Dickson Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The MSHA hotline was called due to inundation of the lower bench in the pit. There were no injuries.

Employee was injured by having a drill hammer mash EE's foot which resulted in a fracture.

The MSHA Hotline was called due to inundation of the lower bench in the pit. There were no injuries.

The alleged injured employee stated that he was lifting on a screen bearing in order to remove from the crane choker. He stated that he felt a pain in his lower back. It was later determined through interviews and investigation that the injury was not a work related injury.

The employee was using a knife to cut a limb on a tree. As the employee was cutting the limb the knife slipped causing a laceration that required stitches.

Injured employee had installed a bearing puller, and was using a porta-power to reverse the bearing from the shaft. When one of the all thread stock stripped allowing the T-Bar and the all thread rods to come apart under pressure causing a laceration and fracture to thumb

Local police were in pursuit of an automobile on Hummingbird Lane, in front of mine property. The driver swerved to avoid police spike strips, lost control and ran through fence near Vulcan's front gate, hitting a tree resulting in a fatal car crash 20 feet onto mine property.

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TWO EMPLOYEES' WERE ATTEMPTING TO RIG FOR REMOVAL OF THE CRUSHER COVER. THE SINGLE PART LINE WAS TWO-BLOCKED ALLOWING THE HOOK & HEADACHE BALL TO DROP, STRIKING THE EE THAT WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SET RIGGING.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE SCREEN HOUSE CLEANING OUT AND ADJUSTING THE WATER NOZZLES IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN. HE TURNED TO EXIT THE AREA AND HIT HIS LEG ON A BEAM, RESULTING IN STITCHES TO HIS RIG HT LEG.

BEHIND SHOP AT SCRAP PILE LOADING SCRAP HAMMER &ANVILS (COORN CRUSHER PARTS) FOR SALVAGE. PICKING THEM UP & THROWING THEM INTO LOADER BUCKET. STEEL PIECE CHIPPED OFF & WENT INTO LEFT TESTICLE.

BEHIND SHOP AT SCRAP PILE LOADING SCRAP HAMMERS AND ANVILS(WORN OUT CRUSHER PARTS) FOR SALVAGE. PICKING ITEMS UP AND THROWING THEM INTO LOADER BUCKET. STEEL PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO LOW ER RIGHT CALF.

GETTING OFF D-8 DOZER STEPPING DOWN FROM YOKE AND FOOT TRIPPED AND LANDED HARD ON GROUND.THE NEXT MORNING LEFT LEG WAS SORE AND STIFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON JAW REAR CLEANING WEDGES, FOOT SLIPPED AND CATCHING SELF TO PREVENT FALL EMPLOYEE NOTICED BURNING FELLING IN BACK EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING WITH DISCOMFORT UNTIL 7-14-94 & FIN ALLY WENT TO UROLOGIST THINKING HE HAD A KIDNEY STONE.

WAS LOADING WASHED 3/4 STONE FROM BELT-USED HAND RAIL TO FALL HIMSELF OUT OF TRUCK TO PLATFORM & FELT TINGLE IN THE LIGHT HALF OF BACK ABOVE THE BELT DISCOMFORT CONTINUSED UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 AM CONTINUED STANDING ON PLATFORM & LOADING TRUCK TIL NOON THEN WENT TO DR.

EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED FROM LOADER & STEPPED ON A NAIL & IT PENETRATED HIS FOOT EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC & RECEIVED A SHOT & RETURNED TO WORK EMPLOYEE WORKED A DAY #2 & ON DAY #3 HIS FOOT WAS HURTING & DR PUT HIM IN HOSPITAL HAD INFECTED FOOT

HIT ELBOW WHILE CHANGING OIL ON #2 SCREEN & 30 MIN LATER WAS USING HAMMER TO BREAK A ROCK HUNG IN BACKHOE/HAMMER AT JAW CRUSHER NOTICE PAIN & SWELLING IN ELBOW

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS IN #1 SCREEN & SCREEN SLIPPED & EMPLOYE HIT ELBOW ON SCREEN FRAME CAUSING PINCHED NERVE IN ELBOW.

WAS CHANGING FILTER ON TEREX TRUCK AND FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A PIECE OF PIPE AND EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON TOP OF PULLY GUARD TO USE SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON CRUSHER AND STEPPED BACKWARD TO SWING HAMMER AND MISSED FOOTING AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET LANDING BETWEEN PU LLY GUARD AND F5N GUARD WITH RIGHT SIDE OF BACK STRIKING AGAINST PULLY GUARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE IN CONCRETE WITH JACK HAMMER AND THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND JACKHAMMER HIT FOOT FRACTURING BONE IN RIGHT GREAT TOE.

EMP CLIMBED TO 2UTSIDE OF RETAINING WALL TO HOLD METAL PLATE IN PLACE TO BE WELDED PLATE SHIFTED AND EMP FELL APPROX 16 FT TO GROUND

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ROLLING AA ROCK OUT OF THE ROAD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.