PETTIS QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

SHOT ROCK WAS APPARENTLY HUNG UP BETWEEN FEEDER AND HOPPER OF PLANT. EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO FREE MATERIAL, WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT.

EE WAS WORKING ONS CRAPER, STANDING ON LADDER,, APPARENTLY OVER-REACHED AND FELL OFF LADDER. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT, FORCING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

HE WAS GREASING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER AND SCRAPED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR SCRATCH, BUT THE NEXT DAY HIS HAND WAS RED AND SWOLLEN.

EMP ALLEGES HE WAS DRILLING ON TOP LEDGE,STEPPED OFF DRILL ONTO LOOSE ROCK, CAUSING KNEE TO BUCKLE. IT APARENTLY HURT FOR A MINUTE, THEN WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, GRADUALLY IT BECAME WORSE, EXPERIEN CING PAIN IN THAT KNEE.

EE HAD BACKED EUCLID TRUCK TO HOPPER AT CRUSHER PLANT, LOOKED OUT WINDOW & ROCK FLEW OUT OF GRIZZLY [CRUSHER] & HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

INJURED AND TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON THE CRUSHER. INJURED WAS CUTTING A 1" THICK DRIVE BELT WITH A CARPET KNIFE WHENIT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND IN DEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM CRUSHER AND TAIL PULLEY AREA, WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. ACCORDING TO OTHER EE S DOING THE SAME TASK, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS BEING DONE.

INJURED WAS IN WELDING SHOP REPAIRING CRUSHER MILL HAMMERS, HE WENT TO LIFT HAMMER TO PLACE ON TABLE AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS DOING HIS "PRE-OPERATION EQUIPMENT CHECK" AND WHILE ADDING COOLANT TO RADIATOR, FELL FROM ENGINE AREA TO GROUND, TRIED TO BREAK FALL USING ARMS.

INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING BATTERIES IN COMPRESSOR FOR DRILLING RIG. THE JOB REQUIRED LIFTING APPROX 85 LB. WAIST HIGH. AT APPROX 11:30 EE COMPLAINED FO CHEST PAIN AND WAS INSTRUCTE D TO PROCEED TO EMEREGENCY ROOM IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE PULL AND HE WAS TOLD TO GO HOME FOR HT EREMAINDER OF DAY BY EXAMINING DR.

EE INDICATED THAT A SCRAPER HAD TURNED OVER, THEY WERE USING A CABLE TO TURN IT UPRIGHT; A PIECE OF CABLE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AND 2 OTHERS WRERE JUST COMPLETING A REBUILD AND MAINTENENCE ON A SHOVEL AND HE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT; AT FIRST TRY THEY DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AN D WITH MORE FORCE TRYING AGAIN TO CLOSE DOORS, CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOORS.

INJURED STATED THAT HE AND EMPLOYEE WERE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REMOVING BRAKE SYSTEM FROM OLD EUCLID FOR PARTS. THE COVER PLATE WAS FROZEN ON UPPER SIDE, HE SAT ON GROUND SO HE COULD GET A BET TER GRIP ON METAL PLATE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING PLATE WITH HAMMER TO KNOCK PLATE LOOSE. HE SAID HE PUT HIS FINGERS UNDER HT EPLATE TO PRY, EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN WITH THE HAMMER AND SMASHED HI

CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SPOOL & HIT HIM NEAR THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CARRYING EXPLOSIVES FROM TRUCK TO AREA WHERE SHOT WAS BEING LOADED HE HAD TO WALK THROUGH MUD & LOOSE ROCK EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT FALL JUST THE STRAIN OF CARRYING A LOAD & THE STRAIN OF CATCHING HIMSELF TO PREVENTA FALL CAUSED THE STRAIN SPASMS & IRRITATION HE STATED THAT HE REALLY DID NOT NOTICE THE IRRITATION UNTIL HE GOT HOME & THEN MUSCLES BVEGAN TO T

MUDDY BOOTS AND IN A HURRY. INJURED WAS GETTIN GOFF A EUCLID AND MISSED THE HAND HOLD, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON ROCK. DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST GOTTEN DOWN FROM STOCKPILE T RUCK AFTER HAVING SERVICED IT AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN MUDDY AR EA SRAOUND WORK AREAA & FELL TO GROUND & HT HIS R T KNEE ON GROUND

EE WAS CLEANING SLUDGE OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT DRIVESHAFT EE WENT TO TURN THE MACHINE BACK ON & EE DID NOT SEE IT TURNING SO ASSUMED IT WAS STILL OFF HE WENT BACK TO CLEANING IT & STARTED PULLIN G ON IT WHEN IT CAME ON & PULLED HIS FINGERS THROUGH THE PULLEY

INJURED WAS REPLACING FAN BELTS ON V8 GENERATOR. EH WAS SPINNING FAN B HAND TO ALLOW BELT TO GO ONTO THE PULLEY. ONE BELT GOT LODGED IN FAN, WHEN THE FAN WAS PULLED ON, THE NEXT BLADE CAME A ROUND AND CUT THE FINGER.

EE WAS DIRECTING EUCLID DRIVER BACK TO DUMP LOAD OF ROCK AND GAVE MOTION TO COMMENCE DUMPING, AT THAT TIME HE PROCEDED TO EDGE OF LEDGE TO MAKE SURE ROCK WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE LEDGE GAVE WAY AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL WITH ROCK. HE GRABBBED HOLD OF LEDGE WITH ARM, BUT ROCK EVIDENTLY ROLLED AND HIT HIS LEG WHEN THIS OCCURRED HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL 5-6 FT AND APPARENTLY HIS LE

ROLLING BULL GEAR OFF DRIVE-TRAIN OF 80D SHOVEL AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT .

I.NAME STOOD DRILL STEEL UP AND IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM.

INJUIRED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING A SHANK ON A PR-123 DRILL. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN INCAP ON DRILL TO REPLACE SHANK AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE. LODGING IN IT.

EMPL OF DEAN MACHINERY CO WAS USING PUNCH & HAMMER TO REBUILD FAN DRIVE ON MOTOR. INJ WAS STANDING APPROX 10' AWAY & PIECE OF METALSTRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

I NAME WAS TRYING TO BREAK CUPPLING ON DRILL ST EEL A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE THREADS & STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE

WHILE EMPL WAS WELDING REAR END HOUSING ON TRUCK PIECE OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DR.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON 80D SHOVEL ON SWING SHAFT WITH PRY BAR WHICH SLIPPED & CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM SHOVEL.IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING SO HE JUMPED.HE LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND INJURED LEFT HEEL.

I NAME WAS USING WINCH TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL HE WAS POUTTING A HBLOCK UNDER THE STEEL WHEN THE C CLAMP CAME LOOSE & THE PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIM

USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BEARINGS OUT OF ROLLER OF CRUSHER PLANT WHEN THE FLAME FLASHED BACK INTO FACE.

GUARD RAIL HAD BEEN REMOVED SO REEPAIR WORK COULD BE DOWN ON SHAKER. EMPL CLIMBED DOWN LADDER AFTER WORKING ON SHAKER GUARD RAIL FELL STRIKING HIM ON NOSE & RIGHT WRIST.

I NAME HAD BEEN PAINTING AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG AND HIT CONCRETE FLOOR

I NAME WAS STEPPING DOWN ON THE TRACK PAD TO GET OFF THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HE TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND CAUGHT THE FULL WEIGHT OF HIS BODY ON HIS R ARM BENDING HIS H AND BACK

I NAME WAS DRILLING WHEN HIS DRILL HIT A WAATER SPRING CAUSING MUD TO FLY IN HIS FACE AND INTO HIS EYES HIS LEFT EYEBALL WAS SCRATCHED BUT NOT PERMANETLY DAMAGED I NAME WAS SEEN BY DR ON 1-108 1-10-89 AND WAS TOILD BY THE DR THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE SCRATCH ON HIS EYEBALL WAS HEALED

I.NAME WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN HAMMERMILL AND CHANGED FOOT POSITION AND GRABBED SPINNER TO CATCH BALANCE AND FINGER WENT IN HOLE WHERE PIN IS AND BAR WENT IN ON FINGER

I.NAME THREW HIS THERMOS HIS THERMOS TO I.NAME FOR I.NAME TO FILL WITH WATER THE THERMOS HIT I.NAME IN THE NOSE AND BROKE HIS NOSE

PLANT OPERATOR THREW HIS STANLEY THERMOS TO I.NAME. WHEN I.NAME CAUGHT THE THERMOS, APPARENTLY THE RAW EDGE OF THE HANDLE CUT HIS FINGER.

EMP STEPPED OUT ONTO TRACK OF SHOVEL WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL. IT WAS A RAINY DAY HE SLIPPED HOWEVER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT INJURED HIS HAND IN SO ,DOING.

EMPL. WAS PUTTING IMPACT BARS IN SPINNER CRUSHER PART BEING REBUILT, THE IMPACT BAR FELL ON RGHT HAND, PINCHING SIDE OF HAND.

WHILE DOING REP5IRS TO SHOVEL, OTHER WAS POUNDING OUT DRIVE CHAIN PIN ON SHOVEL AND I NAME WAS HELPING REMOVE IT. THE PIN APPROX. 1 1/3 LB HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE.

WHILE GRINDING 5 PIECE OF METAL AT GRINDER, A PIECE OF THE METAL FLEW OUT OF GRINDER, HITTING I,NAME IN LEFT EYE.

I NAME WAS ON T2P LANDING OF LOADER,WASHING LOADER,HIS HANDSJ WERE COLD AND WET,HE LOST HIS GRIP AND SLIPPED,WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SIDE AROUND HIS RIBS.INTER NALLY. 3

HE WAS CUTTING 5 H-BEAM OFF CRUSHER, A SPARK HIT THE ANGLE IRON, CIRCLED AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9IPPING ELECTRICAL WIRE, WHEN KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.

REMOVING VACUUM3HOSE FROM AIR CLEANER WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE AND LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF AIR CLEANER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9AINING TO OPERATE GEARS AND HOIST MECHANISMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING AT SIDE OF TRUCK,ROLLING TARP OVER DUMP BED.

EMP WAS WELDING3WHEN A HOT PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE

AS EMPLOYEE WAS3GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE JUMPED ON HIS ANKLE & TWISTED IT

EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF STEP OF T RUCK DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS AND FELL TO THE GROUND

WAS LOADING A TIRE AND WHEEL INTO TRAILER TO TRANSPORT TO ANOTHER LOCATION THE TAILGATE WAS PROPPED UP AND IT FELL

I.NAME AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE I.NAME WERE CHANGING THE TEETH ON SHOVEL BUCKET AS I.NAME SWUNG AN 8 LB MAUL I.NAME BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF IRON AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD

AS HE WAS JETTING OFF FINE GRINDER AFTER ADJUSTING THE FEED HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HAND ON THE MACHINE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ENGINE, SEEING IF THERE WAS A SPARK IN THE SPARK PLUG, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND STARTER ROPE SHIELD BRACKET

DRIVING STOCKPILE TRUCK,ANOTHER TRUCK CROWDED HIM OVER HITTING POTHOLE CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED UP AND DOWN.

WELDING.

WHILE STRAIGHTENING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON TO PUT ON MUD FLAP THE TORCH HE WAS USING CAUGHT ON FIRE

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LOADER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HELPING SHOVEL OPERATOR PUT ANTI-FREEZE IN SHOVEL,STEPPED DOWN OFF TRACK ON SLHOVEL AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.