Chattanooga Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Injured employee climbed into the back of his service truck to get a ladder. Getting out of the back up of the truck he misplaced his footing, causing him to lose his grip causing him to fall and land on his hip.

The injured employee was cleaning up spilled material on the concrete slope and pit of the conveyor area. The employee was injured when the shovel he was using accidentally struck him in the chin while he was performing his task. The occurrence caused a laceration to his chin resulting in nine stitches.

A contract electrical Co. was performing work in the finishing plt. MCC building that required them to pull new wire into the building.As part of this task one of the contract electricains had to access the bottom of the building through a floor access panel.As the injured employee entered the finishing plant MCC building,he stepped into the floor access panel area that the elect

Injured EE was closing door on grader and had right hand in door jam on hinged side. EE pulled the door closed with left hand and mashed his right index finger.

TRE injured employee was holding a chain for the mechanic using a punch and hammer to drive out pins in chain link. A piece of metal broke off the chain pin and went into employee left forearm.

At the time of the injury, the employee was removing a pump discharge hose from the tooth on an excavator bucket when the boom of the excavator accidentally moved striking the employee's right foot. The injury resulted in a fracture to his foot.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A TORCH HOSE THAT HAD BECOME TANGLED WITH WELDING LEADS AND GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SPRAINED WRIST.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT THE CONTAINMENT AREA AND THE PUMP CAME LOOSE FROM THE STAND. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE PUMP & HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUMP AND CONCRETE FLOOR. IT RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE ASSISTING LOADING SHOT AT VULCAN CHATTANOOGA, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. IT WAS INITIALLY ASSUMED TO BE INDIGESTION AND APPROPRIATE MEDICATION TAKEN. THE PAIN WORSENED DURING THE NIGHT AND HE WENT TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE.

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE #6 CONVEYOR FEEDER BELT FOR THE #3 CRUSHER. CLAMPS WERE ON THE BELT & HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THEM, & THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD COLLECTED A SAMPLE FROM THE HEAD PULLEY AND WAS DESCENDING THE CATWALK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON THE CATWALK RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

THE EMPLOY WAS FINISHING WASHING SCALES, SINCE WATER VALVE IS HARD TO TURN OFF, HE TRIED TO TURN OFF WITH FOOT. LOST BALANCE, FELL WHILE TRYING TO CATCH FALL, FRACTURED LEFT ARM.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE #1 BELT LINE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL CAUSING THE INJURY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND SHOP DOING CLEAN UP WORK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL. TRYING TO BREAK FALL, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS LACINE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ARM SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW (RIGHT) ON ROLLER OR COME ALONG.

THE EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO PUT IDLER SPRING ON DOZER AND SPRING SLIPPED FROM TENSION AND RELEASED AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE AND UPPER LIP.

THE EE ALLEGES HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A LOADER. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE EE WAS PERFORMING GENERAL WELDING MAINTENANCE AND STATED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE INJURED EE WAS SHOT GUARDING A BLAST FROM THE RAMP. AFTER DETONATION OF THE BLAST, THE EE'S TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY FLY ROCK.

THE EE WAS MOVING ROLLERS AND TWISTED HIS BACK]

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING HE APPARENTLY RUBBED HIS EYES.RESULTING IN EYE IRRITATION & DEBRIS IN THE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN CYLINDER TO PUT ON WELDING TRUCK. HE TURNED TO PLACE CYLINDER, FELT PULL IN HIS HIP AREA.

EE WAS DRAINING MOISTURE FROM AIR COMPRESSOR, WHEN HE TURNED DRAIN, AIR FROM COMPRESSOR BLEW METAL FRAGMENTS INTO FINGER.

THE INJURED EE WAS MOVING A PUMP AND FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD AND HE FELL. HE TREIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WHEN HE FELL AND THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

THE ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WS OPERATING A LOADER, ATTEMPTED TO MOVE ROCK AND MUD IN THE QUARRY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PADS OUT OF RODMILL & METAL OR SPARK GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIRARC TO REMOVE SHANKS ON 992C LOADER. TOOK SLEDGE HAMMER TO FINISH KNOCKING SHANK OFF LIPP. A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF GOING INTO RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE.

85021ID HE WAS CRUSHING USED OIL FILTERS WHEN ONE BLEW OUT AND SPRAYED HIM WITH OIL. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. HE CAME TO ME ON THURS. MORNING AT 11:15 STATING 08920LEFT EYE HAD HURT ALL NIGHT. EYE WAS VERY RED.

EE WAS MOVING BIG ROCKS SO DROP BALL COULD BUST THEM UP ROCK CAME DOWN ON BLIND SIDE AND HIT THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER CAUSING IT TO ROCK SIDE TO SIDE AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDOW.

SHIFTING IN GEARS IN TRUCK SHIFTER BOUNCED AGAINST R PALM WHICH JAMMED HIS WRIST

WALDON LOADER BEING USED TO LIFT DRUMS OF CRATER ON ROD MILL CATWALK OPER LIFTED BUCKET ON CATWALK.INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF CATWALK REMOVING DRUMS.THE OPERATOR BACKED UP AND CAUSED THE B UCKET TO DROP ON WORKERS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPL CLIMBED ON 475 LOADER TIRE TO REMOVE PIN FROM HOIST CYLINDER USING PRY BAR.PIN CAME LOOSE CAUSING BAR TO HIT LEFT FOREHEAD.

KNOCKING ROCK OFF CATWALK BELT GOT HUNG UP PC OF WIRE TO FREE IT SLIPPED CUT R INDEX FINGER

EMPL WAS WELDING ON 7' CRUSHER CHUTE & SPARK LANDED ON ARM. EMPL BRUSHED IT OFF & CONTINUED WELDING. BY NEXT WEEK IT BEGAN TO LOOK LIKE INFECTION MIGHT BE SETTING IN WHICH CONSTITUTED SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE PIN FROM TRUCK BED. THE WELDER KNOCKED THE PIN OUT. AS THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE PIN, THE WEIGHT OF THE PIN PUSHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BED OF THE TRU CK MASHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ARMS ON DOZER BLADE WHEN HE FELT A PULL TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BAR FROM THE CENTER OF CRUSHER MANTLE.AS HE TURNED, HIS BACK CAUGHT IN LOWER SECTION.

USING TRUCK TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER SAREA OF PIT UPON PASSING UNDER CONVEY BUIL UP RESIDUE BROKE FROM TRUSS FALLING ON CAB OF TRUCK BENDING MIDDLE OF CAB

EMPL WAS CUTTING BOLTS FROM ROLLERS ON #1 CONVEYOR HE ROTATED HIS BODY TO BEGIN CUTTING ON OTHER SIDE OF BELT TURNING HIS LEG WHICH CAUSED PRESSURE ENOUGH TO SNAP THE TIBIA IN HIS R LEG WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME

REMOVING DTILL EXHAUST PIPE USING WRENCH WHICH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEES HAND RAMMED AGAINST PIPE CUTTING LET LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE USING 475 LOADER FRONT END TO PICK UP BED OF 105 TON EUCLID TRUCK THE CAB GUARD WHICH THE CRANE WAS HOOKED TO BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRUCK THE WEIGHT OF THE BED CAME DOWN ON THE LOADER BUC CKET JARRING LOADER AND OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS AIRARCING BRASS BUSHING IN CYLINDER ON SAND PLANT THROUGHOUT NIGHT & NEXT DAY HE DEVELOPED RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS A FAN WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FUMES OUT DID NOT HELP OVER THE PE RIOD OF THE SHIFT EMPLOYEE SOUGHT TREATMENT AFTER NOTIFYING VMC ON 040188

WAS PUSHING DOO9 OF BUCKET ON P@H SHOVEL OPEN USING DOZER TO PRY AND BLOCK TO SET.MOVED BLOCK UP HIGHER FOR MORE SUPPORT AND BLOCK SPLIT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO CATCH RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE BUCK ET OF THE SHOVE5.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UP LADDER ONTO STORAGE TANK AND PREPPED IT WITH ANTI RUST LIQUID AS HE STEPPED ONTO LADDER TO COME DOWN THE LADDER SHIFTED AND BEGAN TO FALL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO THE SIDE A WASY FROM THE FALLING LADDER LANDING ON HIS BACK.

HAD CHECKED ROLLERS ON #3 CONVEYOR.WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK AND SLIPPED ON WATER PIPE LOCATED ON THE CATWALK FALLING FORWARD HITTING WRIST AGAINST #3 CONVEYOR FRAME AND BELT.

EMPLOYEE HAD AD8ED OIL TO LOWBOY HOIST TANK AS HE PULLED THE FUNNEL FROM THE TANK SPOUT WHICH WAS A TIGHT FIT THE FUNNEL DISLODGED AND THE FORCE CAUSED IT TO COME OUT AND UP HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EY9

EMPLOYEE INSERT9D BED PIN IN PLACE FOR FIT AS HE PULLED THE PIN OUT HE LOST HOLD & PIN BEGAN TO FALL HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN & THE TRUCK FRAME

METAL HAD LODGE8 IN 7' CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP HOLDING A TORCH ON METAL TO EASE ITS REMOVEAL, CAUSING METAL TO GET SO HOT, IT POPPED OUT PENETRATING EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE AND LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS HOLDING3STEADY A DRIVE BAR WHIEL MECHANIC HAMMERED ON IT TO REMOVE A PIN FROM THE REAREND HOUSING OF EUCLID TRUCK HAMMER CAME DOWN, HIT EMPLOYEES HAND INSTEAD OF THE DRIVE BAR HE WAS HOLDING 3

EMPLOYEE HAD CLEANED SCREENS & PUT THE LIDS BACK ON. HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK STATION ON THE CATWALK BETWEEN SCREENS, WHEN ALMOST TO THE END OF WALKWAY, IT GAVE WAY, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FA LL THROUGH CUTTING LEFT SHIN ON THE METAL.

ON 2ND LEVEL WORK PLATFORM OF #1 TOWER COUNTING FEED BOWL BOLT HOLES, APPROX. 12-14" FROM GRATE OF CATWALK. EMPLOYEE TURNED & WALKED BACK TO HIS STAION, TRIPPED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO L OWER LEVEL HITTING HIS HEAD AND BACK ON THE STRUCTURE CAUSING HEAD LACERATIONS BRUISES AND ABRASIONS.