Fort Knox Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Euclid R40 haul truck caught fire after a hydraulic hose busted and sprayed onto the exhaust pipe causing a fire. It wasn't extinguished within 30 minutes. No one was injured in this fire

Injured employee was hammering a cutting edge back to make room for the tooth to be replaced when the metal chip broke off and went into the injured employees chin.

Employee was grinding on chute walls at the north finish screen. The employee was wearing proper safety equipment and thinks shield could have had cuttings on top and the wind blew the metal into his left eye.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SKIRT BOARD RUBBER USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

AFTER GETTING WELDING EQUIPMENT OUT OF TRUCK TOOL BOX, WAS GOING BACK AROUND REAR OF TRUCK AND RAN INTO OPEN TOOL BOX DOOR, CUTTING FACE ON RIGHT CHEEK, REQUIRING 3 INSIDE STITCHES & 11 OUTSIDE STITCHES.

While steam cleaning truck with hot water steam jenny, handle/nozzle got against employee's right leg, burning it above the ankle.

THE EE WAS USING A BOBCAT TO PERFORM CLEAN-UP AROUND THE LIME BIN, WHEN DUST BLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EYE WAS FLUSHED BUT UPON RETURNING TO WORK AFTER THE WEEKEND, THE EYE WAS RED & SWOLLEN REQUIRING TREATMENT.

AS THE EE WAS IGNITING A CUTTING TORCH, THE TIP WAS PLUGGED UP & ASIT LIT ON 2ND ATTEMPT, FLAMES CAME OUT AND BURNED THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND. (BURNED THRU GLOVES)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 2' LONG 8X8 POST TO THE LOCATION WHERE HE WAS WORKING; THE POST WAS WET DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL IN THE AREA AND SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE BROKE HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIE D TO CATCH THE POST BEFORE IT HIT THE GROUND.

LIFTING HAMMER FOR DRILL TO REPLACE HAMMER. STRAINED HIMSELF IN RIGHT GROIN.,

EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT SKIRTBOARD RUBBER AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT RING FINGER.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FIVE GALLON CAN OF DRILL OIL.

THE EE WAS INJURED WHILE REMOVING OVERSIZED ROCKS FROM THE FEEDER IN THE SURGE TUNNEL.

THE INJURED MEPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE MOBIL EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LADDER OF THE R-50 HAUL TRUCK AND HIS KNEE GAVE WAY.

INJURED WAS ON CAT WALK WAITING POR TRUCK TO FILL UP, HE WAS GETTING IN TRUCK TO PULL UP TOFINISH FILLING UP TRUCK AND STEPPED OFF CAT WALK INJURING HIMSELF ON THUMB, RIBS AND HEAD. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AN A EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

EE & EE WAS WORKING FOR BRANDENBURG LEFT SIGHT TO PICK UP TRANSFORMER AT THE KNOX QUARRY THEY WENT TO TURN TO LOAD TRANSFORMER OUT OF STARTED BOX INTO BOBCAT BUCKET EE & EE PICKED UJP TRANSFOR MER & EE STRAINED HIS BACK

INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL TO BE WELDED AND TURNED METAL OVER TO GRIND OTHER SIDE AND TOUCHED RIGHT 5TH FINGER INTO GRINDER, LACERATING FINGER.

HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL TO WELD IN SURGE TUNNEL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL AND WELDING FLASH IN HIS LEFT EYE EE WENT TO EYE DR A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM EYE AND PATCH WAS PUT ON LEFT EYE FOR FLASH BURN HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPL HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY READ BY 3 "B" READER USING ILO PROCEDURES.THE X-RAY WAS CHARACTERIZED BY 3 READERS AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH READINGS OF 1/0,1/0,AND 2/1. AGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY ONLY READING CHEST X-RAYS.THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P91-III-2.

EMPL HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY READ BY 3 "B" READER USING ILO PROCEDURES.THE X-RAY WAS CHARACTERIZED BY 2 READERS AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH READINGS OF 2/2,1/1 AND 1/1. AGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY ONLY READING CHEST X-RAYS.THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P91-III-2.

EE WAS WIRING NEW PUG MILL WHEN BASKET SWUNG AND HIT STEEL PIPE SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BASKET AND PIPE.

EMPL REMOVING STARTER-DISCONNECT,ALL MAINS WERE OFF WHICH SHOULD HAVE KILLED ALL POWER TO DISCONNECT.CHECKED OUT WIRING AND FOUND THAT DISCONNECT WITH ANOTHER DISCONNECT WAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO TRANSFORMER. STITCHES TO CLOSE.

I.NAME & OTHER CARRYING SCREEN FRAME UP TO SCREEN HOUSE.I.NAME PULLED TENDON IN HIS LEFT ARM.