DOUGLASVILLE MINE SITE: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Changing rollers on C-1 tail pulley. EE laid the roller flat and then pulled it out, felt a sharp pain in middle of his back. EE continued to hold roller to keep it from falling and then set the roller down. Pain was in the middle of his back, between shoulder blades. EE was sent to the clinic where he was x-rayed and diagnosed with a muscle strain and placed on light duty.

Employee was diagnosed with a noise induced (sensorineural) hearing loss after a threshold shift was detected.

EE and a mechanic where using a hydraulic wrench to tighten the spider bolts on the gyratory crusher. While the EE was repositioning the wrench, a miscomunication accurred with the mechanic. The mechanic energized the wrench, pinching the EE's finger between wrench and crusher structure.

Employee was walking on plant yard (muddy conditions) and stepped on rock, "rolled" / sprained his left ankle.

Employees were carrying screens for a screen deck change. Another employee dropped a screen striking the injured employee in the lower torso.

Employee was carrying metal (for guard), with another employee - slipped, but did not fall, injuring right knee. Employee suffered right knee sprain but did not report this injury in a timely fashion. After beginning to experience pain, on Oct 17, employee decided to seek medical treatment.

Employee was loading a 55 gallon drum onto a stand by himself when he was told to wait for help. He slipped on a mat and the drum rolled onto his wrist and arm.

Employee was unscrewing a hydraulic crusher when a cylinder slipped, pinching his right thumb (stitches required). The injury did not become official until 4-9-05.

Employee was using hammer to perform unknown task and began experiencing lower back pain. The injury did not get reported until 4/19/2005

Employee is one of the pit loader operators, and was operating a 988G loader and struck a rock with a tire, jarring the machine. The jarring, jarred the employees back. The machine and seat specifically are in good working order. The employee sprained his back, no modified duty, but a perscription for inflamation. The employee went to the doctor on 9/13/04 for evaluation.

Employee exited loader and was standing on the ground, went to twist to walk away and felt sudden pain in his right calf. Injury is a partial tear to his right calf.

The employee operates the pit loader loading three quarry trucks. The employee alledges the movement in the loader strained his back.

EE GOT OUT OF WELDING TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAS BEEN ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE TURNED AROUND STRIKING SCREEN MEDIA RESULTING IN A LACERATION ACROSS HIS LIP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPERATOR A DRAGLINE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED BACK CAUSING THE EE TO INJURY HIS ANKLE.

WHILE INSTALLING RADIATOR IN MACHINE, MECHANIC'S RIGHT HAND AND WRIST WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN BOTTOM OF RADIATOR AND MOUNTING AREA OF MACHINE.

EE WAS REPLACIN O RING ON THE PIT SHOVEL. WHEILEWORKING ON THIS THE EE REACHED OVER TO GET A HYDRALIC HOSE WHE HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL HIS PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT. EE WAS IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB LADDER TO LOADER WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY A LARGE STONE WHEN THE STONE SHIFTED & SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RIG UP A CONVEYER BELT, WHEN HIS LEG GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE CONVEYERBELT AND A CROSS TIE THAT WAS HOLDING UP THE BOTTOM SUPPORTS.

EE WAS INSTALLING BEARING ON SCREEN SHAKER. HE WAS LIFTING IMPROPERLY WITH THE BEARING, WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN Y

PUMP ACTIVATED WHILE FINGER WAS INSIDE PUMP.

OPERATOR OPENED CAB DOOR AND EXITED CAB, SHUT DOOR AND WALKED CATWALK TO INSPECT BED. FELL FROM CATWALK TO GROUND APPROX 7 FT.

ROLLING WATER HOSE ONTO REEL-NOZZLE FLIPPED OVER TOP OF ROLLER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND BRUISING LEFT THUMB.

CHANGING DUMP CYCLINDER ON HITACHI EX 1100, WHILE ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING A TOOTH SHANK ADAPTER WITH A WIRE WELDER. EE RECEIVED PERRIFRIAL WELD BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING CRUSHER PAD WITH HOSE. WATER STREAM STRUCK BEAM AND SPRAYED BACK IN HIS BACK. GETTING ROCK DUST INTO EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A WALKING CHAIN ON A NORTHWEST DRAGLINE. AS HE WAS PUTTING THE CHAIN ON HIS FINGER SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER. STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS USING A PORTABLE GRINDER ON A CRUSHER BONNET. THE GRINDER WAS IN AN ACUTE ANGLE AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT THE EE KNEE.

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & THE EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDRAIL & THE BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER A PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER TRUCK WAS BACKED UP TO THE FEEDER & DUMPED WITHOUT BEING SIGNALED TO DO SO A ROCK FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FEEDER & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HAR D HAT

EMPLOYEE WAS REPARING A SHOP DOOR. THE TENSION SPRING CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. HE SUFFERED LACERATIONS AND WAS SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE NUTS HOLDING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER IN PLACE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD. 4 SUTURES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE.THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEES THUMB.SUTURES WERE APPLIED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE GRINDER. THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE HAD SUTURES APPLIED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER A SHAKER SCREEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE SCREEN & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD HE FELL & STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THECONCRETE PAD HE SUFFERED A LACERATION THAT REQUI RED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE

A ROCK CHUTE TO A CONE CRUSHER WAS BEING REMOVED THE CHUTE WAS ATTACHED WITH ONE CHAIN AND TWO EMPLOYEES WERE GUIDING IT AS A P & H CRANE PICKED IT UP AS IT WAS LIFTED ONE END OBERBALANCED AND DROPPED DOWN AND MASHED THE EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND FRAME STITCHES APPLIED

EMPL CLEANING SPILLAGE OUT FROM BETWEEN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR BELT.TOOL BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AND PULLED MANS HAND UP AGAINST SHARP PIECE OF METAL.STITCHES NEEDED TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPL USING LONG HANDLED SOCKET WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS AT CRUSHER.WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPL IN MOUTH.STITCHES NEEDED TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OUT OF A P & H CRANE. HE STARTED TO CLIMB OUT AND THEN REALIZED HE HADNOT SET THE SWING BRAKE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REPLACE A CONVEYOR BELT.HE WAS PULLING THE NEW BELT INTO POSITION.HE FELL OFF THE BELT ONTO A STOCKPILE.HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET.

EMPLOYEES WERE 9EPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT FRAME THAT HAD BECOME WARPED EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLET ED THE TASK & WERE GOING TO RUN BELT TO SEE IF IT WAS PROPERLY ALLIGNED WHEN THE BELT WAS STARTED T HE CONVEYOR MOV9D & PINNED INJURED MANS ARM BETWEEN CATWALK OF CONVEYORS HANDRAIL & THE SUPPORT HOLDING THE CONVEYOR UP

TWO MEN WERE CA9RYING A CROSSTIE. ONE EMP LOWERED HIS END OF THE CROSSTIE JUST AS THE OTHER EMP WAS ABOUT TO SET HIS END ON THE TRUCK. I NAMES FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE WOOD AND THE TRAC BED 3

EMP LIT A CUTTI3G TORCH AND REACHED TO PULL SOME HOSE TOWARDS HIM. WHEN HE GRASPED THE HOSE IT BURST AND BURNED HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER ON RT HAND

I NAME WS TRYIN1 TO FREE A HANGUP IN THE CRUSHER. THE WEDGE HE WAS USING KICKED BACK AGAINST HIS STOMACH AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS RT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING HANDRAILS ON A NEWLY PAINTED WHITE BIN AT NIGHT HE BURNED HIS EYES DUE TO REFLECTIONS AROUND HIM OFF THE BRIGHTLY PAINTED SURFACES.

THE INJURED MAN3GOT ONTO A BELT TO SERVE IT.HE DID NOT LOCKOUT THE MAIN SWITCH.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE BELT NOT KNOWING THAT SOMEONE WAS ON THE BELT.THE INJURED MAN'S LEG WAS TRAPPED BETW WEEN THE BELT A3D BELT AND SCRUBBER.

EMPLOYEE DOESN\T KNOW EXACTLY HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED BUT ONLY SURMISES THAT HE HERNIATED HIMSELF WHEN HE HELPED CHANGE A SCREEN MADE OF PUNCH PLATE.

EE WAS HOOKING METAL TO A LOADER BUCKET WITH A CHAIN. THE CHAIN HAD A KINK IN IT WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE KNIK CAME OUT CAUISNG METAL TO SWING INTO EES LEG CAUSING BREAK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOP OFF OF A CAN OF OIL, THE CAN SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND. THE CUT CAUSED FROM SHARP EDGES ON CAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN GATE ON CHUTE TO CHANGE FLOW OF ROCK, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN SAME GATE WITH HAMMER SWUNG ONE MORE TIME, NOT REALIZING EMPLOYEE HAD HAN D IN WAY. FIRST EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE THAT SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO SWING AGAIN, WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN GATE WITH HANDS.