Montoursville Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

EE was using an air tool with a flapper wheel installed on it. He was working on a hoist cylinder for a haul truck. He was cleaning the packing seats to replace the packing. While cleaning the seat a particle of foreign material got in his left eye. He was wearing safety glasses, dust mask and ear muffs but admitted he should have worn a face shield or goggles.

Employee was greasing inside the house of the dragline. Employee had to squat down to grease a fitting when he felt something pull in his right leg (calf area). First day off work 1/27/09.

Employee was loading engine onto truck. He needed blocking. EE and another employee were lifting a 12x12x48 wooden block onto the truck. At mid lift EE's back snapped.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MECHANICAL WORK ON THE DRAGLINE. HE SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE OR OIL LAYING ON THE STEPS BEHIND THE CAB & IN THE ENGINE ROOM. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE (OFF WORK STARTING 7/25)

EE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. HE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A SHARP BOLT HEAD.

EE CLIMBED RAILING OF STEPS. LOST GRIP OF RAILING AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HEAVY DEW ON GROUND THAT DAY.

EE WAS TRIMMING BELTING TO FIT BACK OF SCREEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. EE WAS KNEELING AND KNIFE WENT THRU BELTING AND CUT HIS INNER THIGH ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING V BELTS ON HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WHEN HIS THUMB GOT PINCHED BETWEEN V BELT AND PULLEY. IT TOOK END OF LEFT THUMB OFF.

EE WORKS FOR BURNS SECURITY AS A GUARD HE STARTED TO MAKE HIS ROUNDS FOR PUNCH CLOCK HE WAS WALKING FROM SAND PLANT (MONTOUR) SCALE HOUSE TO MAIN OFFICE KEY IT WAS SNOWING & HE LOST HIS FOOTI NG & COULD NOT GET UP OUT OF THE SNOW BOTH HANDSFINGER TIPS WERE FROST BITTEN & ALSO HIS BUTTOCK WAS FROST BITTEN

EE WAS CHANGING OIL IN 988 CAT LOADER. SOME OIL CAME OUT AROUND THE OIL FILTER AND HE PUT HIS KNMEE DOWN ON THE METAL PART OF THE LOADER AND THE OIL BURNT HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF TEREX HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT HIS RIB CAGE ON THE CORNER OF THE BUMPER. THE LADDER HAD M UD ON IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT 24IN ROLLER UNDER CONVEYOR BELT JUST ABOVE PULVOMATIC CRUSHER HE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ISNT MUCH ROOM TO WORK HE HIT HIS BACK ON THE SUPPORT FRAME OF CONVE YOR BEOLT WHILE STRAIGHTENING UP AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF TIGHT AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING THE OIL TANK OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE 988 CAT FRONT END LOADER HE WENT TO GRAB HANDRAIL THERE WAS DEW ON THE HANDRAIL & HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST PALLETS WHICH WERE LEANING UP AGAINST THE BUILDING

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT PIECES OF METAL UP TO BRACE SUPPORTS TO BE WELDED AT THE HOPPER OR GRIZZLY A PIECE OF DIRT OR METAL FELL OFF HIS HARD HAT & ENTERED HIS RT EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING 275 CLARK LOADER. HE WAS WALKING AROUND BACK OF THE LOADER AND TRIPPED OVER THE FORKS OF THE SKID STEER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOORS AND BUNPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

WALKING OVER TO CHECK CLASSIFIER, STEPPED ON DOOR FRAME LOST BALANCE CAUGHT SELF PUT HAND THROUGH WINDOW GLASS

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING WORK ON THE PLANT. HE WAS CLEANING, CUTTING AND CLIPPING RUSTY METAL WHEN HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING HAUL ROADS WITH ROAD GRADER WHEN HE WAS STUNG ABOVE THE KNEE ON HIS LEFT LEG BY BEES WHO HAD A NEST IN THE GRADER SEAT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED TWO SHOTS . ONE FOR INFECTION AND ONE FOR BEE STING.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON BOTTOM DECK SCREEN, CUTTING BELOW TOP DECK OF SCREEN IN TIGHT CORNERS AND A PIECE OF HOT IRON FELL INTO HIS EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING BACK TO GREASE MAIN DRIVE AND HIS BACK POPPED OUT OF PLACE.

EMPL WAS EATING & BEGAN COUGHING & OR CHOKING. HE LSOT BALANCE & FELL FORWARD STRIKING THUMB ON GROUND.

REPLACING CATWALK ON NEW STACKER.PICKED UP CATWALK.TWO WERE STUCK TOGETHER.THIS WILL REQ MINOR OUTPATIENT SURGICAL REPAIR.DR ESTIMATES NO LOST TIME AND EMPL CAN RESUME HIS REG DUTIES.

THE COMPANY HAD RENTED 2 CRANES TO DISMANTLE A CONVEYOR. THE CRANES WERE SUPPORTING GANTRY AND CONVEYOR FRAME. ONE MAN WAS STANDING ON CATWALK AND ONE MAN WAS INSIDE FROAME OF CONVEYOR CUTING LAST BOLT FROM GANTRY WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUTG LOOSE THE 70 FT RUSTED CONVEY FRAME COLLAPSED IN THE MIDDLE. CUTTING TORCH WAS SWAYING AROUND, AND THE MEN WERE BEING SHAKE

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CHAIN HOUSE INTO POSITION. HE MOVED TO HAVE A BETTER LIFT AND INJURED HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE CAB OF A TRUCK TO OPEN A CHUTE TO LOAD THE STOCK TRUCK. WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK CAB, CATCHING ON ST EERING WHEEL WI7H HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMP WAS WORKIN1 ON A DRAGLINE. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A TOOL HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ON THE DRAGLINE, USING THE TRACKS AND HAND RAIL FOR SUPPORT. THIS IS A NORMAL MEANS OF ENTRY WHEN THE DRAGLINE IS IN A RESTING PO8ITION. HOWEVER, IF THE TRACKS ARE NOT IN AN IDEAL POSITION IT CAN CAUSE A T R EMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STRAIN TO A LARGE/BULKY TYPE INDIVIDUALS LOWER BACK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER

EE WAS POSITION3NG SLUSHER CABLES TO RUN WHITE SAND THRU PLANT. HE COMMITTED AN UNSAFE ACT. NORMAL PROCEDURE CALLS FOR RELEASING TENSION ON LIFTING CABLE WHICH IS HOLDING DRAG CABLE UP. EE D ID NOT RELEASE 7ENSION & IN TURN HANDLE RELEASED WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE CATCHING BOTH EES HANDS FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPL BREAKING R2CKS AT HOPPER WITH SLEDGEHAMMER.A CHIP FLEW OFF ROCK KNOCKING OFF SAFETY GLASSES HITTING NOSE AND LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THREE STEPS TO BARMAC ROTOPACTOR TO CHECK BARMAC AND TO CLEAN OUT MACHINE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP