Pinesburg Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was helping to change blow bars on the impact crusher. Left wrist was caught between the blow bar and the blow bar holder tool. Employee was diagnosed with a left wrist contusion/bruise. During follow up appointment on 07/13/2016 EE was referred to physical therapy by the treating physician's assistant.

While packing up, tried to lift heavy tool, felt strain in lower back.

While getting off John Deere loader that had been parked at the shop in a well lilt area, he began to dismount the loader and put one foot on the top rung and went to step down with the other foot, and lost his grip on the hand rail with his left hand. He swung around, but couldn't hold himself. He fractured his right pelvis. Should return to work in 4-6 weeks, per his doctor.

Employee moving anvil on boom (crane) truck. Slid it too close to bucket and caught right middle finger between anvil and bucket smashing finger.

Mechanic was hammering on a pin with a sledge hammer when a piece of the pin broke off and went into leg.

Employee took his yard loader to Shop service area to add hydraulic oil. He raised hood to put oil in reservoir. Wind was blowing as it was starting to rain. His left arm was resting, with left hand on hood latch. Wind caught hood and slammed it onto his hand. The latch pierced his hand between his index and middle finger.

Employee was using a 16 lb. sledge hammer to knock out a lock that holds in the impactor bars. He missed the lock and hit the impactor and the hammer bounced and hit his right foot behind the steel toe portion of his shoe.

Employee was digging into hard rock area in the pit. Loader was on slight incline when bucket slipped off of rock and employee pulled a muscle and felt pain in right lower back area.

Employee came out of the electrical building and was walking down the steps when he stumbled and fell on concrete below. He fell onto his right wrist. At the time of this incident he did not complain of any injury; although the fact that he had stumbled and fallen was noted.

Removing the discharge hose from TR #88118, the hose slipped & caught right index finger. Cut right index finer/nail.

EMPLOYEE WAS TOUCH UP PAINTING WHEN SHE REMOVED HER SAFETY GLASSES TO WIPE HER RIGHT EYE WITH HER GLOVES ON CAUSING HER TO GET PAINT IN HER EYE.

EE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION, WELDING A HANDRAIL ON A STAIR PLATFORM. HIS BACK WAS TO THE STAIRS. ANOTHER EE WAS ON THE PLATFORM ABOVE. THE EE ON THE HIGHER PLATFORM KICKED THE ANGLE IRON WHICH FELL AND HIT THE EE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM BACKHOE AND STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING L. ANKLE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING AN ENGINE IN A EUCLID R-60. WHILE LOOSENING A BOLT ON AN ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT, THE ENGINE MOVED APPROX 3 INCHES CRUSHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER WAS REM OVED IN THE HOSPITAL.

EE STATES: WAS LIFTING BOOM CHUTE BACK ONTO BULK TRUCK AND INJURED MY BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ON SECONDARY SWITCH AT PUG MILL AND THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO HIS RIGHT PALM AND WRIST.

EE WAS TAKING NOZZLE OF HOSE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED BEHIND VISE AND WAS PINACHED. ON 5-18-2000, EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY WHEN HIS LEFT HAND SHOWED IMPROVEMENT BY DOCTOR.

EE STATES WHILE UNFASTENING TIEDOWN STRAPS ON THE BED OF A TRAILER HE TRIPPED ON ONE STRAP, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE GHROUND BELOW.

WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE MATERIAL STUCK IN CONE CRUSHER CHUTE, A ROCK FLEW UP AND CAUSED SAFTEY GLASSES TO FALL OFF. ANOTHER ROCK STRUCK EE DIRECTLY IN THE EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A FRAME RAIL INTO A STOCK TRUCK WHEN HE LACERATED THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

HAULING CRUSHER RUN MATERIAL TO STOCKPILE AREA WHEN DUMPING MATERIAL TRUCK BED SHIFTED AND CAMEOFF TRUCK ON DRIVERS SIDE. OPERATOR GOT OUT OF TRUCK ON PASSENGER SIDE JUMPING 3-3 1/2 FT. TO GR OUND. INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12-20-96. STATEDAT TIME OF INJURY HE WAS NOT INJURED.

EE WAS REPAIRING MACK STOCK TRUCK HYDRAULIC LINEWHEN HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND ON A METAL BURRON HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.

EE WAS ASSISTING DRILLER IN THE PIT PLACING MUD IN HOLES. HE WAS SHOVELING AT THE TIME HE AGGRAVETED HIS BACK. THIS WAS ON GOING BACK CONDITION WITH EE.

EE GOT HAND FINGERS CAUGHT IN BLOCK ASSEBLY USING A ROPE AND BLOCK TO HOIST A GEAR REDUCER.

50 TON OFF HIGHWAY HAULER WAS STRUCK BY TRAIN AT CROSSING IN QUARRY LOCATION. TRUCK DRIVER DID NOT STOP AT CROSSING OR REGARD TRAIN WARNING HORN. CROSSING IS POSTED WITH STOP SIGN.

EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJURY TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 08-07-91.AT THAT TIME HE REPORTED THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK 2 WEEKS AGO.EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50 POUND BAGS OF ANFO FROM A MAGAZINE TO THE POWDER TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM TRUCK ACCESS LADDER WHILE WASHING WINDOW IN PREOPERATION ACTIVITIES

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN ALL THREAD ROD WITH A HAND HELD ELECTRIC DRILL-THE DRILL STRUCK AND JERKED STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN FACE.

BOOM UNIT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM BACKHOE. BOOM SWUNG FREE AND STRUCK SUPERVISOR OF THE OPERATION.

SLIPPED FROM STEPS FELL TO GROUND

HE WAS WORKING ON THE REPLACEMENT OF A GEAR REDUCER ON A SCREW CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HIS NECK. NO WINESS WERE AVAILABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY MOVING A PIECE OF WIRE CLOTH; HE LOST HIS GRIP AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A WATER PIPE OVER A LEDGE WALL AND TO A PIT PUMP A PIECCE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE LACERA7ED HIS INDEX FINGER WHILE BOLTING GEAR BOX ON DRILL.

EMPLOYEE LOST H2LD ON CLUTCH SPRING AND STRUCK HAND UNDER DASH UNIT OF TRUCK WITH A SHARP OBJECT.