Huntsville Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

01/11/21 at 0730 miners foot slipped off bottom step of CAT 769 truck while entering and EE pulled left shoulder. Was taken to DR as precaution and released to duty with no restrictions pending MRI. MRI results were read 02/03/21 and EE received a cortisone shot and PT order which turned this in to a RECORDABLE.

Employee was cleaning out a plugged chute. When the material shifted, a 6 to 8 inch rock fell from the chute above, hitting his finger. He received a laceration which required stitches and the finger was broken.

Employee was using a prybar to dislodge a rock that was stuck in a chute. The rocks shifted and forced the prybar against the chute. His finger was mashed between the chute and the prybar. They removed his fingernail and the tip of his finger was fractured.

Employee was found unresponsive in the drill. Emegency Medical Services said he died from a heart attack.

Employee reported injury after using a 36" , 3/4 drive ratchet. The ratchet broke cleanly off. He was in the process of installing a counterweight on the cone crusher. It is unknown if this caused the injury, but it was the first time the employee reported it to the company. This injury requires surgery.

Employee was climbing the ladder of the haul truck. As he lifted his leg to climb, he felt pain in his back.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 773 HAUL TRUCK. HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND HE FELL.

EE WAS TIGHTENING IMPACTOR BOLTS WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED A TOOTH AND HAD NO TENSION WHEN EE PULLED ON RATCHET HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF IMPACTOR FRACTURING HIS ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS KNEE POPPED OUT A YEAR AGO BUT HE GOT IT BACK IN PLACE HIMSELF. HE SAYS IT HAPPENED AT WORK BUT HE DID NOT REPORT IT. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. HE H AD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE 8-22. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL THE DAY OF SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING PULLEYS ON IMPACTOR TO PUT ON A NEW BELT. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND IT PULLED HIS HAND INTO PULLEY WHEN IT TURNED.

WAS CLEANING AROUND A 8X20 INCLINE WHEN ROCK CAME OFF & HIT LEG INSIDE OF UNILOADER

EE AND OTHER WERE CONDUCTING A HOLE DEPTH SURVEY PRIOR TO LOADING SHOT WITH EXPLOSIVE. BOTH WERE APPROX. 38 FT FROM HIGHWALL BEHIND SHOT. A LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING EE SLIGHTLY O N TH EHARD HAT HE WAS WEARING AND HITTING DIRECTTLY ON LEFT SHOULDER.

LIFTING CONE CRUSHER BASE WHEN A HOOK ON THE SLINGS CAME LOOSE AND HIT THE BACK OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM ONT THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN RAMP AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL LANDING ON SHOULDER.

LOADER HAD PULLED A LOG BESIDE ANOTHER LOG AND EE WAS CHAINING THEM TOGETHER. HE HAD CLEANED OUT SPACE TO RUN CHAIN UNDER THE LOG AND WAS PUSHING THE CHAIN UNDER THE LOG WHEN OTHER LOG ROLLED PINNING ARM.

A ROCK CAME OVER THE BUCKET ON LOADER AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD OF LOADER. WINDSHIELD EXPLODED SPRAYING GLASS ON THE EE.

RUNNING A FRONT END LOADER

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO HEAT A PIECE OF METAL AND RUST POPPED OFF INTO HIS EYE. GLASSES AND GOGGLES WERE IN PLACE.

EMPLPOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF EUCLID AFTER SHOOTING SHOT. HE SWUNG DOWN FRON EUCLID TO GROUND WITHOUT PROPER HOLD. TWISTED LEFT SIDE OF RIBS.

THE BELT HAD A TEAR TOO WIDE TO BE FASTENED BACK TOGETHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AROUND THE T EAR WITH A UTILITY KNIFE IN ORDER TO PLACE A PATCH IN THE HOLE OF BELT

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK OUT FROM UNDER IMPACT I AND TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS CUTTING FEEDER CHAIN APART SO HE COULD REPLACE IT WITH NEW. HE WAS CUTTING OVERHEAD AND HOT SLAG FELL ON ARM. HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE BURN TO BE SERIOUS BUT SATURDAY MA Y 14,1994 HE NOTICED RED STREAKS GOING UP HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS FEEDING BELT BACK ON IMPACT II PULLEY. HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.

THEY WERE CHANGING SCREEN ON PLANT. LIFTING SCREEN FROM GROUND TO PUT ON TOP DECK OF SCREENING PLANT.

EE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT IN QUARRY. THE WIND BLEW A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS EYE.

PUTTING BELT BACK ON SCALPING SCREEN & MOTOR. MOTOR IS BASED ON SWIVEL TO KEEP TENSION ON BELT. THEY RAISED MOTOR UP TO PUT BELT ON & MOTOR SLIPPED PINNING HAND BETWEEN IT & FRAME.

#5 BELT HAD FED OFF THE HEAD PULLEY. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LINING THE BELT BACK UP.

BELTS FROM MOTOR CAME OFF AND HIT ME.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING PIN OUT OF TOOTH ON 980 LOADER. HE WAS HAMMERING ON II WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLAKED OFF & WENT INTO LEG ABOUT 2". THE METAL WAS CUT OUT & E STITCHES PUT IN.

54730WORKING ON ELECTRIC SWITCH BOX. SHARP EDGE CUT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED HIS UKE & WAS GETTING OUT AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE TURNED HIS ANKLE OUT OF JOINT

EE LIFTED AN OXYGEN BOTTLE AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT.

THEY WERE PICKING UP A SPOOL OF WIRE WITH BOOM TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS STEADYING THE ROLL SO IT WOULD NOT SWAY. THE CABLE BROKE AT THE HOOK AND BALL ON THE END OF CABLE. THE HOOK HIT HIM ON THE LE FT ARM AND BROKE IT BETWEEN WRIST AND ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING DRIL AND BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON EXTENDING FROM THE TRUCK.

RUNNING DOZER FOREIGN OBJECT IN R EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF STOCKPILE TRUCK AT QUITTING TIME. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ARM ON GAS TANK.

EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING ON IMPACTOR AND CHANGING HAMMERS. AS THEY WERE ROTATING HAMMERS, ONE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LEG AT THE KNEE. BRUISED INSIDE OF HIS LEG.