Chattanooga Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Smoke was observed coming from the surge tunnel. The fire department was dispatched.

The employee was helping the mechanic to replace the idler on the Komatsu PC220 trackhoe. They were using a hammer to hit a chisel into a slot to help the shaft slide into place. The chisel unexpectedly popped out of the slot and came back and hit the employee in EE's open mouth, injuring two of EE's teeth.

Operator was hauling a load of spoil material to the dump area, drove into a hole and right leg contacted the bottom edge of dash resulting in a small laceration just below the knee about 1/2 inch long requiring one stitch. Employee was treated and given a return to work release.

Employee was in the procees of jacking up a loader when the machine fell. Employee sustained broken ribs and shoulder sprain.

While exiting WA500 loader, employee slipped off and fell to ground below. Landed on left foot and left hand. Employee was standing on top step of ladder and had lunch box in left hand holding handrail. When employee closed the door he reached to grab hand rail with right hand and missed, lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Employee was entering the Chattanooga scale house when her foot slipped off of step and she lost her balance and fell on stairs, breaking her fall with her left arm. Employee's toe caught the end of the step causing her to trip. She has fractured her left arm.

Employee was using a sledgehammer to dislodge material built up in PEP Screen chute, left index finger was struck between hammer handle and chute shattering the bone in the tip of his finger.

Employee was performing the daily servicing tasks (fueling & greasing) on the Kamatsu PC 750 excavator located in the bottom of the pit. While exiting the machine employee lost his footing and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground.

Loading a shot, stepped on the bucket of a bobcat to move it, foot slipped, fell, hurt right knee.

Employee drove Front end loader through drainage ditch, loader bounced and caused lower lumbar strain. Doctor released employee to light duty.

EE blasting at Florida Rock when a rock ricocheted off the conveyer system and hit him in the upper left chest area.

EE WAS USING A ROD TO PRY A ROCK FROM BEHIND WHEEL ON SCREEN CHUTE, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON SUPPORT ON THE CHUTE. LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS LACERATEC CAUSING HIM TO RECIEVE TWO STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 769 OUT OF PIT. TRUCK BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL, STEERED INTO HIGHWALL AND IT ROLLED OVER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED. TRUCK CAUGHT ON F IRE, TRUCK TOTALED.

AT THE ENDING OF THE DAY WHILE GATHERING TOOLS, EE WAS STANDING ON A CONCRETE FOUNDATION AT THE SECONDARY CRUSHER WHICH WAS APPROX 14" HIGHER THAN THE GROUND ELEVATION AND LOST HIS BALANCE STE PPING BACKWARDS ONTO UNEVEN GROUND LANDING HEEL FIRST.

EE WAS PULLING ON PRYBAR TO TIGHTEN V-BELTS ON CRUSHER. BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN NOSE. EE REPORTED HE WAS ALRIGHT AND CONTINUED TO WORK. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. EE CONTACTED PLANT MANAGER AT HOME 8-27 TO REPORT HE HAD BEEN HURTING AND WENT TO DOCTOR. DOCTOR SAID HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN.