As they were attempting to flip the tube over the injured employee's finger slipped off the tube and his right index finger was smashed by the 150 - 175 pound tube.

Employee was crossing rail cars and did not use ladders. He stepped on draw head and jumped off on the ground.

Employee sprain his right ankle as he dismounted loader and stepped on a 3" rock. He was fueling and changing air filters on 992G loader. Employee chose to not see a doctor until 10/22/2004.

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING LOWER CHECK PLATES ON JAW CRUSHER. ONE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP HOLES FOR BOLTS. THE BAR SLIPPED & HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED. PRY BAR DID NOT HIT KNEE. EMPLOYEE TOOK IT EASY OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT ON MONDAY HIS KNEE STARTED SWELLING. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR. AN MRI CONFIRMED TORN MEDIAL MENISCUS AND OUTPATIENT SURGERY SCHEDULED.

EE WAS INSTALLING LINER IN HEAD BOXES OF CONVEYOR. EE LIFTED LINER AROUND WAIST HIGH AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. THE LINER WEIGHED APPROX. 75 LBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AT THE PRIMARY HE HAD BEEN WASHING OUT. AS HE CAME DOWN TO JAW LEVEL OF OPERATOR'S HOUSE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET STEP.

WHILE CHECKING #2 SCREEN TOWER, EE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE WALKED DOWN THE STAIRS BETWEEN THE SCREENS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TOGETHER CRUSHER, HE GOT HIS FINGER MASHED BETWEEN 1" IMPACT WRENCH & THE TOP SHELL OF THE CRUSHER. HE WAS BACKING OFF JACK BOLTS.

EE WAS TAKING PLANT SAMPLES AT CONVEYOR. BECAUSE OF THE WAY MATERIAL COMES OUT OF THE CHUTE, HE WAS HOLDING THE BUCKET TO KEEP IT FROM TIPPING OVER. HE PULLED HIS BACK WHILE DOING SO.

EE WAS REMOVING TROUGH ROLLERS PREPARING FOR NATIONAL BELT TO CHANGE A CONVEYOR BELT. THE NATIONAL BELT EE'S WERE PLACING A LARGE TOOL BOX ONTHE CATWALK. WHEN ONE OF THE HOOKS WAS TAKEN LOO SE, THE TOOL BOX SLIPPED DOWN THE CATWALK AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEG AND WAIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BELT SAMPLES FOR RAIL LOADOUT AND SPLITTING THEM DOWN AT QC LAB. A 5 GALLON BUCKET WITH ABOUT 35-40 LBS MATERIAL WAS LIFTED TO POUR IN SPLITTER WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS DOING ALIGNMENT ON MOTOR. HE WAS TURNING COUPLING AND WATCHING INDICATURE. EE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD HIS FINGER IN COUPLING WHOLE. WHEN EE TURNED MOTOR HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE COUPLING. CAUSED LACERATION TO FINGER THAT REQUIRE STITCHES.

EE WAS TAKING A SHORT CUT BACK TO HER WORK AREA.SHE STARTED DOWN A HILL THAT HAD LOOSE GRAVEL & ROCKS IN THE PATH. HALF WAY DOWN SHE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HER TO TWIST HER LEFT ANKLE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING RETURN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR TO LINE BELT. EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER AND ELBOW WHILE USING HAMMER TO KNOCK RETURN ROLLERS TO TRAIN CONVEYOR BELT. LEFT HAND SLIPPED ON LOO SE MATERIAL AND CAUSED MISS WITH HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE NEW FEEDER BELT AFTER INSTALLATION WHEN THE WELD ON THE NUT ON THE ADJUSTMENT BOLT BROKE. THE RATCHET SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET HANDLE AND FRAME.

EE CAUGHT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PALLET OF SCREEN WIRE CLOTH AND TRUCK BED WHEN OFF LOADING

EE WAS DESCENDING STEPS OF THE SCREEN ON TOWER. HE STEPPED IN MUD AND TURNED OVER ANKLE.

EE WAS TAKING A SMAPLE CONVEYOR C405. HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A SAMPLE BUCKET FROM THE PLATFORM TO PUT IT IN THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HAVING BACK PAIN TO HIS SUPERVISOR. AN INVESTIGATION BEGAN 4-30-01. EMPLOYEE STATES HIS HAUL TRUCK RIDES VERY ROUGH WHEN PASSING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE SHOCKS ARE WORN OUT. HE WAS SENT TO DOCTOR FOR AN EVALUATION BY COMPANY PHYSICIAN. HIS CONDITION WILL BE MONITORED AND TREATMENT GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY DOCTOR.

STEPPED DOWN OFF LADDER; LOADER WAS SITTING ON HIGH SPOT. EE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS PULLING GREASE GUN OFF OF FITTING ON BEARING. GREASE GUN SLIPPED ACCIDENTLY CAUSING WRIST TO HIT CONVEYOR FRAME.

EE WAS PULLING WITH A HOOK BAR, USING BOTH HAND, TO CHANGE A FLAP ON LOADING TOWER.

EE WAS PRYING AN ARM ON A GATE CONTROL WITH A PIPE; THE GATE CAME FREE & PINNED (MASHED) THE TIPOF HIS LEFT 3RD FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE HE WAS USING & AN ANGLE SECTION OF THE FRAME & CONVEYOR BELT

BEFORE REFUELING EXPLORATION DRILL RIG #1. PARKED VEHICLE. INJURED IN-STEP AS HE GOT OUT OF CAB.PRONATED/SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. FALL FROM SAME LEVEL, APPROX 1'. DIAGNOSIS: SMALL AVULSION FRACTU RE OF RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA.

INJURED PICKED UP A 5'X2X2 ANGLE IRON WEIGHING 40 POUNDS WITH LEFT HAND TO BE USED AS A RAM TO CLOSE A FLAP ALL THE WAY INJURING LEFT FOREARM.

WHILE WORKING AT NO.2 TOWER AT CONVEYOR, INJURED WAS WALKING AND GRABBED AN ANGLE AS A HANDHOLD. HIS GLOVE HUNG AND HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS CLEANING RAIL CARS AND MOVED TO THE NEXT CAR. A GUST OF WIND BLEW A FOREIGN BODY/PARTICLE INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. CORNEAL ABRASION, EYE WAS IRRIGATED BY DR. AND OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT WAS PRESCRIBED.

WHEN DISMOUNTING THE LOADER VIA L REAR TIRE, CONVERED WITH WATER/ICE. IMPROPERY DISMOUNT, EE SLIPPED AND FELL. 1-19-96. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY L HIP CONTUSION LIGHT DUTY RECOMMENDED REPORTED 1 -19-96.

METAL BRACE BROKE LOOSE FROM SIDES OF TRUCK, STRUCK HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD

EMPL WAS POSITIONED OUTSIDE CONVEYOR BELT QUATTING FRAME. HOLDING ON FRAME HE LOST BALANCE BALANCE & SWUNG INTO CONVEYOR FRAME LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DUAL HOOK CHAIN FROM LOADED RAIL CARS, HE REMOVED THE SOUTH HOOK AND REQUESTED SLACK (BY RADIO) TO REMOVE NORTH HOOK. CAR SPOTTER WAS PULLED ALL THE WAY NORTH AND EMPLO YEES FINGER WAS PINCHED.

EMPLOYEE HAD PREPAIRED LINK & PIN TO PUT D8-K DOZIER TRACK TOGETHER. WHILE DRIVING PIN IN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF PIN SHEARED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN CHIN CAUSING SMALL LACERATION AND DOCTO R VISIT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE FEED END PIECES OF PUNCH PLATE. A COME A LONG WAS USED TO JACK THE PLATE INTO PLACE ON SCREEN DECK. THE HOOK ON COME A LONG SLIPPED CAUSING THE PLATE TO S LIP AND STRIKE HIM ON THE TOP OF FOOT.

CHANGING SCREEN, WRENCH SLIPED OFF BOLT HEAD UNDER SCREEN END OF WRENCH PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST SIDE OF SCREEN

EMPL ENTERED RAIL CAR TO CLEAN WHILE WORKING HIS WAY AROUND SLOPED SIDE HE SLID ON FEET REMAINDER OF WAY TO BOTTOM. HE SPRAINED ANKLE WHEN HE SLID TO STOP AT BOTTOM.

WHILE USING AN AIR WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION SOCKET WHEN THE WRENCH FELL CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND CRUSHER.

WHILE CHANGING A SECTION OF SCREEN CLOTH ON VIBRATING SCREEN BOTTOM DECK A RETAINING RAILE SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED EMPLOYEES THUMB TO BE BRUISED.

WHILE ADJUSTING PRINTING MECHANISM ON SCALES THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE RATCHET MECHANISM ON THE COIL SPRING WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE TURNING T HE WINDING CRANK WITH HIS RT.HAND THE CRAN K TURNED BACK STRIKING HIS RT.RING FINGER CAUSING A SLIGHT CRACK TO THE END

WHILE INSTALLIN1 A NEW CONVEYOR BELT INTO THE FRAME,INJURED PLACED HIS FOOT IN A PLACE WHERE HIS LEG CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TAIL PULLEY.THE BELT WAS BEING PULLED BY A TUGGER.INJURED DID NO T REALIZE HE HA8 CUT HIS LEG FOR 5 MINUTES.

EMP WAS IN THE 1ROCESS OF CHANGING THE OPERATORS SEAT ON A BA CKHOE FROM THE BACKHOE POSITION TO THE DRIVING POSITION. THE SEAT IS SPRING LOADED AND CAUGHT A FINGER BETWEEN THE SEAT AND FRAME

WHILE WALKING U1 AN INCLINE INJURED FELT HIS RIGHT ANKLE LOCK UP.EXAMINATION REVEALED A CHIPPED BONE IN ANKLE.

MECHANIC WAS ME7HANING A STATIONARY SCRAPER THE MECHANIC FELL OFF MACHINE WHEN DISMOUNTING FROM FRONT BUMPER.

EE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO REMOVE BOLTS WHEN WENT OUT ON ATTEMPT TO RELIGHT TORCH THE OXYGEN HOSE BELOW NUT BLEW BACK BURNI NG EES HAND & STOMACH.

RAINING ALL DAY. AFTER FUELING 50 TON HAUL UNIT EMPLOYEE PARKED UNIT IN IT PARKING SLOT AND WAS CLIMBING OFF UNIT HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON TELEPHONE POLE THAT IS USED AS A STOPPING BLOCK GRAB IRON ON THIS UNIT ARE IN PLACE AND ORIGINAL.

HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF LOCOMOTIVE & SLIPPED, & WHEN HE RIGHTED HIMSELF HE DEVELOPED A CATCH IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING STEEL PLATE FROM GROUND TO LEASING TOWER FLOORING, WHEN HE SET PLATE DOWN TITH THE HOIST SLIPPED OFF THE PLATE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.