Munn & Perkins Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was replacing a belt on the Power Screen and bumped his knee, causing a contusion that subsequently became infected. Employee declined medical treatment until 12/13/11. Claim was accepted on 12/13/11 as reportable.

Employee was cutting a belt with a razor when the knife slipped and cut his right lower leg.

Employee was removing a dowpin from a nut guard to the crusher, when the wrench slipped, causing the top of his right index finger to cut on the sharp edge of the nut guard

Employee was replacing a 15 HP electric motor on the crusher feeder. As he tried to position the motor onto the mount, the motor shifted and caught his finger against the frame of the crusher feeder. Employee experienced a laceration on the small finger of his right hand.

DESCENDING FROM A STEP STOOL. EE MISSED THE SECOND STEP, FELL BACKWARD, AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK. EE'S IMPACT ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK CAUSED A 3/4" LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE GRASPED A HANDRAIL USED FOR ACCESS TO A PLATFORM UTILIZED TO CHANGE THE BLOW BARS ON A RECYCLE PLANT. EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE, SO TH E EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVEN TO CALIFORNIA OCCUPATION PHYSICIANS IN MODESTO, CA. FURTHER EVALUATION REVEALED AN ACUTE SPRAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE INFORMED HIS FOREMAN THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL WELL & HAD FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. FOREMAN TOLD EE HE WAS GOING TO DRIVE HIM TO CALIF. OCCUPATIONAL SERVICES IN MODESTO TO HAVE THE SITUATION CHECKED OUT. EE SAID HE PREFERRED TO GO HOME & CONSULT HIS PERSONAL DR. EE'S DR MET HIM @ SONORA HOSPITAL, RAN SOME TESTS WHICH INDICATED EE HAD MAJOR HEART PROBLEM & HAD EXPERIENCED MILD HEAR

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY. A PIPE JACK FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIS KNEE.

WORKER WAS LOOSENING A NUT ON A CONE CRUSHER UNIT. A WRENCH WAS ATTACHED TO THE NUT, AND THE WORKER WAS HITTING THE WRENCH WITH A 4" SHAFT. WORKER MISSED HIS TARGET AND SLAMMED HIS FINGER AGAI NST THE WRENCH.

OPERATOR WAS MOVING A HYDRAULIC JACK AFTER ADJUSTING A CONE CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED ON AN OILY SURFACE ON THE CRUSHER PLATFORM, LANDING ON HIS BOTTOM LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS WALKING OVER SEVERASL WINDROWS OF COBBLES TO GET FROM THE PLASTER SAND PLANT TO THE PRIMARY WASH PLANT. ONE OF THE CBBLES GAVE WAY CAUSING THE EE TO SLIP AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.

54736YEE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC TIE AT THE WASH PLANT DISCHARGE SCREEN WITH A POCKET KNIFE. WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THRU THE TIE, IT STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AT THE THUMB JUST BELOW THE FIRST JOINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A 20 LB. SLEDGEHAMMER ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE MANTLE ON A CONE CRUSHER. WHEN EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE SLEDGEHAMMER, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIB AREA AND EXPERIENCED DIFF ICULTY IN BREATHING.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A JAW CHEEK PLATE ON WASH PLANT USING A SLEDGE HAMMER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UNDER AN OPEN METAL DOOR WHICH IS HINDGED FROM THE T OP EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING AGAINST THE CHEE K PLATE WITH A 8LEDGE HAMMER ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN IT A BOLT BROKE & JOLTED METAL DOOR CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS RT SHOULDER BLADE

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING FLASHING AND TAIL PULLEY ON COBBLE BELT TO WASH PLANT AND PELL APPROX. 12 INCHES TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ING TO MOVE BELT BY LOOSENING A BOLT ON BACK OF HOPPER WITH A 9/16INX1/2IN DOUBLE BOX WRENCH 5IN LONG WRENCH CAUGHT ONTO MOVING BELT PULLING WRENCH AGAINST METAL HOPPER EMPLOYE ES FINGER CAUGH7 IN BETWEEN CUTTING HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ING TO LOOSEN A PIECE OF RUBBER ON CONVEYOR BELT WITH A STEEL BAR APPROX.3FT LONG STEEL BAR SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE JAMMED HIS FINGER ON A SIDE RAILING

FLASH BURN TO EYES FROM ELECTRIC ARC.

OPERATOR SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL. DURING RECOVERY HE BROKE RIBS. AREA WAS COMPLETELY GUARDED.

HYD. RAM WAS BEING HOISTED FROM BACKHOE WITH A CHAIN. INJURED RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER LACERATED AND BROKEN BETWEEN CHAIN AND RAM