Downingtown Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was moving a section of 12" hose with the telehandler. They attempted to extend the boom out to place it down while on an uneven surface. The outriggers were not extended and the vehicle rolled onto its cab side. The employee was wearing a seatbelt but injured their leg from the impact of the rollover.

Employee was repositioning PPE when a small piece of metal went into right eye. After flushing eye, employee received medical treatment for a scratch to cornea.

Employee was erecting steel and placed hand in pinch point causing a laceration to the tip of the left ring finger without damage to the fingernail requiring stitches.

Employee's right little finger was caught between digging bar and back plate resulting in a laceration requiring stitches and a fracture to the finger.

Employees hand was pinched between a metal plate and the magnet on C6 Conveyor.

Felt a pop in knee while exiting rear of straight truck

Employee was tying rebar mat on the ground and tripped. Employee got laceration to right arm from falling on end of rebar.

Employee was operating a Haul Truck when the truck bounced, causing injury to employee's back.

Tested voltage using wrong equipment creating an arc which burned employee.

While cleaning material around the access hatch on C1 Conveyor the employee lifted the hatch and twisted their back. Employee felt pain in their back but did not report it to management until 11/1/2021. Employee was taken to occupational medicine for evaluation and was later released back to work with restrictions.

Employee injured their left pinky finger while placing an outrigger support plate back on the crane.

Employee using a pedestal grinder in shop when EE's right thumb contacted the grinding wheel. Employee was treated at hospital and released.

Employee was cleaning between Screen 6 & 7 when employee attempted to move a metal plate on the ground. Employee felt a pop in their groin. Employee was taken to clinic for evaluation.

Employee attempted to remove a stuck safety chain on a crane block. The workers finger got caught in the block and resulted in a injury to EE's left hand.

Employee was welding on a metal strip which was caught in a feed chute of a crusher. The metal was cut free and sprung out hitting the employee and knocking the employee backwards.

While pushing a piece of plywood employee felt pop in right shoulder.

While placing lifting strap on pipe employee experienced a strain to lower back.

Miner was working on bearing housing when they felt a pop in the lower back.

Employee received a slight bruise to EE's right leg while moving a metal plate on top of a crusher.

A hydraulic hose on the employee's service truck outrigger got caught. The employee reached in to free the hose. EE began to retract the outrigger to gain slack in the hose and did not realize that a hand was in a pinch point. The outrigger broke several bones in the left hand.

While adjusting crusher setting employee tripped over cable strung between crusher assembly and loader. Employee fell onto walkway causing contusion on left knee.

Employee was attempting to rotate the rotor inside the primary crusher. EE said had heard a pop in back. It got stiff.

Employee was rushing out of the lunchroom to avoid clocking in late and struck head on the corner of the door, causing a laceration and bump.

Employee was climbing up a berm to check water flow and a rock shifted causing employee to lose footing and fell forward with hand extended causing a laceration between pinky and ring finger. Required sutures

EE was assisting on the repair of a broken water pipe under the secondary tower. After they were finished EE was walking under the tower and got foot caught in hoses causing EE to trip and fall resulting in a fracture in ankle of right leg. EE was taken to the ER.

Employee was taking a conveyer pulley off a pallet. EE squatted and bent down to lift one end up and roll it off the pallet. As EE did EE twisted slightly causing EE to have pain in the lower left side of EE's back.

Employee was cleaning a spray nozzle on S-17 while standing on the catwalk alongside screen frame. Employee's foot slipped on the wet surface of the catwalk and wedged between the catwalk and screen deck frame.

While ee was priming the fuel pump at tank 1 EE put fuel into the priming tube of the pump. Started the pump and went up on the truck to see if it primed. It didn't act like it primed so EE went back down turned the pump off and shut valves, when EE removed cap off priming tube diesel fuel shot out getting past EE's safety glasses and into EE's eyes and mouth.

Employee was removing the drain plug on the transmission of a piece of mobile equipment. While performing this task the employee strained his left shoulder.

While employee was climbing the steps on a Caterpillar 777 Haul Truck the employee strained his lower back.

Removing pipe flange from SP-5 rental pump, employee was holding flange so co-worker could get a bolt out when bolt came out flange fell to the ground pinching employee's left index finger between falling flange and flange on the ground.

Employee had picked up a drum of wire in order to place it on turn table. He lost his grip on it. When he tried to catch it, he felt a pull

Occupational illness had a standard threshold shift in hearing evaluation of 26 decibels.

While attempting to lift a cover plate to expose a broken hydraulic hose on a 980 Cat loader employee felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He was treated for an abdomen strain & returned to restricted duty. He returned to his regular job as a mechanic. After additional testing it was determined that he has a hernia. He is OOW for hernia surgery as of June 18th.

While the IW was inspecting a siphon line on a water pump an insect crawled up his shirt sleeve. The insect bit the IW on the shoulder. This incident was reported by the IW 3 days after it occurred. When the injury was reported it was still swollen and required medical attention due to an infection.

The injured employee was removing a gear box from a stacking conveyor. As the IE was standing on the conveyor, the conveyor frame broke and the IE was struck in the right arm by a hand shovel that became airborne. The injured employee received 11 stitches to his upper right arm.

IE was standing on a conveyor catwalk when the conveyor frame broke. Sudden drop of the conveyor caused the employee to fall. As employee was falling he grabbed the handrail and strained his shoulder. Injury has been classified as first aid to this point and will be changed to lost time effective May 26, 2011 We discovered that the employee will require rotator cuff surgery.

Employee was assisting on blast crew as a driver & laborer. He was attempting to exit the rear of a straight van truck. He was using the rear door and door frame as hand holds & was reaching with foot to use ICC bumper as a step when his foot slipped. He fell to the ground injuring his right knee dan right shoulder.

EE was pushing a wheel barrel and was too close to an Ibeam. He bumped into it and hit his hand.

Employee reported on 3-1-2010 he felt pain in right groin while assisting in lifting a steel plate..he did not request medical treament at the time of report. 12 days later he did seek medical treament and was diagnosed with a hernia and scheduled for surgery on 3-26-2010 and estimated to be off work for 4 weeks.

Employee is still complaining of pain in left thumb.....Went to the doctors again and this time put him on modified duty.

Trip over door jamb going into building.

Employee was climbing down from conveyor head pulley chute and slipped off of a shaft for the flop gate. His leg scraped against the shaft as he fell and scraped his leg causing lacerations.

Pain in the left thumb. Employee went to his own family doctor and then referred to the company's doctor. Doctor says it is trigger thumb from repeating motion by pulling on the handle to loader.

Employee was getting off bobcat when his right foot got caught between the frame of the bobcat and frame of the bucket causing injured ee to fall striking his knee on the top of the bucket, which caused a laceration to his right knee.

Conveyor belt needed a small piece cut off of it. Employee had a utility knife, pulling it towards himself slipping off of belt & cutting himself.

When working on a hose line under a haul truck, ee twisted his body while trying to reach a hose and pulled his lower back muscle.

EE was helping co-worker with welding a plate for shaker 2 & something went into employee's left eye causing pain. He then went to Occupational Health & they referred him to eye doctor. He has a scratch on his left eye due to a foreign object. Must have flown into his eye. Eye protection was being worn at the time.

EE was washing off a concrete pad with a high pressure water hose, when hose broke and struck EE in the leg, causing injury.

While greasing a drum on a crane, employee slipped and lost his balance causing him to fall on his left leg which went between the dismount steps and the body of the crane while his body bent sideways toward the ground.

Employee was putting fuel hose into fuel truck to fill up truck. Employee felt a pull in his side.

Employee was opening the engine door to check the oil. EE backed up & fell off the loader hitting his right wrist on the manlift parked next to the loader.

Employee was assisting primary crusher welder to dislodge a piece of metal from between crusher wall & rotor. When the piece of metal came loose, employee's foot got pinched causing a fracture in left foot.

WHILE WALKING ON SOUTHSIDE OF CR-1, EE TRIPPED OVER A DONUT LAYING ON THE DECK AND ALMOST FELL THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE PLATFORM WHERE THE V-BELT BOARD IS TO SIT

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CUTTING EDGE & SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK AND SHOULDER WHILE PUGHING CUTTING EDGE AWAY FROM HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING INSIDE CR #1 DISCHARGE CHUTE, UNDER THE ROTOR INSPECTING THE INSIDE OF THE CRUSHER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CRUSHER HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH A HAMMER & CHISEL. HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

EE WAS DIRECTING A CRANE OPERATOR WHERE TO PUT A LARGE PIECE OF CATWALK WHEN THE SLING BROKE AND LOAD DROPPING ON EE.

WHILE MOVING OIL DRY WITH HAND TRUCK DOWN THE STOCK ROOM RAMP HE SLIPPED ON OIL DRY AND FELL UNDER THE LOADED HAND TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF LOADER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE.

NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT--BOUNCING AROUND IN LOADER/RUNNING LOADER.

ON 9/19/00 EE REPORTED NUMBNESS OF RIGHT WRIST & DIRECTED TO WC MEDICAL CENTER. NO DIRECT INCIDENT INVOLVED

HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A LARGE ROCK OFF A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CARRYING 2 - 3O GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL TO A HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS LIFTING ONE OF THE BUCKETS UP TO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS SHOULDER. DIDN'T FEEL PAIN UNTIL JUNE 10 TH.

WHILE FILLING WATER TRUCK. THE HOSE WAS NOT IN PROPER POSITION. WENT DOWN 3 STEPS AND STEPPED OVER TO THE TRUCK WITH LEFT LEG. WHEN HE TURNE DHIS BODY HE HEARD A SNAP, AND FELT PAIN AT RIGH T ANKLE AREA.

WORKING AS PLANT HELPER CLEANING OUT CHUTE AT SECONDARY PLANT AT C-21 CONVEYOR DRY SCREENING CHUTE BLOCKED STANDING ON PIECE OF FLAT BAR DIGGING CHUTE OPEN SLIPPED OFF FLAT BAR LANDING WRONG O N HIS RIGHT ANKLE. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY

IN SHOP WORKING ON TRUCK. HOIST CYLINDER SLIPPED OFF LOWER BOTTOM PIN AND SWUNG INTO RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT WRIST.

TRYING TO ACCESS WATER TRUCK TO ACCESS THE WATERTRUCK & FELT SHARP PAIN DEVELOPE IN LOWR BACK

WELDER DROPPED WE3LD LEAD. EE PROCEEDED TO RETRIVEVE IT, WHILE GETTING IT HE STEPPED ON A SMALL PILE OF MATERIAL CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO GO SIDEWAYS CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE PIPE WHILE LOADER OPERATOR WAS POSITIONING IT WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF OF THE PIPE LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT/TOES. CRUSHED METAL SAFETY SHOE. HE WAS PUTTING PIPE TOGE

EE CLIMBED UP ONTO EMBANKMENT TO TRIM A BUSH, A FELLOW EE WAS RUNNING A GASOLINE POWERED WEEK WACKER FITTER WITH A METAL BLADE. COWORKER WAS WORKING BELOW EE. E STUMLED AND STEPPED BACKWARDS T O REGAIN BALANCE AND ARM CONTACTED ROTATING BLADE.

EE HIT A POT HOLE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WHEN HE WAS PREPARING TO MOUNT LOADER HE REACHED UP AND AS HE GRABBED THE RAIL, PAIM SHOT THROUGH HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEPTING TO PRY WITH A 15" PRY BAR HYDRAULIC MECHANISM ON CRUSHER WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED SMALL FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND HAND RAILING.

EE WAS REPLACING INSPECTION PLATES INSIDE CRUSHING CHAMBER, ONE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND, PINCHING 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND CRUSHER FRAME.

AWKWARD MOVEMENT OF WODEN BLOCK WHILE POSITIONING UNDER FRONT AXLE OF THE LAODER. BLOCK TIPPED OVER PINCHING FINGER.

INJURED WAS POURING BACKING MATERIAL IN CRUSHER.TWO PART RESIN, MIXEDUP TO POUR AS BACKING MATERIAL BEHIND MANGANESE ON 5 1/2' CRUSHER BOWL AND MANTLE ASSEMBLIES. VAPORS OR FUMES FROM COMPOUND CAUSED ALLERGIC REACTION.

EE WAS PICKING UP 3' SECTIONS OF PIPE CASING TO PUT IN THE BACK OF HIS PICK UP. SOME PIECES WERE FROZEN TO THE GROUND, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ONE PIECE, SOMETHING STARTED HURTING IN HIS LE FT SHOULDER.

HE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS FROM THE PARTS OFFICE INTO THE GARAGE WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING IT TO TWIST.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL WHEN HE TURNED TO EMPTY SHOVEL, HIS FOOT DID NOT TURN CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS INSIDE A CHUTE DIGGING OUT FROZEN MATERIAL WITH A DIGGING BAR, IN AN UP AND DOWN MOTION WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK A PIECE OF PIPE ABOVE HIS HEAD CAUSING THE INJURY.

ATTEMPTING TO LIFT UP A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO TIE A PIECE OF ROPE TO IT WHEN FELT A TWINGE IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS PUTTING A NEW CHAIN IN HOIST. HE STEPPED FROM THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER TO BEAM WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A BEAM AND TWISTED LEFT HIP.

LAST STEP ON UCLID MOVES AND WHEN EE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON STEP AND RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND HIS LEFT FOOT STAYED IN THE SAME PLACE WHILE HIS BODY TWISTED TO THE RIGHT.

EMP WAS BENT OVER PUSHING SCREEN INTO PLACE WHENHE GOT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

VICTIM AND COWORKER WERE PREPARING TO OPEN CHUTE/DOOR AT DISCHARGE END OF VIBRATING SCREEN TO GAIN ACCESS TO 2ND DECK, COWORKER CALLED AWAY TO ANSWER PAGE, VICTIM TRIED TO OPEN DOOR BY USING A COME-A-ALONG. HE BRUSHED STONE OFF DOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION ON 1/2" PRODUCT BIN. HE REMOVED COME-A-ALONG FROM LIFTING EYE WHICH MEANT HE HAD TO BALANCE DOOR, WHEN IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM, F

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTNG TO UNLOAD A BARREL OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK, WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE BARREL WAS TOO MUCH, BARREL WENT BCK DOWN PINCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BARREL AND RAILING ON TRUCK

EMP WAS CLIMBING INTO SECOND DECK OF SHAKER WHENHIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE THEN PUT HIS HAND DOWN TO CATCH HIMSELF AND JAMMED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMP WAS LIFTING AN OIL PAN FROM UNDER A LOADER WHEN HE FELT A LITTLE PULL, BUT NO SEVERE PAIN. THE PAIN CAME LATER THAT NIGHT.

EE HAD FINISHED CHECKING VIBRATING SCREEN & WAS MAKING HIS WAY UP A SET OF STAIRS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TOWER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON STONE CAUSING FOOT TO SLIP OFF STEP STRIKING LOWER LEFT LEG

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO HIS TRUCK AFTER GOING TOTHE BATHROOM, WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CATWALK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE REACHED OUT GRABBING THE ARMREST ON INTERIOR SIDE OF OPENED CAB DOOR WHICH RIPPED OFF ALLOWING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EE PICKEDUP A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH OVER HIS HEAD WHEN HE STARTED TO FEEL A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE DRILL & WENT TO DISMOUNT IT WHEN ONE FOOT LANDED ON THE GROUND & TWISTED FOOT ON ROCK IN THE SNOW.

EE WAS EMPLOYEE AS A BELTMAN WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO OPERATE A TOYOTA SKID STEER LOADER. THIS MACHINE IS EUQIPPED WITH HARD RUBBER TIRES, OPERATIN GON FROZEN IRREGULAR TERRAIN BOUNCES OPERATAO R AROUND.

EE WAS UNBLOCKING BIN SCREENING WHILE CLMBING DOWN FROM CLAM GATE HIS FOOT SLIPPED MAKING HIM FALL FORWARD HITTING HIS RIGHT SHIN ON A STONE.

EVIDENTLY STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE LIFTING A WEAR PLATE TO PUT ON WELDING TRUCK.

EE WAS USING A STEEL PIN DRIVER TO TIGHTEN THE CAP ON A HOIST CYLINDER FOR A 65 TON TRUCK. EE WAS STIKING DRIVER WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF DRIVER AND STUCK UPPER THIGH OF LEF T LEG.

A 70 1/2" X 48" SCREEN CLOTH FELL OUT OF A SERVICE TRUCK ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT BACK ON THE TRUCK. WHEN HE DID THIS JHE STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS LIFTING A 42" X 12' PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO CONVEYOR AND STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

AN EMPLOYEE EE & OUTSIDE PERSON WERE LOADING A DRILL HAMMER INTO THE BACK OF A STATION WAGON & THE HAMMER WAS ANGLED DOWN INTO THE VEHICLE FROM LOADING DOCK WHEN THE OTHER PERSON PICKED UP ONE END THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF LOADING DOCK & SMASHED EE RT INDEX FINGER ON TAILGATE

MAKING SLIGHT RIGHT TURN ALONG RAILROAD TRACK. EE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FRONT END COLLASPED AXLE SPLIT APART. THE TRUCK DROPPED SUDDENLY STEERING WHEEL SPUN JERKING THE EE S LEFT ARM AND SHOUL DER.

ASSISTING CRANE OPERATION IN ADJUSTING OUTRIGGERS ON RENTAL CRANE. ONCE CRANE WAS LEVELED, INJURED STEPPED DOWN OFF CRANE LADDER TO GROUND WHICH WAS NOW HIGHER [APPROX. 3 FEET] DUE TO EFFECT O F LEVELING THE MACHINE & MUST HAVE TWISTED & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INJURED COMPLAINS HIS RIGHT ANKLE HURTS. HE WORKED ON NIGHT SHIFT AS A GREASER APPROX 1 1/2 YRS AGO PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING OF 1992. WORKING ON CONCRETE CAUSED HIS FEET TO HURT. HE REQUESTE D SHOES WITH ADDITIONAL CUSHION TO HELP. THESE WERE FURNISHED. HE DIDN'T COMPLAIN ANYMORE TIL NOW.

INJURED WAS DECKING OIL ON 475 MICHIGAN LOADER. TO DO SO REQUIRES REMOVAL OF SIDE PANEL WHIL HAD BEEN POOSITIONED ON BATTERY COVER OF LOADER. AFTER COMPLETING OIL CHECK, HE REACHED TO PICK U P SIDE PANEL AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE F BACK BELOW SHOULDER BLADES.

EE WAS STANDING ON A SINGLE WOODEN LADDER WALKING ON CONVEYOR C-9 WORK GRP LEADER OAK FINK WAS HOLDING LADDER AS HE MADE HIS WAY UP THE LADDER FIND LEFT GO OF THE LADDER OTHER FELL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE HAD REMOVED SIDE RACK ON PARTS TRUCK TO REMOVE PARTS HE HAD RECENTLY PICKED UP WHEN REINSTALLING SIDE RACK HE INADVERTANTLY PLACED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TRUCK BED & RACK AS IT SLID DOWN INTO P LACE IT PINCHED HIS RING FINGER ON RT HAND

EXTREMELY ICY GROUND WALKING & FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER EE HE REACHED OUT RET ARM TO CATCH HIMSELF & FELT SHOULDER (ROTATOR CUP) TEAR

THERE WAS ICE ON LTHE STEPS. EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOWN STAIRS TO CHECK OF WORK CREW. HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM. HE GRABBED HOLD OF HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING & SLID DOWN TO THE EN D OF THE HAND RAIL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST UPRIGHT POST & BREAKING A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DECK OFF SWEEPER BROOM. HE WAS PULLIGN ONA NUT ON A BOLT WITH OPEN END WRENCH. T HE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO BUMP RIGHT ELBOW. HE WAS LAYING ON A PORTION OF THE DECK IN A FAIRLEY CONFINED AREA.

INJURED BENT DOWN TO PICK UP AN EMPTY 55 GALLON OIL DRUM TO TAKE INT HE GARAGE AND EMPTY ANY OIL THT WAS LEFT INT HE DRUM. WHILE LIFTING THE DRUM, HE TURNED HIS UPPER TORSO TO PUT THE DRUM ON A WOODEN SKID WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK ABOUT RIB LEVEL.

EMPL COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ROTORSBEING OUT OF BALANCE CUASING THE PRIMARY CONTROLROOM TO VIBRATE MORE THAN USUAL, RESULTING IN HIS LOWER BACK HURTING.

EE WAS OPENING A BLOCKED CHUTE. THERE WAS A BLOCKED CHUTE WITH LARGE 10" MINUS ROCKS IN IT. EE WAS USING 3/4" ROD APPROX. 6' LONG POKING IN THE CHUTE WITH HIS HANDS UP INSIDE THE CUTE, WHEN TH E BRIDGE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK THE VICTIM ON HIS LEFT HAND BEFORE HE COULD MOVE IT HIS HAND.

HE WAS HAULING MATERIAL OUT TO OUT POND #2 LOCATION, BACKED THE HAUL TRUCK UP TO THE EDGE OF THE POND TO DUMP. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING, THE BANK OF THE BERM BROKE AWAY RESULTING IN THE TRUCK TIPPING OVER SIDEWAYS INTO THE POND. HE THEN CLIMBED OUT THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN HURTING HIS LEFT.

HE WAS STEAM CLEANING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE SPRAY OF WATER GLANCED OFF THE EQUIPMENT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS NECK BACK, CAUSING THE INJURY TO H IS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A SET OF STAIRS TO A LOWER LEVEL IN THE TOWER;& HE STEPPED ONTO THE BOTTOM STAIR WHICH HAD SOME STONE ON IT, HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FLUNG HIS ARMS BACK TO CATCH HOLD OF SOMETHING & HIS LEFT THUMB STRUCK THE STAIR RAILING RESULTING IN A SEVERE SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

INJURED WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TO BRING THE GRATES IN THE BACK DOOR OF THE CRUSHER. WHEN THE GRATE CLEARED THE DOOR IT SWUNG OVER AND HIT INJURED IN THE LEFT ANKLE, PINNING IT AGAINST THE WAL L OF THE CRUSHER.

HE HAD HANDED FUEL NOZZLE UP TO I.NAME ON THE 475 MICH. FRT. END LOADER. FUEL HOSE MUST HAVE HAD A KINK IN IT OR PERHAPS THE HOSE WAS TWISTED. AFTER HE LET GO, HOSE UPTWISTED AND SPUN OUT OF I .NAMES HAND ALLOWING NOZZLE TO FALL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND EAR.

EMPL HAD JUST PUNCHED HIS TIME CARD ON 5/4/93 @ 6:45-6:50 AM WALKED INTO THE GARAGE PAST OTHER EMPLS. HE EVIDENTLY GOT A DRINK OF WATER FROM THE WATER COLLER & WALKED BACK TOWARDS THE DOOR. BY THIS TIME ANOTHER IS OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE & STRIKES THE GLASS WINDOW CUASING GLASS DUST PARTICLES INTO EMPLS EYES. HE WAS TREATED @ ER EMPL WAS NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTIVE WAY TO LUNCHRM.

ON 4-20-93, I WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE CLAIMS THIS IS A WORK RELATED ILLNESS. A SURGERY DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR 4-22-93.

ABOUT ONE HALF HOUR AFTER CARRYING SEVERAL BUCKETS OF GRADATION SAMPLES OF 1B STONE INTO THE LAB FOR ANALYSIS EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK WITH PAINS TO HIS LEFT ARM. HE WENT TO CHE STER COUNTY HOSPTIAL EMERGENCY RM TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE AND DESIRES TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SQUARE BLOCKS OUT OF 2 1/2" THICK STEEL PLATE WHICH WAS APPROX. ONE FOOT OFF OF THE FLOOR SURFACE IN THE GARAGE. WHILE CUTTING THESE PLATES, EE HAD HIS FOOT UNDER THE PLAT E AND ALL THE HOT SLAG WAS BEING BLOWN ON HIS LEEFT SHOE, BURNING A HOLE IN HIS PANTS AND HEATING UP HIS STEEL TOE CAUSING HIS FOOT TO BECOME BURNED.

EE WAS ASSISGNED TO WORKING IN SCREENING TOWER TO RELINE PANS UNDER DEISTER VIBRATING SCREEN WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE SIDING HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING AL LOWING SNOW TO COVER WALKWAYS AND BEAMS TO ACCESS A EE WAS MAKING HIS DESENT DOWN INTO THE PAN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND WRENCHED HIS LOWER BACK ONE DAY WAS LOST.

INJURED REACHED OVER TO CLOSE CHUTE TO STOP PRODUCING DRY SCREENING SWHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. PLEASE NOTE, HE WAS WEARING A COMPANY PROVIDED BACK BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WS 1 DAY LOST TIME. HE ONLY HAD TO WORK 1 MORE DAY BEFORE GOING OUT ON VACATION.

THE EE WAS PICKING STONE FROM OFF SCREEN TO MAKE A PAAAGE WAY FOR CABLE TO EXTRICATE OVERSIZE ROCK FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE MOVED A ROCK AND PLACED IT WHERE HE THOURGHT WAS STABLE AND WHEN HE LET GO IT MOVED AND CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE WALL OF THE PRIMARY SCALPING SCREEN. GLOVES WERE WORN HE RECEIVED FIRST AID AND X RAYS .

EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS FROM WORKING ON TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT..HE DID RECEIVE SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.

EMPL USING A FLOOR SCRAPER TO LOOSEN COMPACTED MATRL. IN DISCHARGE OF A SYNTRON VIBRATING FEEDER. EMPL STARTED TO FEEL DIZZY & SWEATY & NOT GOOD AT ALL. LATER FRI.NIGHT ARMS WERE ACHING KEEP ING EMPL FROM SLEEP.SAT.AM ADMITTED EMPL TO READING HOSPT.FOR TESTS,EKG.DETERMINED SUFFERED MILDHEART ATTACH FRI.BLOCKED ARTERIES NEEDING TRIPLEBYPASS SURGEY.

HE WAS TIGHTENING THE WEDGES ON HAMMERS OF THE EAST ROTOR IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER AT THE SAME TIME THE WELDER WAS WELDING ON THE WEST ROTOR. THE FLASH FROM THE WELDING ARC BURNED HIS EYES.

TRYING TO GET THE ROTOR TO TURN WITH A COME-ALONG HOOKED BETWEEN 2 LIFTING EYES: ONE WELDED ON FEED PLATE AND ONE WELDED ON THE ROTOR. THE EYE ON THE ROTOR BROKE LOOSE AND FLEW BACK,STRUCK RIG HT LEG BETWEEN ANKLE AND KNEE LEAVING A CUT AND BAD BRUISE.WOUND BECAME INFECTED AND RESULTED IN DR VISIT 5-6-92.

EMPL WORKING @ RR LOADING WHARF REPLCG. 8"X8"X 9' OAK BUMPING BLKS, APPARENTLY TRIPPED OVER THEEDGE OF THE 9' HIGH CONCRETE WALL INTO THE RR TRKS RENDERING EMPL UNCONSCIOUS. EMPL TRANSPORTE D TO BRANDYWINE HOSPT. RELEASED AFTER EXTENSIVE EVALUATION INCLDG. X-RAYS, URINALYSIS & BLOOD WORK. BADLY BRUISED SIDE & THIGH.

DISMOUNTING OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON THE STEP. HIS LEFT SIDE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE STEP.

INITIALLY HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A WELDER IN OUR PRIMARY CRUSHER WHERE HE DID BUILD UP AND HARD SURFACE WELDING ONT HE MANGANESE IMPACT HAMMERS. SINCE OCTOBER 1986 INJURED HAS WORKED AS A WELDER IN OUR HAMMER MILLS WHERE HE DOES SIMILAR WELDING ON THREE SMALLER CRUSHERS.

JUMPING OFF PLATFORM & NOT USING LADDER THAT WAS PROVIDED

BELTMAN OPERQTING EQUIPMENT ON ROUGH GROUND.

WHILE CHARGING INTO SOILED CLOTHES (WORN WORKDAY PRIOR) SLAG OR DIRT FELL INTO EYE.

WHILE SHOVELING, HE TURNED TO THROW STONE FROM SHOVEL AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

PUTTING RADIATOR BACK ON INGERSOLL-RAND DRILL RIG THE EMPLOYEE USED 2 PRY BARS TO LIFT UP & PRY THE RADIATOR SIDEWAYS TO LINE UP THE BOLTS AND SUDDENLY HE FELT A SHARP PAIN.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK THROWING STONES OFF OF THE CRUSHER PLATFORM.

EMPLOYEE LOADED WHEEL BARREL TOO HEAVY CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK

MOVEMENT OF TRUCK SEAT AGGITATED BACK CONDITION.

I.NAME WALKED PAST WELDER USING AIR ARC.SMALL SPARK FLEW INTO I.NAMES EYE.

I NAME & A HELPER WERE USING A 4FT LONG BAR & 12LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO CLEAN OUT THE TIGHT SIDE OF THE CRUSHER HE WAS SITTING ON THE FEED PLATE LEANING ON HIS RT HAND WITH A SHORT GRIP ON THE SLE DGE IN HIS LEFT HAND THE HAMMER BOUNCED UP & CAME DOWN ON THE END OF HIS THUMB

WHILE PUSHING ON HAMMERMILLS 137 LID TO CLOSE PAIN SHOT THRU HIS LEFT FOREARM HE WAS NOT STANDING IN A GOOD POSITION TO DO THIS.

CLEANING OFF THE R R TRACKS WITH THE LOADER THE BUCKET LIP STRUCK A RAIL JOINT THAT WAS RAISED SLIGHTLY THE LOADER & I NAME BUMPED THE RT SIDE OF HIS HEAD ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAB

GETTING UP ON WELDING TRUCK TO CHECK OIL IN WELDER, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE LAYING ON TRUCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

GRINDING GUSSET PLATE IN A VISE WITH A HAND GRINDER. WHEEL APPARENTLY CAUGHT ON EDGE OF PLATE TWISTING GRINDER AROUND IN HIS HAND. THE EDGE OF THE WHEEL CUT HIS HAND.

A HLPER LOWERING A REPLACEMENT WEAR PLATE WEIGHT OF 25LBS TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN PRI FEEDER,LOST CONTROL OF IT,IT FELL,THE INJURED WAS WARNED TO MOVE BUT DID NOT.IT HIT HIS LEFT FOOT,OVER THE ARCH.

WASHING SPILLED MATERIAL OFF CONCRETE PAD NEXT TO DITCH UNDER C1 WITH WATER HOSE PULLING HOSE STEPPED BACK ON ROCK CAUSED HIM TO FALL HIT R FOOT ON GROUND

WHILE POSITIONING SCREEN TO BURN OFF CORNERS, HE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND A SECTION OF THE HAND RAIL, BONE CHIP TIP OF LEFT THUMB. EMPLOYEE WORKED 3/16/89, REPORTED OFF 3/17/8 9.

WHILE STEAM CLEANING OIL FROM CRANE, STANDING ON THE PLATFORM, HE STEPPED BACK, LOST HIS BALANCE, FELT HIMSELF STARTING TO FALL, SO HE PUSHED OFF, LANDING ON BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND. THE DROP WAS ABOUT 5 FEET.

SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER CONVEYORS SPRAINED LIFGAMENTS,LOWER BACK.

STANDING ON TRUCK FENDER WELL CLEANING SNOW OFF WINDSHIELD.WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN,FOOT LANDED IN RUT AND TWISTED.

WHILE TIGHTENING THE GRATES ON THE MILL THE BAR SLIPPED DOWN FORCING HIS RIGHT THUMB DOWN, CAUSING A SPRAIN.

SPLICING A NEW CONVEYOR BELT A BELT CUTTER WAS HANDED I NAME BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE CUTTER BLADE SLID ALONG CUTTER STRIKING INJURED'S RIGHT AND CUTTING PALM PALM REQUIRED TWO STITCHES T O CLOSE LACERATION

HE WAS KNEELING IN THE BOTTOM OF A RAILROAD CAR PUTTING RAGS INTO HOLES INTO BOTTOM OF CAR. HIS FOOT BECAME WEDGED INTO THE SMALL AREA BETWEEN DOOR AND BOTTOM. WHEN HE STOOD UP TO MOVE TO THE NEXT POCKET HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

USING HYDRAULIC PORTA-POWER TO PUSH V-BELT SHEAVE OFF VIBRATING SCREEN SHAFT HAND CHAIN HOIST USED TO HOLD WEIGHT OF SHEAVE.WHEN SHEAVE CAME OFF CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED LEFT HAND BECAME WRAPPED I N HOIST CHAIN AND HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN SHAEAVE DROPPED JERKING HIM FORWARD INTO VEAM.

STANDING IN A BIN UNDER A CONVEYOR & REACHING U TO REMOVE A RET URN IDLER HE DROVE ONE SIDE & THE OTHER SIDE SLIPPED OUT OF H IS HAND & HIT HIS HEAD KNOCKING OFF HIS HAT & GLASSES

FINISHED CLEANING LEDGE AND BIN OF SCREEN DISCHARGE,IN CLIMBING OUT HE PULLED HIMSELF UP AND THERE HIS LEG OVER LIP OF BIN,FELT A SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA.EDGE OF BIN ROUGHLY 3-4 FEET HIGH.

JUST BEGINNING TO CLIMB UP TO THE PLATFORM OF THE BLAST HOLE DRILLING MACHINE. HE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE TRACK AND BOTH HANDS ON THE RAILING FIRST ONE HAND SLIPPED OFF, THEN THE OTHER AND HE QUIC KLY PUT HIS FOOT DOWN. HE WAS LEANING TOO FAR BACK AND SET DOWN HARD ON THE GROUND.

TESTING STONE GRADATION HE DROVE TO PLANT & FILLED 2 BUCKETS 35LBS EACH RETURNED TO LAB CARRYING A BUCKET IN EACH HAND IN LAB HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT AS HE WAS PUTTING DOWN THE BUCKETS HE HEARD HIS LEFT KNEE POP & FELT PAIN AROUND HIS KNEE CAP

HE WAS LOADING 40 LB CARTRIDGES OF EXPLOSIVES ONTO A TRUCK. WHEN HE PICKED ONE UP FROM THE GROUND, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS NBACK

HE CLIMBED ONTO3A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS STOPPED SO HE COULD PULL A PIPE OFF BACK OF MAGNET HE DID NOT PULL OUT THE ROPE SWITCH OR LOCK OUT THE CONVEYOR SWITCH PLANT OPERATOR JOGGED BELT FORWA RD A LITTLE SO 5S TO CLEAR STONE FROM UNDER THE MAGNET THIS PULLED I.NAME UNDER THE MAGNET & UNDER CHUTE FEEDING THE SAME CONVEYOR

WHILE THE INJUR9D WAS MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM ALONG A CATWALK IN THE SCREEN BUILDING,HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL DOWN.THE DRUM FELL ON HIS HAND AND CRUSHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE EDGE OF A STE EL STEP. 3

I.NAME STANDING3AT DUMPING SPOT AT LOADING DOCK OF RR.THE NEXT TRUCK DROVE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND I.NAME HAD TO JUMP INTO THE RR CAR TO AVOID BEING HIT.A REGULAR TRUCK DRIVER WAS TEACHING NEW MAN TO DRI5E AT THE TIME.

I.NAME REMOVING3BIT FROM BENT DRILL ROD BY HOLDING BIT IN WRENCH AND USING DRILL TO UNSCREW ROD.WHEN IT CAME OFF THE END WHIPPED AROUND AND HIT I.NAME IN THE ARM AND CHEST.

HE AND ANOTHER 4AN WERE MOVING PLATES AT THE LIBXX PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN ONE OF THEM FELL ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

HE WAS TRYING T2 UNCOUPLE 2 RAILROAD CARS.THE LEVER ARM WHICH RAISES A PIN TO UNCOUPLE RR CARS WAS BROKEN.HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF THE CAUPLER AND LEANED OVER TO PUSH UP THE PIN WITH HI S LEFT HAND.IN 7HE MENTIME THE LOADER WENT TO THE OTHER END OF THE THREE CARS AND PUSHED THEM TOGETHER TO GET SLACK AT THE COUPLERS.WHEN THE 2 COUPLERS CAME TOGETHER HIS RING FINGER WAS CAUGH

MAINTENENCE MEN3WERE WORKING ON 2ND DECK OF SCREEN WE SUSPECT THAT A PIECE OF HOT METAL OR SLAG FELL THROUGH THE SCREEN AND ROLLED INTO A RUBBER LINED FLUME WHICH THEY COULD NOT SEE AFTER THE LEFT FOR LUNCH3THE HOT METAL STARTED THE RUBBER BURNING

I.NAME LOOKED I3TO TRUCK DUMP BODY WHILE STANDING ON RUNNING BOARD TO MAKE SURE PIECES WERE LAYING FLAT AND WOULD GO OUT TAIL GATE WHEN DUMPED.T HE TURNED AROUND AND STEPPED DOWN IN ONE MOTION .LEFT FOOT GOT 7AUGHT ON BACK EDGE OF RUNNING BOARD.STEP IS ABOUT 18'' HIGH.SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.