Gads Hill Plant Metal/Non-Metal

While attempting to remove a chute cover, the cover came loose. The employee tried to stop the chute from falling by grabbing the bottom of the cover. The employee's finger was caught between the chute cover and a slide gate below the chute. Cutting their right ring finger.

While changing bucket wear liners, the employee placed a hand on the head of the plow bolt to hold it in place while removing the nut on the bolt holding the liner in place. The head of the bolt turned cutting the employee's hand.

While dumping a 2 cubic yard hopper used to collect dust. The employee inadvertently put a hand between the base of the hopper and fork of the fork lift while releasing the lock. When disengaged, the weight transfer of the hopper caused the employee's hand to get pinched. The injury caused ring finger to break and partially severed the tip of middle finger.

Maintenance employee was using a hand grinder to clean up a welding slag off a piece of expanded metal for a catwalk. The employee claims that EE felt something in eye. EE thought EE got the object out. The employee claims EE didn't have any other issues until the morning of June 7, when EE went to the doctor to seek medical attention. Did not report the injury until June 7.

Employee was attempting to install a bulk bag in the bag loading machine. The employee hooked the rear two straps and pulled the bag towards themselves to make it easier to hook the front straps. The rear mechanism disengaged, releasing the bag, causing the employee to fall backwards. The employee tried to catch themselves with right hand and sprained a wrist.

The Truck Operator was accelerating the truck to clean out the auger, accidentally hit the swing on the auger controls knocking employee to the ground.

An employee was attempting to remove built up material next to load cells in a hopper. EE attempted to use a 5 foot long bar to remove this material. When EE got to more consolidated material, the employee used a hammer to strike the spade end of the bar assist in breaking up the material. A foreign particle became airborne and struck the employee in the chest and was embedded.

Employee was walking from the office to the employee break room near the end of the shift and slipped or tripped and fell contacting the wall of the break room.

Employee parked the pick-up next to the drill to check on driller. The employee went to open the back door of the truck and slipped and fell to the ground on ice. Employee tried to catch self with left arm to break the fall. Employee requested follow up. Has been prescribed Physical Therapy on 4-16-19.

Employee was attempting to climb a ladder to maintain a jaw crusher. When ee stepped on the third rung of the ladder, the ladder twisted causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the ground. The employee put out left hand to try to catch self, and hurt left wrist when ee impacted the ground.

Left foot slipped on granite gravel, fell hitting & cutting right forearm on a metal bumper

EE attempting to step down from Ballast Loading Dock to track level(approx. 26" verticle drop in elevation). Lost footing causing him to fall backward. Attempted to brace fall by extending right arm/hand to contact ground on loading dock. When hand contacted ground, EE felt pain in right arm. Completed shift. Saw DR. 11-25-08. Rx prescribed, X-ray & MRI ordered. Restricted Duty

Employee was remotely monitoring operation of crush/screen operation from a sitting position inside control room trailer. Sharp pains felt in left side of chest. Supervisor called and first aid was given assisted by MSHA personnel who were on property at that time. Transported by ambulance to hospital. Released same day return to full duty. Diagnosis incomplete.

EE was removing worn center section on bucket lip of #3 992 Cat loader in mobile shop. EE was attempting to dislodge section from bucket by striking the section with 2 lb hard surface hammer. Small sliver of metal segregated from section edge striking him on left side of abdomen & embedding slightly under skin. EE was seen by physicain (lanced & sutured) & released to full duty.

EE was climbing up ladder preparing to perform maintenance on sheave for No. 1 Screen conv. in the ballast plant. He decided to climb down the 12 ft straight ladder to access area from different location. As he was climbing down, the ladder slipped at top causing ladder and he to fall to ground and his right knee. He was seen by dr. and released for restricted duty.

EE was operating loader cleaning bottom of Quarry face. Rock fell from face, striking bucket of loader, jarring operator in loader. Top of face is approx 30' high. EE continued to perform same job duties on scheduled shifts until 9/22/06, at which time medical professional personnel advised EE not to return to work until future examination scheduled for 9/25/06.

This accident occurred 3/16/07 and became a lost time on 4/20/07. Employee was carrying oil pump to different location in mobile equipment shop. He stepped in a small crack in the concrete floor, lost balance and fell. Pump landed on palm of left hand. Employee received medical attention and was released. Additional medical diagnosis on 3/4/07 indicated surgery required on thumb.

Employee fell while trying to dislodge a rock from a self-cleaning tailpulley.

EE WAS OBSERVING ANOTHER WORKER GREASE THE LOWER BUCKET PIN ON A LOADER. A FOREIGN OBJECT (GRIT) FLEW OUT OF THE RELIEF FITTING & STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE V-BELTS ON THE #2 PRODUCT CONVEYOR DRIVE UNIT. ONE EE DISCONNECTED THE TURNBUCKLE FROM THE DIRVE UNIT. THE UNIT ROTATED FORWARD AND FORCED HIS FACE INTO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BALLAST WASH SCREEN.

EE HAD FOLLOWED INCORRECT MIXING PROCEDURE AND PUT CLAY INTO A COLOR BATCH AS THE FIRST INGREDIENT. THE CLAY PLUGGED UP THE BOTTOM OF MIXING TANK. EE WAS CLEANING TANK, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINS T A TANK BAFFLE WITH HIS HAND. HE WAS NOT WEARING HAND PROTECTION. RIGHT HAND WAS LACERATED BETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A BEARING OFF A 4 3/8" DIAMETER SHAFT USING A 3/16 HAMMER AND A PIECE OF KEYSTOCK. HE MISSED THE KEYSTOCK AND STRUCK HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER. EE REC. 3 STITCHES AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK.

EE WAS CUTTING A MOUNTING HOLE IN RUBBER CHUTE LINER WITH UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHERE IT JOINS AT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING COLOR BATCH AREA DOWN 5 RUNG LADDER HE MISSED RUNG AND LANDED ONE FOOT ON FLOOR.

WHILE TIGHTEN BOLT THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WAS EXITING LOCAL HARDWARE STORE AFTER PICKING UP MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES. HE FALL TO RIGHT LEG FOLDING IT UNDER HIM WITH HIS BODYWEIGHT LOCAL CLINIC TOOK X RAY WHICH WAS A FRACTURE TO RIGHT K NEE CAP. THEY REFERRED HIM TO ORTHOSCOPIC SURGEON.

GRANULE TANK OVERRAN AND PILED UP ON FLOOR, EE WAS MOVING TROLLEY ADN SLIPPED ON THE GRANULES. AS HE SLIPPED HE CAUGHT ON THE TROLLEY TRACK (RAIL) AND THE OUTSIDE OF HIS HAND WAS RAN OVER BY THE TROLLEY WHEEL. A FRACTURE OF THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND RESULTED.

EE SMASHED/LACERATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE REPLACING TAIL FULLEY ON CONVEYOR. WHILE POSITIONING INPLACE HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET AT TAIL PULLEY.

WHILE CHANGING CRUSHED WEAR PARTS EE WAS STRIKING WEAR SHOES WITH A HAMMER. EE MISSED SHOE AND HIT WRIST ON CRUSHER ANVIL FRAME. EE REPORTED INJURY ON 10-19 AND WENT TO DR. FOR XRAY. XRAY WAS POSITIVE WITH A HARILINE FRACTURE TO WRIST. EE CONTINUES NORMAL JOB DUTIES.

"CHANGING OIL OIL GOT IN EYE"

EE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT GREASE HOSE GOT CAUGHT CINDER LOADES TIRE. EE ATTEMPTED TO JERK HOSE FROM UNDER TIRE RESULTING IN PAIN TO LEFT SHULDER. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-31-99 500 PM EE WENT TO DR THIS DATE FOR X RAY WHICH WAS NEGATIVE RECIEVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICAITON.

POSSIBLE ROTOR CUFF TEAR. WALK DOWN RAMP, SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS STANDING ON ALLEN WRENCH WITH LEFT FOOT WHILE RIGHT FOOT WAS ON CRUSHER CONE. STRIKING ALLEN WRENCH WITH SLEDGEHAMMER ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN MANTLE NUT CAP BOLT. WRENCH BROKE, EE FELL TO RIGHT KNEE. KNEE BRUISED AND SWELLED.

EE WAS REPLACING COVER ON TRANSITION CHUTE, WHILE DRIVING RETAINER CLIP IN PLACE WITH HAMMER EE STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

EE WAS REPLACING BOLT ON WEAR PLATE ON BOTTOM OFLOADER BUCKET. LOOSENING NUT WITH IMPACT WRENCH ATTEMPTING TO HOLD COUNTER SUNK BOLT UP INTO SQUARE SHOULDER HOLE IN BUCKET WHILE TURNING WITH A IR WRENCH EDGE OF BOLT WAS SHARP FROM WEAR LACERATING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER FINGERNAIL

WHILE STEMMING HOLES, THE EMP HIT A LARGE ROCK HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE STONES. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK WITH THE SHOVEL, IT JARRED HARD AGAINST HIS HAND. THERE WAS NO LOST WORK TIME BUT HE DID RECEI VE PAIN MEDICATION.

EE WAS REMOVING DUST CONTROL WATER HOSE FROM SECONDARY CRUSHER WHENA PIECE OF ROCK WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND BECOME LODGED IN UPPER EYELID IN LEFT EYE. MATERIAL WAS REMOVED AT PLANT. EE RE QUESTED TOHAVE A DR LOOK AT HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH THE SIDE SHIELD PROTECTION

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT AND NUT ON A WATER WRENEXTENSION. HE WAS HOLDING RATCHET IN RIGHT HAND TIGHTENING THE BOLT, HOLDING END WRENCH IN LEFT HAND ON THE NUT. 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING EE ON FOREHEAD ABOVE THE EYES.RECEIVED A VERTICAL LACERATION APPROX. 1 1/2" LONG IN CENTER OF FOREHEAD.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM GRADER, USING A GRAB HAND RAIL WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT ARM BECOMMING NUMB.

HE WAS PRYING OUT AN OIL SEAL WITH AN 18" PRYBAR THE SEAL POPPED LOOSE AND HIS LEFT ELBOW BUMPED THE YOKE ON AN OIL TANK WAGON.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UPA TOGGLE SEAT RESULTING IN INJURY TO LOWER BACK.TOGGLE SEAT WEIGHT APPROX. 50 LBS.

WHILE CHANGING OIL IN HYD. TANK OF THE RT 65 GROVE CARNE, THE EMPLOYEE UNSCREWED THE 2 IN. DRAIN PLUG. THE OIL SPRAYED OUT LIKE UNDER PRESSURE AND SOME SPRAYED ON EMPLOYEE. SOME OIL SPRAYED IN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE TRAINING #2 UNDER CRUSH TAIL PULLEY A WRENCH BECAME STUCK ON ADJUSTING BOLT AND EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE WRENCH FROM BOLT WITH ANOTHER WRENCH. THAT WRENCH GOT CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE UNDER CHIN. EMPLOYEE RESULTED WITH A BITTEN TONGUE.

IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT SPLICE EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING THE TOP COVER FROM A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT EMPLOYEE IN RT KNEE APPROX 2 INCHES LONG REQUIRED EIGHT STITCH ES

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT SKIRT RUBBER WHILE SITTING ON CONVEYOR BELT UNILITY KNIFE SLIPPED & MADE A 1/2" LONG CUT (INCISION) IN CALF OF LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING APPROX. 6' FROM FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS CUTTING OUT OF A CAR DOOR. SLAG BLEW BACK INTO INJURED EMPLOYEE'S EYE. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

WHILE RUNNING THE CASE LOAD HE STATED HE LEFT IT GET AWAY FROM HIM AND IT THREW HIM FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT CAUGHT HIM AND THREW HIM BACK AGAINST THE SEAT REAL HARD WE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE S EAT BELT TIGHT ENOUGH.

VICTIM WAS STANDING BEHIND FELLOW EE WHO WAS REMOVING MANTLE NUT FROM CONE CRUSHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HAMMER HEAD HIT WRENCH HEAD JARRED LOOSE, STRIKING VICTIM IN CHEST.

ON FRIDAY 10/25/91 EMPL WORKED ON EIGHT HOUR SHIFT BUILDING UP PULLY SHAFT ON PRI CRUHER. SHAFT WAS BUILT UP WITH WELD & RESURFACED BY USE OF SIDE GRINDER. EMPL EXPRERIENCED IRRITATION TO LEFT EYE LATER THAT DAME NIGHT WENT TO LOCAL DR ON SAT. WHER PIECE OF RUST WAS REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE. EMPL WAS REFERED TO DR IN POPLAR BLUFF FOR SCOOPING. TWO MORE PIECES F RUST WERE REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE COLLASPED OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK WHILE AT WORK. EMPLOYEE HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS AND NO OUT OF THE ORIDNARY WORK WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE COLLAPSE. EMPLOYEE DIED IN THE E MERGENCY ROOM AT DOCTORS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN POPLAR BLUFF.

LOADING HAY IN COMPANY VEHICLE TO BE USED FOR ERROSION PURPOSES ON SEDIMENT POND UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DISTURBED WRASP NEST IN A FELLOW EMPLOYEE BARN WHEN BECAME STING ON LEFT WRIST.

USING LOADER SOME DIRT OBJECTS FELL OFF TOP OF CAB AND BLEW IN EYES SM PC OF METAL

CLEANING WINDOWS ON CRANE, WHILE DISMOUNTING CRANE TWISTED LOWER BACK. PULLED TENDONS IN LOWER BACK.

THE WORK PLATFORM/BASKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE BOOM OF A GROVE CRANE FELL APPROX. 3 FT WHILE EE WAS IN IT, WORKING A WELD BROKE, CAUSING THE BASKET TO FALL A SAFETY A SAFETY CHAI N KEPT IT FROM FALLING FURTHER HE SCRATCHED AND BRUISE HIS RIGHT LEG.

HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER MAN LIFT A WINDOW TYPE AIR-CONDITIONER INTO AN OPENING IN THE WALL OF THE CONTROL TRAILER, WHEN HE TWISTED AND HURT HIS BACK.

ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN 2 FITTINGS, EMPLOYEE HAD 12" CRESCENT WRENCH AGAINST CHEST PULLING ON 12" PIPE WRENCH TRYING TO LOOSEN FITTINGS.

WAS WORKING ON CAT TRUCK AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM CAT WALK TO CONCRETE FLOOR OF SHOP APPROX 10 FT. , HIT LEFT KNEE AND LEFT ELBOWJ

A FELLOW WORKER HIT HTE BACK OF HIS HAND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER BY ACCIDENT.

WHILE OPERATING A WALDON FRONT END LOADER,CLEANING UP DIRT IN SCREENING PLANT,THE WIND BLEW SOME DIRT OFF OF THE FRAME OF THE SCRENING MACHINE HE WAS GOING UNDER,DIRT WENT IN AROUND THE SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE HE WASHED OUT HIS EYE RIGHT THEN,IT STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTERNOON JUNE 15,1988.

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH A SMALL PIECE OF LAG WAS BLOWN INTO THE RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE HIS EYE BEGAN TO HURT.

WHILE LOADING E0UIPMENT PARTS ON TO A TRUCK USING A TRUCK BOOM (CRANE) A PIECE OF METAL OR DIRT GOT INTO HIS RT.EYE

HE WAS OPERATIN1 A CRANE, LIFTING A 500 LB JAW PLATE WHEN THE INNER SLEW RING BOLTS BROKE, THE BOOM AND CAB BECAME DISMEMBERED FROM THE FRAME AND ROLLED OFF THE SIDE TO THE GROUND, WITH THE OPERATOR STILL 3N THE CAB

WHILE LIFTING A3LARGE PIECE OF METAL, (3" THICK X 12" X 12") HE HURT HIS BACK.

HE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO CLOSE RAIL ROAD CAR DOORS WITH A 5 FOOT LONG STEEL BAR.THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE END OF THE BAR STRUCK HIM JUST BELOW THE RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A CONTUSION WITH LACERATION.

PULLED MUSCLE I3 LEFT HIP WHILE WORKING.

HE WAS TRYING T2 REHOOK 2 SCREENS. HE HAD 2(EA) 2-1/4" SCREENS LEANING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CRANE WHEN THEY BECAME OFF BALANCED AND FELL ON HIM AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CLEAR.

TWISTED HIS BAC5 WHILE PUTTING BARREL UNDER TRUCK TO DRAIN WASTE OIL INTO.NOT ABLE TO WORK 4-1 & 4-2-87.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 LIFTING AN ACCOUMULATOR TANK AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING PAIN.

THE EE WAS CLEA3ING UP AROUND THE CRUSHERS/SCREENS WITH A WALDON #5000 FRONT END LOADER 3/4 YARD BUCKET.THE WIND WAS BLOWING & HE GOT SOME AIR-BORNE DUST/SAND IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING A DIRT BANK STEPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEG,INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A PIECE OF METAL(1/2'X14'X60')IN TO A LOADER BUCKET AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING HYD PUMP APPROX (60LBS) BY HIMSELF FROM OUR #1 SEC CRUSHER TO OUR #2 SEC CRUSHER APPROX 20FT HE TWISTED HIS BACK & DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ABOUT 6TO8FT FROM RUNNING ROCK CRUSHER WEARING SAFETY GLASSES ROCK THE SIZE OF GOLF BALL HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES IN RT LENS BREAKING LENS &PART OF GLASS FROM INSIDE THE LE NS WENT INTO HIS EYHE

EMP WAS TRYING TO REMOVE WORN BUUCKET TOOTH FROM WELDED-ON SHANK OF BUCKET ON CAT LOADER. BUCKET TOOTH POPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE PELVIS REGION

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LARGE ROCKS (APPROX 75 TO 100LBS) OUTOF MOUTH OF JAW CRUSHER & THROUGHING OVER THE SIDE OF CRUSHER, WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.