Opelika Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Rock was lodged inside cone crusher. Employee got inside cone crusher and was twisted around to grab a rock. While pulling at a rock his back made a popping sound. Emploee was treated at local clinc; was diagnosed with a pulled muscle.

Employee was assisting in removing the bushings from the bucket of the excavator (changing over to the hammer) and he cut his right index finger requiring 5 stitches.

Employee was cleaning the head box at the scalping screen and the bar slipped out of the employee's hand, hit the handrail, and fell to the ground striking the employee on the ground on the right ear. Employee required 6 stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRACKING BELT AND HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN A ROLLER PINCHING HIS THUMB ON THE ELECTICAL BOX.

EE WAS CLOSING WINDOW AT CONTROL SHACK AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE GLASS BROKE CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN EXCAVATOR AND SAYS THAT THE JARRING AND BOUNCING OF THE MACHINE HAS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

INJURED EE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EE REPLACE CLAMPS ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE CLAMP CAME OFF STRIING THE EE IN THE LIP.

EE WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH WELDING TORCHES WHEN OXYGEN LINE BLEW AND BURNED EE'S LEFT ARM AND HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE GRINDER WHICH HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED FROM HIS HADN CAUSING A 4 CM LACERATION OF HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY A BOULDER OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER WITH PRYBAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BOULDER.

EX-EE CAME BACK TO PLANT TO PICKUP HIS PAYCHECK.HE EXCHANGED WORDWS WITH EE AND A FIGHT ENSUED EE WAS HIT IN THE FACE & KNOCED TO THE GROUND FROM THE PORCH OF THE OFFICE

EE WAS EXITING PARTS STORAGE TRAILER HE STEPPED ON A 5 GALLON BUCKET WHICH TURNED OVER. EE THEN FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD

EE WAS TURNING A BOLT/NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THEWRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF ROCK TRUCK WHEN TRUCK MOVED AND SHE FELL TO GROUND.

EE WAS PUTTING A WATER PUMP IN PLACE WHEN THE PUMP CAME TO REST IT WAS ON THE EE'S FINGER.

EE WAS PULLING BELT TO COVER A PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL ON HIS KNEE.

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND DIRT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND MUD WHEN HE GOT A SPLINTER OF WOOD IN HIS FINGER FROM THE SHOVEL HANDLE.

EE WAS IN TUNNEL UNSTOPPING A SYNTROM WHEN HE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS LOWER BACK ON THE TOP OF THE TUNNEL.

EE WAS UNSTOPPING A SYNTOROM, WHEN THE ROCK BECAME LOOSE ONE ROLLED AND HIT HIM IN THE ANKLE.

EE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A CROWBAR. WHEN THE METAL GAVE WAY. THE EE SLIPPED CAUSING THE CROSSBAR TO HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

EE WAS BREAKING ROCKS LOOSE WITH A CROWBAR WHEN THE CROWBAR SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS SHOVELING AND SLIPPED DOWN AND STRAINED HER BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF METAL FROM A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS HAND GOT TOO CLOSE TO A MAGNET CAUSING THE PIECE OF METAL TO BE PICKED UP BY THE MAGNET AND CRUSHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE METAL A ND MAGNET.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PULLEY UNDERNEATH A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE DROPPED HIS HAMMERS. AS HE REDCLED TO PICK IT UP ANOTHER EE HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A BAR.

EE WAS DRIVING A WATER TRUCK DOWN A HILL WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED THE TRUCK.

EE WAS RAISING THE FRONT WINDOW BACK ON THE TRACK HOE HE WAS OPERATING. WHEN THE WINDOW STARTED BACK IT CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE WINDOW FRAMING AND A CAB FAN BRACK ET.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF CLASS 2 RIP RAP FROM THE BED OF A CUSTOMERS TRUCK THAT WAS OVERLOADED. HE DID HTIS FROM THE LADDER PLATFORM ON HIS LOADER WHILE THE TRUCK BED WAS IN THE AIR. HE REMOVED ONE ROCK FROM THE BED AND A LARGE PIECES THAT WAS ABOVE IT SLID DOWN THE PILE ON THE TRUCK STRIKING HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A HOLE IN A CONVEYOR BELT BY CARRYING SOME TOOLS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT TO THE BELT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON A LOOSE ROCK AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN WIRE ON A SHAKER SCREEN HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS & PULLED A MUSCLE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE ON A DUMP TRUCK TO LET THE TAILGATE LOCK RELEASE, SO THAT THE TAILGATE WOULD THEN LOCK PROPERLY. IN DOING THIS, ONE HAND SLIPPED OFF AND THE WEIGHT OF TH E TAILGATE PULLED HIS OTHER HAND INTO THE BED ATTHE PINCH POINT, WHICH ENDED UP PULLING THE TOP OF HIS FINGER OFF FROM THE NAIL DOWN.