Camak Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was helping change screen cloth. In the process of removing the screen, he cut his finger on the sharp edge of the screen cloth.

Injured employee was attempting to place a wheel chock under a rail car wheel. As he did this, the wheel rolled against the chock, forcing the handle down against the ground. His finger was pinched between the chock handle and the ground.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM RIDE STRUT ON HAUL TRUCK. COULD NOT BREAK LOOSE & HAD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USE HYDRAULIC CRANE BOOM TO PUSH ON WRENCH, THE WRENCH CAME OFF THE BOLT HEAD & STRUCK EE IN BOTH HANDS & CUT OFF PART OF (1) FINGER & CUT/SMASHED (2)OTHER FINGERS.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE CONCAVES IN 42" GYRATORY CRUSHER, AND WAS PUTTING 30 POUND BLOCK OF ZINC INTO MELTING POT WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE POT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE POT AND THE ZINC, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER.

EE WAS APPROACHING A PARKED CUSTOMER TRUCK TO WAKE THE DRIVER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HIS LEGS WENT UNDER THE RUNNING BOARDS OF THE TRUCK. HIS SHINS STRUCK THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYER #16 REPLACING ROLLERS, WHEN HE STEPPED FROM CONVEYER TO WALKWAY, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND FELT PAIN, BUT KEPT WORKING. PAIN CONTINUED, AND HE RE PORTED IT THE NEXT DAY.

INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REMOVE A SECTION OF DRILL STEEL FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE STEEL ROLLED UNEXPECTEDLY, & PINCHED INJURED'S FINGER AGAINST THE TRUCK BED, CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK HELPING LOAD EXPLOSIVES IN SHOT. HE TURNED TO STEP OFF THE ROCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS LEFT HAND STRUCK A SHARP ROCK, CUTTING HIS HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING CONDUIT BRACKET FOR WIRING ON A NEW SHUTTLE CONVEYOR. HE WAS HOLDING THE BRACKET WITH HIS HAND WHILE DRILLING A HOLE. THE DRILL HUNG UP IN THE HOLE, CAUSING THE BRACKET TO TW IST, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

CONTRACTOR WORKING ON RAILROAD TRACK. EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM FROG WITH A PUNCH AND CO-WORKERWAS HELPING BY KNOCKING OLD BOLTS OUT WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMER STRUCK EE ON LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE ELBOW INSIDE ARM. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND GIVEN TREATMENT. DR. AT E.R. CUT SMALL INCISION TO REMOVE BUT FAILED & REQUIRED 5 STITCHES FROM THIS.

EE WAS ASSISTING OTHERS TRYING TO PUT A TRACK BACK ON A SMALL EXCAVATOR. A CHAIN HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE TRACK TO APPLY TENSION AS THE TRACK TURNED, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET IT OVER THE SPROCKET. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND WHIPPED BACK, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG.

EE WAS CUTTING A CARDBOARD TUBE W/UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE CUT THRU TUBE & INTO LEG (LEFT CALF)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE J BOLTS FROM SCREEN CLOTH. HE STRUCK THE CHIPPINGHAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER, CAUSING A METAL CHIP FROM THE CHIPPING HAMMER TO FLY OFF AND ENTER HIS HAND.

EE WAS HELPING OTHERS REPLACE BELTING ON CONVEYOR. WHILE WORKING, THE WIND CAUGHT THE BELTING AND LIFTED IT UP. THE BELTING STRUCK THE INJUURED IN THE FOREHEAD, CAUSING LACERATION. A BELT SPLI CE WAS LOCATED WHERE THE BELT STRUCK THE EE, AND A CLIP CAUSED THE LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS A SMALL DITCH. EDGE OF EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE FELL INTO DITCH TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE GRINDING SLAG OFF OF BOLT, THE BOLT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS PULLED INTO GRINDING WHEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGING OUT MANGANESE LINER ON CONE CRUSHER. THE ADJUSTING CAP OF THE CRUSHER HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM OLD BOWL AND WAS SITTING ON GROUND. EMPLOYEES DID NOT NOTICE THAT AD JUSTMENT CAP HAD HUNG ONT HE INNER ROCK BOX AND WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. EMPLOYEES FOOT WAS UNDER CAP. THE CAP FELL AND HIT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS SHOE BRUISING FOOT AND BREAKING TOE.

LIFTING GEAR BOX HAD BACK STRAIN

CONVEYOR HAD PULLED DOWN & BURNT V BELT OFF OF DRIVE. TAIL PULLEY & UNDERBELT WAS LOADED DOWN WITH SCREENINGS. TAIL PULLEY GUARD HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF & PLACED BESIDE CONVEYOR FRAME. IT BECAME NE CESSARY TO MOVE GUARD OVER MORE. E & ANOTHER EMPPICKED GUARD UP & WAS SETTINGIT OVER WHEN INJ OCCURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLUGGING IN A 110 VOLT HEATER. THE SPLICE SHORTED OUT IN HIS HAND BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPL LIFTING PIECE OF METAL,STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OUT RIGGER PAD AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN IT'S STORAGE PLACE ON THE HYDRAULIC CRANE. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER BY HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL IN PLACE. HE LOOKED UP AS DIRT AND RUST FELL OFF THE METAL SOME OF WHICH ENTERED HIS EYD. HIS EYE WAS WASHED OUT AT THE QUARRY, BUT WE COU LD NOT GET ALL OF IT. THE DR REMOVED ANOTHER PIECE. HIS EYE WAS SUPERFICIALLY SCRATCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO LIFT A CONVEYOR FRAME. WHEN HE RELEASED THE JACK THE BAR FLEW BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST. HE SAID HE WAS ALRIGHT AT THE TIME. BY TUESDAY, 7-3-90, HE WAS STILL SORE SO WE SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.

HIT HAND ON BED LINER, ONE WEEK LATER SLIVER OF METAL WAS FOUND IN INDEX FINGER, AFTER BUMPING IT.

EMPL WAS SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION. HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUT FOR 1 WEEK & GIVEN MEDICATION.

EMPL CLAIMED HE WAS MADE SICK FROM THE GAS FUMES ON A SERVICE TRUCK EMPL REPORTED TO WORK NOT FEELING WELL HE ASKED TO GO TO THE DR LATER THAT DAY WE ASSUMED HE WENT FOR PERSONAL REASONS HE TO LD THE DR IT WAS WORK RELATED

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO DRILL.

EMPL LIFTED TONGUE OF TRAILER HE TOLD SUPERVISOR NEXT DAY THAT HE HURT BACK. HE WORKED REST OF WEEK & ACK GOT WORSE. HE WAS SENT TO DR ON 1/20/89 HE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS & WAS PUT ON L IGHT DUTY UNTIL 1/23/89.

A SHAFT MOUNTED SPEED REDUCER WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A HEAD PULLEY SHAFT THE BOLT ATTACHING THE SLING TO THE REDUCER PULLED OUT OF ITS HOLE THE SLING CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CU TTING AND BREAKING IT

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 12 FT STRIKING A CONVEYOR ON THE WAY DOWN. HE BRUISED HIS LEFT FOOT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

TWO MEN WERE CLOSING RAIL HOPPER DOORS THE FIRST MAN HAD CLOSED THE DOOR USING A 5 FT LONG STEEL BAR HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HIS BAR WHEN THE 2ND MAN HIT THE LATCH TO SECURE IT THE DOOR PO PPED OPEN AND THE BAR IN THE DOOR HIT THE 2ND MAN IN THE HEAD HIS EAR REQUIRED STITCHED AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION

EMPL WAS CUTTING PIECE OF METAL WITH TORCH & PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO SHOE BURNING SOLE OF FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN BEARING ON #1 SCREEN. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTIGN ONE OF THE PIECES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CTUTTING GALVANIZED PIPE WITH A TORCH. HE INHALED THE FUMES AND LATER BECAME SICK.

I NAME WAS LIFTING A HEAVY PIECE OF STEEL ONTO HIS WORK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK POP.

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING EMPTY RAILROAD HOPPERS AS HE CAME THROUGH THE LOADOUT FACILITY HIS HEAD WAS STRUCK BY THE SAMPLE PLATFORM WHICH PUSHED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP EDGE OF THE RAILROAD HOPPER THIS CAUSED LA7ERATIONS AROUND THE LEFT EYE

PUT NEW PIECE O0 RAIL IN RAILROAD TRACK. WHILE DRIVING SPIKES. ONE CAME OUT OF PLATE WHEN HIT WITH HAMMER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG ABOUT 4 INCH ABOVE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N COMPLAINING OF A BACK ACHE SINCE OPERATING THE NEW HYDRAULIC SHOVEL.HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR TO SEE IF HE HAD A PHYSICAL WEAKNESS OR IF IT WAS THE MACHINE.HE WAS GIVEN A PRE SCRIPTION DRUG 5ND RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR #21. UPON COMPLETION OF JOB, EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP. EMPLOYEE ALSO MENTIOED THAT HE CARRIED AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE UP SEVERAL FLIGHTS OF STE1S AND HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM SOMEWHAT FROM THAT DAY, BUT HE DID NOT MENTION THE PROBLEM UNTIL 12-16-87.

I,NAME WAS STRE7CHING INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK AND STUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN VENTS OF AIR CONDITIONER STRIKING FAN BLADES CUTTING TIP OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WA TIG2TENING A BOLT ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE FITTING WITH A BOX IN WRENCH, IT SLIPPED, HIS ARM HIT A PIECE OF STEEL FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A WRENCH TO BREAK DRILL STEEL, HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH HANDLE WHEN STEEL ROTATED TO BREAK, SMALL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND BOOM OF DRILL.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 15 TONE PORTER POWER JACK, LIFTING A PINION GEAR INTO PLACE IN A 80-D NORTHWEST CRANE. JACK AND A PIECE OF OF 4" PIPE HOLDING THE PINION IN PLACE, GAVE WAY AND THE JACK ST RUCK EMPLOYEE I3 THE JAW.

EMPLOYEE WAS DEPARTING CRANE BY STEPPING ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF CRANE AND TIRE ROLLED THROWING EMPLOYEE TO GROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LAND ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS INSTALLING REAR AXLE IN R-50 EUC TRUCK WHEN HE NEEDED SOME OIL FOR DIFFERENTIAL HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BARREL FROM MUD.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TEETH FROM SHOVEL BUCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF TOOTH AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN UPPER RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN DITCH DUG BY BACKHOE BACKHOE BUCKET SWUNT AND PINNED HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN BUCKET AND DITCH BANK BRUISED LEG HE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 6/4/84 WITH A SWOLLEN ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DECK FROM #20 CONVEYOR WITH SHORT HANDLE SHOVEL. SHOVEL HIT ROLLER AND KICKED UP WITH HIM HIS HAND WENT OVER A ROLLER ON ROLLER STAND. CUT RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON R LEG HALF WAY BETWEEN ANKLE AND KNEE CUTTING HIS LEG

EE WAS STANDING IN SHOP NEAR A WELDER CUTTING WITH A TORCH. A PIECE OF METAL HIT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A BLOOD BLISTER. APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER A TUMOR APPEARED & HAD TO HAVE TUMOR REMOVE D.

EE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EE STRIKE KINGPIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER-FRAGMENT FROM KINGPIN LODGED IN LEFT SIDE UPPER CHEST.