Portable Plant #3 Metal/Non-Metal

EE was fueling the loader when she stepped down on the berm around the fuel tank, she lost her balance and fell backward, injuring her left wrist.

EE was using a 3 pound hammer to try & free a stuck troughing roller on a belt conveyor. The conveyor was running at the time. The conveyor belt grabbed the hammer and pulled his arm into the head pulley, causing his right arm to be severed.

Employee was helping install a handrail on a piece of crushing equipment and caught his hand between the handrail and the bracket, cutting the palm and little finger of his left hand.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE PRIMARY IMPACT CRUSHER, WHICH HAD STALLED, USING A PRY BAR. A LARGE ROCK ROLLED UNEXPECTEDLY, SMASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK. THE FINGER WAS CUT AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE AROUND CRUSHING PLANT, SOMETIME DURING THE DAY GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING A TWISTED V-BELT ON THE MAIN DRIVE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHEN THE BELT FLIPPED OVER, HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE DRIVE SHEAVE. THE TIP OF HIS FI NGER WAS FRACTURED AND CUT. HIS FINGER WAS SUTURED AND SPLINTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A KEEPER PIN IN TO HOLD UP THE BED OF A 25 TON HAUL TRUCK AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BED AND THE HANDLE OF THE KEEPER PIN. THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER O N THE RIGHT HAND WAS FRACTURED AND CUT. HIS FINGER WAS SUTURED AND SPLINTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAR BOULDERS FROM PLUGGED IMPACT CRUSHER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 10-21-97 & WAS SENT BACK TO WORK-NO INJURY FOUND. WHEN IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER AN MRI WAS DONE ON 11-12-97. THE REPORT DATED 11/14/97 SHOWS TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 11/13/97.

EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL IN BOTH ARMS. UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED IT. OFF WORK STARTING 5/8/97.

EE WAS MOVING A PNEUMATIC ROCK DRILLO BACK ONTO THE SHOT PATTERN. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE DRILL AROUND, BUT TURNED TOO SHARPLY, JACKKNIFING THE DRILL & COMPRESSOR, AND CAUGHT HIS LOWER L EFT LEG BETWEEN THE DRILL & COMPRESSOR, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

HERNIA. UNKNOWN WHEN IT HAPPENED OR IF IT WAS JOB RELATED.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE TAIL END OF A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL FELL AND CUT HIS WRIST. THE CUT REQUIRED SIX STICHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A STOCKPILE DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN ABRUPTLY, JERKING HIS ARM AND TEARING MUSCLES IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND IMPACTOR, WAITING FOR IT TO CLEAR. IMPACTOR THREW A FIST SIZE ROCK BACK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD AND RESULTING IN A CUT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

ALLEDGED INJURY EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE PLATFORM OF A COMPRESSOR ABOUT 3-31/2FT STATED HE INJURED HISBACK THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS WE THINK THIS IS A FRAUDULE NT CLAIM & WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR INSURANCE CARRIER TO PROVE SO

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN THE SLOPE AT THE TRUCK DUMP. IN THE PROCESS HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIALS, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE, INJURING HIS RIGHT SIDE AND RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE AND A LOADER OPERATOR WAS UNLOADING EUCLID TIRES OUT OF THE BED OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONT HE BED OF THE TRUCK, HE FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE GORUN D, CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH NEEDED 3-4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR WHILE CHANGING HOIST CABLES ON #350 SHOVEL THE PRYBAR SLIPPED & HE STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND ON THE CROUD CHAIN SOME STITCHES WERE TAKEN TO CLOSE THE WOUND

MEN WERE LOADIN1 IRON ONTO A TRUCK WHILE A MAN WAS PLACING A PIECE OF IRON ANOTHER PIECE FELL ONTO HIS HAND HITTING TWO FINGERS ON RT HAND. SUSTAINED LOSS OF FINGERNAIL ON RT INDEX FINGER

MAN TWISTED BAC5 WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK. SPRAINED HIS BACK.

MAN WAS REMOVI3G WASTE MATERIAL FROM A FLATBED TRAILOR, ALL MATERIAL WAS OF LIGHT WEIGHT. MAN WAS BENT OVER TOSSING MATERIAL TO THE GROUND, WHEN HE APOSE HIS BACK POPPED AND THERE WAS IMMEDIA TE PAIN. MAN LE0T WORK. AND CONSULTED A CHIROPRACTOR. HE WAS TOLD HE HAD A DISK THAT HAD BEEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE. HAS MADE SEVEREAL TRIPS TO DR. FULL RECOVERY EXPECTED.