Cleveland Quarries Metal/Non-Metal

Saw 3 was moved, the ground was wet. No Ice was visible but it is possible after the running water was moved. EE was walking around the end of the track and lost footing twisting an ankle. There was gravel/sand down and salt available in the area if needed. Neither EE nor the witness could say if there was ice or not. A picture was taken after EE was taken care of.

Employee wasn't paying attention and brushed hand against the motor leads. Employee was resetting drive inside the cabinet.

EE was taking a burning piece of wood out of their heating barrel to start a new fire in another heating barrel with his gloves on. Which melted the rubber on his gloves and burned him.

Putting derrick pin in hole to make sure it fit. When I removed pin, felt a pain in my left hip. It did not seem that bad, so I worked the rest of the day.

EE CLAIMS REPEATED LIFTING.

NEW SAW BLADES ARE HUNG ON NAILS, WHILE TAKING BLADE OFF NAIL, NAIL BENT CAUSING 3 BLADES TO FALL ON HIT STEEL TOE TWO HIT TOP OF LEFT FOOT (BLADES FELL ABOUT 4FT.)

SEAT BROKEN AT LEAST 3 MOS. STRAPPED SEAT DOWN WITH BANDING. NOT ALLOWING IT TO ABSORB SHOCKS

SEAT BROKEN ON TOW MOTOR HAS NO SHOCK ABSORBER (BROKE).

SLIPPED ON ICE GETTING ON TOWMOTOR.

EE WAS PICKING UP TRASH CANS AND WAS MOVING ONE ON THE PALLET TO BE SAFE FOR MOVING AND TWISTED HIS LEFT HAND WRIST. IT IS SWOLLEN AND RED. HE WAS GIVEN AN ICE PACK FOR SWELLING.

TAKING A "ROUGH BACK" FROM THE BLOCK SAW TO PUT INTO A DUMP BOX WHEN HE PULLED & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK & REPORTED ON 10-15-02.

EE WAS OPERATING CRANE AND SETTING A BLOCK ON BLOCK SAW AND MANEUVERING BLOCK TO BE SET AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ELBOW & SHOULDER. HE IS SORE TODAY (10-11-02) AND HAS REPORTED FOR RECORD.

USING TABLE SAW TO CUT CELTEX FOR PACKING STONE. LACERATED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE HOOKED THE BELTS UP TO A LIFT OF SLABS TO UNLOAD GANG CART WITH THE CRANE. WHEN THE BELTS TIGHTENED A CORNER BROKE OFF OF ONE SLAB, FLEW OUT & STRUCK EE ABOVE THE LT. EYE.

LIFTING STONE OFF THE FLOOR, STONE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, LANDED ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT STONE ONTO THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT.

WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER THE STEP BROKE HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WAS CUTTING STONE WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHEN IT GRABBED AND JERKED OUT, HIT THE FOREARM THEN BICEP AND OFF THE CHEST.

WEDGED WRIST IN THE ROLLER ON TABLE ON THE SMALL SPLITTER.

CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD ON THE TABLE SAW USING THE PUSHER BOARD. THE SAW BOUND UP AND KICKED BACK THE PIECE OF WOOD BEING CUT. THE PIECE OF WOOD SHOT BACK TOWARD HIS HAND HITTING HIS FINGERS.

WAS SAWING STONE WITH HANDSAW. SAW BLADE THEN BINDED AND CAME OUT OF STONE. BLADE GRABBED LT. SHIRT SLEEVE AND CUT LT. ARM.

LIFTING STONE IN EXCESS OF 100 LBS. ON A REGULARBASIS WHICH CAUSED CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATHE.

TREAD WAS COMING DOWN ROLLERS; HAD CRACK IN IT THAT EE DID NOT SEE. FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS AND TREADS WHICH CUT HIS FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PAINT SPRAY GUN AND PAINT THINNER SHOT OUT THROUGH AIRHOLE INTO HIS EYE.

WAS TAKING A PIECE OF SCRAP STONE OFF TO PUT IN DUMP BOX. WHEN LIFTED AND TURNED SOMETHING POPPED IN MY BACK AND I FELL. OTHER EE HELPED ME UP.

WAS CUTTING SOUND BOARD ON WOOD SAW. BOARD CAUGHT THE GOUND AND SAW STARTED TO TIP OVER. GRABBED SAW AND FINGERS CAUGHT BLADE.

THE OPERATOR WAS SPLITTING A BLOCK OF STONE. THEN THE SPLITTER KICKED IT OUT. HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD UP THE STONE WHEN THE STONE FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE USING BREAKING HAMMER TO RAISE STONE, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

PICKING UP BREAKING HAMMER AND HURT HIS BACK.

JUMPED OFF A 36" HIGH STONE, HIS FOOT HIT ON A PIECE OF ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

LIFTING SAW HEAD WITH JIB CRANE. I BEAM BROKE AND HIT EE IN HEAD.

ON 9-12 EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING RIP SAW AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. ON FRIDAY HE WENT TO E.R. TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR STRAINED BACK. I TOLD ER THAT I DID NOT FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT AT WORK A ND I DID NOT WANT TO FILE WORKERS COMP BUT THEY MADE ME FILL IT OUT.

TWO EE'S WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE BLOCK SAW. INJURED GAVE CO-WORKER THE OK TO HOIST THE PIECE OF STONE FROM THE FLOOR WITHOUT REALIZING THAT HIS FINGER WAS BETWEEN THE STONE AND THE CABLE.

STEPPED OFF THE GANG CART THINKING IT WAS GANGII WHICH HAS A PLATFORM TO STAND ON. HE FELL INTO THE PIT OF GANG I WHILE ASSISTING TO CHANGE BLADES.

WENT TO THE DOC WITH INFECTED FINGER. HE THOUGHTA CUT WAS INFECTED WITH DIRTY WATER FROM SAW. ON 3-28 HE WENT TO DOC WITH LUMPS ON ARM AND HAND WAS SWOLLEN. DOC SAID IT WAS FROM SLIVER THAT WAS CAUSING THE BOILS. HE WAS TOLD HE MAY NEED SURGERY.

CUTTING CELETEX ON TABLE SAW AND CUT HAND TOO CLOSE TO THE BLADE AND CUT OFF TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE ON OVERHEAD CRANE,TRYING TO PUT CABLE BACK IN PULLEY, AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE CABLE AND PULLEY.

EE WAS CLEARING THE AREA OF THE FINISHED SLABS CUT WHENA SLAB ROUGH BACK FELL INTO HIS LEG

THROWING STONE INTO DUMP BOX WHEN HIS SHOULDER POPPED

UNLOADING BAND SAW WHEN A PIECE OF SANDSTONE FELL OUT OF MACHINE AND HIT HIS FOOT ABOVE HIS TOES.

WHLE RUNNING FOR TELEPHONE RAN INTO CORNER OF DESK.

CUTTING STONE ON BANKER WENT TO MOVE AND STRAINED LOWER NERVES. FROM CUTTING STONE.

HE WAS SLIDING A ROCK FACED SAIL FROM ONE PALLETTO ANOTHER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN OIL, TWISTING HIS BACK

HE WAS UNLOADING HIS TABLE AND A STONE HAD A CRACK THAT HE WAS PUTTING ON A PALLET. THE STONE BROKE FRACTURING HIS FINGER.

SHE WAS TAKING A FINISHED PIECE OFF A LATHE AND AS SHE PULLED IT TOWARD HER AND OFF HER LEG TO GET A BETTER GRIP SHE TWISTED HER BACK.

AS HE WAS TURNING THE STONE & THE TABLE MOVED IN TOWARDS THE SAY & IN WENT HIS THUMB.

WORKING ON CUT OFF SAW, WHILE WORKING ON STONE, TWISTED HIS BACK UNLOADING STONE FROM SAW TABLE TO PALLET.

WORKING WITH CABLE SLINGS AND PULLED IT ACROSS ADROP CORD THAT WAS BEING USED BY MAINT. PERSONNEL; TEMPORARILY WHILE REPAIRING GANG SAW, EE RECEIVED A SHOCK FROM EXPOSED WIRE FROM A CRACK IN T HE INSULATION CORD.

EE WAS CARRYING A STONE OVER TO A CUT OFF SAW. HE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET AND FELL BACK AND LANDED ON HIS REAR END AND THE SANDSTONE LANDED ON HIM.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A PLANER TOOL WHEN THE CARBIDE DEFLECTED OFF HIS GLASSES THEN PUNCTURING THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE.

WHILE HOLDING A WRENCH ON A NUT EE HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE WRENCH CAUSING HIS FINGER TO JAM AGAINST INSIDE WALL OF MACHINE.

WAS HOLDING PITCHING TOOL AND HIT RIGHT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

GETTING DOWN FROM BLOCKS OF SANDSTONE, FELL ON A PROJECTING 2X4, INJURING TAILBONE AND ALSO SCRAPED HIS ARM.

STEPPED BACKWARDS ON BUMPER OF LIFT TRUCK. LOST FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND ON TOP OF SOME SMALLER PIECES OF STONE.

DRILLING WITH JACK HAMMER AND DRILL STUCK IN HOLE TWISTING HIS ARM.

WHILE LOADING A SLAB OF STONE ON TO A CONVEYOR BELT HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STRETCHED FORWARD PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS STOMACH.

CROSSING OVER WATER RETUN GUTTER WHEN COVER BOARD SLIPPED AND MOVED ENOUGH TO OPEN GUTTER. INJURED'S LEFT SIDE FELL INTO THE GUTTER CAUSING HIS INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG.

WALKING DOWN STEPS AT QUITTING TIME AND TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON STEPS.

PUTTING STONE TO BE SAWN ON #3 SAW & SOMEHOW HIS FINGER GOT UNDER THE STONE

WAS ROUNDING A TOOL TO PUSH OUT BOLTS. GRINDER GRABBED THE TOOL AND INSERTED IT INTO THE HAND THAT WAS HOLDING THE TOOL.

STEPPED ON ROUGH BACK (91INX17INX21/2IN) TURNING IT OVER ON OTHER FOOT

ROLLING PIECE OF STONE IN SHORT PAIR OF BELT SLINGW, BELT SLIPPED, STONE HIT HER WRIST.

TIGHTENING KEYS ON SAW WITH HAMMER. SLIPPED & HIT LEG INSTEAD OF KEYS.

EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO A COAL BURNING FURNACE & BURNED THREE FINGERS.

WHILE RELOADING A DIAMOND SAW BAR SLIPPED OUT HITTING THUMB.

ANOTHER WORKER & I WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF SANDSTONE 5" FROM A TABLE ONTO A PALLET, WHEN MY RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND THE STONE FELL SMASHING MY THIRD FINGER OF MY RIGHT HAND & MY LITTLE FINGER O

WHILE MOVING AN EMPTY PALLET OFF FROM A PALLET OF CUT STONE THE END PIECE OF STONE FLIPPED OFF THE PALLET AND ONTO MY FOOT.

STEPPED ON NAIL

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOXES ON TOP SHELF IN STORAGE ROOM SHE REACHED UP & AROUND A BOX & CUT HER FINGER ON THE METAL SHELF SHE TREATED IT ON THE SAME DAY BUT IT GOT INFECTED SO SHE HAD TO GO TO THE DOC & HAVE IT TREATED

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A WATERLINE AT 7X QUARRY. HE WAS WELDING AROUND THE PIPE AT THE BREAK. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO WELD UNDER THE PIPE HIS HELMET FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE STRUCK AN ARK AND THE WELDING FLASH HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A SMALL SHANTY INTO #6 MILL. WHILE PUTTING IT UP ON THE DOCK IT STARTED TO TIP AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP SAME AND GOT KNOCKED OFF FROM THE DOCK. HE FELL APPROX. 4' A ND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR AT THIS TIME. AS TIME WENT BY, HIS KNEE STARTED TO HURT MORE AND MORE AND HE FINALLY WENT TO DOCTOR ON 11-12-91. DOCTOR SAID HE MAY HAVE A CRA

EMPLOYEE PUTTING BREAKING HAMMER IN TOOL BOX. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL DOWN. HE HIT HIS THUMB ON A ROCK, CUTTING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP ON THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS TO LEVEL THEM UP.THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO SEW UP CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 2 1/4IN ASHLAR OFF OF POWER ROLLERS WENT TO TAKE A PIECE OFF & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE POWER ROLLER

REMOVING CAB FROM CAT FRONT END LOADER USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE OUT OF BOLT WRENCH TWISTED PINNED R HAND

CHIPPING RUST FROM DERRICK TO BE PAINTED.PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AS HE WAS TOLD.

HE WAS CLEANING SMALL PIECES OF STONE OUT OF DISTRIBUTION WATER BOX ON TOP OF SPRINKLER PUT WEIGHT ON SPRINKLER BOX & CABLE THAT HOLDS BOX UP BROKE CASUING BOXES & EMPL FALLING APPROX 6' DOWN ON TOP OF SAWS.

HOOKING UP DUMP BOX AND OTHER EMPL DROPPED CHAIN HOOKS ON RIGHT FOOT.

TRANSFERRING BREAKING HAMMER TO LOWER LEVEL, IT SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT HAND IT DID NOT BOTHER MUCH AT FIRST BUT STARTED HURTING MORE.

STACKING 5" ASHLAR ON PALLET,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROLLERS AND STONE WHILE TAKING STONE OFF THE ROLLERS.

I BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STONE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK.

PUT HAND ON POWER ROLLER GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS & PULLED HAND INTO ROLLER

DRIVING STEEL PLUG INTO SONE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER HIT GLANCING BLOW AND SLIPPED OFF HIT LEFT FOOT.

SPLITTING TAWNEY STONE WITH WEDGER AND HAMMER, HAMMER HIT THUMB.

STACKING SCRAP STONE ON PALLET, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

I WAS MAKING TAWNY STONE WALKED BETWEEN STONE & DUMP BOX STONE TIPPED OVER & CAUGHT MY LEG & FOOT BETWEEN STONE & DUMP BOX

RUNNING JACK HAMMER,DRILL STRUCK IN STONE CAUSING JACK HAMMER TO TWIST AND SPRAINED LEFT HAND.

DROPPED PC OF STEEL SAW BLADE ON LITLE TOE HIT IN BACK OF STEEL TOE IN SHOE

HELPING TO MOVE CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP TRACK SO BLOCKING COULD BE MOVED. BAR SLIPPED LETTING TRACK FALL ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS BETWEEN TRACK AND BLOCKING.

I WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF #9 GANG WHEN MY FOOT SLIPPED AND I FELL AND BUMPED MY HEAD AND FELL ON MY LEFT WRIST

PULLING SUCTION3PIPE OUT OF WATER ON PUMP AT 7X QUARRY, AS I WAS LIFTING PIPE I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH RIGHT SIDE. DID NOT BOTHER TO MUCK AT FIRST, THEN STARTED TO HURT WENT TO DR ON1-7-88. ABDO4INAL WALL STRAIN.

TIGHTENING BOLT3BENEATH CRUSHER APRON, A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.

STACKING FIREST2NE, PUTTING 1 PIECE ON PALLET AND PINCHED MY FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES WHEN HE PUT PIECE ON PALLET.

PICKING UP WOOD3CHANNEL MACHINE BLOCKING 53''LONG X 8'' X 6'' FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN.

HOOKING ON TO L5RGE SANDSTONE BLOCK WITH LARGE HHOOKS CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND HOOKS.

SETTING SAWS ON3 #8 GANG DRIVING KEYS AND MISSED KEY CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND STEEL KEY.

I WAS STEPPING 5CROSS BLOCK ONTO METAL DUMP BOX TO TAKE BOX CHAINS OFF DUMP BOX. I LET CHAINS DOWN & ONE HIT MY LEG CAUSING ME TO FALL OFF THE 4' STONE BLOCK & I HIT MY BACK ON THE EGDE OF T HE METAL DUMP B2X.

USING HAMMER AN8 STEEL CHISEL TO GET CUTTING BLADES OUT OF BREAKING MACHINE, MISSED CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER

WAS HELPING TO 6LOCK UP LARGE STONE BLOCK TO GET SLINGS OUT WHILE THROWING A PIECE OF STONE UNDER BLOCK I HIT MY THUMB AGAINST THE STONE BLOCK BREAKING MY THUMB

TRYING TO GET L5RGE BOULDER OUTOF CRATE PLACING CABLE UNDER BOULDER WHILE LIFTING FELT PAIN IN MY RIBS STONE WEIGHT APPRLX 100 TO 150 LBS

HELPING REPAIR 7ONVEYOR ROLLERS STANDING ON LADDER LIFTING NEW ROLLER WEIGHT ABOUT 80 LBS IN PLACE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RT GROIN

WAS SETTING STO3E SLAB ON ROLLERS OF BREAKING MACHINE. WHEN REMOVING HOOKS, OPERATOR REMOVED HIS HOOK AND MOVED STONE AS HE WAS REMOVING HI HOOK AND HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND HOOK.

TAKING STONE OF0 AUTOMATIC CONVEYOR, CAUGHT FINGER IN BETWEEN ROLLERS AND STONE.

CARRYING 15 FT 5ONG 60 OR 70 LB CHANNEL MACHINE BAR ACROSS MOTION AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE SHELL ROCK FALLING TO THE GROUND HURTING MY LEFT SHOULDER AND THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK

CUTTING OLD RAI5ROAD RAILS UP FOR SHIPMENT WAS CUTTING BENT RAIL ON TOP OF PILE WHEN RAIL WAS CUT IT FELL CAUSING PILE TO SHIFT THE RAILS FELL & PINNED LEGS BETWEEN GROUND & RAILS

WALKING TO LADD9R TO CLIMB OUT OF QUARRY HOLE. I SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL, BRUISED LEFT ELBOW AND LEFT SHOULDER.

A PIECE OF STON9 BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS ON THE POWER CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT TIME AND WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE STONE HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS AND PULL ED HAND IN TO R2LLERS

CARRYING CHANNEL MACHINE BAR (APPROX 60BLS) SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK

TAKEN FROM C-3 FORM I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY LOWER BACK HOW I WAS ON A TRUCK & I PULLED A HOOK OUT OF A HOOKHOLE WHICH WAS IN A STONE THEN I FELT MY BACK MUSCLE PULL SIZE OF HOOK WAS A PPROX ONE FOOT LONG & CURVES DOWN TO APPROX NINE INCHES WEIGHT BETWEEN 25 & 35 POUNDS LIFTED HOOK APPROX ONE FOOT HIGH

GRINDING PLANER TOOL AND A CHIP FLEW IN EYE.

WAS CLIMBING ABOUT 80\ (FEET) IN THE AIR, TO PUT OIL ON PULLEY\S AT TOP OF DERRICK, AT NUMBER SEVEN (7) X QUARRY HOLE. WHEN WAS AT T OP OF DERRICK, MY LEFT SHOULDER, RIGHT AND LEFT LEG, AND B ACK STARTED HURTING.