Paradise Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Tri-axle driver descended cab at employee parking lot area, lost balance, and fell to the ground causing injuries.

Employee cut (non-gloved) thumb on left hand with razor knife while trying to widen pre-drilled bolt hole of belt skirting resulting in 4 stitches to close open laceration.

Employee was tightening a bolt on a skirt board rubber and the wrench slipped off causing him to bump his elbow on the guard.

The employee was patching a conveyor belt and replacing some bad lacers. The employee reached around and to pull out one of the bad lacers, in which had a sharp edge, cutting his right index finger.

The miner was hammering a pin to the hammer on the primary crusher when he struck his finger with the hammer.

A CAT 980 G Loader bumped into the back of a fully loaded Articulated haul truck. The employee that was running the haul was experiencing some stiffness in his neck. There was no damage to either piece of equipment.

Employee went to the MCC room and locked out a conveyor in order to remove rocks from the guard. When removing the material a gust of wind blew dust into employee's eyes. He flushed his eyes out twice after the incident and woke up the next day with his eyes irritated. He reported the incident to his supervisor and was treated and released to work.

Employee was operating the dryer plant when QC requested a sample. Employee went to get a sample from 4" dia. pipe designated in the sampling plant. He was unable to obtain a sample. He removed a 1" diameter bolt, put his right index finger up into a moving screw; his finger was taken off to the first joint by the screw.

Employee was helping to sort screens when the pile of screens shifted and hit his knee as he was trying to get out of the way.

EE WAS REMOVING A BELL PAN FROM UNDER A 980G. HE TOOK 3 OF THE 4 BOLTS OUT, WHILE REMOVING THE LAST BOLT, PAN FELL DOWN & HIT HIS KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A BURNER. HE PUSHED THE BURNER TO RELOCATE HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN A WALL AND THE BURNER. (4 STITCHES).

EE JUMPED OUT OF THE UNILOADER AND WAS WALKING WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTED ON A ROCK AND HE WENT DOWN WE SENT HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

EE WAS REPAIRING AN EQUALIZER ON DRY BULK TRAILER, EE WAS REMOVING A BLOCK OF WOOD FROM A JACK STAND THAT WAS SUPPORTING THE TRAILER FRAME, THE HYDRAULIC JACK SLIPPED ALLOWING THE FRAME TO DRO P, HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND FRAME.

EE WAS PUTTING A 3/4 OPENING WIRE CLOTH IN THE BACK OF A PICK-UP. HE PLACED HIS ARM UNDER THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN. WHEN THE SCREEN SLID IN HIS ARM WAS CUT.

WHILE OPERATING AN ARTICULATED DUMP, EE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, HIS SHOULDER POPPED, COULDN'T MOVE HIS ARM.

EE WAS HANDING SCREENS FROM THE LIFT BASKET TO SOMEONE ON THE GROUND. HE LIFTED THE SCREEN OVER HIS HEAD AND HE HURT HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNDING ON THE SIDE OF A BIN. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AREA, WENT TO DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EE WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE BACK OF A 235 CAT TRACK HOE, BRUISING RIGHT SHIN AND KNEE.

SLIPPERY SURFACE/ICE. EE WAS WALKING BACK TO SHOP AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON HIS BUTT, RESULTING INJURY CONTUSION OF HIP.

WHILE INSPECTING PRE-DUST COLLECTOR EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WITH METER IN HAND, SLIPPED AND FELL 8 FT TO THE GROUND BELOW INJURING BACK.

WHILE REMOVING BUCKET OFF OF A 980F LOADER JACK BROKE THE BAR FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER.

EE HAD GROUNDING CLAMP FOR WELDING ATTACHED ABOVE HIS WORK AREA. HE BENT OVER AND CLAMP SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING 7 STITCHES.

AS EE WAS ENTERING THE SEAT ON THE SKID LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS SHIN HIT THE STEP. CAUSING 10 STITCHES.

AS THE OPERATOR OF THE 35 TON EUC WAS ABOUT TO DUMP HIS STONE INTO BIN. STEEL FITTING ON LIFT CYLINDER BROKE. THE BED CAME DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BOUCING THE TRUCK & EE'S HEAD HIT THE RO OF OF HIS CAB, INJURING HIS NECK. HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON & HIS HARD HAT. SEND HIM TO DR.

EE WAS CLEANING UP STONE SPILL. IN THIS BUILDING THERE IS A PLATE ON THE FLOOR TO DISPOSE OF STONES. EE SLIPPED FELL STRADDLING THE PLATE BETWEEN LEGS.

EE WAS WORKING ON WATER PUMP WHEN A HOSE BURST SPRAYING HOT WATER ON VICTIM. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING CONTRIBUTING TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE STOCK PILE BINS OF OUR SECONDARY PLANT. HIS JOB WAS TO LOAD STOCK TRUCKS FROM THE HOLDING BINS. WHILE LOADING A TRUCK, THE CLAMGATE AT THHE BIN JAMMED. EE PULLED ON THE BIN LEVER AND TORE HIHS RIGHT BICEPS TENDON.

INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 1-24-95. EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP HOUSING ONTO THE MOUNTING SURFACE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE A COMEALONG AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING PULVERIZED LIMESTONE TO CLEAN UP MILL AREA. HE SHOVELED ALONG WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WERE NOT INJURED. HE NEGLECTED TO TAKE PROPER BREAKS AND CARE WHILE DOING HIS JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BINS. THE CLAMGATE WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. HE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE & INJURED HIS BACK.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING TOWARDS SHOVEL TO RECEIVE A LOAD OF SHOT ROCK WHEN THE SHOVEL BUCKET HIT THE BODY OF THE TRUCK; CAUSING THE TRUCK DRIVER'S HEAD TO THRUST BACK. THE TRUCK DRIVER SUSTA INED A NECK INJURY.

ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO EMPLOYEE OF DMBOWMAN TRUCK ING A TRUCKING FIRM HIRED BY GAF TO PICKUP MATERIAL FOB AT PARADISE PLANT EMPLOYEE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM DM BOWMAN INC INTERSTATE INDUST RIAL PARK ROUTE 2 BOX 43A1 WILLIAMSPORT MD21795 EE

REPLACING DRIVE BELT ON MOTOR FEEDER.

OPER TRUCK, CHECKING OIL TWISTED LEG AND INJ KNEE

PUTTING V-BELTS ON PRIMARY FEEDER USING FOOT TO HOLD UP WEIGHT.

OPENING BIN HANDLE TO FILL EUCLID AND SLIPPED OFF CATWALK CAUSING BRUISES TO RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.

PULLING 2A BIN WHILE IT WAS FROZEN SHUT. TRYING TO GET IT TO OPEN UP.

WAS FLIPPING U BELTS ON JAW CRUSHER BECAUSE THEY WERE TWISTED

CLOSING BINS-GOT HIS THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE & BIN LEG

EUC WAS PULLING UNDER BIN WHEN THE TRUCK BED HIT THE TOP OF THE BIN MOUTH. BIN HANDLE FLEW OPEN AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE LEGS THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND.

STEPPED OFF A SCAFFOLD AND TURNED ANKLE ON ROCK ON THE GROUND.

USING A (12") ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN SIX 7/16"X1" CAP BOLTS,FOR RETAINING CLEAN OUT DOOR,FOR BARBER-GREENE DUST COLLECTOR LIME PUMP.DRYING PLANT.PULLING WRENCH IN AN UPWARD MOTION.BONES POPPED AND OR SNAPPED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE.

CLEANING ROCKS OFF SHUTE AROUND CEDAR RAPIDS DISCHARGE END. FELL FROM CHUTE APPROXMATELY 25 FEET BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA, PULMONARY CONTUSION.

PUTTING SCREEN IN 5 X 16 SHAKER AND TWISTED WRIST.

RELEASING ROCK TRUCK HAND BRAKE,MISSED BUTTON AND HIT FINGER ON LEVER.SCRAPED KNUCKLE DID NOT REPORT OR SEEK FIRST AID.SUBSEQUESNT SWELLUNG AND INFECTION RESULTING IN HOSPITALIION.

WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK. SLIPPED ON RUBBER MAT AND FELL HITTING ARM AND WRIST ON ROCK.

CHECKING OIL IN DUST COLLECTOR ENGINE. DESCENDING LADDER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG. FELL APPROX. THREE STEPS AND ANKLE TWISTED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. SHOES WERE MUDDY CONTRIBUTI NG TO FOOT SLIPPING FROM LADDER.

EMPL COMING DOW3 LADDER ON SHAKER.STEPPED ON PIECE OF RE-ROD LAYING ON THE GROUND AT FOOT OF LADDER.PIECE OF BAR ROLLED FOOT CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE & ANOT2ER PERSON WERE UNJAMMING THE CRUSHER. THE ROCKS MOVED & SLID AS THEY LIFTED THE JAMMED ROCKS & TRAPPED HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN CRUSHER WALL & ANOTHER ROCK.

EMP WAS WELDING3WITH MIG GUN HE TOK HIS SHIRT OFF AS IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY. WELDING FLASH BURNED HIS BARE SKIN ON HIS UPPER LEFT ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO CONVVECT THE LINAGE ON THE AIR SEAT ADJUST ON THE ROCK TRUCK THE LITTLE DIGIT ON THE LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE MOUNTING FRAME.

EMPL PLACING SK3RT RUBBER UNDER CONVEYOR BELT.ANOTHER EMPL USING BAR TO PRY WITH,BAR SLIPPED AND HIT INJ EMPL IN THE NOSE.

EMP WAS WELDING3SKIRT BOARD BRAKCETS ON CONVEYOR, HE REMOVED HIS WLDING SHIELD TO CHIP THE SLAG WITH SLAG HAMMER. PIECEOF HOT SLAG ENTERED HIS EYE