Colton Aggregates Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was performing normal duties, cleaning the plant and roller/belt.

The employee was working on Level 1, operating Loader 990, digging shot material and loading haul trucks.

The employee twisted his knee while exiting the cab of the service truck he was driving. The employee was parking the truck at the end of his shift when the incident occurred. The employee initially refused treatment and proceeded to go home after clocking out. Later that day, the employees knee had become sore and swollen, and he was sent to a clinic for medical evaluation.

The EE slipped while getting out of the bed of a pickup truck after retrieving an item and his lower right leg contacted the truck as he fell. There were no initial signs of an injury other than a small bruise. As the day progressed the bruising and swelling increased. Ultimately the employee had ruptured a small artery causing a hematoma that had to be surgically relieved.

The task being performed was changing wear steel on a screen. The repairman was backing out a bolt with an impact gun when it spun out and cut his finger. The extent of the injury was a laceration to the left index finger requiring three stitches. The employee was wearing gloves when this incident occurred.

Site conditions were clear skies with no adverse weather. Equipment operator was driving a haul truck on the quarry road when the truck struck a pothole in the road, jarring the operator. The operator did not notify anyone of this incident and finished his shift on 3/17/14. The operator reported a sore, stiff back when he reported to duty on the morning of 3/18/14.