LaFollette Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was operating a bulldozer, cleaning up the quarry floor. He was backing up when the rear of the dozer slid over a 5' bank, upsetting the dozer - it came to rest on its left side. The employee suffered a fracture to the third (ring) finger on his left hand. The physician treated the fracture with a splint. The employee was released to normal duty.

Ee was using a hand crank to tighten a screen. His left thumb became entangled in the crank handle & was twisted. He did not seek medical attention until 12/5/05. The dr diagnosed sprain & returned him to full duty. On 3/22/06 he saw an Orthopedic specialist who determined he would have to have minor surgery on 3/29/06. No lost days, no restricted days.

Employee was performing maintenance-greasing: he was carrying a grease gun. He stopped to kick the mud off of his boots and dropped the grease gun on his left foot. He was wearing sted toe boots, but the gun hit directly behind the protection. Inident resulted in contusion to little toe, little foot.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING OUT CRUSHER, HE HAD USED A LADDER TO CLIMB INTO CRUSHER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE GRABBED THE UPPER EDGE OF THE OPENING, WHICH KEPT HIM FROM FALLING. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS HANGING HIS BODY SWUNG BACK INTO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CRUSHER, STRIKING THE EDGE. EE OVEREXTENDED HIS BACK.

EE was assisting mine foreman in repairing cracks in feeder- hopper (by welding). Both ee's were inside the hopper welding. As a result, the reflection of the radiant light from the welding burned the ee's eyes.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK. WHILE HE WAS BEING LOADED A ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKET & SPLASHED MUD INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. WHERE THEY FLUSHED HIS EYE & HE RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS CHANGING WEAR PLATES IN SAND SCREW. HE CUT BOLT HEADS OFF WITH TORCH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THEM OUT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BOLTS OUT OF ONE WEAR PLATE, IT GLANCED THE OTHER AND HIT HIS THUMB.

DRIVER ROLLED TRUCK BED OF VOLVO A-25 TRUCK OVERTHE CAB DID NOT ROLL OVER & REMAINED UPRIGHT DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER AND AS HE STRAIGHTENED UPHE STATED THAT HE HEARD HIS BACK POP AND THOUGHTHE MIGHT HAVE STRAINED OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN HISBACK. HE HADN'T BEEN LIFTING ANY ITEMS.

A TOP BLEW OFF OF A BATTERY DURING ROUTINE CHARGE AND CONNECTION PROCESS. DEBRI AND CHEMICAL WERE THROWN INTO THE AIR AND AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS PASSING BY WAS HIT IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A SCRAT CH ON THE WHITE OF THE EYE.

THE EE STRAINED OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING AN H BEAM. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE SUPERVISOR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AT WHICH TIME HE WAS SENT FOR A PHYSICAL EXAM HE WAS TOLD TO REST FOR 3 DAYS BY THE DR

EE WAS CHECKING TUMBLERS ON SCREE. HE TURNED THETUMBLER WITH HIS FOOT, SLIPPED, & LACERATED HIS LOWER LEG ON A 3/8" EXTENDED PIPE, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING PLANT. AS HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SCREEN PLATFORM HE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS, SLIPPED AND GRABBED A PIECE OF SCREEN FRAME TO KEEP FROM FALLING. PULLED MUSCLE OVER RIGHT HI P.

EE WAS DRIVING A25 VOLVO TRUCK IN QUARRY, THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS NOT COMPLETELY DOWN, THE DUMP BED OF THE TRUCK OVERTURNED, THE TRUCK CAB DID NOT TURN OVER. WHEN THE BED OVER TURNED IT CAUSE D ATHE EE TO BE JOLTED IN THE CAB. HE WAS WEARING PROPER SEAT BELT.

EE WAS OPERATING 988B HIGHLIFT ON DAY TO DAY BASIS, THE SEAT WAS BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE FOR APX 2YRS. HE DID NOT REPORT THE BROKEN SEAT TO EMPLOYER.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING TRUCK, HIS ANKLE TURNED ANDHE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS LIFTING A MINAIFOLD FROM AN ENGINE, HE STOPPED AND LEANED OVER AND COMPLAINED HIS BACK WAS HURTING.

EE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD APX. 18" OFF THE GROUND DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON PLANT. EE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING CRUSHER DOOR WITH PRY BAR, WHICH IS THE STANDARD MFG. PROCEDURE TO OPEN DOOR.

EMPLOYEE HOOKED CHAIN TO RADIATOR AND WAVED TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO START RAISING THE RADIATOR FROM THE TRUCK BEFORE HE HAD GOTTEN HIS FINGERS OUT OF THE WAY OF THE CHAIN. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE CHAIN WHICH SMASHED HIS FINGER.

54736YEE WAS LOADING A BROKEN SADDLE FROM HIS TRUCK INTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK TO TAKE TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS.WHILE LOADING THE SADDLE HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 02144LE AND THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK BRUISING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE FELL AND HIT HIS AHND ON A ROCK WHICH CUT HIS AHND.

HELPING EMP REMVOE LINER FROM CRUSHER WALL WITH CHISEL CHISEL SLIPPE D CUT UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE BEARINGS FROM SCREEN IN THE SCREENING TOWER.

EMPL WAS USING A HAND WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT HIS HAND SLIPPED AGAINST THE BLOCK OF THE MOTOR AND CUT HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TRUCK WHEN SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.HE THOUGHT AT THE TIME JUST A DUST PARTICEL-DID NOT HURT ANY UNTIL LATER ON THAT EVENING.EMPLOYEE DID NOT WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE HE WENT TO A SPECIALIST WHO FOUND THERE WAS A PICE OF METAL IN HIS EYE WHICH HE REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED FUELING A HIGHLIFT AND WAS OPENING THE DOOR OF THE FUEL TRUCK WHILE THE HIGHLIFT WAS MOVING FORWARD MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH CAUSED THE REAR OF THE HIGHLIFT TO MOVE LEFT . THE CORNER OF THE BACK BUMPER ON THE HIGHLIFT CAUGHT INJURED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND HIGHLIFT BUMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON BARBER GREEN REPAIR BELT GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING A DRILL IN A NORMAL OPERATION SOMETHING CAME OUT OF THE DRILL AND INTO THE RT EYE