Granite Canyon Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee smashed left pinky and ring fingers on metal plate. The tips of the pinky and ring finger were amputated 5 days later.

Quality Control employees was removing two 5 gallon buckets of sample material from the back of the truck at the same time and strained EE's back. EE did not report to EE's supervisor until 5 pm on 01/28/20

EE was tasked with operating a 980G loader to build a new berm to allow drilling and blasting crews access to set up a new shot. The EE cleared material and opened the area to an exposed highwall edge, then backed up, towards the edge of the highwall, causing the machine to fall to the bench below, sustaining injuries from the impact.

Connector was positioning a motor base for rigging to be removed. Connector was using a stever bar (pry bar) to leverage motor base.

EE was working inside a bin installing ceramic wear plates, using a steel hammer to set the plates in place. As the EE tapped the plate in place, a small shard of steel broke off of the plate and struck the EE in the left eye.

Employee was handing a handrail to another employee and lost grip. The handrail was being handed up when employee lost grip and the clip on handrail hit employee on the bridge of nose. (Handrail pipe w/clip scratched employee's nose).

Employee was walking from one side to another around a rebar form and made a misstep and scraped both shins and had to 5 stitches on left shin.

Employee was mounting cooling unit onto crusher unit, when cooling unit shifted and pinched left ring finger, resulting in a broken left ring finger with a laceration.

EE was walking toward the shop, slipped on a rock on the frozen ground, fell to the ground and dislocated a shoulder.

An employee was walking down a stair case and asked an employee on the catwalk above to hand them their radio. The employee on the catwalk attempted to lower the radio via the mic cord. The employee on the catwalk let go of the radio causing the mic cord to hang up on the hand rail. This caused the trajectory of the radio to alter and strike the employee in the mouth.

Employee was maintaining a material chute when the steel spring back and pinched EE's finger.

Employee slipped on ice/snow. The resulting injury was treated as first aid initially. Employee informed that doctors are now recommending surgery. Surgery scheduled and employee set to return to work soon.

The employee was transferring from one rail car to the next when he slipped and fell landing on his shoulder. The employee reported pain in his ribs and shoulder. An MRI was taken on 07/17/15 that indicated a rotator cuff injury. Surgery is scheduled for 07/31/2015. The employee has been on light duty but it has not offset his normal job duties.

Doing daily pre-shift inspection on a Cat 777 haul truck. Employee tripped and lost his balance and fell. Tried to catch himself, landed on left hand and felt pain in left shoulder. Dr. restricted use of shoulder for one week and gave him a sling to wear

Employee was holding a bar while another employee was hitting it with a sledge hammer. The hammer glanced off the bar and struck employee in the mouth. Employee's top lip needed stitches and he has a cracked tooth that is going to need a root canal before repairing.

Employee was walking down stairs when he felt a pop and burning in his left knee around the front of his knee cap. He had sharp pain when walking, pain and swelling in his left knee with a dull ache while sitting. Physician found medial joint tenderness. Follow up exam indicated the need for surgery, performed 9/2/05.

At the time of the incident employee was removing cutting edges from the bucket of a CAT 992C loader. To prevent the square shoulder of the bolt from slipping out of its locking lug while removing the nut he would hold the bolt in place while engaging the impact wrench. When the impact wrench was engaged the bolt slipped out of its lug and spun, cutting his hand.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A LARGE PIECE OF IRON INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP & BUMPED HIS KNEE. THE NEXT DAY AT WORK IT HAD STARTED TO SWELL. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE EE & THE C OMPANY WERE UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THE INJURY WAS WORK-RELATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REPLACING WORN SCREEN PANELS. HE MADE A SINGLE CUT ON A METAL BAR WITH TORCH. SPARKS IGNITED FABRIC ON LEATHER GLOVES CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON APPROX 2 SQUARE INCHES ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.

STEEL BEAM FROM SCREEN DECK WAS BEING CUT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAME LOOSE STRIKING EE.

THE EE HAS NOTICED ONGOING WRIST PAIN. HE SAW A PHYSICIAN ON 8-17-01 WHO TOOK HIM OFF OF WORK FROM 8/20-9/4 TO REST IT. IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A WORK-RELATED INJURY UNTIL 10-10-01 AT WHICH TI ME IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TENDONITIS DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION. EE WAS A ON LIGHT DUTY FROM 9/4/01 UNTIL 10-10-01.

EE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LEG. THE DOCTOR ORDERED AN MRI & HAS DETERMINED THE PAIN IS CAUSED BY A RE-OCCURANCE OF A HERNIATED DISC, AN INJURY THATOCCURED ON THE JOB IN 1998 WHEN EE STEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED HIS BACK. HE WILL UNDERGO A FUSION ON 1/1/01 & IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF WORK FOR THREE TO SIX MONTHS.

EE WAS DOING A LOT OF SHOVELING AT THE END OF THE WEEK HE NOTICED REDNESS & SWELLING & PAIN. THE DR DIAGNOSED TENDONITIS RECOMMENED LIGHT DUTY

A BREAKER SHORTED OUT AND EXPLODED. TWO EES THAT WERE STANIDNG IN FRONT OF THE SMALLER BREAKER SUFFERED MILD TO MODERATE FLASH BURNS TO THE EYES AND FACE. ON EE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES RECEIVED A MINOR FLASH BURN THAT REQUIREFD FIRST AID TREATMENT IN THE FORM OF IRRIGATION. THE 2ND EE, WHOD WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, RECEIVED MODERATE FLASH BURNS AND LESIONS TO HIS EYES.

CREW WAS INSTALLING A NEW BOTTOM DECK SCREEN STASH. EE WAS TIED OFF IN THE BELLY PAN GRINDING THE SIDE PAN BEFORE INSTALING THE SASH. HE SLIPPED, AND IN THE PROCESS OF REGAINING HIS BALANCE, T WISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE CONCAVES IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES TOCLEAM THEM. AS HE WAS PUTTING THEM BACK ON, HE POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH THEM, SEVERELY SCRA TCHING HIS CORNEA.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN & HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED THEEE WAS DOING EXTENSIVE BENDING & LIFTING THROUGHTOUT THE SHIFT HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK & HIP\ PAIN HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN SACROLAC LEFT HIP

CLIMBING LADDER INTO HAUL TRUCK STRAINED SHOUYLDER

EE WAS USING A FENCE POST DRIVER AND LIFTED IT TOO HIGH ON THE UPSWING. HE CAUGHT THE TOP OF THE POST, TURNED IT OVER, CAUSING IT TO LAND ON THE BIG TOE OF THE RT FOOT, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE STE EL TOE, BREAKING THE TOE.

EE WAS CLIMBIING DOWN FROM LOADER USING LADDER HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER CAUSING HM TO FALL BACKWARD LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW EE SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIGHT ELBO W HE WILL REQUIRE SURGERY (5/5/99) AND IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW LONG HE WILL BE AWAY FROM WORK Y

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF A LADDER AND PULLED HIS ACHILLES TENDON.

EE WAS HELPING TO POSITION THE SADDLE FOR THE COUNTERSHAFT ON A CRUSHER THE SADDLE WAS SUPPORTED& RESTING ON THE COUNTERSHAFT BOX WHEN IT SHIFTED POSITION. THE SADDLE SHIFTED POSITION PINCHING THE LITTLE FINGER ON EE'S LEFT HAND

FLASH BURN TO EYES CAUSED BY THE WELDING LIGHT BEING REFLECTED OFF THE WALLS OF THE BUILDING WHILE EE WAS MAKING SURE NO FIRES STARTED DURING A WELDING OPERATION

EE STEPPED ON ROCK ON SCREEN TOWER & SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE TEETH IN THE SHOVEL ANDSTRAINED HIS BACK, CAUSING A HERNIATED DISC FOR WHICH HE HAS HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. SURGERY WAS DONE ON 9/1/98 APPROXIMATE TIME TO RETURN TO WORK IS 6 WEEKS.

EE WAS SWITCHING RAILCARS AND REACHED OUT TO PULL OPEN THE KNUCKLE ON THE CAR. THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE KNUCKLE IN PLACE WAS MISSING AND THE KNUCKLE FELL OUT, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT FOOT BREAK ING TWO BONES IN THE FOOT APPROX. THREE INCHES ABOVE THE BIG TOE. THE KNUCKLE WEIGHED APP 70 LBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A CAT 930 LAODER WHEN THE LEG CUFF OF HIS COVERALLS CAUGHT ON THE STEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, CAUSING HIM TO MISS THE LAST STEP. HE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING BEARINGS UP TO STORAGE AREA USING A DOLLY. THE BEARINGS WEIGH ABOUT 100 LBS EACH. TRYING TO MANUEVER THEM UP STAIRS CAUSED HIM TO PULL MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS SHOVELING A CATWALK WHEN HE STEPPED ON AROCK LOSING HIS BALANCE AND FALLING AGAINST A HANDRAIL.

EMP WAS WORKING UNDER A SCREEN. MUD FELL FROM THE SCREED ONTO HIS FACE. A PIECE OF METAL WAS IN THE MUD AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE. EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

PULLED MUSCLES WHILE SHOVELING ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE B3 TUNNEL AND THE #4 FEEDER WAS BLOCKED WITH ICE AND SEEMED READY TO BACK UPTHE EMP'S RADIO WAS NOT WORKING SO HE RAN DOWN THE CATWALK TO NOTIFY THE LEADMAN AND STEPPED ON A BOLT THAT SECURED THE CATWALK, TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND BREAKING THE BONE AT THE PRESSURE POINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS SECURING A DRIVE MOTOR BY HITTING A BEATER WRENCH WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TRANSMISSION ON R-85 HAUL TRUCK. THE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BLOCK FELL OFF STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT, BREAKING HIS TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING AN ECCENTRIC BUSHING ON ITS SIDE. WENT TO SPREAD FEET APART IN ORDER TO SQUAT LOWER, BUT BOOT DIDN'T SLIDE ON FLOOR AND MOVEMENT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST ANKLE.

EE WAS STEAM CLEANING HAUL TRUCK. WHEN HE PULLED THE TRIGGER TO RESTART THE STEAM CLEANER THE BUILT UP PRESSURE IN THE WAND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE TWI STED AROUND TO GRAB A HAND HOLD. THIS MOTION CAUSED HIM TO TEAR MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK AT L-3.

EE WAS CLOSING DOOR SON A UP TRAIN. ONE OF HT EDOORS WAS WEDGED OPEN. WHE HE INSERTED THE BAR INT HE DOOR & PRIED UPWARD, THE DOOR CAME FREE & SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE BOT TOM EDGE OF THE CAR.

EE HAD PRESSED REAR PIN OUT OF A HAUL TRUCK RADIUS WHEN THE UPPER BEARING RACE SPLIT, PUSHING THE ROD OFF AND OUT CAUSING IT TO DROP APPROX. 3-4' LANDING ON THE EE'S LEG FRACTURING THE LEFT AN KLE. APPROX. WEIGHT OF THE ROD WAS 220#.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CAT 988B LOADER. HIS LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN STEP AND COUNTERWEIGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS WITH HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEP AND COUNTERWEIGHT. ARTHOSCOPIC SURG ERY WILL BE PERFORMED ON 2-24-95 TO DETERMINE EXTENT OF INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM THE BACK OF HT EMECHANICS TRUCK AND APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL FACE FIRST ONTO A HARD SURFACE, PROBABLY THE VISE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES AND TH EEMPLOYE EHAS NOT RECOLLECTION AS TO WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED, SO THIS CONJECTURE IS BASED UPON THE CONDITIONS AS THEY WERE RECONSTRUCTED.

EE WAS CLOSING RAIL CAR DOORS OF WINDS OF APPX 40 MPH. THE WIND BLEW METAL PARTICLES INTO HIS EYE WHICH RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE CRUSHER DISLODGING A BRIDGE WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS STRUCKIN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PACKING FROM A CYLINDER, ADN THE ROD WEN TIN AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PIN BOSS AND THE CYLINDER HEAD. HE REQUIRED 13 STITCHES AND CRUSHED SOME TENDONS. BUT NO BO NES WERE BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TYPING IN A SEMI-STANDING POSITION AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRIGHTEN UP HE THREW A VERTABRAE OUT IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMINGROUGH EDGES OFF OF PLASTIC PIPE WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED ADN CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR ON 7-2-93 AND RECEIVED FOUR STITCHES.

TORE LIGAMENT IN BACK BETWEEN THE 5TH LUMBAR AND TAILBONE. PROBABLY CAUSED BY HEAVY LIFTING. NO OUT OF THE ORDINARY LIFTING TOOK PLACE.

TRACING OIL LEAD ON AIR TANK. TANK RUPTURED CAUSING PARTS TO PLY INTO BOTTOM TANK.

PULLING TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT. LOWER BACK AND HAMSTRING WAS PULLED.

INJURED WAS WELDING. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. WHEN SHIFT ENDED HE WAS CLEANING UP AND A PIECE OF METAL LODGED INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

STEEL PARTICLES IN EYES WHILE GRINDING CHISELS

WRENCH NECK OUT OF POSITION CARRYING SCREENS UP STAIRS.

61202HOVELING AROUND PLANT.BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOL AND BACK POPPED OUT.BACK WAS INJURED DUE TO SHOVELING.

28655LING UNDER CONV PULLED MY BACK

WAS MOVING RAILROAD TIE AND TRIPPED. PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

LEFT KNEE GOT TWISTED AND SWOLLEN-HAD FLUID IN KNEE. WAS KNEELING ON KNEES.

GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN MY EYE BY THE WIND.

A PIECE OF WELDING STOCK GOT IN MY RIGHT EYE.EYE INJURY.NO PERMANENT DAMAGE.LESS WIND TO WELD OUT SIDE.

BURNED EYES FROM WELDING FLASH

PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK & HIP PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT GROIN AREA ON KNEES UNDER ELECTRICAL VAN PULLING 350MCM CABLE PUSHING TWISTING SIDEWAYS

DIRT- DUST IN LEFT EYE.

OPENING RAIL CAR DOORS AND CUAGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND LATCH. SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FAN MOTOR IN ROCK DRILL AND TWISTED WHILE LIFTING, AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE BACK TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY 8/12/91.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING SHUTTER DOORS ON RADIATOR OF DEMAG SHOVEL. SE ATTACHED.

EE WAS FIXING SHOP DOOR. BLOWING WIND CAUSED THE OTHER HALF OF THE DOOR TO SLAM ON HIS HAND.

WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM DRILL FLOOR, ALLEN WRENCH SLIPPED, SPUN AROUND, AND HIT EMPLOYEES WRIST.

EMPL WAS MOVING AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE OVER SOME STEPS. BOTTLE SLIPPED FROM HANDS & HIT RIGHT BIG TOE FRACTURE BONE IN BIG TOE.

EMPL SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN CONCRETE FORM AND 4 X 4.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE GENERATOR VAN AT TIME OF INJURY. EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS SEVERED TO THE ELBOW AND HE RECEIVED INTERNAL INJURIES.

WAS LIFTING METAL PLATE TO MOVE IT OVER WELDS BROKE ON BRACKET & DROPPED PLATE ON FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS

TURNING ON WATER SYSTEM ROCK CAME OFF CONVEY STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER

STEPPED IN HOLE TURNED CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.

PULLING ELECT WIRE THRU CONDUIT LOWER BACK PAIN PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A STEEL BEAM LOCATED ABOUT 12 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE BEAM COLLAPSED. THE WORKER FELL ON THE BEAM, BRUISING HIS ANKLE (RIGHT)

REMOVING ROCK FROM CRUSHER USING A BRAKER BAR HIT HAND ON RAILING CAUSING A FRACTURE ON THIRK FINGER ON LEFT HAND

WHILE SHARPENING DRILL BITS A PIECE OF METAL HIT LEFT EYE

SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO TURN ON CONVEYOR BELT

OPERATOR STEPPED BETWEEN TWO CATWALKS ON CRUSHER INJURING LEFT KNEE & LEG.

WAS INSTALLING LOADER TEETH ON LOADER 419 WHEN ONE FELL OFF AND HIT TOE

ROCK FELL OFF THE SHAKERS AND HIT RIGHT LEG CUTTING IT

UNPLUGGING FEEDER BOX WHEN LEFT FOOT WAS HIT BY ROCK

WAS CHECKING 440 VOLT SWITCH GEAR BOX, RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK. TESTING METER SHORTED OUT. ALSO BURNED HANDS WAS SENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM, WAS TREATED & RETURNED TO WORK 1:40 PM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LRYING ON RR CAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE RAMMED LEFT THUMB INTO RR CAR, THUMB WAS DISLOCATED AND LIGAMENT TORN AWAY FROM BONE.

CLIMBING OFF TR6CK,RING CAUGHT ON LADDER CUT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQ STITCHES.

EE STATES HOLDI3G SHAFT STILL WITH PULLEY WORKER ROTATED PULLEY WITH PRY BAR SMASHED BETWEEN PULLEY & BELT- CUT LEFT THUMB.

EMP STATES WHIL9 CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTING RUBBER THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MY RIGHT LEG

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE CUTTING A NEW SECTION OF BELTING KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT LEG BY KNEE

WHILE WELDING ON THE BUCKET WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HE GOT HIS EYES FLASHED AND BURNED

EMPLOYEE STATES: I WAS CLIMBING IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TO DISLODGE A ROCK AND WHILE CLIMBING OUT I SLIPPED AND THE BALL OF MY FOOT HIT A WELDED PLATE INSIDE CRUSHER

EMPLOYEE STATES: CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF R35 EUCLID AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING DIRT NEAR LUNCH ROOM AT THE PLANT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A DITCH AND T WISTED RIGHT ANKLE PULLING LIGAMENT S

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ANOTHER WAS CLEANING OFF THE 7\ SCREEN WITH A SHOVEL THE SCREEN IS LOCATED ABOVE CONVEYOR W-4 A LARGE ROCK WAS KNOCKED OFF THE SCREEN ONTO W-4 THE ROCK FELL FROM THE TAIL OF W-4 DOWN TO B-4 WHERE I.NAME WAS WORKING, AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER BACK

EMP STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THAW OUT TAIL PULLEY ON L2 CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL STRIKING HIS KNEES ON THE IRON FRAME OF L2 BELT BOTH KNEES BRUISED

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS PUTTING AWAY HIS TOOLS AT END OF SHIFT & KNELT DOWN TO PUT HIS TOOL BOX IN HIS LOCKER, THEN STOOD UP AND LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT.

COLD, WINDY WITH ICE CONDITIONS PRESENT. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS TAKING A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICE AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.