Maryville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing a clamp from a DEF hose on a CAT D8T dozer. The clamp broke loose and the employee felt a pop in EE's right shoulder.

Removing catwalk from conveyor. The conveyor had been set on the ground. Employee cut the bolts holding the catwalk in order to remove it. They then began to remove the remaining pieces of the bolts that were still supporting the catwalk. When the last piece was removed the catwalk shifted and pinned the left hand against the frame of the conveyor.

Injured employee was removing wheel chocks from the wheels of his F150 pick up truck. While placing the chocks in the bed of truck he felt a burning sensation in his right shoulder. Resulting in a strain

Injured employee was washing around the plant using a water hose. He said that the pressure increased and he lost his grip, and the hose struck him in the left knee resulting in a contusion.

A co-worker was hitting a drill bit with a hammer to loosen it from the hammer on the drill. A small piece of metal was knocked off the bit and struck the injured ee in the left forearm causing it to become embedded.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP SHOT & SLIPPED ON A HILL (LOOSE ROCKS & MUD) & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE & ANKLE.

EE WAS IN THE PUGMILL TUNNEL GREASING EQUIPMENT NEAR THE TAIL PULLEY. WHILE WALKING IN TUNNEL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. DID NOT TWIST KNEE OR STEP ON ANYTHING.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A V BELT WITH A KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

THE EE WAS GOING DOWN A LADDER TO WORK ON A FEEDER AT PRIMARY CRUSHER & AS HE STEPPED FROM LADDER, HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A NUT ON A JOHNSON ROD ATTACHED TO A JAW CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A WRENCH(KNOCK)AND WAS PUSHING ON THE WRENCH WITH HIS FOOTAND EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A PUMP BARGE TO CHANGE HOSE ON PUMP. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

THE EE WAS HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF STEEL AND THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING/HAMMERING AT THE JAW CRUSHER AND GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE.

THE EE WAS REPAIRING WATER LINE ON PUMP AT SUMP HOLE AND A ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT, CUTTING IT AND CHIPPED SMALL BONE.

WHILE SETTING UP THE TRUCK FOR THE SHOT, I STEPPED DOWN OFF OF TRUCK, TURNED AND STEPPED IN A RUT. I TWISTED MY LEFT ANKLE AND LEG, FALLING DOWN. OUR OFFICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT U NTIL 3-20-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING IDLER ON CONVEYOR BELT @JAW CRUSHER AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEES WERE ADJUSTING A CONE CRUSHER AND THE INJURED EMP WAS XATCHING WEDGES BEING KNOCKED TOOUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WEDGE AND MESH GUARD ON TOP OF CRUSHER RESULTING IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HIS RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER TRACK. HIS FOOT LANDED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.

HELPING REPLACE WINDOW GLASS IN M-50 MACK TRUCK .WHEN HE STARTED TO GO DOWN STEPS ON TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND.

LINING UP HOSE PLATE FOR CONV. BASE PLATE FELL OVER BREAKING MID FINGER ON L HAND

MAN WAS HELPING PUT WIRE LINER AROUND FRAME OF STANDARD CRUSHER WELDER FLASH BURNED EYES.

EMPL HELPING LOAD I-BEAMS FROM GROUND ONTO TRUCK USING CRANE.CLAMPS NOT ATTACHED ADEQUATELY,SLIPPED CAUSING BEAM TO FALL.EMPL JUMPED OFF TRUCK TO AVOID BEAM CATCHING HAND ON OUTRIGGER OF CRANE .FINGER FRACTURED SLIGHTLY.

SCREEN HAD GOT CAUGHT IN SHEET WITH SOME ROCK ON IT. EMPL & ANOTHER WERE PULLING SCREEN OUT WHERN INJURED FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.

EE WAS LOOKING FOR A WATER LEAK ON THE 475 HE WAS STANDING ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE HOLDING ON TO AHAND RAIL, WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE AN D FENDER AND HIS ANKLE TURNED HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF FUEL TRUCK TO FUEL UP AIR TRACK DRILL WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. HE BROKE BONE IN ANKLE.

CLEANING OUT OF SCREENING THROWING OUT AN OLD SNAD SCREEEN , IT FLEXED BACK AND CAUGHT R HAND AT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE WHILE HE WAS THROWING IT OUT 7 STITCHES REQ TO SEW UP TENDONS AND SKIN.

HE WAS GETTING INTO A MACK 50 TON HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE CATWALK. HE GRABBED THE DOOR AND KEPT HIMSELF FROM FALLING OFF BUT PULLED A BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS.

HE WAS LOADING A PICKUP TRUCK WITH FEEDER COILS AND THE IRON THE COILS ARE ON WHEN IN OPERATION. WHEN HE WAS LOWERING THE COILS IN THE TRUCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK.

I.NAME WAS BACKING HIS 50 TON HAUL TRUCK DOWN TO THE LOADER WHEN THE WIND BLEW A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

THE INJURED WAS MAKING A ROAD FRO THE DRILL WHEN THE ROAD BROKE BACK CAUSING THE DOZER TO ROLL OFF A 20'EMBANKMENT.THE DOZER ROLLED SIDEWAYS OFF THE BANK.HE CUT HIS HEAD DURING THE ROLL THUS H AVING TWO STITCHES PUT IN HIS HEAD.

LAID PC OF 12' 1700 DRILL STEEL DOWN THEN TURNED TO WALK TOWARD THE DRILL AND SLIPED THUS WALKKING INTO A SMALL HOLE AND GOT HERNIA OKAY UNNTIL HE STEPPED INTO THE HOLE HE SAID THE SUDDEN STEO P IN HOLE CAUSED THE HERNIA AND NOT THE DRILL STEEL.

THE INJURED WAS GOING TO MOVE THE CABLE AWAY FROM THE DOZER SO THE DOZER WOULD NOT RUN OVER IT,WHEN THE DOZER TURNED AROUND CAUSING THE CABLE TO LOSE ITS SLACK AND HIT HIM AROUND THE ANKLES CA HIM TO FLIP UP IN THE AIR AND LAND ON HIS SHOULDER AND NECK CAUSING STRAINED MUSCLES IN NECK AND SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT APIECE OF WATER HOSE.THE KNIFE DID NOT LOOK LIKE A LOCKBLADE KNIFE WOULD AND CLOSED UP ON HIS FINGER CUTTING THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.HE REQUIR ED A BUTTERFLY SUTURE.HE HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON HIS WORK.HE MUST KEEP THE CUT CLEAN AND DRY.

THE MAN WAS HOLDING THE MOTOR. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST A PIECE OF 4 INCH CHANNEL.

I.NAME WAS CLI4BING DOWN FROM #1 SCREEN HE STEPPED ON FLYWHEEL GUARD & WAS JUMPING DOWN FROM GUARD WHEN HIS PANTS LEG GOT CAUGHT ON THE GUARD THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE HE FELL ABOUT FIVE FT. TO THE FLOOR LA3DING ON HIS HEEL HIS HEEL WAS FRACTURED & REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR IT

PATCHING BELT C2MING FROM UNDER BIN THE MAN WAS TAKING CLAMP OFF OF THE BELT AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN CLAMP.

ANOTHER WELDER WAS CUTTING FRAME UNDER FEEDER SHUT AND FELL HITTING HIM ON FOOT.

THE MAN WAS CHECKING OIL IN TRUCK STEPPED DOWN OFF OF THE TRUCK CAUGHT HIS RING ON THE HOOD EMBLEM AND CUT HIS FINGER.

CABLE HUNG ON SHIVE I.NAME HIT CABLE WITH HAMMER HAMMER CAME OFF HANDLE AND HIT I.NAME ON THE FINGER

TAKING FEEDER BOX OFF OF CRUSHER. CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN FEEDER AND IBEAM.