HICKORY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was changing screen cloth on number 3 screen, when he became weak. He notified his coworkers at which point they stop working and attended to him. They believed his sugar was low, but it ended up being heat related.

An employee was changing v-belts on the portable plant. The motor was lowered to reduce tension, but some tension on the belts still remained. As the employee removed the belts the tip of his finger got caught in a pinch point between the belt and the wheel, this required the employee to have a couple of stitches on the tip of his finger.

The employee was putting an electrical wire on the solenoid of the fuel pump which had come off. In doing this process, the EE scraped his left forearm against a bolt which had weld on it, which sliced his arm open. He was taken to the DR. & received 6 stitches. He then returned to work with no restrictions. He was working on a Ingersol-Rand drill.

Employee fueled his haul truck at the end of his shift, and after he parked his equipment he did not dismount properly. He jumped from the step instead of climbing down landing on his left leg. Employee suffered a strained left knee, recieved medical treatment however this did not result in a lost time.

WHILE WORKING AT THE JAW CRUSHER, HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL BURR. IT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

OFF ROAD HAUL TRUCK ROLLED FROM PARKED POSITION ITNO LOAD OUT BIN AND SMITH SETZER AND SONS OCCUPIED CUSTOMER TRUCK. BIN AND CUSTOEMR'S TRUCK WERE DEMOLISHED.

ATTEMPTING TO REATTACH AIR CYLINDER TO FEEDER GATE IN TUNNEL. THE CYLINDER SLIPPED TO ONE SIDE & MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE END OF TRHE CYLINDER & THE BACK OF THE FEEDER.

THE INJURED PARTY WAS HOLDING A SHEET OF PLYWOOD (16 1/2" X 20") WHICH WAS BEING CUT BY AN OPERATOR WITH A SKILL SAW. THE BLADE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THE INDEX FINGER OF THE HOLDER. THE DAMAGE INV OLVED A LACERATION OF THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND (EXTENSOR DIGITORIUM TENDON WAS SEVERED ) ALONG WITH A LACERATION OF THE THUMB ON THE LEFT HAND.

NEW EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE LARGE TAIL PULLEY GUARD ON #1 CONVEYOR SO TAIL PULLEY BEARING COULD BE REPLACED. FOUR (4) BOLTS HELD GUARD TO UPRIGHT FLANGENUTS WERE REMOVED BUT GUARD WAS HELD IN PLACE BY ONE BOLT. AS MAN REACHED TO REMOVE BOLT, GUARD TIPPED DOWN CATCHING MAN'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN GUARD FRAME AND UPRIGHT FLANGE.

LETTING OR LOWERING TOGGLE PLATE INTO JAW PLATE SLIPPED OFF X-BEAM BACK OF PLATE CAME UP MY HAND WAS ON TOP GUIDING PLATE INTO PLACE,CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIECE OF ANGLE AN D PLATE.

USING HAMMER ON PIECE OF METAL PREPARING TO WELD, PIECE OF FLYING METAL STRUCK HIM IN MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LODGED IN FINGER. WENT TO DR FOLLOWING EVENING. REMOVED METAL ON 6/02/88 AS OUTPATIENT AT DRS OFFICE.