Fayette County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was retrieving scrap parts from the bed of a service truck. When the employee bent to pick up a part weighing approximately 10 pounds, suffered a lower back strain.

Employee was in the process of lighting a cutting torch during routine maintenance activities. Seconds after lighting the torch, there was a loud noise nearby on the coiled hose reel. A rupture in the oxygen hose produced the noise, and due to proximity, resulted in the employee having ringing in the ear and subsequent temporary disorientation.

Employee had a first aid case in Feb. 2022. Reported further aggravation of this and a pre-existing condition on May 17 2022. Medical evaluations in June 2022 revealed possible aggravation to pre-existing condition in knee. Surgery required and performed on 7/11/22, releasing miner to work on 7/12/22 with restrictions.

The employee was cutting a cardboard tube used to keep debris out of the blast hole, but the tube was difficult to cut and slipping. Employee was using a safety knife with debris in it and it slipped off the tube, didn't retract, and cut the employee's right forearm. Employee needed 8-10 stitches.

Employee was washing with a 1 inch water hose equipped with a ball valve fitting at the end. During the process of cleaning, EE had laid the hose on the catwalk. Pulling the hose, the ball valve caught on a toe plate, turned the water on, causing the hose to whip under pressure, striking the employee on the left eyebrow.

While performing repairs to a conveyor drive coupling, the injured employee stepped onto a motor base, approximately 8-10 inches in height. Foot slipped off the ledge of the base, causing right ankle to twist under body weight, resulting in a fracture to the right fibula.

Employee was exiting parked personal vehicle in the employee parking lot when employee slipped on ice. The employee suffered a fracture to leg when employee fell on the ice. Employee had not yet reported for work.

Employee sustained an injury when attempting to loosen material in a chute with a pry bar. The employee reported the event, but requested no medical attention until 1/10/2019. Clinic visits and follow-ups with specialists revealed an injury requiring surgery. Surgery performed on 3/5/2019. Employee released 3/6/2019 with restrictions.

Employee stated he was stood on the side of the crusher and the canopy over the redundant air compressor which is 23 inches above the floor tightening a bolt. When completed the employee hopped off the 23 high ledge onto the broken 3 bolt which had been left in the work area on the floor, twisting his right ankle. An x-ray showed a fracture of the right ankle.

Drill techs shirt sleeve got caught between rotating rod and chain sling being used to load rod on the drill. Individual sustained a broken elbow, cracked rib, cut on his forehead and abrasions to his chest, arm, and neck from his clothing.

EE using a sledge hammer to remove pins from a cone crusher when he exper. pain in his shoulder. Injury not reported until late June. Investigation was made to determine if the claim was work related. The decision was made to honor the claim as work related. All restricted days from treatment will be included on RTW filing.

Employee was changing teeth on a 990-H loader and struck one of the teeth with a sledge hammer in an attempt to loosen the tooth. This caused a piece of metal to dislodge from the tooth striking the employee on the inside of his left leg approximately 4 inches above his knee. The metal penetrated his leg lacerating an artery.

Employee lifted a section of 1 inch diameter metal pipe and slipped, which resulted in him injuring his lower back. He was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a back strain. Treatment included the doctor prescribing medication which made this a reportable injury.

Employee was conducting an inspection of the wash screen prior to starting up the plant. While walking down the top deck of the inclined screen he slipped and fell, striking the side of his body against a section of angle iron in the discharge chute. Injuries sustained included cracked ribs and an abrasion to the right wrist.

Employee was using a hammer to install a steel band to secure a hose to the heat exchanger. While attempting to tighten the band with the hammer the employee struck his left index finger. This resulted in a laceration that required three stitches to close.

Employee was washing off the crusher platform when a rock fell from the screen deck level and struck him in the back.

Two employees were loading a new s rod on #2. Chain holding rod slipped and rod dropped and smashed one employee's left hand.

OPERATOR WAS CLEANING OUT CRUSHER OPERATOR HAD INSPECTED AREA & LOCKED OUT CRUSHER BY STARTING MATERIAL WAS TRAPPED UP ABOVE IN FEED SHOOT & COULD NOT BE SEEN. MATERIAL FELL THRU SHOOT & TRAP PED OPERATOR PARTWAY IN OPERATOR HAD TO BE DUG OUT

RAILROAD TRACKS AND BED WERE WET. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FIRST STEP TO BRAKE PLATFORM ON RAILROAD CAR, TWISTING HIS LEFT FOOT AND DISLOCATING TWO BONES IN LEFT FOOT.

WHILE PULLING BACK ON A SWING HAMMER, THE CHAIN HOLDING THE HAMMER DETACHED FROM THE HAMMER CAUSING THE HAMMER THE FALL.

A MISFIRE WHEN WAS UNDETECTED BY THE BLASTING CONTRACTOR FROM A PREVIOUS SHOT WAS IGNITED BY A LIGHTENING STRIKE FROM AN APPROACHING STORM. FLY ROCK FROM THE DETONATED BLASTHOLE WAS THROWN AT THE LOADER, WHICH WAS APPROX. 100' AWAY, BREAKING THROUGH THE CAB'S GLASS STRIKING THE OPERATOR.

ICY CONDITIONS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL ON HIS ARM OUTSIDE THE SHOP.

WEAR METAL WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE FEEDER AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE AREA WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY A CRANE. THE METAL HAD TO BE CUT INTO SMALLER PIECES FOR REMOVAL. EE & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVI NG THE METAL WHEN IT SLIPPED & PINCHED EE'S RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST THE FEEDER CAUSING A LACERATION REEQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES.

EE CLIMBED UP ON SAND PLANT CONVEYOR #2 & WALKEDUNDER SAND SCREEN. AFTER MAKING A FEW STEPS HE WALKED INTO THE I-BEAM SUPPORT FRAME CAUSING A 3/4" CUT TO HIS UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE BOOM CYLINDER OFF THE ROCK BREAKER, WHEN THE CYLINDER TILTED CATCHING THE RIGHT MIDDLE FIGNE RAND THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN A LIFTING ON THE CYLINDER AND A CHAIN WHICH WAS USED TO LIFT THE CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CUT ABOUT A HALF AN INCH LONG ON IS MIDDLE FINGER. FIRST AID GIVEN. THE CUT LATER BECAME INFECTED ON 6-26-95.

EE WAS ADJUSTING A TAIL PULLEY ON A 24" CONVEYORTO ALIGN THE BELT. THE PULLEY WAS HELD BY A COME-A-LONG & A BLOCK WAS WELDED IN FRONT OF THE PULLEY. WHEN THE COME-A-LONG WAS RELEASED THE PULLE D JUMPED OVER THE BLOCK & STRUCK THE EE'S HAND AGAINST THE CHANNEL OF THE CONVEYOR. HIS HAND WASBRUISED & THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON FINGER.

TWO EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYIGN GEAR REDUCER THAT WEIGHED APPROX 100 LBS. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPAINED OF SEVERE BAKC PAIN AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR BACKSTRIAN.

EMPL TRANSPORTING USED RUBBER PIECE TO DUMPSTER. IT FELL OUT OF THE UTILITY LOADER TRANSPORTING IT. EMPL BENT AND FLIPPED PIECE INTO THE BUCKET STRAINING LEFT LOWER ABDOMEN INCURRING INGUINAL HERNIA. HERNIA DIAGNOSED AS REQUIRING SURGERY TO CORRECT.

GREASING UPPER BOOM PINS ON LOADER R KNEE GAVE WAY FELL FROM L FRONT FENDER

EMPL WORKING IN BUCKET OF BOOM TRUCK WHILE REPLACING STEEL PLATE ON UNDERSIZE CHUTE AT LOADING BINS.STEEL PLATE WEIGHED 40 LBS.THE WELDER CLAMPED ONE END OF STEEL PLATE WITH CLAMP AND BRACED O THER END WITH FOREARM.TURNED BODY ENOUGH TO GET STINGER TO TACK PLATE WHEN PLATE SLIPPED AND UNSECURED SIDE SWUNG DOWNWARD AND PLACED A GASH 1" LONG ABOVE LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE PULLED BESIDE PARKED 988B TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP REPAIR IT. INSTEAD OF DISMOUNTING HIS HAUL TRUCK BY USING THE TRUCK'S LADDER, HE STEPPED ACROSS FROM THE TRUCK DECK TO THE REAR TIRE OF THE 988B. WHEN HE PUT HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, IT TWISTED THE ANKLE CAUSING AN AUDIBLE POP. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY, BUT REPORTED THE INCIDENT THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE FOOT SWELLED

LG ROCK SLID DOWN ON FOOT WHILE CLEARING STONE

ON 01-31-91 EMPLOYEE WAS DOING THE INSIDE TASK OF MOVING & POSITIONING 1 3/48 821/2X48IN SCREEN CLOTH ON THE MIDDLE DECK OF THE TRIPLE DECK SCREWEN EMPLOYEE REPORTED SOME DISCOMFORT ON 02-01-9 1 BUT CONTINUED TO WORK EVENTHOUGH DISCOMFORT CONTINUED ON 02-20-91 REPORTED WORSENING PAIN AFTER USING 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER DURING BOWL CHANGE ON 02-19-91 EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO COMPANY DR WHO E

A LEAK OCCURRED IN A HYDRAULIC DRILL HOSE. EMPLOYEE WAS SEARCHING FOR THE LEAK BY FEELING OF THE HOSES IN THE CONTROL BOX WITH HIS FINGERS. WHILE DOING SO, HE RAN HIS RIGHT THUMB OVER THE L EAK AND THE PRESSURE OF THE HYDRAULIC OIL BLEW A HOLE IN HIS RIGHT THUMB FILLING THE THUMB UP WITH HYDRAULIC OIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE'S FREE A CABLE THAT HAD BECOME STUCK AROUND THE CABLE DRUM OF THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL USING A CHAIN HOOKED TO THE MOTORGRADER THEY MADE AND ATTEMPT TO PULL TH E CABLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE WHO WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AWAY ACROSS THE CHEST AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAINED RT HAND&SHLDR

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CONVEYOR BELT CONTRACTOR INSTALL NEW BELT. CRANE BOOM ON CONTRACTOR CRANE COLLAPSED CRUSHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS ON HIS KNEES ON CAT WALK ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN BUILD-UP UNDER RETURN ROLLER ON 36" TUNNEL SURGE FELT. ROLLER CAUGHT JACKET SLEEVE PULLING LFT ARM BETWEEN RETURN ROLLER& B ELT.. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING METAL FROM BED OF TRUCK WHILE METAL FELL ON FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE

DRILL SERVICE M9CHANIC WAS CHANGING BITS ON DRILL HAMMER. WHILE CHANGING THE CENTRALIZER BUSHING FELL & STRUCK HANDS. DESCRIPTION OF INJURY AVULSION BI-LATERAL THUMBS-LEFT HAND -THUMB & INDE X FINGER- RT H3ND THUMB.