MIDDLEBURY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Miner demonstrated a standard threshold shift during hearing testing conducted on 1/24/24.

While descending a ladder, employee slipped and struck rib cage against the ladder. Employee initially refused medical attention, but decided to get seen on 2/1/2023. Doctor performed x-rays on ribs/abdomen and confirmed there was no breaks, only bruising. Doctor note states employee can return to work with no limitations on 2/6/2023.

Miner demonstrated a standard threshold shift during hearing testing conducted on 1/12/21.

EE was in #1 screen house sealing up cracks with caulking. EE had just finished the task and was on way back out when EE misjudged a step and fell forward landing on the catwalk edge cutting open left leg.

Employee was walking out to start loader for the day when employee slipped and fell on left arm.

While the employee was working on the bin feeder, they tripped, falling backwards and hit their right elbow.

WOOD HANDLE ON WHEELBARROW WAS SPLINTERED.

Employee fell and bruised his lower back and left side.

HEARING LOSS AT SOME HIGH FREQUENCIES PER ANNUAL HEARING TESTING REPORT.

The employee was working on belting. He noticed swelling in his knee.

While employee was working in the quarry, he tripped and twisted his knee.

Employee had difficulty in breathing, then was experiencing severe chest pain.

Employee cut his right index finger descending ladder on 777 Cat Truck.

NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS

Employee was cleaning out the back of his trailer with a shovel. His hand slipped off the shovel and the handle of the shovel jammed into his right side ribs.

EE was standing on catwalk of 350 Excavator hooking up battery charger to the excavator. Battery charger started to slip off catwalk and while EE tried to reach for the charger, he slipped and fell off catwalk to the ground.

Employee jumped up on passenger side of the truck to clean the window, he missed the step, fell back and when he landed on the ground, he twisted his left knee.

Walking from office to the loader, slipped on ice and fell. Fell on right leg and hip, hit head. Injury is described as Spinal Concussion.

Employee was using a sledge hammer to hit the bin

While performing his day to day tasks (Quarry Foreman) he has been experiencing constant pain in his right elbow.

EE WAS TRYING TO GET FROZEN STONE OUT OF BIN WITH SHOVEL.

HE WAS OPERATING LOADER AND CLAIMS HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED SEVERE BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING EMPTY BOXES BACK TO THE EXPLOSIVES TRAILER, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON HIS HIP AND BACK.

HE HAS EXPERIENCED A CONSTANT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW WHILE PERFORMING HIS DAY-TO-DAY TASKS. HE HAD EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN HIS TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AND ABOUT A MONT H AGO THE CONSTANT PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW HAS BEEN OCCURRING.

WHILE EE WAS HAULING STONE OUT OF JAW CRUSHER A 2ND STONE FELL ON THE STONE HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE & CAUSED HIM TO JERK HIS SHOULDER & NECK

EE WAS REPLACING HEAVY SCREEN WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE ROUTINELY HAS TO CHECK TRUCK LOAD. APPARENTLY THIS TIME HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD FLAP, GRABBED ONTO TRAILER TO PREVENT FALLING, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS SPRAINING HIS ANKLE. (HAULS MARBLE F ROM QUARRY TO OMYA PLANT.)

WHILE WALKING AROUNG TRUCK, HE SLIPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO CATCH HIS BALANCE WITHOUT FALLING, BUY HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE HAD FINISHED CHECKING HIS TRAILER AFTER BEING LOADED, WAS GETTING BACK NTO HIS TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON HIS FUEL TANK, AND HE HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING JAW CRUSHER BY USING WEDGES TO PUT BETWEEN BLOCKED UP STONE & MOVABLE PART OF JAW CRUSHER. WEDGES ARE ATTACHED TO 6' RODS ON CABLES & LOWERED INTO JAW TO GI VE BLOCKED STONE SOMETHING TO HIT ON. WEDGE BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN STONE & MOVABLE JAW & SHOT UP PUSHING ATTACHED ROD UP INTO HIS HAND. EE DIDN'T REPORT INJURY THEN BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BOTHER H

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE WASK RACK & STEPPED ON A ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING CONVEYOR ROLLS ON THE GORUND HWEN HE SLID ONE OF THE ROLLERS ACROSS HIS MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE INJURED ELBO STEPPING OFF COMPRESSOR LADDER.

INJURY OCCURRED WHILE EMPL USING INSERTION TOOL TO PUT CAP IN STICK POWDER.

HE WAS REMOVING STONE FROM A BLASTED FACE WHEN A LARGE STONE CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE BUCKET CAUSING THE MACHIEN TO LURCH UPWARD MAKING HIM STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE MACHINE AND SPRAINING SOME MUSCLES IN HIS NECK.

I NAME WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A LADDER IN T HE SCREEN SHACK & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A RUNG AS HE WAS HOLDING ON WITH HIS HAND HE SNAPPED AROUND WITH HIS BODY & DEVELOPED A MUSCLE SPRAIN IN HI S BACK

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A METAL WEDGE FROM A ROVING BELT WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF A SMALL SHACK SITUATED NEXT TO THE BELT WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY STEPPED OFF THE SHACK AND IN THE FALL FR ACTURED HIS RIGHT LEG.

HE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE WHEN COUPLING FELL OFF TOP OF DRILL STEEL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT POSSIBLY FACTURING BONE ION THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

ACCIDNET OCCURRED ON TOP OF JAW CRUSHER WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED A LARGE STONE OUT OF HIS WAY AND IT CAME BACK ON HIS FOOT AND FRACTURED HIS SMALL TOE AND THE ONE NEXT TO IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF REPAIRED EQUIPMENT ONTO A LOADER AND IT AGRAVATED A BACK MUSCLE, WHEN HE GOT UP AND SAT IN THE LOADER HE FOUND HE COULD NOT MOVE.

IECE OF DRILLIN1 STEEL AND TWO OF THEM CAME TOGETHER WITH HIS THUMB INBETWEEN

WE HAD JUST STARTED UP AFTER FREEING A JAM IN THE ROLLERCONE CRUSHER A STONE FELL FROM THE LIP OF THE BIN OVER THE ROLLERCONE ABOVE 20\ AND HIT THE INJURED ON THE BACK OF HIS HARD HAT

SLIPPED OFF BULLDOZER TRACK TRACKS WERE SLIPPERY FROM COATING OF WET CLAY MUD

PULLING ON 4" DISCHARGE HOSE HURT BACK.

I.NAME WAS PUTTING WHEEL CHOCKS BEHIND WHEELS WHEN COMPRESSOR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. HE TRIED TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING ANG HOSE SNAPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE FACE.