Mill Creek Metal/Non-Metal

Customer truck driver (OTR -not a miner) arrived site for product. After being loaded driver stopped on route to scale and fell from truck while tarping. Driver injured right ankle requiring EMS. Informational/caution signage posted along entry/exit route instructing drivers.

Employee failed to lock out breaker and removed gutter cover in (ER6), it is unknown if the employee inadvertently moved a bare wire into the energized tap blocks causing an arc occurrence resulting in the employee being burnt on hands. Employee was transported to hospital by company truck.

EE was at crusher console adding hyd. oil to reservoir. While shutting off valve at nozzle end, the weight of hyd. hose abruptly pulled out slack in between hands & into chain holding console door in open position. The weight of hose on chain caused door to start coming downward. EE tried to pull hose clear of lid when lid caught the EE's right hand in between it & console frame.

Employee was descending from the control tower stairs. Employee tripped near the bottom of the stairs and fell forward hitting his head on the tower leg made of angle iron. Employee incurred a laceration above his right eye, a contusion, and swelling to the right cheek.

Employee and another worker were attempting to load scrap railroad ties on to a trailer. When employee attempted to move a tie by hand, the tie rolled over and the employee's glove caught on a splinter. His hand was caught between two railroad ties smashing his L-3 finger and lacerated the tip of his finger. Restricted duty - no use of left hand.

Employee was dismounting a 777 Haul Truck. When he reached ground level, he turned to walk away from the truck and felt a burning pain in his right knee. *Continued pain and went to clinic on 8/27/10. Given anti-inflammatory and physical therapy order for evaluation. Treatment clarifed with clinic on 9/7/10.*

Emp failed to report incident in a timely manner. Initial request for medical attention 05/24/2010. Investigation, employee claims he was lifting pins on 05/06 and 05/07, had pain in shoulder. On 05/13 slipped, increased pain.

While attempting to exit Rock Drill in high wind conditions, door was suddenly pulled open causing employee to lose balance and land on ground off balance. Suffered strain and pain to lower back and left side.

EE was stepping out of the service truck upon arrival and his knee popped. He was unable to apply pressure for a couple of hours.

Injured worker in performing maintenance on a crusher lifted a 73 lb wrench 15 to 20 times to position wrench and loosen the headnut.

A BNSF train was pushing a conveyor train at Mill Creek yard. No spotter was being used. Our employee was on the locomotive of our ballast train loading cars on track #3. One of the switches at the cross-over was set to send the cards from track #2 to track #3. BNSF failed to align the switch back to track #2 and collided with our train.

Employee assisting another employee un-hitching an air compressor on a trailer from the maintenance truck. IW was pressing down on the latch to release the trailer from the ball, when the trailer rolled, causing his L index finger to be smashed between a steel plate on the truck above the hitch and the trailer hitch. IW L index finger received a serious avulsion.

EE was sitting in his truck waiting to be loaded and the bucket of the loader hit the back of his truck.

Employee was cutting a tag off of a belt with a box blade. Employee changed blades and didn't put his glove back on his left hand. The box blade slipped as the employee began cutting and resulted in him cutting his hand below the base of the thumb. Resulted in 8 stitches.

Employee walked up hill on a truss, to get past a skid steer. Once past the machine, he dismounted. When he let go with his left hand, his wedding band hung on the expanded metal troughing idler guard causing a laceration. He received 14 stitches, as a result.

Employee was pushing a suspension cylinder that was attached to an R60 Water Truck. The cylinder broke loose and caught his finger between the cylinder and frame of truck causing a laceration.

Employee was inspecting railcar doors. He assisted another employee with closing a door with a jack. The jack handle came up and struck the EE in the cheek as he hammered the lock down on the door.

Employee slipped and fell while tring to climb up the latter of the loader he was operating. Employee sprained his left wrist from the fall, apperently due to oil on his boots from the fuel area.

While working employee knocked debris in welding goggles, when he put them on he got the debris in his eye. He then rubbed eyes.

Employee and a co-worker were moving suction hose around in the #2 tunnel that was connected to two gasoline water pumps. Both employees became sick at the same time suffering from carbon monoxide exposure.

Employee and a co-worker were moving suction hose around in the #2 tunnel that was connected to two gasoline water pumps. Both employees became sick at the same time suffering from carbonmonoxide exposure.

THE EE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EE ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR WAS PUSHING EMPTY RAIL CARS ONTO A VACANT RAIL SPUR WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS SUPPOSED TO THROW A SWITCH. THE EE FORGOT TO THROW THE SWITCH CAUSING THE PUSHED RAIL CARS TO CORNE R AND COLLIDE WITH OTHER RAIL CARS. THIS CAUSED ABOUT 2500 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE RAIL CARS. THE LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR EXPERIENCE MILD CERVIAL MUSCLE STRAIN.

ON 11-12-03 EE WAS WALKING BY ANOTHER EE AS THE EE PULLED A PIECE OF GRATING DOWN FROM ABOVE, HITTING EE ON THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND HE DID FEEL LIKE HE WAS HURT AND REFUSED MEDICA L TREATMENT UNTIL 11-20-03, WHEN HE SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM A CHIROPRACTOR 3 TIMES AS HE CONTINUED WORKING. ON 11-28-03 HE HAD NOT IMPROVED AND IS NOW GETTING FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS SMASHED IN RIGHT HAND BY 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER ON 3 MIDDLE FINGERS, 26 STITCHES, NO FRACTURE. SLEDGE HAMMER WAS BEING SWUNG BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS HOOKING UP HITCH ON AIR COMPRESSOR TRAILER TO BACK OF PICKUP. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BALL AND HITCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A BEARING RACE WITH SHOP HAMMER AND A PIECE OF THE RACE BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM AND EMBEDDED A PIECE OF STEEL INTO IT.

EE WAS MOVING WELDING LEADS OUT OF WORK AREA, TWISTED KNEE WHILE TURNING AROUND.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TRASH OFF GROUND AT BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK WHILE WALKING BY TRUCK, EE HIT HEAD ON BACK OF TOOL BOX.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD AND GOT TOO FAR OVER TO THE LEFT INTO MUD TRIED TO STEER OUT BUT LOST CONTROL & HIT ELECTRIC POLE. WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE TRIED TO EXIT TRUCK CAB BY CRAWLING T HROUGH A WINDOW.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON 992C LOADER. LADDER HAD MORNING DEW ON IT CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP AND FALL TO GROUND FROM APPROX. 10' (SECOND RUNG FROM THE TOP).

INSTALLING SHANK ON LOADER, STRUCK TOOTH WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES.

STRUCK PIN WITH A 20 LB HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN HIS LEFT ARM, RESULTING IN STITCHES.

STEPPED OVER RETAINING WALL AROUND FUEL BAY IN TURN STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS UNLOADING SCREEN PANELS FROM A TRAILER. THE JACK BROKE AND THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER FELL ON TOP OF THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT.

NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE QUARRY. WHILE MOVING THE SHOVEL THE OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE, THE OPERATOR THEN SHUT THE SHOVEL DOWN, ACTI VATED THE FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM, AND EXITED THEMACHINE, THE FIRE WAS UNCONTROLABLE AND ENGULFED THE SHOVEL ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOTAL LOSS.

UNLOADING TIN HORN.

EE SLIPPED ON SCREEN TOWER WHILE CHECKING SCREENS

EE WAS CUTTING ON A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND A PIECE OF THE METAL FELL IN TO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS ALIGNING GANTRY STAND ON DROPBALL AND SLIPPED FALLING TO THE GROUND APPROX 12-13-FEET.

EE WAS UNLOADING HOSE FROM THE BACK OF A PU HOSESLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & FLANGE HIT TOP OF HIS FOOT

EE RAN CUTTING TORCH ACROSS EE'S ARM.

HAND WAS STRUCK BETWEEN WRENCH AND BATTERING RAM WHILE LOOSENING SPIDER BOLTS ON 1784.

WAS WORKING ON THE DECK ENGINE OF THE DRILLING RIG-DROPPED WRENCH-BENT OVER TO PICK UP AND FELT SEVERE PAIN ON LOWER BACK.

HE WAS OPERATING THE GRAPPLER, WHEN HE FELT AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HE JUMPED OFF THE EQUIPMENT TO THE GROUND, ABOUT 3'. CHECKED EQUIPMENT FOUND A 24 VOLT D.C. SHORT IN AIR CONDITIONER.

WAS PUMPING WATER CHAIN- COME ALONG AND CHAIN. A PORTION OF PUMP HOUSING BROKE OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.

MECHANIC WORKING ON BRAKE MECHANISM ON R-85 DUMP TRUCK. USED INFERIOR WIRE TO HOLD SPING LOADING DEVICE, AS HE PICKED UP CYLINDER, WIRE BROKE AND SPRING RELEASED IN PINKIE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

WAS CLEANING OUT BUILD UP UNDER 1 SCREEN WITH WATER HOSE DIRT CAVED OFF ON HIS FOOT DRIVING BOOT DOWN ON AN OLD LIFTING EYE.

WORKING ON #2 SCREEN. LOST FOOTING AND FELL FROM LOWER END OF SCREEN, LANDING ON HANDRAIL AND STAIRWAY ON HIS LEFT SIDE. (X-RAYS TAKEN NO BROKEN BONES ONLY BRUISED)

VICTIM WAS GETTING DRINK FROM WATER CAN. HE PLACED CAN ON ROCK TO SIDE OF WORK AREA WHEN ROCK ROLLED ONTO FOOT.

STRAIGHTENING SCREEN CLOTH FOR DROPBALL WINDSHIELD GUARD. SCREEN POPPED UP AND HIT INJURED IN CHIN.

WAS REMOVING HYDROSED MAIFOLD FROM AC CRUSHER. MANIFOLD FELL OVER ON LEFT FOOT AND A BOLT 1/2" THAT WAS PROTRUDING OUT ABOUT 1 1/2' CUT A GASH IN HIS FOOT RIGHT ABOVE THE HEEL. 8 STITCHES.

CHECKING SCREEN CLOTH FOR SCREEN CHANGE. SCREEN PANEL FELL HITTING LEFT LEG CAUSING LACERATION.

MOVING QUARRY PUMP. LOST FOOTING FELL ON RIGHT LEG.

HE WAS USING A GRINDER WHILE REMOVING SLAG FROM AREA TO BE WELDED, HIT A CARITY AND THE GINDER KICKED BACK. HE LST CONTROL AND THE GRINDER CUT HIS FOREARM. THE CUT IS MINER IT TOOK SEVEN STI TCHES AND WILL NOT LOSE ANY MORE WORK.

OPER SHO VEL IN QUARRY AND SHOVEL JARRED HARD WHIEL TRYING TO DIG OUT ROCK CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE RAILROAD CAR TO RELEASE THE HAND BRAKE, THE BRAKE RELEASE WHEN HE PULLE HIMSELF UP ON THE HANDWHEEL, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND STEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FIVE GALLON BUCKET ONTO THE FUEL TRUCK, EMPLOYEE FELT THE PAIN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE AC CRUSHER WHEN THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS THUMB ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL EDGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT ROCK BOX WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND.

EMP WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CRUSHER HE WAS REMOVING THE ECCENTRIC AND GEAR PULLED LIGAMENTS IN H IS ELBOW AND SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE SECONDARY CRUSHER WHEN HE GOT HIS INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN THE HYDROLOGIC CYLINDER

EMPL WAS DIGGING OUT GYRATOR CRUSHER-PRIMARY CRUSHER-WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT FOOT.

GRINDING BEVEL ON STEERING CYL.ROD WITH AIR POWERED DIE GRINDER METAL SHAVINGS GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGING OUT GYRATOR CRUSHER BECAUSE IT WAS STOPPED UP WITH ROCK WHEN ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER

OIL ON PLATFORM

PICKING UP ROCKS FALLEN ONTO ROAD ,TWISTED OR PULLED BACK.

LOADER OPERATOR LOST FOOTING WHILE DESCENDING LADDER FROM SIDE OF LOADER.WEATHER HAD BEEN WET AND RUNGS OF LADDER WERE MUDDY.