Fredericksburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was performing start of shift maintenance on KPI 4250 (Rock Crusher) attempting to add anti-freeze to the radiator the EE fell approx 5ft from the position where they were standing to the crusher deck. EE was treated in the local ER diagnosed with a right AC joint separation, Non displacement fracture to C4, and two broken ribs. The EE was treated and released from the ER.

A Leak was found in a 500 gal propane tank outside the office building. All personal were evacuated to the quarry main gate. The gate is about 1/4 mile from the office. Once the propane company had check and repaired the tank the all clear was given.

Employee repairing lubrication system, climbing off machine to get more parts, hung ring on step while descending to ground level.

driller closed hand in door of drill rig and received 7 stitches on middle finger

EE was exiting heavy equipment (rock breaker Komatsu 200) at the end of his shift on Tuesday May 22nd around 6:30p.m. EE stepped from the tread of the equipment onto the step when the step broke causing the EE to contact the tread/broken step with his lower right leg. EE did not report injury to supervision until Wednesday May 30th.

Primary crusher truck dump bridged and had to throw chain under/over large rocks to break bridge. Employee proceeded to climb into the hopper to break the jam, while doing so employee stood on a rock instead of a flat surface. The rock slipped out from under the employee which caused the employee to fall striking his tailbone on a rock. Employee suffered a bruised tailbone.

Employee was looking for a survey marker on a joining lease property fence line, when he tripped on a small rock causing him to fall and twist his left knee.

Employee was trying to loosen a nut on a Euclid R-35 Haul Truck. Wrench slipped knocked safety glasses off and struck employee's right eye.

EMPLOYEES WERE ROLLING A VEE BELT BETWEEN A HAMMER MILL AND ELECTRIC MOTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON VEE BELT AND PINCHED 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN VEE BELT AND SHEEVE.

WHILE PUTTING A NEW VBELT ON THE CRUSHER, EE WASUSING A SCREWDRIVER TO ROLL THE BELT FROM ONE GROVE TO THE NEXT TO GET IT IN ALIGNMENT ON THE PULLEYE. THE SCREWDRIVER FLIPPED OUT WHEN EE ROL LED THE BELT STRIKING HIM ON THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CATWALK AND STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF PERTRUDING ANGLE IRON CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION. TWO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO HELP WELDER INSTALL AND REPAIR GUARD RAILING. HE WAS WEARING IMPROPER EYE PROTECTION AND RECEIVED WELDER BURN TO THE EYES.

EMPLOYEE IS DRIVER OF 140 DRESSER HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS BEING LOADED BY A 988 CATERPILLER LOADER. HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND UPPER BACK AND UPPER LEFT LEG. HE INDICATES PAIN DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 11 AM 6.11.98.

EE WAS LOADING 5OLB BAGS OF ANFO FROM TRUCK INTOSHOT WHEN HE SUSTAINED STRAIN TO NECK & BACK MUSCLES.

GPF-EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND CONTACTED POISON IVY.

DRILLER WAS LOWERING DRILL LEVELING JACKS. WEIGHT SHIFTED ON MACHINE CAUSING JARRING OF OPERATOR AND TWISTED OPERATOR'S BACK.

MECHANIC WAS ADJUSTING PRESSURE ON HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON CYNLINDER BASE WHILE OPERATOR WAS LOWERING TRUCK BED. MECHANICS HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN CYLINDER BASE AND CLYINDER. MECHANIC LOST SOFT TISSUE PALMER AND MEDIAL ASPECT OF RIGHT THUMB WITH CRUSHED 1ST AND 2ND JOINTS.

EE WAS DRIVING HAULAGE TRUCK DOWN INCLINE. BRAKES FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO VEER INTO ANOTHER HAULAGE TRUCK WHICH WAS LOADED AND HAD STARTED UP INCLINE.

WHILE INSTALLING DOOR FELL OFF OF PLATFORM, LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULD AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE WHEN A BOLT BROKE OUT OF THE LADDER CAUSING IT TO BREAK WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED UPON IT, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM THE LOADER ONTO HIS TAILBONE.

EMPL WORKING ON DEADMAN ,TIGHTENING IT HE CLAMPED IT BUT CLAMP CAME LOSE RELEASING CHEATER PIPE AND HITTING HIM RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

PUSHING LARGE BOULDER TO ANOTHER AREA IN QUARRY PART OF BOULDER BROKE OFF CAUSING THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE AND JARRING THE OPERATOR INSIDE THE CAB.

EMP. WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS AND SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP, TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

DOZER OPERATOR 4AS OPERATING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND JOLTED HIM CAUSING HIM SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON LEVEL AND CLEAR SURFACE WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OUT OF END-DUMP AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.