North Indianapolis Quarry & Mill: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing a steel wear plate in a loader bucket when it came loose and struck employee in the right eye/cheek

Employee was assisting in replacing a conveyor belt when the reel device struck employee in the arm.

Employee was removing a screen from a screen deck and contused his hand. Incident was originally not considered reportable. Employee was referred to a specialist after pain. Found to be an aggravation of arthritis and was placed on confirmed lifting restrictions on 8/15/13. Date incident became reportable.

Employee was climbing the ladder to access his haul truck when he bumped his elbow on the access platform.Incident did not meet reportability requirements until 8/19/09 when employee was issued work restrictions following a cortisone injection.

Employee was diagnosed with work related illness.

Employee was pulling torch hose to work area when he slipped and fell to same level.

Employee was walking down the stairs at the scale house when she slipped and fell. She initially had a bruise which turned into an infection that required treatment on the 6th of March.

Pedestrian had an automobile accident on a street adjacent to our property. He was reported missing on the accident date and was discovered down an embankment near an access road on the outskirts of our quarry. He appearantly died of overexposure. The victim was a tresspasser and this event is non-chargeable as a mine related incident.

Employee was pulling on a water hose when he wrenched his lower back.

Employee hit a bump in an LHD and jarred his back.

Walking to pick up and slipped on stone dust which twisted his left knee.

Employe was using an oxygen and acetylene torch when he dropped the torch and it burned his hand!

Employee was assisting in a maintenance project when a metal shard struck him in the chest. (REPAIRING CRUSHER - COWORKER WAS USING HAMMER.)

Employee stepped up onto ladder and slipped, catching himself with his shoulder and arm.

EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON HIS LEG.

DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON HAUL ROAD WHEN RIGHT TIRE CONTACTED BERM, PULLING HIM INTO AND OVER BERM. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT LANDING IN WATER. DRIVER RECEIVED 8 STITCHES TO LEFT ARM & SMALL C UT OVER EYE.

EE WAS DRIVING MANLIFT TO JOB SITE WHEN HE HIT A HOLE THAT CAUSED HIM TO WHIP TO ONE SIDE.

EE WAS OPERATING A SMALL UTILITY LOADER WHEN HIT A DIP INT HE ROAD WAY JARRING HIS LOWER BACK. HAPPEN ON THE 16TH BUT DID NOT GO TO THE CLINIC UNTIL THE 17TH PER EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK ACROSS THE YARD WHEN HE HIT A HOLE THAT CAUSED THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE AND JARRED THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM 65 TON TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE CAUSED BY POSSIBLE FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF WATERTRUCK WHEN OFFSTEPPED A ROCK, RESULTING IN A TWISTED KNEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-18 WHEN THE DR. PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GATHERING SMAPLES WHEN THE BUCKET FELL OUT OF HIS HAND. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE BUCKET HE SNAGGED HIS HAND ON A JAGGED PIECE OF METAL CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A GATE TO RE-ROUTE MATERIAL WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS MOVING RUBBER CHUTE LINERS WHEN HE HERNIATED 2 VERTABRAE IN HIS BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3-8-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A CHUTE TO REMOVE IT. THE CHUTE MOVED SUDDENLY AND THE PRYBAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE SHOULDER.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS CHECKING CONTACTS ON A MOTOR CONTROL STARTER WHICH HE HAD JUST DE ENERGIZED BY MEANS OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHEN CONTACTS WHERE MANUALLY ENGAGED ARCING OCCURED AND EE WAS HIT BY THE FLAS H CATCHING HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE.

LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OUT OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND SET IT ON THE GROUND IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING HIS BATTERY, AND AS HE WASREACHING TO CLOSE THE COMPARTMENT DOOR, THE BATTERY EXPLODED.

CUTTING BELT MATERIAL WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN BLADE BROKE CAUSING IT TO SLIP BACK AND CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE INTO HIS THUMB WITH THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE BLADE RESULTING IN STITCHES.

LIFTING & REMOVING STEEL PLATE & PULLED A MUSCLEIN HIS STOMACH MATERIAL WAS APPROX 2'X4'SHEET METAL

EMPLOYEE WAS FABRICATING STEEL FLOOR PLATE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

CARRYING FLOOR PLATE TO COVER OPENING AND FELL AGAINST A BEAM STRIKING HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF 3/4 STEEL TO BE CUT WHEN HE DROPPED IT. IT LANDED ON HIS FOOT JUST BEHIND THE TOE GUARDS IN HIS BOOTS.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM MAINT. TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND-INTIAL INCIDENT FIRST AID-LATER MEDICAL AND LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE STANDING ON LADDER-INTIAL EVENT FIRST AID-COMPLICATIONS LATER MEDICAL TREATMENT & LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEES HAND WAS STRUCK WHILE MANUALLY CHANGING CHUTE GATES.

EE STEPPED ON BOLT LODGED IN CRACK IN CONCRETE SHOP FLOOR.

EMPLLOYEE WAS OPENING WINDOW IN THE SHOP, HE PUSHED ON THE GLASS. THE GLASS BROKE NAD CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

SLIPPE DON STEPS, RIGHT ARM CAUGHT IN HAND RAIL WHILE FALLING.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A COMPRESSOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS GROIN.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIPE WHEN THE PIPE BECAME CLOGGED. EE ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE DEBRIS OUT AND BRUSH IT WITH HIS HAND WHEN IT REIGNITED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER THE HEAD BOX ON #4 CONVEYOR, FLIPPED THE GATES FOR A CHANGE-OVER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS PULLING A SCREEN IN & HER ARM SLIPPED & SHE HIT HER RIGHT ELBOW. SHE DID NOT THINK TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EE WAS MOVING A GUARD FROM 4 TAIL PULLEY. WHEN EE WAS TURNING AWAY FROM THE GUARD HE FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE.

DOZER OPERATOR WAS CUTTING A DITCH AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE. AS THE BLADE DIPPED, OPERATOR REACHED FOR CONTROL WITH CIGARETTE BROKE AND BURNED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A 100 LB COUNTER WEIGHT ON #13 CONVEYOR TAKEUP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLAMMED THEIR END DOWN CAUSING WEIGHT TO SMASH HER FINGER.

EE WAS PULLING A GATE AT 2 HEADBOX WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTING HURTING.

WHILE IN 13 STONE, EE WAS WORKING ON PUTTING A ROLLER IN PLACE. THE ROLLER WAS COCKED AND HE USED A PRY BAR TO PUT IN TO PLACE. FELT A POP IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THEN FELT PAIN.

EE WAS WALKINAG IN FRONT OF THE SCREENING PLANT.HER FEET HIT ICE & THE FLEW OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER CAUSING HER TO FALL. SHE NOTICED SWELLING THAT NIGHT TO HER RIGHT KNEE & THEN SHE CONTACTED HER SUPERVISOR THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS PULLING THE BELT CLAMP UP THE BELT & SMACKED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON SINGLE POST FOR CABLE. FROM HIS ELBOW TO HAND WENT NUMB & HE LOST STRENTH & HAS CONSTANT PAIN AND BURING IN ELBOW.

EE WAS HELPING OTHER YELL ANOTHER SWAFFORD SHIFT A 1/4"X4'X8' PLATE AROUND ON WELDING TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER PUSHING A 10" X 36" PIPE ON THE SHOP FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

HE WAS GUIDING SCREEN CLOTH INTO BACK, BOTTOM DECK OF SHAKER. HE WAS USING BOTH HANDS TO PULL THE SCREEN CLOTH IN WHEN THE CLOTH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEE N SCREEN CLOTH AND HOLE OF SHAKER.

INJURED WAS PUTTING NUTS & WASHERS ON BOTTOM SCREEN FROM LOWER SIDE. HE SLID DOWN PAN TO GET TO THE BOLT & BACK OF LEG GOT CAUGHT ON ANGLE IRON. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SCRATCH & CONTINUED W/HIS JOB. AFTER GETTING OUT OF PAN HE NOTICED HIS PANTS AND LEG WAS WET AND HE SAW THERE WAS BLOOD ON HIS LEG & PANT.

WORKING ON PUMP PONTOON, EE CLIMBING DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF PONTOON WHEN THE STEEL ELBOW HE WAS HOLDING GAVE WAY HE PUSHED HIMSELF OUT OF THE WAY AND PULLED MUSCLES 1" SHOULDER/BACK.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN NEXT TO I-BEAM FRAME. IT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO I BEAMS. EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST CHAIN HOLDING FRAME WHE COWORKER HIT THE FRAME WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE FRAME CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING ELJAY SCREEN, USING LOFT 1/2 CHAINS WHILE CARRYHING CHAINS FROM ONE FLOOR TO ANOTHER AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LOADING AN EXYGEN BOTTLE ON THE WELDING TRUCK WHEN THE PASE OF THE TANK SLID ON THE ROCK AND THE TOP PART OF THE TANK FELL TOWARD THE TRUCK SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE EAST END OF A PILE WHEN THE TOP OF THE WALL FELL ON THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER MAKING THE LOADER BOUNCE 3-4 FEET OFF THE GROUND THEN KNOCKING EMPLOYEE'S HEAD TO THE ROOF OF THE LOADER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

EE WAS OPENING THE GATES ON THE EAST 7 X 16 SHAKER. THE GATE WAS FROZEN. THE EE HOOKED UP A CHAIN HOIST & US RT. LET TO RATCHET HOIST & STRAINED HIP AND RT. LEG GETTING THE GATE LOOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING TAILSECTION IN #13 STONE TUNNEL THROWING MATERIAL ON TO BELT AND HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BICEP.

THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF INJURY FROM 8/2/93. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE FIRST STEP & SLIPPED & FELL. ON 08/19/93 EMPLOYEE AGGREVATED THE INJURY BY DRIVING A 773 CAT TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE 990. HE WAS IN A TIGHT AREA WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS ARM. THE EMPLOYEE'S ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 8/11/93. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 8/16/93. T HE SUPERVISOR THEN SENT EMPLOYEE TO THE CLINIC. NO WITNESSES WERE AVAILABLE. CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE WHETHER THIS WAS WORK RELATED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPORTED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BETWEEN SCREENS CUTTING A "J" BOLT WHEN HE PULLED OUT HE TOUCHED A HOT WASHER WITH HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE USED A PRYBAR TO PUT SKIRT RUBBER ON #29 CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING PRYBAR CAUGHT THE CONVEYOR BELT & JAMMED ARM AGAINST CONVEYOR FRAME

AFTER FINISHING A JOB, HE WAS PULLING A CHAIN FALL HOOK OUT OF A CHAIN WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

HE WAS WELDING ON THE SKIRT BOARD IN THE SHAKER BOX ON #60 BELT. HE WAS WEARING A TANK TOP SHIRT AND HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS ON HIS NECK, ARMS AND PARTS OF CHEST.

THIS IS A REOCCURRANCE OF INJURY FROM 3-12-93. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 5-3-93 AND WAS RELEASED FROM DOCTOR WITH NO LIMITATIONS. HE REINJURED HIS SHOULDER ON 5-3-93. THE ONLY WORK HE WAS DOING W AS RUNNING A LOADER AND WASHING THE SCREENING PLANT FLOORS.

EE , ANOTHER EE , OTHER EE WERE UPSTAIRS WORKING WHEN THEY WERE DONE EE WAS LEADING THE WAY BACK DOWN THE STAIRS. HE HAD A PRY BAR IN HIS LEFT HAND AND A RACHET IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HE REACH ED THE 6TH OR 7 STEP IT BROKE. HE WENT STRAIGHT DOWN HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW AND HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAIL OTHER EE AND ANOTHER EE THEN PULLED HIM UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE STONE PLANT WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELW OFF THE WEST SHAKER AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. IF BROKE THE BILL OF HIS HARD HAT AND HE BROKEN PART SCRATCHED HIS RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS CUTTING BOLTS WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH AFTER HE FINISHED CUTTING HE LEFT THE TORCH HANGING FROM CRUSHER HOPPER & IT WAS OFF THERE WAS A SPARK IN HIS GLOVE & WHEN HE PASSED HAND CLOSE TO TORCH IT LIGHTED IT AGAIN & THE FLAME REACHED HIHAND HE RECEIFED FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR BURNS IMMEDIATELY & HE CHOSE TO GO BACK TO WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE SAND HOPPER FROM SAND STOCKPILED SOUTH OF 96TH ST. AS HE WAS LOADING HIS BUCKET, HE HIT A BURIED PIPE, WHICH JARRED HIM VERY HARD AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE INJURED BACK BY DRIVING TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING BEHIND RUBBER FLAP ON CRUSHER #1 AND A FOREIGN OBJECT FELL BEHIND THE SAFETY GLASSES TO THE LEFT EYE.,

EMPLOYEE IS UNSURE OF WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED OR WHAT HE WAS DOING AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, HE FEELS THAT THE ACTIVITIES HE HAD BEEN DOING LATELY AT THE PLANT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. TH IS IS NOT YEAT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. IT WILL BECOME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT AFTER EMPLOYEE HAS SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY MACHINE PARTS INTO PLACE AND SUFFERED A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW; EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS FOREMAN ABOUT THE ACCIDENT BUT AT THAT TIME, HE DIDN'T FEEL HE NEEDED TO GO TO T HE CLINIC. EMPLOYEE FINALLY DECIDED THAT HE SHOULD GO TO THE CLINIC ON 1/20/92.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON POWER CABLE WHIL HELPING TO MOVE DRAG LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CORING APIECE OF FLOOT PLATE SAID IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS OPPOSITE FOOT CAUSING HIM TO JUMP AND STRAIGHTEN UP STRAINING HIS KNEE..

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE BEARINGS ON A SHAKER AT THE STONE PLANT, AND WAS USING A BAR TO PRY OFF THE COUNTER WEIGHT. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE SHAKER.

CUTTING BELT LOOSE KNIFE CUT INNER THIGH

GATE HANDLE BOUNCED BACK FROM ITS PROPER POSTION AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

DISMOUNTING FORM LOADER MISSED STEP CAUGHT SELF BY GRABBING HANDRAIL.

VICTIM WAS CUTTING BOLTS ON SUPPORTS FRAME AND FOOT WAS IN BETWEEN SUPPORT FRAME AND DEISTER BODY. AFTER BOLT WAS CUT THE SUPPORT FRAME FELL AND PINNED VICTIMS FOOT. VICTIM WAS ASSISTED IN REMOVAL OF SUPPORT FRAME BY E.NAME.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT ON THE NMO MOTOR OF THE 7 FTR CRUSHER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. EMP FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON THE GROUND 15 FT BELOW. THE CUT WAS CAUSED UPON INPACT WITH THE GROUND

EMP SLIPPED ON 8ECOND FROM BOTTOM STEP AND INJURED SHOULDER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF. HE WAS USING THE HAND RAILS BT THE STEPS WERE SLICK DUE TO WET SNOWFALL. EMP DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER, HOWEV IT SHOULD BE NO7ED THAT HE HAS A HISTORY OF SHOULDER PROBLEMS

EMPLOYEE STATED3POSSIBLE CAUSE-LIFTING RAILROAD TIES,OR PUTTING SHEET OF FLOOR PLATE ON OIL TRAILER.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG SHOVEL TO CLEAN ROCKS FROM FLOOR-ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR ABOVE STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS MOVING DISCHARGE BOX OF SHAKER TO CHANGE DISCHARGE LIP USING CHAIN FALL & TROLLEY. EE HAD HAND ON TROLLEY BEAM & WAS WATCHING FLOOR CLEARANCE WHEN TROLLEY RAN OVER FINGER. CRUSHED AVUL SION LIKE AMPUTATION OF PULP & TUFT OF THE DISTAL MOST PORTION OF HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER.

LUBRICATING HIS 980B CAT LOADER WHILE IT WAS IN SHOP FOR DRIVELINE REPAIR-TO MAKE GREASE FITTING EASIER TO LUBE ON LOADER FRAME HE WAS PRYING A TUBE TO SIDE WITH 5FT PINCH BAR WHILE STANDING O N UPPER LOADER FRAME PIN BOSS (RH)& PRYING ON TUBE SUBJECT LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OR JUMPED APPROX 71/2FT TO CONCRETE FLOOR LEFT HEEL-FX