North Plant: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

I had changed the cables on a crane from a single to a double. The crane operator boomed up as my hand was on one of the cables causing might pinky on my right hand to be pinched between the pulley and cable.

This was not a Memphis Stone employee and there was no incident. A crusher operator discovered a customer(truck driver) in the cab of truck unresponsive and notified the foreman in which emergency medical help was summoned through the use of 911. Paramedics arrived and transported to the hospital where passed away. There was no event that occurred which caused this.

Employee was putting a battery on a John Deere excavator when the battery suddenly blew up. The employee received initial evaluation on the day of occurence for ringing in ears and given no diagnosis. Employee was referred to an audiologist for evaluation.

Employee states he was removing a cutting edge from a bucket. He was using an impact wrench to remove a bolt that secured the cutting edge on the bucket. As he was removing this, the nut began to spin, and he grabbed it to secure it from moving. When he did this it caused a laceration of the index finger of the right hand.

Employee was knocking the pin out of the bucket from the stick of the backhoe. The stick moved causing the pry bar to pinch between the stick and bucket. The pry bar then hit employee in his right collar bone.

Employee states that he had a back injury on October 9, 2006 while moving crossties at a conveyor belt. He did not report this when it happened. It was reported to us after the first of the year.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAINS FROM A CONVEYOR COVER THAT WAS BEING LOADED ON TO A FLATBED TRUCK. EMPLOYEE HAD UNHOOKED CHAINS AND WAS GOING TO UNHOOK OTHER CHAINS WHEN A BOOM POLE ATTACHED TO A FRONT END LOADEDER STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SHOUDER.

WIRING IN FEED HOPPER & TRANSFER BELT WITH THE GENERATOR RUNNING

WHILE USING A PRYBAR TO ALIGN A ENGINE GOING INTO A BACKHOE, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND THE ENGINE.CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO THE LEFT LITTLE FINGEER AND BROKE THE END OF FINGER.

WHILE OPERATING A DOZER, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 3-28-02. AT THAT TIME HE WAS WORKING FOR LEHMAN-ROBERTS & WAS COVERED BY OSHA. HE TOLD THE DR. IT HAD BEEN HURTING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS& A NEW CLAIM WAS STARTED. REPORTED TO US ON 2-24-03.

USING A 6'PRY BAR TO FIX PROBLEM IN FEEDER, BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS LT. THIRD FINGER BETWEEN BAR & FRAME.

DISMOUNTING BACKHOE AFTER RAIN, FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO TRACKS HITTING HIS HEAD AND LOWER BACK.

WALKING ACROSS THE YARD, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE STATED THAT HE SUFFERED A LUMBAR STRAIN BECAUSE HE WAS SWITCHING BACK & FORTH BETWEEN TRUCK & DOZER. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 5-14-99.

CAUGHT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND IN DOOR OF SCRAPER WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR

EE WAS TURNING ON BREAKER AND BREAKER EXPLODED.

WHILE MOVING A LOG WITH A TRACKHOE THE EE LOST CONTROL OF THE LOG FROM THE TRACKHOE BUCKET AND THE LOG FELL INTO THE CAB OF THE TRACKHOE STRIKING THE EE IN THE LEFT FOOT.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM A LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF A STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND BROKE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

SCRAPER DOOR SHUT ON RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE CHANGING A TOOTH ON A BACKHOE, A TOOTH DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE'S LITTLE FIGNER OF LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS LEAVING THE CAB OF DOZER. STEPPED ONTO DOZER TRACK AND SLIPPED. EMP SUFFERED A BROKEN SHOULDER.

WHILE OPERATING LOADER IN PIT MOVING BIG CHUNKS OF IRON ORE, LOADER JERKED CAUSING BACK PAIN.

EE WAS REMOVING A BINDER AND CHAIN FROM A PIPE AND BINDER HIT MUSCLE IN UPPER LEFT ARM CAUSING A BRUISE.

LIFTING COUNTER WEIGHT ON SHAKER.

EE WAS PULLING A 4" HOSE, 300' LONG, OVER A LEVEE TO PUMP WATER AND STRAINED BACK.

GASOLINE ENGINE DRIVEN PORTABLE PUMP BEING USED IN A CONFINED SPACE WITH IMPROPER VENTILATION EMPLOYEE WAS AFFECTED BY CARBON MONXIDE WHEN HE ENTERED SPACE TO CHECK ON PUMP DID NOT LOOSE CONSC IENCENESS

GASOLINE ENGINE DRIVEN PORTABLE PUMP BEING USED IN A CONFINED SPACE WITH INADWQUAT E VENTILATION EMPLOYEE WAS AFFECTED BY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS WHEN HE ENTERED SPACE TO CHECK PUMP DID NOT LOOSE CONSCIENCENESS

TIGHTENING ALERNATOR BELT ON RUBBER TIRE ROLLER WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING L WRIST TO STRIKE MACHINE FRAME SEVERS CONTUSION OF L WRIST.

HOIST CABLE ON DRAG LINE BROKE WHIP LASH OF LOOSE END CAME THROUGH OPEN CAB DOOR STRIKING OPERATOR ON RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE INJURY-COMPARTMENT SYNDROME OF LEG.

SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM LADDER SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER INITIALLY REPORTED AS MINOT SPRAIN.SURGERY 06-27-88 UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR RUPTURED DISC WITH OUT CLEARANCE OR APPROVAL FROM COMPANY OR INSURANCE CARRIER.UNDER INVESTIGATION BY LIBERTY MUTUAL INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN FROM PERSONAL ACCIDENT WHEN FALLING FROM HORSE.

WHILE LOWERING PUMP INTO PIT, EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STOP PUMP MOVEMENT BY GRASPING PUMP. REACHING FOR PUMP, FINGER CAUGHT TEARING FINGERNAIL. LACERATION AND FRACTURE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

CABLE AND SHEAVE IN USE TO LIFT NEW SHAKER SCREEN ONTO GRAVEL WASHER PLANT.SCREEN BOUND ON SIDE OF PLANT,EMPL GRASPED CABLE TO SHAKE LOOSE WHEN FREE MOVEMENT PULLED EMPL HAND INTO SHEAVE.

WHILE LOADING T9UCKS WITH DRAGLINE, FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO RT EYE.

HE WAS LOADING 5 BARRELL OF OIL INTO A LOADER BUCKET AS HE WAS ROLLING IT THE BARRELL FLOPPED OVER PINNING FINGER AGAINST BUCKET FINGER SMASHED AND CUT RT RING FINGER

HE WAS KNOCKIN1 A ROCK OUT FROM UNDER BELT CONCVEYOR FLASHING WITH STICK STICK HUNG BELT JERKED RT HAND INTO WIPER BRUISED RT HAND THUMB 2ND FINGER ALSO CUT 2ND FINGER

STUCK FINGER UP3INTO MOTOR TRYING TO LINE UP BOLTS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HOLDING MOTOR TURNED IT AND IT CUT FINGER TIP