Cooperton Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

An I-beam fell on the leg of an employee and cut them.

Haul truck overheated and caught on fire, employee received 1st degree burns on several body parts.

Employee was coming down the ladder when a leg gave out and when they caught themselves, they strained their back.

Employee dropped a piece of metal on EE's foot. EE waited until 11/17/19 to seek medical attention.

Employee as shutting the door to the shop and EE's thumb got caught in between the latch and the door, lacerating it.

Employee was opening the shop doors when one of them slipped and cut the palm of hand, stitches required.

Employee was swinging a hammer and hurt back. The initial reporting of the injury was employee stood up and took a deep breath and back hurt. This injury was found compensable 9/9/2016.

Employee was moving a bucket of flexco and strained back.

Employee was operating a loader when he hit a bump, jarred him hard, and hit his elbow on the rollover cage.

Employee was helping another employee when he was holding the bolts on the cutting edge of a bucket. One of the bolts dropped and cut his hand.

Employee was grinding a piece of angle iron on a bench grinder when the piece slipped into the grinder, taking his right thumb with it. He was wearing all his PPE and guards were in place at the time.

Employee was cleaning off a screen when he stated having shortness of breath and chest pains. An ambulance was called and went to the hospital. It was determined that he had an infection and severe dehydration the stemmed from that infection.

Employee stated he was bitten by a bug while he was in the tunnel.

Employeed strained his back while lifting scotch blocks off his truck. First day of restrictions was 4/3/14.

Employee was hammering in a wedge on the screen when he smashed his thumb with the hammer.

Employee was cleaning up under the conveyor when he felt a pop in his neck. He tried to continue to work but his fingers started to go numb and he got a headache. First doctors visit required no med treatment and was given no restrictions. Second visit gave restrictions and since he is summer help, it will be lost time.

Employee was working on the S-1 conveyor to splice it. He had been working on his knees and his knees had been rubbing on the conveyor belt. He received and abrasion and subsequent infection.

Employee thinks that he injured his shoulder on 10/1/12 while trying to dislodge a rock from the head pulley on R-1. He did not seek medical attention until 10/3/12.

Employee was cleaning the dust rings on the crusher when he cut his finger on the blades in the ring.

Employee was wrenching on a bolt when he felt something pop in his left elbow.

He was working on a crusher and got overheated and started getting dizzy.

Employee was using a hoist/come-a-long to help place a sprocket on a shaft. The hoist became dislodged catching his finger in between the sprocket and the shaft.

EE was climbing into loader. He was on bottom step of ladder when he turned to talk to someone. He lost his balance and fell off ladder, injuring his left shoulder and ribs.

EE was using a wrench and cheater pipe on a transmission bolt. The wrench slipped and struck him in the face/mouth/teeth.

EE injured his right shoulder while shoveling in silo. He didn't seek medical attention and begin losing time until 5 May 2010.

Injury used a power washer wand to wash grease off his boots. Water went inside his boot and burned his right ankle.

EE was washing the mast on the drill. He was walking along the mast washing it when he slipped. His legs slipped out from underneath him and as he fell, he sprayed himself with the power washer, which was equipped with a stripping nozzle. Took a chunk of meat out of his leg.

Injury received a spider bite on his left hand while cleaning trash under the crusher.

The 7-foot crusher would not start. Employee took a meter to check the fuses. While he was checking a fuse, one of the other leads got close to another phase, causing a short. The meter was too small for this voltage and burned his hands and face.

He was cleaning mud off block at CR-1 conveyor. When piece of chipping hammer broke off and punctured his right hand.

Employee was checking fuses in control panel on portable crusher run plant. He leaned against panel door and got right thumb against back of a amp guage, shocking him and leaving two burns on right thumb.

EE was using a come-a-long attached to a welded pad eye. It came loose and struck him in the face. No lost time, 6 stitches were required.

Employee was walking up stairs and twisted his ankle (right ankle sprain).

Employee was cutting rubber with a knife. The knife slipped and cut his left middle finger. No lost time or light duty but stitches were required.

Employee was adjusting a guard on a conveyor. The guard shifted and smashed his pinky. No lost time or light duty but four stitches were required.

EE was working with other employees to put the crusher back together. He got three fingers caught under the thrust washer. Finger contusion

Employee was working with another employee to load a 55-gallon oil drum in a pickup truck bed. They decided it was too heavy and were trying to set it back down when the other employee's hand slipped off the drum. The drum cut the first employee's left index finger. Eight stitches were required.

Employee was working on the rear brakes of a welding pickup truck. When he lowered the jack, the pickup truck ran over his ankle. His ankle was bruised.

Employee suffered a hernia while changing screens on the #4 8x20.

Employee was installing a hub on a loader and cut his hand. There was no lost time and no restricted duty but there were twelve stitches.

Employee states he dislocated a rib climbing into his Caterpillar 980F loader.

Truck driver assigned to Weatherford Batch Plant was at quarry for a load of rock. He drove up to the wet down rack so he could push the rock down & wet it before leaving. When he entered the trailer from the wet down rack, he lost his balance & fell out of the trailer. He is still losing time with fractured two ribs & bruised head, back & leg.

Employee was welding on a loader bucket. A chain hoist was attached to the bucket. The nylon strap broke and the chain host swung down and struck employee's left hip. His hip was bruised. Injured is losing time.

Employee was drilling holes in a piece of metal. He was wearing gloves and the drill caught the glove and pulled his hand. His left wrist was strained. He missed one day of work and is working restricted duty.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AT THE CHIP PLANT. HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE CRAWLING OUT OF AN AWKWARD POSITION.

EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE TAKING THE METAL CLAMPS OFF, THE IMPACT WRENCH STRUCK EE IN THE CHIN. NO LOST OR RESTRICTED DUTY BUT STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS ON A UNILOADER CLEANING THE CHIP PLANT. SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE, EVEN THROUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS REPLACING THE CHAIN ON THE CR2 & SMASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE CHAIN & A GEAR.

EE WAS HELPING TO HOLD A R-50 TIRE UP SO THE FORKLIFT COULD MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE. THE FORKLIFTBUMPED THE TIRE & THE TIRE FELL EE FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY HE FRACTURED HIS WRIS T

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN R-50 TRUCK AND HIT BUMPSIN THE ROAD. HE BOUNCED IN THE SEAT AND HIT THE ROOF OF THE CAB WITH HIS HEAD CAUSING NECK AND SHOULDER STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AIR IN A GRADER TIRE WHEN THE WHEEL RING BLEW OFF AND HIT HIM.

WAS WASHING RIG WHEN KINDA SLIPPED/LOSS BALANCE AND SPRAYED HIS OWN FOOT. BY THE TIME HE GOT HIS STEEL TOED BOOT OFF HAD 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON FOOT (5TH & 4TH TOES). APPLIED OINTMENT & WORKED TH E REST OF THE DAY. FOOT CONTINUED TO HURT ALL WEEKEND SO HE WENT TO DR. ON 6-2- AND DR. ADVISED NOT TO WORK ALL WEEK THAT HE HAD 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

EE WAS USING A PIPE AT THE CHIP PLANT RERUN BIN TO FEED WET SCREENINGS THAT WOULD NOT SLIDE. HE HIT THE SIDE OF THE BIN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING TIRE WITH BOOM TRUCK, (USING #10 TIRE HAND), HE FAILED TO USE ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE TIRE TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. IT FELL, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE.

EE WAS CARRYING A R-50 BRAKE SHOE TO THE SOLVENT VAT. AS HE WENT BETWEEN THE SHOP HEATER AND THE SHOP TRUCK, HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE TOOL BOX DOOR OF THE TRUCK, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 17 MAY 1993 KIDNEY PROBLEMS IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE DR STATED THAT HE HAD A LUMBAR STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GRADER WHEN THE WHEEL LEAN CONTROL LEVER KICKED BACK STRIKING THE PALM OF HIS RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN LOADER AND AS HE WALKED BACK OF RADIATOR, SOMETHING BLEW OUT OF RADIATOR INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF STEP OF WATER WAGON-STRAINED GROIN TRYING TO CATCH HANDHOLD.

SHOVELING OFF CONCRETE SLAB UNDER SCREENING TOWER-BACK STARTED HURTING AS HE TURNED AND WALKED AWAY.

REMOVING CABLE FROM CRUSHER-BURR PUNCTURED RIGTH HAND.

WORKING WAY UP STOCKPILE-MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE-PICKING WOOD CHIPS FROM STONE MATERIAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD JUNK IRON HIS CLOTH GLOVE CAUGHT ON A BURR ON CABLE HE WAS HOLDING HE COULD NOT SEE CRANE OPERATOR TO GET HIM TO STOP BEFORE INJURY END OF INGER ON LEFT HAND WAS INJU RED END OF BONE REMOVED BY DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE LINER OUT OF AN R 50 EUCLID TRUCK A SHEET OF METAL BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE BRUISING THE RIB CAGE AND HIS RT HAND

FLY ROCK FROM P9IMARY BLAST ENTERED WINDSHIELD OF TRUCK 1800 FEET FROM BLAST SITE.INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE TRUCK AND THIS CAUSED A BROKEN LEFT ARM AND FACIAL LACERATION.

CLERK STRAINED HER LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE LIFTING THE LID TO A FLOOR SAFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 992 LOADER AT TOO FAST A PACE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE MATERIAL THAT HE WAS LOADING THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BLADDER AND RIGHT GROIN

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A STEP GOING INTO THE BIN HOUSE AT THE CRUSHING PLANT FELL AND CRACKED THE BONE IN HIS LEFT ANKLE

EMP WAS USING IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE AND STRAINED HIS LOWWER BACK HE WAS LIFTING SCREENS

WHILE SHOVELING,FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.DR SAYS IT WAS MUSCLE SPASM.

DOING CLEAN-UP WORK UNDER FEEDER WHEN BUMPED INTO BEAM AND BRUISED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE A MECHANIC WAS PUTTING A STERRING ARM ON A R-50 AN AIR LINE BLEW OFF, STRIKING THE MECHANIC INTHE RIGHT EYE

LIGHT RAIN HAD BEEN FALLING IN AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HE SLIPPED AND FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RELINE A HOPPER BY LETTING METAL DOWN BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND HOPPER BOX. HE WAS STEADYING THE METAL, THEN HE YANKED IT OT POSITION IT AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.