Hillsborough Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Visitor was walking up set of five steps at main office and lost his balance. He stumbled and fell on his bottom and then bump his head.

Worker was climbing down a fixed ladder and lost balance near the bottom. The worker fell backwards breaking his wrist.

Crusher Operator changed the splitter on the elevator when a piece of metal cut his small left finger.

Crusher Plant Operator lost his footing while loosening a bolt on a crusher. The wrench slipped off of the bolt and he slipped backwards, bruising his back.

The wind blew the access door to a dust collector closed on the right hand of the employee.

Strained lower back while bagging and palletizing 50 pound bags of material.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PALLET OF MATERIAL STUCK ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE PALLET MOVED HE OVER-EXTENDED HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP A STEEL RUNG LADDER AND LOST HIS GRIP ON THE METAL RUNG, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BALANCE AND FALLING TO THE STEEL FLOOR BELOW (APPROXIMATELY 4 FT).

TOOK SHORT TERM DISABILITY (LAST DAY OF WORK 5/19/03). TOOK LONG TERM DISABILITY (STARTED AUG. 10, 2003).

NOTE: HAND INJURY OF 2/20/03 WAS NOT HEALING AS EXPECTED. DECISION WAS MADE TO OPERATE, RESULTING IN EE BEING OFF WORK FROM 8/25/03 TILL 10/13/03 RETURN TO WORK DATE.

EE WAS CLIMBING A RAIL CAR LADDER AND FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER. HE FELL 10-12 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HEELS FIRST AND THEN HIS BACK. HE THENGOT UP AND WALKED ABOUT 100 FT TO THE SHOP AREA FOR HELP.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST AND WHILE BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND, THE PALLETS ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING HUNG ON A GUARD AND TILTED THE PALLETS TO ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FAL L APPROX 6 - 8 FEET ONTO A STACK OF PALLETS ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING UP AND WENT TO DUMP TRASH CONTAINER. HE STOPPED FORK LIFT SHORT OF A DROP IN PAVEMENT AND EMPTIED CONTAINER. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE FORK LIFT AND STARTED TO BACK UP, THE FORK LIFT ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE DROP OFF. HE HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE LIFT SWUNG SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND PINNED HIS ARM BETWEEN A SUPPORT BEAM AND THE LIFT ROLL CAGE.

EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN WELDING ON A SCREEN FRAME AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. HE LANDED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND JAMMED IN THE DECKING GRID, RESULTING IN A BROKEN THUMB.

EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE DECK-WORK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK ON THE DECK.

EE HAD CUT A SECTION OF HOUSING LOOSE FROM A PRODUCT COLLECTOR AS HE WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE THESECTION IT MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY AND PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN AN ANGLE IRON HANDLE & A CATWALK-RES ULTS A BROKEN FINGER TIP AND 5 STITCHES ON LEFT RING FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP IN THE MILL HOUSE WHEN HE STEPPED IN WET MATERIAL ON THE FLOOR AND SLIPPED - STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING HOLD A LARGE PULLEY AS IT WAS DRIVEN OFF A SHAFT - A MISS HIT OF THE HAMMER STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND ON THE LITTLE FINGER SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BOX AND FELT EXTREME PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING MILLED MATERIAL IN 50# BAGS AS HE TURNED TO STACK A FINISHED BAG ON A PALLET HE BRUISHED HIS ARM ACROSS THE END OF THE BAGGING SPOUT A SHARP EDGE CUT HIS RT FOREARM NO MAJ OR INJURY INJURY RESULTED IN 12 STITCHES IN HISRT FOREARM

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING PLANT OEPRATOR KNOCK WET MAERIAL FROM TANK, INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BELOW AND SLIGHTLY TOT HE REAR OF THE PLANT OPERATORAS THE OPERATOR HAMMERED ON THE TANK-THE HA MMER SLIPPED FROM THE OPERATORS HANDS AND FELL ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S HEAD RESULTING ON A LACERATION REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES.

ELMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE BACK OF HTE SHOP AREA WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A STEEL PLATE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW RESULTING INA HAIR-LINE FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WEAR PLATE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY PRESSED THE TRIGGER OF THE AIR WRENCH WHILE HOLDING THE BOLT HEAD REESULTING IN LACERATIONS OF THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT THUMB. STITCHES REQU IRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BUVKET PIN FROM A LODRER WHILE REMOVING PIN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN AND LOADER AND RESULTING IN A PINCH CUT TO THE LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE JAW CRUSHER, WHEN A TOGGLE PLATE HE WAS INSTALLING SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOGGLE PLATE AND THE CRUSHER FRAME. HE SERVED THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND AT THE FIRST JOINT JUST BEHIND THE FINGERNAIL.

LOADER WAS WORKING ON FIRST BENT FROM TOP IN MUCK PILE OPERATOR WAS REMOVING LG BOULDERS FROM MUCK PILE TO AREA APPROX 150FT FROM PILE TO BE DROP-BALLED AT LATER TIME LPERATOR WAS TURNING AROU ND TO RETURN TO PILE AFTER DUMPING BOULDER WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING GREEN UNDER HIS REAR TIRE HE STOPPED AND PULLED UP ABOUT 6FT FOREMAN WAS FOUND LYING ON HIS LEFT SIDE WITH HIS BACK TO LOA