Conrock North Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was climbing a six foot step ladder. Upon reaching the third rung of the ladder his foot slipped off the rung and he fell to the ground. The ladder was on a concrete pad at a wash plant and soles of boots were wet.

Miner was climbing on and off a crane during shift. He does not recall a specific injury event but experienced pain in his left knee at shift end. He was initially evaluated and diagnosed with a possible cartilage tear in the knee. He continued to work at normal duties until October 24, 2007 when he had arthroscopic surgery to repair the torn cartilage.

Miner was positioning a tie-down chain on a floating conveyor. While using his foot to hold the chain in position on the deck as he wrapped the chain around a cleat, the chain slipped under his foot causing him to twist and strain his back.

Miner walking along beltline when foot got stuck in mud. While pulling foot loose he strained knee. Continued to work at full capacity until 9/18/06 when he was placed on restricted work activity by his doctor. Area had experienced several days of heavy rain prior to date of injury.

Miner was attempting to free a stuck conveyor using a 36 inch aluminum pipe wrench and a 5 foot cheater bar. While pulling down on the wrench/bar with his hands above his head, the wrench handle broke. Miner fell and landed on his tailbone. Wrench had previously been bent.

1) The employee was standing with one foot on the framework of a conveyor and the other on a ledge of a tunnel. 2) The employee was elevated off the ground. 3) The conveyor was running while performing maintenance. 4) He suffered an almost severed pinky finger, lasceration on the palm, belt abrasions and swelling on shoulder and elbow.

Repetitive motion of lifting buckets of aggregate into back of a pickup.

helping to unload a 6x20 screen, when removing chain binder one may have put wrist in the binder.

EE WAS REMOVING TEMPORARY SAFETY HAND RAILS & PLYWOOD COVERS ON GRIZZLY BARS ON DREDGE. WHILE REMOVING THE LAST OF THE PLYWOOD, HIS FOOT SLIPPED THRU THE BARS. HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF.

OPERATOR WAS GETTING DOWN FROM CAB. WHEN SHE WAS GOING DOWN LADDER HER RIGHT BOOT HUNG IN THE SECOND CLEET OF THE LADDER AND DID NOT GET HER LEFT LEG IN THE THIRD RUNG. THIS CAUSED HER TO LAND ON HER LEFT FOOT WHICH TWISTED HER KNEE.

EE FELL ON A PALLET WITH HAND UNDER IT. HAND IS NOW BROKEN.

EE WAS TRYING TO GET HEAD ROLL BACK INTO POSITION BY PUSHING AND PULLING WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN.

EE COMPLAINED ABOUT TINGLING IN HIS FINGERS OF HIS R HAND DR SAID IT WAS WRIST STRAIN. WAS GIVEN A BRACE. NO WORK RESTRICTION MUSCLE RELAXER WAS PREISCRIBED.

EE WAS PRYING CHUNK OF ASPHALT FROM A FEEDER OPENING. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO COME AGAINST OTHER METAL WITH HIS SMALL FINGER IN BETWEEN. TIP OF THE FINGER WAS INJURED INCLUDING SOME TISSUE & BONE DAMAGE.

EE WAS WORKING ON OVERHEAD CONVEYOR ON A LADDER. HE HAD BEEN USING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLINE HOSE. FOOT GOT ENTANGLED IN HOSE WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATE LY 5' INTO CORNER OF METAL FRAMEWORK.

UNLOADING CONVEYOR ROLLER FRAMES RIGHT HAND GLOVE WAS CAUGHT TWISTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS DOGGING METAL DOWN INTO BACKHOE BUCKET WHEN STEEL DOG BROKE LOOSE & STEEL WEDGE STRUCK H IM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK AREA OF HIS FACE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

TOO MUCH JARRING ACTION OPERATING LOADER CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN.

JUMPED OFF CONTROL BOOTH CHAIR AND LANDED ON A PIECE OF CONDUIT USED FOR TURNING OFF SWITCHES.

LIFTING A PLANK BY HIMSELF WHICH WAS BIG ENOUGH TO REQUIRE HELP. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, WHEN IT BECAME MORE AGGRAVATED.

EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO TRACK OF BACKHOE ON TAKE OFF FROM GROUND, HE FELT A POP IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG, CAUSING IMMEDIATE PAIN AND SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT CALF.

WORKER WAS CLEANING ROLLER ON A 48" CONVEYOR WITH A SHOVEL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND TOOL WAS SUCKED INTO BELT PINCHING FINGER AGAINST FRAME, CUTTING OFF THE END OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

WORKER WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR THAT HAD BEEN LOWERED TO GROUND LEVEL. WHILE STANDING ON CONVEYOR WORKER LOST FOOTING AND FELL, LANDING ON CONTROL HANDLE CRACKING RIBS.

A PIECE OF STEEL STANDING ON A FRAME FOR CONVEYOR LEG, REACHED FOR WELDING LEAD IT FELL OVER STRIKING EES HAND INJURING HIS THUMB.

OPERATOR'S SEAT MOVING OR SHIFTING WITH ACTION OF DOZER CAUSING OPERATORS BACK TO FATIGUE OR TIGHTEN UP.

EMP WAS CUTTING BELTING, WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON ROLLS WITH WIRE FEED WHEN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GEAR BOX ON CONVEYOR, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL LANDING ON HIS ELBOW.

WORKER REMOVED GOGGLES TO ANSWER PHONE WIND BLEW SAND IN WORKER'S EYE. SAND WAS REMOVED AT MEDICAL CENTER.

WORKER WAS HIT ON TOP OF HEAD BY SLIDING WINDOW ON P/H CRANE.

WORKER WAS MAKING INSPECTION WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON HANDRAIL.

WORKER HAS SUSTAINED A HEARING LOSS, DUE TO FREQUENT EXPOSURE TO NOISE.

THE CONVEYOR BELTING AS SPINNING OUT DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS, MR.BLATCHFORD WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAND CONVEYOR, AS HE STEPPED FROM HIS LOADER ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELTING HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE BE LT AND FELL ONTO THE CONVEYOR, SUSTAINING A LOWER BACK INJURY. HE HAS A PINCHED NERVE DUE TO A MISALIGNED VERTEBRA.

WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN BETWEEN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR WHEN HAMMER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER PULLING WORKER HAND BETWEEN ALSO RESULTING IN LOSS OF MIDDLE FINGER.

WATCHING FOR FROZEN CHUNKS IN BATERIAL BEING FED INTO FEEDER.WIND BLEW SOME MATERIAL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND PARTICLES BLEW INTO WORKERS EYE.