HANOVER QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was working on junction box. EE proceeded to step up and out of the hole leading with EE's left leg. EE's foot slipped out from under EE and EE's leg contacted the lip of the hole and the ground. Employee did not seek medical attention 6/29/25. Employee suffered a possible left fibular fracture.

EE foot became tangled in a power cord and EE lost balance and fell. EE caught self with left hand on the table and left ring finger bent backwards against the pulverizer machine. EE then fell to knees after EE's hand took the brunt of the fall. Did not seek medical treatment until 12/15/2024

Employee was in the process of moving a 6' x 4' wire screen. Employee lifted the first screen to move it out of the way to get to the next screen. While lifting the screen and turning employee felt pain in left arm.

IW was grinding on W13 drip pan on 8/14/23. At some point between 9:00AM and 12:00PM they felt something in their right eye. They washed it out on the night of 8/14/23. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 8/16/2023.

While cleaning under the conveyor belt, the employee's arm and shoulder contacted the conveyor frame, causing a skin tear on the left elbow and acute pain in left shoulder.

Employee was dragging an empty fire hose across the plant floor when EE felt a sharp stinging pain in EE's abdominal area. EE was able to work full duty until surgery 2/22/2022.

Smashed finger between metal door and metal beam lacerating right middle finger. (14 stitches)

While unloading rail cars employee felt sick and was transported to hospital. Treated for heat related illness.

Employee was using a fixed blade razor knife to cut and prepare conveyor belt for attachment to pulling cable. The blade slipped from contact with the belt and cut the employees inside right forearm requiring stitches.

Employee was working alone pulling a brake piston when he strained his left rib on 9/15/2015. He asked to see a doctor on 9/17/2015 where he was diagnosed with a strain.

Employee was descending the ladder on a 992C when he felt a pop in his right calf muscle.

Employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground while walking to a piece of equipment.

Employee was checking the automatic lube system on the excavator and was stepping off the middle step when his footing slipped and he fell to the ground fracturing his right wrist.

Employee stated he bumped right knee on steering column of haul truck. Driver did not go to dr. until 5/26/2011.

EE was flipping a mantle with a bridge crane and strap when the strap broke causing the mantle to fall to the floor injuring employee.

After cleaning the head pulley box the employee stepped from head pulley box to catwalk. He turned his left ankle when he stepped on the toe board.

EE sprained his hip while pulling on the hose from the fuel truck that was stuck.

EE's left hand was pulled into the block of the electric chain hoist while hoisting a loaded wheel barrow at the M17 conveyor drive house, receiving seven stitches.

Fractured left thumb after an assembly pump slipped off the boom truck and pinching it between the suction tube and truck bed.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED A GROIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW.

getting out of tractor trailer. Stones were uneven and gave way. He fell and badly sprained ankle.

Two employees were replacing the end plate of W-13 Conveyor Discharge Chute by lifting it into place. While putting plate into place, they lost conrol of the plate and it fell striking injured on the right index finger causing laceration. (Plate wears approximately 150 lbs.)

INDEPENDENT HAULER WAS REMOVING BOWS FROM HIS TRUCK BED IN PREPARATION OF LOADING. HE CLIMBED STEPS ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER & ATTEMPTED TO SWING TRAILER BOW WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND.

Employee was cleaning spilled material (-1/4" size) from tail pulley area of W-18 Conveyor. He had been shoveling approximately 20 minutes when the accident occurred. He was working at a normal pace and was not overexerting himself. Lower back strain - lumbar root syndrome

EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH A CONVEYOR'S TAIL PULLEY. A CO-WORKER WAS STANDING ON THE TAIL PULLEY'S FRAME & HAD STARTED TO REMOVE BOLTS SECURING THE SWITCH COVER. INJURED POSITIONED AN 8' STEPLADDER AGAINST THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD & STARTED TO ASCEND THE LADDER. THE BOTTOM OF STEPLADDER KICKED OUT & HE FELL ONTO THE UPPER FRAME OF THE GUARD, FRACTURING RIBS.

EE FELL WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM BACKHOE. HE HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS HEAD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE REMOVING BIT FROM HAMMER WHILE HANGING FROM JIB ABOUT 1 FOOT FROM GROUND. EE WAS TURNING BIT OFF OF HAMMER WHEN THE BIT LET GO AND WEDGED EE FINGER BETWEEN BIT AND GROUND.

EE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE FROM W-10 CONVEYOR SAMPLETAKER. EE STATED HE PULLED HARD DUE TO THE SCOOPSOMETIMES STICKING. WHEN SCOOP CAME OUT OF HOLDER, THE WEIGHT OF THE SAMPLE DROPPED AT WHICH TIM E THE EE GRABBED TO CATCH THE SAMPLE CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. SAMPLE WEIGHT FULL SCOOP IS 45 LBS.

EE REMOVING THE BLASTHOLE HAMMER FROM T-4 BLASTHOLE DRILL, POSITIONING J-WRENCH OF FLATS OF HAMMER SHANK IN DOING SO HE ROTATED THE J-WRENCH INTO HIS FINGER WHICH WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND UPRIGHT MEMBER OF THE TOWER.

EMPLOYEE OPENING BACK DOORS TO #3 HAZEMAG CRUSHER TO BLOW DOWN MATERIAL BUILDUP. HELPED TO OPEN DOOR WITH LEFT HAND AND GOT THUMB CAUGHT ON TOP EDGE OF DOOR FRAME.

USING 8" BENCH GRINDER TO REMOVE SHARP EDGE ON BOLT SHANK WHILE REPAIRING PARKING BRAKE ON WATER TRUCK. SAFETY GLASSES SLIPPED LOW ON EMPLOYEE'S NOSE, EXPOSING HIS EYES TO THE GRINDING HAZARDS . METAL PARTICLES FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE SITTING UP A DRUM OF OIL INTO A STAND. THIS TYPE OF DRUM STAND ALLOWS YOU TO MANUALLY MOVE A 55 GAL DRUM FROM A VERTICAL POSITION TO HORIZONTAL. UPON LIFTING DRUM OVER INTO PLACE, PULLED HERNIA ON LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN.

STRIKING SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST DRAIN VALVE BODY TO DISLODGE MATERIAL INSIDE THE DRAIN LINE, WHEN HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN HANDLE AND ANOTHER PIPE NEXT TO VALVE.

WHILE PUTTING A STEEL PALTE IN PLACE FOR MILL,WRIGHT TO WELD THE PLATE GOT AWAY FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S BEFORE ATTACHING COME-A-LONG AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S THUMB BETWEEN TWO PLATES.

EE WAS ORGANIZING STEEL BARS ON STORAGE RACK. ASHE WAS PUSHING BARS BACK INTO THE RACK HE LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO THE BANK HE WAS STANDING ON. WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HIS RIGHT FOOT LANDED ON AN INCLINED PLANE CAUSING HIS CALF MUSCLE TO BE STRAINED.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM SLOP PEN OF W-13 CONVEYOR. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SHOVELING, HE SAID HIS BACK HURT.

EE DESCENDED LADDER ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENDLOADER. LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP; SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE HAMMERING ICE BUILD UP FROM STACKER FRAME. FELT PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW, BURNING SENSATION.

EE SLIPPED & FELL WHEN WALKING ALONG STACKER VERY ICY CONDITIONS DEFORMITY OF RIGHT 5TH FINGERS

FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE ROLLERS, EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE USED A ROPE TO LOWER THE ROLLERS DOWN ONTO THE BELT.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE INSTALL A TROUGHING ROLLER. WHILE DOING SO EE PINCHED HIS SECOND FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS. AT THAT TIME EE LOST CONCIOUSNESS FOR APPROX 30 TO 45 SECONDS. EE SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO BACK OF HIS HEAD AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. EE WAS RELEASED AFTER BRIEF OBSERVATION ADN RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AS SCHEDULED.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING INVENTORY. HE USED HIS FOOT TO PUSH A HEAVY DRAWER BACK INTO PLACE. AT THAT TIME HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA. HEREMAINED AT WORK BUT HAS EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT SINCE THEN. UPON HIS VISIT TO THE DOCTOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A DOUBLE HERNIA & IS DUE TO HAVE SURGERY ON 10/6 & IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF WORK FOR 6 WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE EMPTYING METAL BINS IN SHOP. COWORKER WAS USING A PRYBAR TO UNWEDGE BIN HANDLE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE ARM.

EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL SPILLAGE FROM THE NO. T20 BELT CONVEYOR AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF THE DECKING ONTO A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK AND BEING LOADED WITH ROCK WHEN THE LOADER BUCKET SHOOK DUMP BODY CAUSING TRUCK CAB TO VIBRATE.

DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS, DRILLER SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING 3 CRACKED VERTEBRAE, BRUISED LEFT ELBOW AND MINOR LACERATION ON BACK OF KNEE.

EE WAS TAKING A MATERIAL SAMPLE FROM CONVEYOR BELT USING A SMALL BUCKET. THE BUCKET FILLED WITH MATERIAL AND OVERTURNED ONTO HIS HAND. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND A BRACE THAT S UPPORTED THE SCREEN THAT WAS POSITIONED OVER THECONVEYOR BELT.

EE WAS CHECKING FOR AN OIL LEAK ON HIS LOADER. HE STRUCK THE MIRROR, KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRATING A HAUL TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT FOR A LOAD OF SHOT ROCK. AS HE WS TRAVELING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF AN INCLINED RAMP, HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND THE HAUL TR UCK TRAVELED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RAMP, STRUCK A 12' BERM AND OVERTURNED. THE CORONER PRONOUNCED THE VITIM DEAD A THE SENE. THE SUBSEQUENT AUTOPSY DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM DIED FROM SUDDEN H

EE CLEANING MUD & DIRT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR. WHILE LFITING FULL SHOVEL, PAIN FLEW INTO LOWER BACK CAUSING NUMBNESS.

EE CUTTING FEEDER APART WITH TORCH. A LARGE PIECE OF HOT SLAG BURNT THRU HIS PANTS LEG AND FELL INTO HIS SHOE BURNING TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS CLEANING CHUTE OF STACKER. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED, HE STARTED TO EXIT CHUTE AT WHICH TIME HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. EE HAD A HOE IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH CAME D OWN ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH HOE AND BREAK HIS FINGER.

EE WAS PLANNING A BOARD TO USE IN FLOOR OF LOCOMOTIVE. EE WAS HODLING BOARD WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE PUSHING BOARD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND USING PUSH STICK. THE GUIDE FENCE MOVED CAUSING FINGER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH BLADE

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING OPERATORS CAB AFTER RAISING RIG ON JACKS. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND NEXT TO A CREVICE. THE GROUND BROKE AWAY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS CLEANING UP SCRAP METAL AND PLACING IT IN THE DEMPSTER BOX.HE CUT HIS FINGER.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN TWO SCREEN DECKS TO ENTER THE CHUTE ABOVE.WHILE REACHING FOR A HAND HOLD EMPLOYEE TURNED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF AT WHICH TIME PAIN ENTERED RIGHT KNEE.

WALKING ALONG SIDE A CONVEYOR AND WALKED OVER A STONE PILE. HE OVERTURNED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF #4 WATER TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON THE BATTERY COVER. THE COVER MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND. HIS CHIN STRUCK THE COVER CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE ICE FROM CONVEYOR PULLIES. HE HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HIS RIGHT THUMB HIT A SUPPORT ANGLE OF THE CONVEYOR RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM FLOOR TO CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE DUMPED A SHOVEL FULL OF MATERIAL ONTO BELT. THE SHOVEL TOUCHED THE BELT PROPELLING THE SHOVEL TOWARD HIM. THE HANDLE OF THE SHOVEL HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES TO MOVE A GEAR REDUCER OUT OF A HYDRAULIC PRESS. THE REDUCER WAS HOOKED TO AN OVERHEAD CRANE. WHEN THE REDUCER SHEAVE GOT CAUGHT, EMPLOYEE LIFTED IT UP AND THE REDUCER SLID OFF THE PRESS PINCHING HIS FINGER.

UHE WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF INSIDE A DISCHARGE CHUTE OF A CONVEYOR TO MAKE REPAIRS. HE REACHED INTO THE SHARP EDGE OF A METAL SCRAPER BLADE. THE RESULTING CUT SEVERED A TENDON REQUIRING SURG ERY.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING A LADDER ON A 992C LOADER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HOLDING A STEEL PLATE IN POSITION FOR OTHER TO WELD. DUE TO THE CLOSE QUARTERS IN THE CRUSHER SLAG FROM WELDING LANDED ON EE S PANTS. THIS RESULTED IN BURNS TO HIS RIGHT THIGH.

HE WAS CUTTING A RIB RUBBER TO INSTALL ON A VIBRATING SCREEN. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

HE WAS REMOVING FROZEN MATERIAL BUILDUP FROM A PAN UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE PULLING ON THE HOE THE MATERIAL MOVED AND THE HANDLE OF THE HOE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

HE WAS USING A FIVE FOOT DIGGING IRON TO KNOCK FROZEN MATERIAL BUILDUP OUT OF A SLOP CHUTE UNDER A CONVEYOR. THE IRON CONTACTED THE MOVING CONVEYOR CAUSING THE IRON TO GET PULLED IN AND PINCHI NG HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

EE WAS MEASURING WINDOW FRAME TO REPLACE BROKEN GLASS THERE WERE PIECESOF GLASS REMAINING IN THE FRAMES HIS LEFT THUMB BRUSHED AGAINST A SLIVER LACERATING SAME

55061S CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET INTO ENDLOADER CAB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THIRD RUNG HE FELL ABOUT 4 FOOT TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A HYDRAULIC GATE AT THE COMMERCIAL PLANT WHEN SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER HE MISS JUDGED THE SWING & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & GATE

55023RAINED HIS BACK WHILE WORKING ON A SCREEN HE WAS BENT OVER USING A CUTTING TORCH.

EE WAS PULLING ON A SCREEN CLOTH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO DISLOCATE HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE HAS PREVIOUS HISTORY OF DISLOCATION PROBLEMS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER HOWEVER THIS IS W ORK AGGRIVATED. HE WILL NOW HAVE CORRECTIVE SURGERY.

I.NAME HAD CLEANED OUT 2 TUNNEL GATES BY KNEELING INSIDE THEM AND PICKING & HOEING COMPACTED MATERIAL.ABOUT A 1/2 HR.LATER A PAIN DEVELOPED IN LOWER CHEST.STATED THAT THIS PAIN HAS HAPPENED BE FORE.

INJURED WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.THEY WERE LIFTING AN IDLER INTO PLACE ON A CONVEYOR TABLE,IDLER FELL ON HIS 4TH FINGER AS HE LOST HIS GRIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE SCREEN CLOUTH WHILE INSTALLING SIDE BAR THE BAR SLIPPED THRU HIS HAND

I NAME WAS OPENING A TRAP DOOR IN THE FLOOR TO CLEAN DOWN MATERIAL SHE GRABBED SQUARE METAL DOOR BY EDGES RATHER THAN THE HANDLE AS SHE OPENED THE DOOR IT SWUNG PAST A HAND RAIL HER RT HAND WA S PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOOR & THE RAIL

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 5' GALLON BUCKET FILLED WITH GREASE AND CARRIED IT ABOUT FIVE FEET. THE BUCKET WEIGHED ABOUT 35 POUNDS.

EE WAS STANDING IN STONE BOX CLEANING THE CHUTE OUT WHEN HIS FOOT SLID CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE DOWN THE CHUTE. INJURED STRUCK HIS BACK ON TOP OF CHUTE AND PROCEEDED TO FALL DOWN CHUTE STRIKING HI S FEET ON A MOVING CONVEYOR.

ON 10/22/90 EMPL WAS PULLING ON SAFETY SHOES IN OUR LOCKER ROOMM & REINJURED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SHOP GREASING LOADER AND WAS ASKED BY AUTO MECHANIC TO HELP LIFT THE FAN FROM #16 LOADER. AUTO MECHANIC WAS ON ONE SIDE OF LOADER AND INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE OTHER. INJURED EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CLIMB UP LOADER TO HELP MECHANIC. HE GRASPED THE GRAB IRON ON THE SIDE PANEL, WHICH HAD BOLTS REMOVED, CAUSING PANEL TO SWING OPEN AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING

EE WAS DIGGING A DITCH WITH 14 BACKHOE. HE PUT THE WINDSHIELD UP IN THE TRACK THAT HOLDS WINDSHIELD WHEN NOT IN USE. LATER IN THE DAY, THE BACK PART OF THE WINDSHIELD FELL OUT OF THE TRACK AND STRUCK EE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.

WHILE LAYING UNDER NO 1 KILN CUTTING A SECTION OF TRACK LOOSE WITH ARC AIR SPARKS & SLAG GOT INTO EMPLOYEES RT EAR CAUSING A BURN & PAIN

WORKING IN CWS BLDG. 5TH FLOOR-CHANGED SCREENS ON 5-D. EMPLOYEE RUBBED HIS R EYE WITH HIS HAND, WHICH HAD DIRT, GREASE, & SMALL PIECES OF METAL ON IT. MANUAL LABOR, PHYSICAL EXERTION.

WORKING ON 6 PORTABLE SUB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF FRAME WORK AND FELL TO GROUND. USED TOP RAIL OF FENCE AS WORK PLATFORM WHERE HE MIGHT HAVE USED A LADDER OR SCAFFOLDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SCREEN INTO PLACE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF FRAME, & HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK. MANUAL LABOR, PHYSICAL EXERTION.

EMPL WELDING ON LIME PLANT BIN CHUTE USING ARC AIR WELDING EQUIPMENT.PIECE OF SLAG FROM POP FLEW UP UNDER WELDERS HOOD.

EMPL WAS WORKING IN CWS BLDG STANDING ATOP OF IF SCREEN EMPL FELL TO FLOOR WHEN HE TRIED TO OPEN SCREEN DOOR.

EMPL WALKING WITH SAMPLE BUCKET IN HAND,WALKED INTO LOW BEAM ON 4TH FLOOR.NEEDED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN TRANSFER HOUSE #5. REPAIRING SCRAPER ON L-5 BELT. THE PIECE OF WOOD THAT HE USED TO SUPPORT ARM WAS BUMPED, AND ARM STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

WALKING IN PARKING LOT SLIPPED ON ICE FELL INJ BACK COLD SNOWY ICY CONDITIONS

COMING DOWN LADDER OF STACKER, LOST FOOTING SLIPED FELL SUFFERED CONTUSION AND SPRAIN R HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BEHING CONVEYOR BELT SS-47M AT THE SINTER SAND PLANT.BENDING AND TWISTING OF SPILLED MATERIAL ALONG CONVEYOR CAUSED SPRAIN.NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING FRAMEWORK TO BE DRILLED. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO SECURE FRAMEWORK PROPERLY ON TABLE TOP, THE FRAMEWORK SLID AND INJURED FIRST AND INDEX FINGERS OF R. HAND. NO DAMAGE TO P ROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPLOYEE.

WHILE EXITING ELEVATOR EMPLOYEE TRIPPED,FELL TO CEMENT FLOOR AND INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM UPON IMPACT.NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPLOYEE.

ROUTING MAINTENANCE ON ROAD GRADER USED WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUTS BU FAILED TO USE PROPER TOOLS AS A RESULT THE EMPL SUFFERED BACK STRAIN NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPL

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRAIN COVERS OVER A DRAIN DITCH, AND IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ONE HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT LEG MUSCLE.

THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING A WELDER REPAIR THE BACK PLATE ON A SCREEN IN THE COMMERCIAL PLANT AS THE INJURED REPLACED A BOLT IN THE BACK PLATE THE WELDER WAS REPAIRING A CRACK AS HE DID SO A SP ARK FROM THE WELDING LODGED IN THE INJUREDS EAR

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROMOVE THE LID ON A GREASE CANNISTER. AS SHE TWISTED THE LID, SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER ARM AND SHOULDER.

THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING A SIDE TO THE STONE BOX H\E USED A @" PIPE SPREADER ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOX AFTER EACH SIDE WAS SECURED HE STARTED TO REMOVE THE PIPE AS HE REACHED OV ER THE SIDE TO GET TO THE PIPE THE PIPE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FINGER TO CATCH BETWEEN THE PIPE AND TOP OF THE SIDE

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING OFF THE OIL SWITCHES BETWEEN THE NUMBER TWO AND THREE SCRUBBER. AS HE WALKED ON THE WET FLOOR HE SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

THE INJURED WAS DOING ROUTING WORK WITH THE GILSON SHAKER APPARENTLY HE STRAINED HIS BACK SOME TIME DURING THE HANDLING OF THE SCREENS

THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF A DART TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB HE MISSED THE TOP STEP WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE TRIED TO SUSTAIN HIS BALANCE BY GRABBING THE HANDRAIL; LOWEVER HIS WEIGHT WAS TOO GREAT TO PREVENT THE FALL. CONSEGUENTLY HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN A STAIRWAY FROM THE NO.1 KILN. HE WAS CARRYING A 5 LB. BOX OF BOLTS AT THE TIME. AS HE DESCENDED THE STAIRWAY HE OVERTURNED HIS ANKLE AND GRABBED THE HANDRAIL IN A N EFFORT TO PREVENT FALLING DOWN THE STEPS. THE CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF CONCRETE FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. AS HE LIFTED THE CONCRETE ONTO A SKID HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS IN PROCEWS OF BREAKING TIGHT DRILL STEEL LOOSE. HE HELD TONG WRENCH IN LEFT HAND & SIMULTANEOUSLY OPERATED CONTROL LEVER WITH RIGHT HAND. IN ORDER TO DO THIS PROPERLY HE MUST REACH INSIDE DRILL CAB TO ROTATE LEVER. AS HE STRETCHED TO DO SO HE STRAINED BACK.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK INTO CHUTE AT M-19 STACKER. HE USED RUBBER MOUNTED TYPE SCRAPER AS HAND SUPPORT TO GET INTO CHUTE. AS HE WALKED INTO CHUTE RUBBER SCRAPER PIVOTED DOWNWARD CAUSIN G INJUREDS LEG BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN SCRAPER & HEAD PULLEY.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON STEP LADDER & WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING LARGE METAL BOX FROM CLASSIFIER. AS HE DID SO EXCESS WEIGHT IN BOX SHIFTED & BENT INJUREDS HAND & WRIST BACKWARDS CAUSING STRAI NED WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING GATES IN #1 TUNNEL TO LOAD LIMEPLANT DAY BINS. THE EMPLOYEE IGNITED A PROPANE TORCH TO THAW FROZEN CHUNK OF STONE IN THE GATE, INHALATION OF EXHAUST (PROPANE) FUMES CAUS ED SORENESS AND SWELLING OF THROAT.

THE INJURED WAS HOLDING THE FREE END OF 1/0 CABLE, TO DRILL OUT A RING TERMINAL TO A LARGER OPENING, THAT WAS SECURED TO A BOARD. AS HE DID SO, THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT IN THE TERMINAL CAUSING THE WIRE TO WRAP UP ON THE DRILL BIT CATCHING THE INJURED'S GLOVE PULLING THE END OF THUMB AGAINST THE DRILL.

INJURED WS USING BAR & HAMMER TO LOOSEN DIRT THAT HA D LODGED ON TAILEND OF CONVEYOR. AS SHE SWUNG HAMMER TO HIT BAR SHE MISSED & CONTACT FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF CONVEYOR.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE GATE NO.12 IN THE NO.1 TUNNEL. HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK THE LARGER LUMS OF MATERIAL THAT WERE COMING OUT. AS HE CONTACTED THE LUMP OF MATERIAL HIS LE FT HAND (WHICH WAS AT BOTTOM OF HANDLE) SLIPPED AND STRUCK A BELT ROLLER, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RELOCATING ELECTRIC MOTORS.HE USED AN OVER HEAD CRANE TO MOVE THE MOTORS.AS HE DID SO THE CRANE WHICH WAS OFF CENTER FROM THE MOTOR LOCATION SWUNG AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE MOTORS.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE S-4 CONVEYOR, POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD SHOVEL SPILLAGE BACK ONTO THE BELT. AS HE DID SO, THE SHOVEL HANDLE BROKE DRIVING A PIECE OF WOOD FROM THE HAN DLE INTO HIS WRIST.

INJURED WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE LIME DRAG SCRAPER AND THE WORK BENCH POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD PICK UP A SECTION OF GRINDING TRACK TO FIT ONTO THE HANGERS HE HAD HIS HANDS WRAPPED AROUND THE TRACK AND TURNED AROUND TO SEES IF THE TRACK FIT ONTO THE HANGER AS HE DID SO HE PLACED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE TRACK AND THE DRAG FRAME

THE INJURED WAS BALANCING A STEP ASSEMBLY HE WAS POSTIONED SO THAT HIS LEFT HAND BALANCED THE ASSEBLY AS HE HOISTED IT OFF THE FLOOR. AS E DID SO THE ASSEMBLY SHIFTED FORWARD CAUSING THE HOIS T CHAIN TO PINCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE RAIL OF STEP ASSMBLY.

INJURED WAS LOWERING SUCTION HOSE WHIT A WINCH. CABLE CLAMP WAS USED TO HOLD CABLE TO DRUM. AS HE LOWERED SUCTION HOSE HE REACHED TO RELEASE CLAMP & IT FELL FREE. WEIGHT OF SUCTION HOSE PUL LED CABLER CAUSING CRANK HANDLE TO STRIKE EMPL ON MOUTH.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING INTO THE OFFICE BUILDING AT THE CLOSE OF HIS SHIFT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE BUILDING AT THE SAME TIME THROUGH THE SAME DOORWAY. AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEE OPENED THE DOOR, THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE EDGE OF THE DOOR AND STRUCK THE WINDOW, SHATTERING THE GLASS AND CUTTING HIS HAND.

THE INJURED WS RIDING IN FRONT SEAT OF THE PASSENGER VAN. THE DRIVER OF THE BAN INADVERTENTLY BACKED THE VAN ONTO A PILE OF DEBRIS CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL OVER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE.

THE INJURED WAS DESCENDING A LADDER FROM A PRODUCTION TRUCK. HE USED THE PROPER 3 FT. STANCE TO DISMOUNT THE TRUCK. AS HE APPROACHED THE SWING STEP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNG, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS NOSE ON ONE OF THE UPPER RUNGS.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE STOCKPILE USING A SHOVEL TO TAKE A SAMPLE CUT. AS SHE DID SO, SHE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE THE 30A CONVEYOR BELT, POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD DROP THE TROUGHING ROLLERS-HE USED A 5' BAR TO LAY-OVER THE TROUGHING ROLLERS TO FREE THE BELT. AS HE DID SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING #3 BUCKET ELEVATOR LADDER AND AS HE DID SO, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNG CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW ON THE SURROUNDING LADDER CAGE.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE #1 SCREEN IN THE CWS BUILDING, POSITIONED SO THAT HE COUD SWING A SLEDGEHAMMER THROUGH THE SCREEN HOLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE ROCK. AS HE DID SO, T HE HAMMER AFTER HITTING THE ROCK, BOUNCED OFF THE ROCK AND HIT HIS FINGER.

INJ STANDING ALONGSIDE TUNNEL GATE,POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD MANUALLY PULL GATE DOWN.USED BOTH HANDS TO PULL DOWN GATE.WHILE PULLING DOWN GATE,HAND SLIPPED OFF COME-ALONG AND CONTACTED CONVE YOR ROLLER IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE CHAIR.

THE INJURED WAS HAND CARRYING A PIECE OF 3/8" X 2" X 2" ANGLE IRON FROM THE WEST END WALL OF THE WELD SHOP TO THE SOUTH WALL OF THE SHOP. HE HASD HIS LEFT HAND POSITIONED ON ONE END OF THE IRO N, AND HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE OPPOSITE END. ASHE CARRIED THE ANGLE IRON IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GROSP CAUSING FINGER TUBE PINCHED BETWEEN THE ANGLE IORN & SOUTH WALL RACK.

EMPL WORKING AS SHOVEL HELPER,DURING SHIFT MOVE SHOVEL CABLE WHEN REQUIRED.ALSO GREASE SHOVEL AT SPECIFIC TIMES.DEVELOPED RASH ON EXPOSED SKIN DUE TO EXPOSURE TO SUN AND GREASING SOLVENTS.

INJ CLEANING DUST FROM BOTTOM OF DUST COLLECTOR.AIR HOSE BLEW APART -INHALED DUST INTO LUNGS.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS RUNNING POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD SCRAPE AWAY EXCESS BUILD-UP WITH A HAND SCRAPER. HE USED A HAND SCRAPER IN HIS LEFT ARM TO CLEAN THE DEBRIS FROM THE ROLLER. AS HE DID SO THE SCRAPER BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLER CAUSING HIS ARM TO BE DRAWN INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING UNDER THE BELT AT SINTER SAND PLANT. HE USED A SHOVEL TO CLEAR AWAY THE EXCESS SPILLIAGE THAT HAD ACCUMULATED UNDER THE BELT. AS HE DID SO HE HAD A BACK PAIN.

THE INJURED WAS MOUNTING THE TRUCK HE WAS POSITIONED AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND WAS ABOUT THE ENTER THE CAB OF THE VECHICLE HE USED ONE HAND TO OPEN THE DOOR AS HE DID HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF T HE PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND BELOW THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO HOLD ONTO THE PLATFORM WITH H IS OTHER HAND.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ONN THE PLATE SCREEN POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD WELD OVERHEAD.HE STEPPED UP ON A SPRAY BAR TO GET CLOSER TO THE FEEDER PAN.AS HE DID SO HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS RIGHT FO OT.THE INJURED WAS FOLLOWING THE ACCEPTED SAFE WOTK PROCEDURES.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR OF THE SINTER SAND PLANT,POSITIONED SO HE COULD SHOVEL STONE FROM THE FLLOR TO THE CONVEYOR BELT.AS HE DID SO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER ON THE STACKER. AS HE DID SO HIS, AND AUPON REACHING THE LAST RUNG, HE OVERTURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND.

THE INJURED WAS3STANDING ON THE SHOP FLOOR,SO THAT BOTH HANDS HELD A RATCHET.HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET AND HIS RIGHT HAND ON HANDLE OF THE RATCHET.HE USED THE RATCHET TO REMOV E THE DRAIN PLU1. HE PULLED UPWARDS ON THE THE HANDLE TO LOOSEN THE PLUG.AS HE DID SO HE FELT PAIN IN THE UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.THE PLUG WAS EXCESSIVELY TIGHT.

INJ STANDING ON3TOP RUNG OF LADDER ON #72 DART TRUCK.HAD 1 HAND AND BOTH FEET ON RUNGS TO DESCEND LADDER.CARRYING LUNCH PAIN AND JACKET IN OTHER HAND.AS HE DESCENDED LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL FEET FIRST TO G9OUND

THE INJURED WAS3STANDING ON THE 5TH. FLOOR OF THE C.W.S. BLDG 6 HE ALONG WITH A CO-WORKER HAD HIS HANDS AROUND PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH. HE AND THE CO WORKER LIFTED THE SECTION OF SCREENCLOTH FRO M THE FLOOR ONT2 THE DISCHARGE END OF THE SCREEN. AS HE DID SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE CRONE.

THE INJURED WAS3HELPING TO MOVE A MOTOR TOWARDS THE CRUSHER SHEAR IN ORDER TO INSTALL A NEW SET OF BELTS. HE USED A PIECE OF ANGLE, AS A BAR, TO MOVE THE MOTOR. AS HE DID HE EXERTED PRESSURE A ND PULLED A MUS7LE IN HIS BACK.

THE INJURED WAS3STANDING INSIDE THE 6B. SCREEN LOCATED IN THE CWS BUILDING. ONE LEG WAS POSITIONED OUTSIDE OF THE SCREEN FRAMEWORK WITH HIS FOOT ON A STEP. HE SWUNG HIS OTHER LEG OVER THE SCRE EN FRAME. AS HE3DID SO HIS FOOT CAUGHT THE SCREEN FRAME CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND START TO FALL. TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE FLOOR HE GRABBED A HEATING UNIT. AS HE DID SO HIS FINGERS W

THE INJURED WAS3PULLING ON A DISCHARGE SCREEN CLOTH LOCATED IN THE CWS BUILDING. HE HAD BOTH HANDS FIRMLY GRIPPED ON THE SCREEN CLOTH. HE PULLED ON THE SCREEN CLOTH. AS HE DID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK1 THE INJURED WAS FOLLOWING NORMAL WORK PROCEDURES AND DID NOT OVER EXERT IN PULLING.

THE INJURED WAS3STANDING BENEATH THE FEED CHUTE AT THE #4 SCRUBBER LOCATED IN THE CWS BUILDING. HE USED A CUTTING TORCH TO BURN BOLTS OFFA JAMMED FEED CHUTE. AS HE DID SO A PIECE OF HOT SLAG F ELL THROUGH A H2LE IN HIS PAN LEG AND LODGED DOWN INTO THE TOP OF HIS SHOE CAUSING A BURN TO LOWER SHIN O LEFT LEG.

INJ WAS USING C2MEALONG TO LOWER THE TUNNEL GATE. AS SHE DID SO THE COMEALONG SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMP TO STRIKE HER RT LITTLE FINGEER AGAINST THE TIGHTENED COMEALONG CHAIN

INJ WALKING TO 2ND FOOR OF SINTER SAND PLANT.AS HE TURNED CORNER AT TOP OF STAIRS STEPPED ON A STONE AND OVERTURNED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE 5D SCREEN ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE CWS BUILDING. AFTER TIGHTENING THE BOLT HE TURNED TO WALK TO OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN,AS HE STEPPED ON A3STONE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

INJURED WAS USI3G A COMEALONG TO LOWER THE TUNNEL GATE WHEN THE INJURED EXERTED PRESSURE HE FELT PAIN IN IS LEFT UPPER ARM

INJ USING RUBBE9 HOSE TO WASHOUT PAN.NOTICED PIECE OF TAPE ON HOSE COMING LOOSE.TRIED TO TRIM OFF LOOSE TAPE,KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

THE INJURED BEN7 DOWN TO LIFT A 5 GLLON OIL CAN AS HE STRIGHTENED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. MAN HAS HAD PERVIOUS BACK OPERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING DOWN TO PICK-UP A 40 POUND VALVE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LY3NG ON HIS SIDE TRYING TO PRY CASTING LOOSE WITH A 3 FT BAR WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE EMPLOYEE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK

EMPL STANDING A7 FRONT OF AXLE INSIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE USING COMPRESSED AIR TO REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM WORK AREA.FLYING DEBRIS STRUCK EMPL IN FACE.

INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF REMOVING A MUFFLER FROMA FRONT END LOADER IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AS THE INJURED TURNED TO REMOVE THE MUFFLER IT SLIPPED INTO HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING HIM TO EXPERIEN CE PAIN IN THE 5EFT GROIN

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 ROCK FROM PUMP IMPELLER WHEN HE STEPPED OVER DREDGE BARGE DRIVE CABLE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPE DON PATCH OF ICE AND OVERTURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE

EMP WAS SHOVELI3G MATEWRIAL FROM UNDER PORTAGBLE SCREEN WHEN ANOTHER EMP OPERATING A DIGGER LOADER BACKED UP AND THE FRONT BUCKET STRUCK THE EMP ON LEFT LEG

WHILE INA SITTI3G POSITION, THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UP OVERHEAD TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON A FRONT-END LOADER, AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS.

EMP WAS THROWING AIR GATE WITH A BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS SIDE

WALKING BACK TO CONTROL RM OF LIME PLANT HE TURNED HIS ANKLE WHILE TAKING NORMAL WALKING STEP.

THE MAST FOR #14 DRILL WAS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION ON A LOBOY TRAILER THE EMP WAS INTHE INTERIOR OF MAST FRAMEWORK STEAM CLEANING AS HE CLIMBED OUT FROM THE FRAMEWORK HE STEPPED ON THE PIT PITCH BRACE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CATCHING HIMSELF ON HIS HANDS AND BREAKING BOTH WRISTS

EMPL CLEANING FLOOR OF MUD AND STONES.AS HE LIFTED WHEELBARROW,PAIN STRUCK HIM IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON #1 HAZEMAG IN THE SINTER SAND PLANT, ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE THE ROTOR WITH A 4\ BAR, THE POINT OF THE BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING EXTENTION OF THE LEFT ARM.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING A 40DEG SLOPE TO GET A WATER SAMPLE HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON STEEL PIPE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A RETAINING SHOE IN POSITION TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING ONTO THE BELT BELOW HIS HELPER WAS PULLING THE BLOW BAR OUT OF THE ROTOR THE BLOW BAR MOVED USUSUALLY EASY AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF THE EMPLOYEES GLOVE AND PINCHED THE END OF HIS FINGER

STOCK TRUCK DRIVER BACKING UP STOCKPILE OF WASHED SAND TO DISCHARGE LOAD,BACKED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF PILE.GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO FLIP END OVER END LANDING UPSIDE DOWN AT FOOT OF 20\ HIGH S PILE.