Frederick Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Suspended excited assembly from feeder swung backward during maintenance striking employee in the right forearm.

Employee was using a pipe wrench to remove a drain plug. When plug became loose, employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the wrench and a drain valve to the left of the plug.

Employee injured EE's right hand while operating the CR-6 swing diverter gate at the Finishing Plant. Contact with adjacent handrail resulted in a contusion on the back of the right hand.

Employee was replacing the bucket teeth on an excavator. While using a hammer to attempt to remove a tooth, a piece of it dislodged punctured his left thigh, leaving a small metal splinter. The employee was prescribed antibiotics after an assessment at an Urgent Care facility. No time was lost from work.

EE was standing outside of the mobile maintenance shop when wind caused dust/debris to enter his left eye. The eye was flushed on site, and examined after at an urgent care center. The dust/debris resulted in a corneal abrasion. The EE was wearing all of his required PPE at the time, including safety glasses.

EE was operating the primary crusher and using the rock hammer. He leaned over to look out the window at the rock as he used the hammer. He said his back was sore as a result.

Stepped out of the truck, put foot in a hole, lost balance and hurt lower back.

Driving Bulk truck in Quarry and hit a pot hole in road and felt something pop in his back

Employee was pushing on a reap suspension cylinder into position when he injured his lower back

EE was cleaning out the back of the pickup at behind the shop. Using his gloved hand he started to brush some trash and debris into a pile when he felt a stabbing pain in his right ring finger. X-rays revealed a sliver of glass that had to be removed by a hand specialist. Employee returned to work on restricted duty.

EE alleges that while walking along catwalk, he slipped on loose material on the catwalk straining his knee.

Annual routine hearing tests revealed a Standard Threshold Shift of 35db in the left ear.

Routine annual hearing test results show a STS of 25db right ear.

Routine annual hearing tests revelaed a Standard Threshold Shift of 30db in the right ear.

Routine annual hearing tests revealed a Standard Threshold Shift of 25db in the left ear.

Contract hauler was exiting the cab of his dump truck at the weigh scale when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground.

EE states that while climbing ladder on water truck, he began to experience pain in left shoulder, neck and chest.

Employee was removing frozen material from around the base of the 4 1/4 cone crusher at the Brown's Plant. He was using a Hilti Gun to hammer the material loose. When he applied pressure, he felt a sharp pain in his back.

Employee was carrying a ladder when he raised it over the hand rails to turn a corner and felt a pop in his back.

Employee was checking VS3 for a hole in the top deck. He stepped up onto an elevated motor mount to view the top deck screens. As he was preparing to step back onto the floor, his right foot slipped off of the mount, and landed on the floor, causing all of his weight to shift onto his right foot, twisting it.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE CATERPILLAR 777 HAUL TRUCK TO CHECK THE OIL WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HAND RAIL AND HE FELL 10 FEET TO THE GROUND.

Employee was lifting pads for the crane when the pad slipped out of his hand and he tried to catch it, a piece of wood lodged in his left ring finger leaving a splinter of wood. He was sent to the clinic, who in turn sent him to a hand specialist to have it removed. He received 4 stitches.

EE was operating his loader at the Asphalt #6 pile, cage mill when he struck the concrete base of the loadout tunnel with his bucket. The sudden jar must have caused a back injury because on March 2nd, he started to feel pain in his back and pain/numbness in his right arm. This report was given to us on MARCH 7, 2005.

Employee was rolling up a rope to put away into the truck, he wiped his eye with his hand and apparently there was a fiber from the rope on his hand and it got into his eye. This resulted in a corneal abrasion.

Employee claims that after working 3/4 of the day, his shoulder was hurting. He had a previous shoulder injury and we believe that the work day aggravated it. He was sent to the company physician and was put onto restrictions. This accident was not reported to me until 9/25/04.

Employee claims that he was operating his loader and ran across a drainage ditch causing the loader to bounce and he felt pain in his lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PLATE UP THE STEPS BETWEEN SCREENS VS-2B & VS-3B AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS CARRYING THE PLATE WITH THE LISTED WITNESS.

WHILE CUTTING A RUBBER HOSE WITH A RAZOR BLADE, THE BLADE BOUNCED OFF THE HOSE AND HIT HIS ARM CUTTING IT.

WHILE EXITING THE WATER TRUCK TO CHECK A FLOCCULANT SYSTEM, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS STOMACH REMOVING THE 3RD SCREEN PANEL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE V52B SCREEN. HE WAS PULLING THE SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF PRIMARY CRUSHER AND WAS STEPPING ON WELDER PARTS. PARTS SHIFTED AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT GROIN/LEG.

REPORTED THAT THE 980C LOADER SHIFTER WAS HARD TO USE AND IT CAUSED HIM PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER GRIT CONVEYOR WHEN HE TRIED TO PRY SOME FROZEN MATERIAL BY PRESSING DOWN ON THE SHOVEL HANDLE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF OF VS 2B SCREEN AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING HEAVY WEIGHT MATERIAL ANDSAID THAT HE TWISTED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS BREAKING ROCKS WITH ROCK BREAKER WHEN THE BREAKER SLID OFF A ROCK AND THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT FORWARD AND BACKWARD ALONG WITHT HE WORN SEAT CAUSED A STRAIN/ SPRAIN IN EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.

WHILE SHOVELING AROUND PLANT EE NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL IN PILE & WHEN HE WENT TO PULL IT OUT, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL INTO A WHEELBARROW, WHEN HE TWISTED AND RE-INJURED HIS LOWER LUMBAR THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED ON 7/17/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A PLATFORM AND WAS TRYING TO PUSH MATERIAL OFF WITH A SCRAPER. WHILE DOING THIS HE TWISTED WRONG AND FELT A DULL SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD PRE-EXISTING BA CK AILMENTS.

EE SUFFERED A BRUISED LEFT HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ICE FROM THE FRAME OF A CONVEYOR.

WHILE PULLING ELECTRIC CABLE, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

WHEN REPLACING FEED PLATE ON SCREEN, EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHEN GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO DISCONNECT WATER HOSE.

WHILE WALKING TOWARD CAB, INJURED STEPPED ON A ROCK, PUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST TRACK TO PREVENT A FALL AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE STRIKING A NUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG.

EE STATES HE SLIPPED ON ROCK ON CATWALK AND FELL. THIS JUST DEVELOPED INTO A REPORTABLE INCIDENT.

EE STATED HE WENT THROUGH DOOR TO THE CONTR0L ROOM AND STRUCK IS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE METAL DOOR JAM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GRINDING METAL WHEN METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE STATES HE SLIPPED ON OIL ON THE ROCK BRAKER & STRUCK HIS ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS RESTARTING A POWER UNIT NEAR A CONE CRUSHER, A ROCK CAME OFF OF A CONVEYOR, BOUNCED OFF OF THE CONE CRUSHER, AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

EE STATES HE CONTACTED POISON WHILE WEEDING.

EMPLOYEE STATES HOOK CAME LOOSE FROM ROPE AND HOIST SCREEN FLIPPED OVER ON HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING BROKEN BOLTS FROM MOTOR BASE & A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL WENT AROUND HIS GLASSES & INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES STRAY ROCK FELL AGAINST HIM & CAUSED HIM TO LOSE FOOTING & FALL TO SAME LEVEL ON SHELF AT OPENING OF BIN OTHER MATERIAL FELL AROUND HIS LEGS

EE STATED HE WAS HITTING A ROLLER WITH A 2 LB HAMMER. IN THE PROCESS OF A BACKWARD SWING, HAMMER HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT PULLING HAMMER AND RIGHT HAND INTO PINCH POINT OF ROLLE R AND CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS UNCHOKING THE FEED BOX WHEN HIS RIGHT RIB HIT THE TOP OF THE FEED BOX.

EE STATES HE WAS REPAIRING BRAKES ON TAILER WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND PUSHING PLATE WITH LEFT HAND & HITTIANG IT WITH A 12LB SLEDGE HAMMER IN RT HAND I NAME WAS HOLDING HAMMER ABOUT 6IN FROM HEAD OF HAMMER WHE HE WEN T TO STRIKE THE PLAT E & HIT HIS ARM W/HANDLE CAUSING HAMMER TO BECOME UNBALANCED & HITTING HIS LEFT HAND

EMPL STATES HE WAS STANDING ON REAR AXLE OF UNIT #5007 & TRYING TO REMOVE HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH RIGHT HAND WHILE REMOVING HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH LEFT HAND. AS PUMP WAS LIFTED OUT OF FRAME IT BECAME STUCK AGAINST SUCTION LINE WHEN EMPL MOVED SUCTION LINE PUMP DROPPED & INJURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING A FIVE-GALLON CAN WITH ROCK DRILL OIL ( BY GRAVITY FLOW) FROM A 55-GALLON DRUM. TO CHECK THE FLOW OF OIL, HE LIGHTED A MATCH - AS HE APPROACHED THE TWO VESSELS FROM A DIS TANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, THERE WAS A SUDDEN FLASH AND HE WAS STRUCK BY FLAMES IN THE FACE, NECK AND HEAD. ROCK DRILL OIL IS CONSIDERED A NON-FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE, THE INSPECTING FIRE MAR

EMPLOYEE STATESD HE WAS STANDING IN UPRTIGHT POSTION USING THE HANDLE END OF A HOE TO FREE BLOCKAGE FROM STEEL GRATES IN HEAD BOX OF MAIN CONVYOE AT PUGMILL PLANT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE BLOCKAGE, HE LOST HIS BALNCE AND STRUCK BACK PORPORTION OF HIS LEFT EAR WITH THE HOE BLADE. CASUING A LACERATION TO THE EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF SCREEN ON SPRING PEDESTIAL HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE POSITION A TOP DECK SCREEN PANEL INTO PLACE WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL INJURING RT SIDE OF RIB CAGE EMPLOYEE FELL A DISTANCE OF APPROX 3FT

EMPL STATES HE WAS WALKING THROUGH MIXER REPAIR BAY GOING TO STOCKROOM FOR FILTERS. MIXER UNIT #20 WAS PARKED IN CNETER BAY FOR REPAIR WITH HOOD PULLED FORWARD. EMPL SAID AS HE PASSED MIXER HE BUMPED LEFT ELBOW ON BENCH VISE WHICH IS MOUNTED ABOUT CNTER OF BENCH IN THIS BAY.

HE WAS PUTTING A 1/2 SCREEN IN THE STALL WHERE THEY ARE STORED. THE SCREEN WAS PUT ON ONE OF ITS CORNERS TO MAKE IT FIT PROPERLY THE SCREEN SLID OUT OF THE INJURED HAND CONTACTED THE ONE BESID E IT, BOUNCED BACK AND CONTACTED HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD UNIT PARTIALLY TURNED THAT PROVIDED ACCESS TO STEP ONTO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. (922 LIEBHERR EXCAVATOR) WHEN STEPPING FROM THE CAB TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, LACERATING HIS RIGHT KNEE. AT THE SAME TIME, HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE CAB HANDHOLD WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CONSEQUENTLY STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER JAW WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING PAINT OFF OF A CRUSHER SHOOT, WHEN A CHIP OF PAINT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ROTATING CRUSHER BOWL WITH HYDRAULIC RAMS. HE WAS HOLDING THE RAM HEAD IN HIS LEFT HAND DIRECTING THE RAM UPWARD TO CONTRACT THE ADJUSTING LUGS ON THE BOWL. WHEN THE INS TRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO RETRACT THE CYLINDER, THE INJURED HAD HIS LEFT FINGER BETWEEN THE RAM HEAD AND CYLINDER BARREL AND AS A RESULT, HE LACERATED HIS FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK FACING THE GEAR REDUCER WHICH IS ABOUT WAIST HIGH. HE WAS PULLING AND WAGGLING THE REDUCER TO SLIDE IT OFF THE SHAFT WHO HE FELT SOMETHING I N HIS RIGHT MIDDLE BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PREPARING TO LIFT ONE END OF THE PIVOT ARM ON THE LOADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPL STATES HE WAS BENT OVER STEEL PLATE WITH BURNING TORCH CUTTING PIECE OF PLATE. IN DOING SO FIRE WAS BLOWN ONTO TOP OF SHOES CAUSING BURNT TO TOP & BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN FRONT END LOADER LOADING A DUMP TRUCK AS HE TILTED THE BUCKET FORWARD TO LET THE MATERIAL OUT OF THE BUCKET AND ONTO THE TRUCK PARTICLES OF DUST BLEW INTO THE LOAD ER AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING FOUR FEET BETWEEN BUMP BLOCK & LOADER DIRECTING LOADER OPERATOR T O LOWER GRAPPLE TO GROUND A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BUCKEET STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE SEVERAL OTH ER ROCKS FELL INTO THE DUMP HOPPER & THE AREA WHERE HE WAS STANDING

HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLOOR OF THE SHOP USING A PINCH BAR, PRYING MIXER DRUM APART AT GEAR BOX. BAR WAS PLACED BETWEEN A VERTICAL WATERLINE AND DRUM. THE PRESSURE HE PLACED ON THE PINCH BAR C AUSED THE BAR TO SLIP, THUS HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE FENDER EDGE OF THE MIXER, CUTTING FINGER. LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK. HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO CLIMB DOWN OFF THE 35 TON TRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHILE HE WAS TURNING AROUND, HE SLIPPED A ND FELL FIVE FE9T TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BACK. THE PLATFORM HAD DIESEL FUEL ON IT.

EMPL STANDING W3TH 1 FOOT TO LEFT AND 1 FOOT BEHIND BEHIND SUPV WHO WAS TIGHTENING 1/8'' HYDRAULIC HOSE.IT BLEW OUT OF FITTING,SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID IN FACE AND BOTH EYES CAUSING IRRITATION TO BOTH EYES. 3

EMP WAS BALANCI3G AN AXLE IN THE PLANETARY COVER OF A 50 TON HAUL UNIT, WHIE LIFTING UP ON THE AXLE HE TWISTED HIS BODY AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK

EMP WAS STANDIN1 CLOSE TO BOWL OF CRUSHER WHICH WAS ABOUT 4' HIGH TRYING TO TURN BOWL. BOWL HAD BECOME STUCK SO HE ALONG WITH 5 OTHER MEN TRIED TO TURN BOWL. THE BOWL MOVED AND HE HAD HIS L HA D HIS L HAND ON3A LIFTING LUG OF BOWL. HIS HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE LIFTING LUG AND X BRACE ON FEED PLATFORM BOLT

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER TO REMOVE A SMALL SECTION OF ASPHALT LOCATED AT THE TOP STEP TO THE EMPLOYEES CLOCKROOM WHEN HE LATER FELT SORENESS IN HIS NECK, BACK AND HAD HEADACH ES. 3

EMPL OPERATING 5OADER WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF.THEN LOADER STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL DOWN 25% GRADE.AFTER STRIKING DRAINAGE DITCH LOADER TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.OPERATOR THROWN INS IDE OF CAB CAUS3NG MULTIPLE INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS STANDING ON LEFT CATWALK OF TRUCK, AT THE PARKING AREA IN THE QUARRY. WHILE ENTERING THE CAB OF THE TRUCK HE WAS HOLDING THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HAD HI S LUNCH BOX IN 2IS RIGHT HAND. I,NAME STEPPED TO ENTER THE CAB AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 8' LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM AND SIDE FRACTURING THE ELBOW AND WRIST ON HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS LAYING ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE SCREEN, REMOVING THE SIDE PLATES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE SCREEN HE CONTACTED THE SHARP EDGE OF THE HEAD OF A S IDE RAIL BOLT W3TH HIS RIGHT FOREARM, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HE WAS KNEELING ON A WALKWAY WITH A BUCKET IN FRONT OF HIS KNEES USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT SLITS IN SIDES OF PLASTIC LID ON GREASE BUCKET. WHILE POKING THE KNIFE BLA DE IN SMALL OPE3INGS IN LID PUSHING DOWNWARD WITH FORCE, THE KNFIE CUT THROUGH PLASTIC WEB DOWN INTO THE EMPLOYEE S RIGHT LEG ABOVE HIS KNEE.

EMPL REPRIMING 10\\ FREDERRICK IRON AND STEEL QUARRY PUMP.HE NOTICED PUMP HAD LOST ITS PRIME.HE WALKED UP TO PUMP ON EAST SIDE OPENED RELIEF VALVE ON TOP OF PUMP TO RELEASE WHAT AIR IT CONTAIN ED.THEN TOUCHED STOP BUTTON STOPPING PUMP IN ORDER FOR IT TO FILL UP WITH WATER SO IT COULD BE RESTARTED.HE STOOD 15\ AWAY ON WEST SIDE OF PUMP WHEN SUCTION LINE BLEW OFF AND HOT WATER BLEW B

EMPL PULLED 20\LEVER BACK AND SET PROP UNDER END OF IT,OPENING POT ON BIN.HE TURNED AROUND W/BACK TO LEVER FACING TRUCK.THE PROP VIBRATED OUT FROM UNDER LEVER,LEVER CAME FORWARD HITTING EMPL I N BACK OF HEAD KNOCKING HELMET OFF AND PUSHING HEAD FORWARD INTO MAIN SUPPORT BEAM CUTTING FOREHEAD.

EE SLIPPED ON SURFACE OF HOOD WHILE PUTTING A CAN OF OIL INTO HIS TRUCK.

HOPPER WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING FROM, BECAME CHOKED UP, HE JUMPED DOWN IN THE BED OF THE T RUCK TO UNCLOG HOPPER, IN DOING SO, WHEN STONE BROKE LOOSE HE COULDNT GET BACK UP ON THE SHIELD OF TRUCK SO HE TURNED AROUND WHEN HE LOOKED UP, A SMALL FRAGMENT OF STONE HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE

HE WAS HOOKING UP A TITLE CYL. TO A BELL CRANK ON A LOADER. IN TRYING TO LINE THE HOLES UP ON THE CYL AND BELL CRANK HE HAD A 6 SQ. BLOCK OF WOOD UNDER THE CYL WITH HIS LT. LAND ON THE BOOM FR

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INSTALLING A REAR DIFF IN A MIXER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LINKAGE AND FRAME OF JACK

EMPLOYEE STAES HE WAS HOLDING SCRAPPER FOR FELLOW EMPLOYEE AND WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO STRIKE SCRAPER WITH HAMMER HE MISSED AND HIT MR MILLERS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING REAR WHEELS ON 50T REAR DUMP OUTSIDE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND ROCK KICKER WAS LIFTED UP AND PUSHED TO INSIDE OF MACHINE-RESINT ON INSIDE TIRE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WHEEL SPAC ER IN DOING SO HE HAD TO STRIKE SPACER WITH HAMMER VIBRATIONS CAUSED KICKER TO SLIDE OFF TIRE AND SWING DOWN ONTO HIS HAND

EMPL CONNECTED BLASTING LEAD WIRE AND WAS TROTTING BACK TOWARD POWDER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT RIGHT FOOT TWIST ON SIDE.CAUSED SPRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE.EMPL SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED INTO MUCK AND HE HAD ON RUBBER BOOTS.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HELPING TO SET A CHUTE ABOVE 5 1/2 FT. CRUSHER WITHA THE AID OF A CRANE AND IT WAS RAINING. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT THE SIDE OF ACRUSHER, STRIKING HIS LEFT CHEST - FRACTURING A RIB.