COLARUSSO QUARRY COMPANY: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee strained EE's lower back lifting 4 inch steel square stock tubing off the ground to place onto a block.

Employee was using an impact wrench with a 1 1/4 inch socket when the socket came free from the wrench and struck the employee in the mouth breaking a top, front tooth.

The employee was making repairs to an excavator bucket, removing excess welds and slag with a hammer and chisel. When struck, the chisel broke free from it's holder and struck the employee in the mouth cutting EE's upper lip and breaking EE's right front tooth in half.

Employee was removing a large nut from a cone crusher tramp cylinder with a large air gun and heavy socket that fits the nut. When the nut came to the end, the socket fell over onto the employee's finger.

Employee was sitting on bench in break area before shift started. Employee stood up to punch in and turned wrong causing a strain to back. Employee stated that employee sustained an injury to back in the military a few years ago and this aggravated that old injury.

Employee stood up after working on short head crusher. Started walking around the catwalk carrying a wrench in right hand. Right ankle gave out and fell to catwalk causing sprain to right ankle. Walkway was dry and clear of obstruction. There were no slip/trip hazards.

Employee stated was changing screens at the 8x24 location in the plant and felt something in the back as EE was maneuvering the screens into position. * Please note this injury was not reported until July 7, 2017.

Employee was dismounting from loader to refuel at the end of the day. He thinks his foot slipped as he stepped onto the last step (approximately 18 inches from the ground), lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Employee was raising dump body of dump truck to empty load. Body was approximately 75% raised when hydraulic line burst and dump body slammed back down causing jolt to employee sitting inside the cab.

Employee was unloading steel plate from forklift when he felt discomfort in lower back during the task.

Employee was holding pin punch by handle while second employee used sledge hammer to strike pin to remove master pin from spare excavator track. Employee felt foreign object break skin and enter left forearm when pin punch was struck.

Tripped over floor mat while weighing truck at the counter

PUSHING ON GENERATOR GUARD, HE INJURED HIS LEFT SIDE.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM BULLDOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF PUSH ARM; HE FELL ON MUFFLER HE HAD REMOVED.

WHILE DRIVING EUCLID IN QUARRY, WENT AROUND CORNER GOT PAIN IN BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

WHILE GETTING BACK INTO EUCLID, FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP, CAUSING TO FALL ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE HAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED LEFT WRIST, PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT.

WHILE PUTTING CONVEYORS TOGETHER, THUMB GOT WEDGED BETWEEN CONVEYORS, WHERE THEY JOIN.

WHILE GRINDING ON GRINDING WHEEL, PLATE FELL OFFOF WORK BENCH, LANDING ON LEFT FOOT, INJURING LITTLE TOE.

WHILE GRINDING ON AXLE WITH HAND GRINDER, SOMETHING FLEW OVER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.

WHILE SHOVELING HIT BOLT STICKING OUT OF GROUND JAMBED LEFT SHOULDER.

USING PORT A POWER, THE PISTON KICKED OUT AND RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE, CATCHING FINGERIN HANDLE.

16359 CLEANING SCREENS ON CRUSHER,PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

WHILE EMPTYING WATER FROM 55 GAL DRUM LEFT HAND SLIPPED RIGHT HAND TOOK WEIGHT OF DRUM

WHILE REPLACING PLANKS ON CATWALK. STANDING ON RAILING, SLIPPED, FELL TO GROUND.

WHILE LOOSENING FITTING WHEN FITTING CAME LOOSE BENT THUMB

LIFTING HERNIA POSSIBLE.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP OF PAYLOADER, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR 12/28/88 WAS OPERATED ON 1/10/89.

SHOVELING CONCRETE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.