LITHIA SPRINGS QUARRY: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing a conveyor gearbox when the pipe wrench EE was using slipped causing EE to strike EE's left knee and smash EE's right thumb.

EE was lifting a roller during maintenance on a conveyor when EE strained EE's left shoulder.

Employee passed away to unknown circumstances.

Employee lacerated finger while tighten bolts on motor base on screens.

Employee was lifting a tool box and felt a something in arm. Employee didn't require medical treatment. On February 29th the employee was recommended to seek further treatment. Restrictions were given at this doctor visit.

A shovel leaning against the front of an oil cooler fell and when he reached to pick it up his right middle finger struck the fan guard resulting in a laceration.

EE went to remove rock at primary feeder and noticed a rock was hung between the rollers. He used a bar to remove the rock, when the bar kicked out and threw his hand into frame of the roller, cutting his little finger on his left hand.

Injured EE was attempting to reposition chains to crusher saddle, when another EE bumped the saddle and it fell 3-4 inches, smashing his ring finger on left hand.

Feet got tangled in Plastic Loop, fell on knees

WHILE REMOVING AN 8" STEEL PIPE, EE TRIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS. RESULTING IN THE 8" X 10' PIPE LANDING ON EE CAUSING INJURY TO GROIN AREA.

DRIVER RECEIVED A SLIGHT CONCUSSION WHEN HIS VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH.

OTHER AND EE TOGETHER PICKED UP A SCRAP SCREEN LIP AND CARRIED LIT TO THE HANDRAIL ON THE E. EDGE OF THE 1 TOWER. WHILE RAISING LIP TO HANDRAIL, EE LOST GRASP, LIP SHIFTED PINNING EE LEFT HAND BETWEEN LIP AND HANDRAIL.

EE WAS LINING UP THE SHANK ON THE 1900 SHOVEL BUCKET. HE TOOK A 16TH SLEDGE HAMMER AND TAPPED THE SHANK ONCE. A PIECE OF THE SHANK FLEW OFF HITTING EE IN THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING CRANE AFTER UNLOADING ELECTRIC MOTOR. DUE TO POSITION OF CRANE, LADDERCOULD NOT BE USED. EMPLOYEE WALKED DOWN FENDER TO DISMOUNT WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM. AS HE FELL HIS LEFT SHIN STRUCK THE OUTRIGGER CAUSING THE LACERATION.

13357ED PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BOTH 1900 SHOVEL AND 988B LOADER FOR PUSH-UPS. AFTER PUSHING UP FOR SHOVEL, EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DISMOUNT FROM LOADER INORDER TO CONTUNUE LOADING TRUCKS WITH SHOVEL. AS H E DISMOUNTED HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A LS STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING PUMP FOR WASHING OPS. EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING OLD CYLINDER OF PUMP TO REPLACE W/NEW PUMP. WHEN THEY LIFTED, EE STRAINED HIS BACK.

STEPPED OFF A BRIDGE ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB THERE WAS A BOLT STICKING UP EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON BOLT THEREFORE TURNING HIS ANKLE

TRYING TO UNSTOP FEEDER USING PRY BAR PULLED UP STRAINED R SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING DOWN TO RELEASE DUMP LEVER WHEN HIS SHOULDER "POPPED".

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BAR ON HOIST. BETWEEN GANTRY POST AND CABLE DEADHEAD. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING BAR WITH A HAMMER. HAMMER HIT CABLE AND GLANCED OFF TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN SCREEN PANEL. HAMMER VIABRATED AND FELL BETWEEN OPENING OF SCREEN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE EYE. CAUSED LACERATION (12 STITCHES), BRUISE. ALSO CHI PPED #7 FACIAL TOOTH.

SCALE CLERK WAS ENROUTE TO OFFICE TO OBTAIN FIRST AID KIT WHEN SHE STEPPED ON METAL GRATE COVERING ACCESS TO UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK SCALES. METAL GRATE GAVE AWAY & SHE FELL SPRAINING L ANKLE & SUF FERING SEVERAL BRUISES.

I.NAME INSTRUCTING NEW EMPL ON OPERATIONS OF WATER PUMP FOR TANKS FEEDING PLANT.LIFTED BOARD OFF PUMP,SAND BECAME AIRBORNE AND LODGED IN LEFT EYE.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET MORE COMFORTABLE AND FELL OFF CHAIR.

I.NAME AND EMPLOYEE 2 WERE "HORSEPLAYING" IN A COMPANY PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK OVERTURNED CAUSING INJURIES TO I.NAME INCLUDING FACIAL LACERATIONS AND A BROKEN SHOULDER.

EMP WAS DRIVING TRUCK HAULING POND SCREENINGS STATES THAT RAN OVR SOMETHING IN ROADWAY THAT CAUSED HIS TRUCK TO BOUNCE ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT VEERED TO RIGHT AND WAS TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF ROAD. EDGE GAVEWAY TRUCK TIPPED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPL I NAME AND W NAME WERE GREASING SCREENS IN PLANT I. ANME WAS HOLDING GREASE FITTING ON HUB OF SCREEN AS HE STEPPED OFF THE MOTOR BASE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING HIS KNEE

EMPL REMOVING W9DGE FROM FEEDER BELT #1. WEDGE AND BRACES CAUGHT BETWEEN SIDE RAIL AND BRACE.EMPPL LIFTED WEDGE ANOTHER EMPL PULLED ONWEDGE CAUSING LEFT HAND TO CATCH BETWEEN BRACE AND SIDE RA IL RESULTING IN3FX ON INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD CO4PLETED HOOKING NEW CHUTE BOX TO CRANE AND HAD STARTED TO GO TOP SIDE OF THE CRUSHER WHEN OBJECT HIT HIS LEFT EYE.UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

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EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER HAMMERING ON NUT ON CROWD SHAFT OF P&H SHOVEL WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE TURNED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

EMPLOYEES WERE 7AKING SHOP A FRAME APART. WHEN THEY GOT READY TO TAKE OUT LAST BOLT, PARTNER ASKED FOR THE SHOP HAMMER. AS EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR ADDITONAL TOOL, PARTNER KNOCKED OUT LAST BOLT WHICH CAUSED L2WER PART OF A FRAME TO FALL ON INJURED FOOT. IMPACT RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING U-JOINT FROM KAWASAKI LOADER. HE HAD PLACED AIR WRENCH ON ONE SIDE AND WRENCH ON OTHER SIDE. AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO AIR WRENCH, IT SLIPPED OFF AND U-JOINT/DRIVE SHAFT FE LL, CATCHING HI8 LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN DRIVE SHAFT AND BOTTOM PLATE CAUSING LACERATIONS TO LEFT RING FINGER. FIVE STITCHES REQUIRED.

EE WAS INSTALLI3G PIECE OF METAL ON CHUTE ON FEEDER CONVEYOR. HE SLID METAL UNDER SIDE SKIRT-BETWEEN HAND RAIL & SIDE SKIRT. IN PROCESS OF PRYING HAND RAIL UP TO SLIP INTO PLACE, BAORD BEING USED TO PRY U1 HAND RAIL SLIPPED & FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAND RAIL & METAL CAUSING FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BU9NED OUT BOLTS FROM SIDE SKIRT ON #3 CONVEYOR AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK OUT BOLTS THE TORCH BEING USED SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN

MOTOR BURNED OU7 ON 7 FT STD CRUSHER. EMPLOYEES WERE IN PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT MOTOR EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF MOTOR BASE TO CATWALK AROUND TO P OF CRUSHER. HE REACHED UP TO GRAB HANDRAIL ARO UND CATWALK WHE3 RAILING BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF A SCREEN. THE SECREEN CLOTH GOT CAUGHT ON A J-BOLT DURING INSTALLATION. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES GOT INSIDE THE SCRE EN TO GET THE SCREEN CLOTH UNHUNG AND INTO PLACE. WHILE TYING TO WALK THE SCREEN CLOTH INTO PLACE THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SCREEN CLOTH AND J-BOLT THIS RESULTED IN A CUT AND

EMPLOYEE WAS OFFLOADING SCREEN CLOTH FROM PICK-UP TRUCK. ONE PIECE OF CLOTH BECAME STUCK. EMPLOYEE HADHOLD OF ONE SIDE - HE JERKED CLOTH TO DISLODGE. SCREEN CLOTH BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYE E TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL FROM PICK-UP. HE LANDED ON GROUND WITH ONE ARM UNDERNEATH HIS BODY AND THE CLOTH LANDED ON TOP OF HIS BODY. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT THUMB WERE BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOARDING MECH. TRUCK IN PREPARATION TO CRANKING HAUL TRUCKS WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, A LOOSE SEALED BEAM LIGHTBULB ROLLED OUT OF THE DOOR. AS THE EMPLOYEE REACHED TO CATCH THE BU LB, IT EXPLODED AND A PIECE OF GLASS CUT HIS RIGHT HAND, BETWEEN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FINGERS. (STITCHES WERE REQUAIRED).

EMPLOYE WAS CLIMBING BACK INTO TRUCK CAB HE REACHED DOWN AND OPENED W RIGHT HAND WHILE CARRY ELECTRICAL GLOVES IN HIS LEFT EXAM ON CATWALK OF TRUCK SHOWED NO SLIPPERY FOOTING WHILE OPENING OR REACHING FOR DOOR EMPLOYEE OVEREXTENDED HIMSELF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL STRIKING GROUND W HIS SHOULDER AND ARM AND FACIAL AREA BREAKING HIS UPPER RT ARM AND LACERATING HIS FOR

HE WAS CARRYING AN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE #3 SCREEN. HE TURNED TO PULL SLACK OUT OF CORD STEPPING BACKWARD IN THE PROCESS. AS HE TURNED HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER AN ANGLE STEP & HE WAS PITCHED FORWARD. HIS LEFT ARM STRUCK THE IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING THE BREAK IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.