Oldham County Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working in the plant whenever EE stated EE felt that EE was having chest pains, EE contacted the foreman who then contacted the plant manager. Managment then called an ambulance, and the employee was taken to the hospital. The employee stated that EE had suffered a stroke about 3 years prior and was on medication, which EE had not been following the recommended use of.

Employee claims a fire on haul truck, fire extinguisher discharged, employee found on ground, no indication of fire.

Employee was driving substitute haul truck which aggravated a pre-existing condition

Mechanic standing in bed of service truck to clean out trash and metal. Bent over and picked up a piece of metal apx. 7 lbs. Felt pain in back when starting to stand. Diagnosed with lumbar strain

Working on motor connections, cutting tape away from splice, sitting down in front of motor for access to equipment, employee was using "box cutter" type knife for tape removal. Knife hit wire insulation causing knife to jump up. Employee received a 2 inch laceration to left forearm requiring 5 stitches. Employee was released to return to work with no restrictions that same day.

EE WAS PERFORMING A V-TURN AFTER PICKING UP FELLOW EE TO TRANSPORT HIM TO ANOTHER HAUL TRUCK. WHILE PERFORMING THE V-TURN THE RT. SIDE OF THE TRUCK HIT ANOTHER TRUCK. THE HANDRAIL & MIRROR WERE BENT FORWARD & EE BEGAN PULLING ON THE HANDRAIL. THE WELDS BROKE & THE EE FELL WITH THE HANDRAIL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS LINING UP THE VSI CRUSHER WITH THE PIN HOLDERS. WHEN HE STARTED LOWERING THE LID OF CRUSHER HIS GLOVED (THUMB) CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LID AND PIN HOLDER PULLING HIS THUMB INTO THE AREA. THE EFFECT WAS MASHING THE END OF THUMB. THE THUMB WAS FRACTURED & THEY REMOVED THE NAIL,SET THE FRACTURE AND SUTURED/SPLINTED THE THUMB.HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE APPAREANTLY HYPER-EXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MIDDLE CONVEYER BELT WHILE THE EQUIPMENT WAS RUNNING WHEN THE CONVEYER CAUGHT HIS HAND.

POWDERMAN WAS LOADING A FACE IN THE MINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLID DOWN THE FACE AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM ABOUT 2" ABOUT THE WRIST. THE CUT WAS ABOUT 1 1/2" LONG AND SEVERED A TENDON. THE ROOM HA D BEEN SEALED WITH SCRATCH MARKS ON THE FACE ON ABOUT 6" CENTER. LOOSE MATERIAL HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO THE POWDERMAN STARTING WORK.

INSIDE THE BOTTOM OF HOPPER. FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTED ANKLE. TORE LIGAMENTS.

EE WAS HELPING WELDER WHEN HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH. HIS EYES WERE BURNED BY THE FLASH.

HAND SCALING PULLED ROCK OFF FACE STRUCK HAND CAUSING LACERATION

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WELDING UNDER JAW ASTONE FELL FROM APPROX 10-15 FT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD RESULTING IN 8 STITCHES TO SCALP.

WHILE REMOVING HOIST EE SLIPPED WITH HOIST IN HANDS HOIST CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & HOIST CAUSING CUT ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REQURING STITCHES. HOIST WAS NOT ENGAGED.

WHILE INSTALLING PIPE TO PLANT FOR WASH OUT AND DUST SUPPRESSION, EE WAS PULLING ON WIRE AND SLIPPED OR WAS PULLED OVER THE HAND RAIL, FALLING OFF PLATFORM. EE RECEIVED 11 STITCHES TO RT. WRIS T.

EE WAS TIGHTENIGN BOLT WITH A RATCHET AND SOCKET. SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD AND STRUCK EE'S RIGHT THUMB.

EMP WA IN ROUTE HAULING WASHED 57'S. WHILE DRIVING HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES. TRYING TO WATCH THE ROAD, HE FAILED TO NOTICE THE FRAME OF THE GLASSES HAD PARTLY CLOSED. THE POIN TED END STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING AN ABRASION TO THE CORNEA.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT THAT ACTED AS A KEEPER THROUGH A PIN THAT HELD A BOOM CYLINDER IN PLACE. HE BLOCKE THE HEAD OF THE BOLT BY USING A WRENCH THAT WAS CHOCKED AGAINST THE BEDFRA ME. WHILE TURNING THE NUT SIDE OF THE BOLT, THE CHOCKED WRENCH SLIPPED FORCING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BEDFRAME.

EE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND HAD NO VITAL SIGNS WHEN FELLOW EE FOUND HIM. CPR WAS INITIATED FOLLOWED BY ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT FROM EMS CREWS. EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. AUTOS PY CONDUCTED FOUND THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES. EE HAD A HISTORY OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES.

EXITING CAB AT END OF SHIFT.

EE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE CATWALK ENTERING THE TOWER; THE CATWALK HAD SOME ICE ON IT. REFUSED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER ADVISED TO, WENT HOME. STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURT ING HURTING FROM PRE-EXISTING INJURY AND WENT HOME. EE HAD COMPLAINED OF INJURY FOR 2-3 WKS. AFFECTED HIS RT. SIDE(ARM, SHOULDER). ALSO UNABLE TO USE TOOLS AT THIS TIME.

ON THE ABOVE TIME AND DATE EE HAD A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ABOUT 4 TO 5 FROM THE FACE PINNING HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE RESULTING IN A BADLY BRUISED LOWER LEG TAKEN TO IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER X RA YS REVEALED NO BROKEN BONE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION LYLEND 3 WAS RELEASED TO RTN TO WORK.

WHILE CHECKING OUT FEEDER CHAIN IN (JAW) TOM STAMPER STEPPED ON AN OVERSIZE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS FOOT HAD BEEN OPERATED ON 9-17-93 FOR INGROWN TOE NAIL SO HE WAS FAVORING THIS FOOT SOMEWHAT.

WHILE MOVING THE JUMBO DRILL AT TEH END OF THE SHIFT EE & EE PICKED UP THE ELECTRIC CABLE TO STORE IT & WHILE DOING THIS EE PULLED HIS RT GROIN MUSCLE THIS WAS CONFIRED BY A DOC WAS GIVEN A PR ESCRIPTION FOR A MUSCLE RELAXER ON 09-27-93

WHILE OPERATING BOOM TRUCK THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE ANFO HOSE WHEN IT SURGED FROM THE HOLE LACERATING HIS UPPER LIP, RESULTING IN 3 STITCHES. THE OTHER POWDERMAN WAS CHARG ING THE HOLES. THE POWER MONKEY IS SET AT 50 PSI

THE INJURED IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE. WHILE SURVEYING THE AREA, THE INJURED STEPPED AWAY FROM THE MINE ENTRANCE AND UNDER THE RAZORWIRE FENCE. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD REQUIRI NG 5 STITCHES. THE INJURED WAS TREATED FOR FIRST AID AND ACCOMPANIED TO HOSPITAL BY COMPANY PERSONNEL.

EE WAS LOADING A SHOT HAD FINSIHED UP IN BASKET WAS ON THE FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG. EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. THINKING IT WAS BAD SPRAIN X RAYS SHOWED A BREAK SPLINTS W ERE APPLIED AND HE WAS SENT HOME TO RETURN TO DR OFFICE 12-2-92.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TRACKS ON SCALER.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVER THE PIN IN, IT SLIPPED, RESULTING IN THE LEFT HAND HITTING AGAINST THE TRACK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT KNUCKLE. EMPLOY EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. FOR SUTURING. TWO SUTURES WERE PUT IN. EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPL HAD PIECE OF METAL SPLINTER IN BETWEEN LEFT THUMB & INDEX FINGER. SPLINTER WAS CAUSING SOME PAIN. EMPL WENT TO EMERGENCY TO HAVE SPLINTER REMOVED. IN DOING THIS EMPL RECEIVED TWO SUTURES IN LEFT HAND.

MOVING ELECT. CABLE BY HAND INJ PULLED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A AWALKWAY THAT HAD SOME BUILD UP OF MATERIAL UNDER FOOT-MUD BROKE THROUGH FLOOR AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING SHELVES AND HAMMER MISSED NAIL AND HIT MACHINE PART SLIVERS OF METAL FLEW INTO HAND IMBEDDING 2 PIECES INTO SKIN

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING LARGE ROCK FROM ROADWAY BY HAND,AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER SIDE WHILE BENDING OVER.(POSSIBLE HERNIA).

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL FROM CUT ONTO BACK OF EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND CAUSING 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS LATE REPORT DUE TO UNTIMELY REPORT FROM INS URANCE DEPARTME3T IN NASHVILLE OFFICE

PUSHING SHOVEL 2N GROUND HIT PIECE OF METAL.EMPL WRIST INJURY DIAG ORIG AS A SPRAIN.EMPL LATER DIAG AS HAVING CAPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND ALLEGES IT TO BE WORK RELATED.REPORT DELAYED DUE TO CLOU DY NATURE OF IN4URY & WHETHER IT WAS OR WAS NOT WORK RELATED.RELEASED TO RETURN 5-18-87 PLACED IN LAY OFF STATUS.RECALLED 8-5-87 DIDNT RETURN.

EMP WAS PUTTING ON HARD HAT-WELDING HOOD PROTECTION IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HAT FELL INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED SCALING ROOF WITH AHXX HAND SCALING BAR AND STARTED PREPARING TO LOAD THE HOLES. ROCK FELL BOUNCED OFF BASKET BROKE THEN A PIECE HIT HIM ON L ARM.