Powley Gravel Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Although subject was wearing gloves, his wrist was exposed and made contact with the frame of the gravel crusher when he leaned against it. Subject received a thermal burn when weld current arced to his wrist band (watch).

Employee was changing drag cable in stiff leg crane. He turned to walk toward the crane at which time he tripped over a piece of used drag cable which had not been removed from the work area.

Employee was stepping down off of crane and either missed step or slipped.

Operator was fueling a hyd. excavator w/ a fuel equiped w/ automatic shutoff. Automatic shut off nozzle closed, the fuel hose blew at crimp on hose and fuel blew into operator's face.

Operator noticed that primary screen at plant had stalled. In a hurry to get control he tried to take a short cut under conveyor. Employee's hard hat struck the frame of the conveyor causing him to lose his balance at which time he fell against a beam striking his neck and ear. The ear was lacerated and his neck slightly bruised.

OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO MOUNT HIS MACHINE. WHEN HE WENT TO GO FROM THE 1ST TO THE 2ND STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE 1ST STEP. HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS RIGHT HEEL FIRST.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT. THE SHAFT WAS PULLED OUT AND PINCHED EE'S TIP PF LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING TAIL PULLEY OFF AT WASH PLANT #2. AFTER FINISHING, EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CLIMB UP ONTO THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING. ON RHW ASECOND STEP UP, THE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF CA USING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS. IN THE PROCESS OF FALLING, THE EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST AND SPRAINED IT.

THE CONVEYOR LEADING TO WASH PLANT 1 WAS OVER LOADED. THE SKIDSTER THAT IS USUALLY USED TO CLEANOFF THE CONVEYOR WAS DOWN FOR A MECHANICAL REPAIR. TO REDUCE THE LOAD ON THE CONVEYOR, 6 EE MANU ALLY UNLOADED THE CONVEYOR WITH SHOVELS. AS THE EE WAS COMING DOWN, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE BED OF THE PICK UP TRUCK. THE FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 2-4 FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS SECURING A SAFETY CHAIN TO CATWALK SHAFT SUPPORTING CATWALK. CATWALK FAILED. EE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CHANGING BY PASS FILTER ON THE HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS LAYING ON SIDE CHANGING FILTER AND OVEREXERTED HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE DOZER TRACK. EE SLIPPED BETWEEN THE DOZER TRACK & FRAME THUS TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINS OF PAIN IN BOTH HANDS, WRISTS AND ARMS.

EE WAS PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF FRONT END LOADER. FELL FROM LOADER TO GROUND & SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE WHILE CLIMBING UP LADDER OF FRONT END LOADER AND SLIPPED STRIKING THE GROUND. EE FELT PAIN AT BACK OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OIL DRUM INTO BACK IF PICK UP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYER BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT KNEE.

TIGHTENING BOLTS OF MOTOR ON 4X10 BASKET OF WASHPLANT

OPERATING HAUL TRUCK STRAINED MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE RIB AREA BY PULLING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH.

EE WAS REMOVING NUTS & BOLTS FROM A FRT LOADER WITH AN AIRWRENCH EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SPINNING BOLT & LACERATED FINGER

EE WAS SHOVELING OVERSPILLED MATERIAL AND OVER EXERTED CAUSING A STRAIN TO LOWER BACK, RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT LEG.

DURING ASSEMBLY INJ EE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN NEW CONTROL PANEL & FORK OF BOBCAT CAUSING FRACTURE OF FINGER

EE WAS STEPPING ONTO DOCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL & STRIKE PILING

WHILE POSITIONING JAW DIE, DIE SHIFTED & STRUCK EE FOOT Y

BELIEVED ERGONOMIC CONDITION CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTION TRAUMA COMPANY NOTIFIED ON 1/13/99 OF NEED FOR SURGERY EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK PRIOR TO THIS , NOR DID HE REQUIRE MEDICAL TREAMENT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

EE SLIPPED & FELL FROM A MONMOVING VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE GORUND. EE SUFFERED A BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER

EE FELL FROM HOPPER/FEEDER AND STRUCK THE GROUNDHE RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES & WAS HOSPITALIZED

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRAINGING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM TANK OF HAUL TRUCK INTO OIL DRUM THE HOSE ENDSLIPPED OFF THE HAUL TRUCK TANK. CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPRAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOVE ELECTRIC MOTOR BY ROLLING IT AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK EXERTION INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS OF DRAGLINE CRANEEMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM 4TH STAIR ONTO CAT WALK INJURING HIS LEG EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE ALL STAIRS PROVIDED.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED OFF TOP OF CONVEYOR ONTO SANDPILE EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST CONVEYOR STRIKING RIBS. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE WALKWAY/STARIS/LADDER PROVIDED.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN X BRACE AND EDGE PLATE WHILE ASSEMBLING NEW CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A RACE OUT OF A TROLLEY. WHEN THE RACE FELL OUT, HIS THUMB HIT A SHARP EDGE ON THE TROLLEY, CUTTING IT.

EE WAS OPERATING THE ROAD GRAVEL PLANT. HE HAD TO CARRY BUCKETS OF WATER UP TO THE PLANT & POKE MUD THROUGH THE JAW. THESE ACTIVITIES BROUGHT ON THE SYMPTOMS.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE BRAKES ON THE HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE SOCKET AND RATCHET HE WAS USING CAME OFF THE BOLT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ADD ENGINE OIL TO THE CRANE. THE CRANE CAB WAS TURNED LEAVING A SPACE BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE OPENING AND HIS LEFT LEG CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT. HE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LEG.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING AN 8D BATTERY APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2' ONTO THE TRACKS OF THE CRANE.HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING WEAR PLATES ON CRUSHER AND FELL ONTO UNDER CRUSHER CONVERYOR.

EE WAS PULLING DRAG CABLE UP THE HILL WITH LOADER 980 #3. WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION HE LEFTED THE CABLE TO DISCONNECT THE CHAIN FROM THE CABLE. HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK. HE WOKE UP T HE NEXT MORNING STIFF AND SORE. AS THE DAY WENT ON THE PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG INCREASED.

EE WAS TIPPING OIL DRUM FORWARD TO SLIP A BARREL STAND UNDER IT, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SHARP EDGE OF OIL SPOUT.

EE WAS BURNING BRUSH. FUEL CAN THAT WAS SITTING NEARBY SPILLED. FUEL SPLASHED ON EE'S ARM. EE REACHED DOWN TO RIGHT THE CAN AND THE FUEL ON HIS ARM IGNITED.

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING SCREENS ON THE SCALPING SCREEN. EMP LEANED OVER THE RAIL AND LIFTED SCREEN. FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE WASH PLANT. EE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OVER AN I-BEAM, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND, SEPERATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

TWO EMPLOYEE WERE SETTING UP NEW WELDIG MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING CONTROL PANEL ADJUSTMENTS ON AUTOMATIC WELDER. ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE MADE WHILE WELDER IS IN OPERATION. EMPLOYEE RECEIV ED FLASH BURNS FROM REFLECTION OFF OF SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A 988A FRONT-END LOADER. WHIEL CROSSING OVER THE HOOD TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL HE LOSE HIS FOOTING AND GRABBED THE MUFFLER TO REGAIN BALANCE. EMPLOYER NOTICED SOME PAIN I N LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING DOOR OPEN ON LOADER WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON FENDER CAUSING HER HARD HAT TO FALL. WHILE GRABBING FOR HAT SHE PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

EE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER FEEDING MATERIAL INTO THE ROAD GRAVEL PLANT. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE A LENGTH OF 10" PIPE WHEN THE TAP MEASURE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF PIPE. WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TAPE, HE MOTIONED FOR THE FRONT END LOADER O PERATOR TO SEPARATE THE TWO PIPES WITH THE LOADER BUCKET. AS THE PIPES BEGAN TO SEPARATE, EE STEPPED IN BETWEE. THE PIPES SHIFTED & ENTRAPPED HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE MANITOWAC CRANE TO BEGINN OPERATION. TO GER ON THE CRANE, EMPLOYEE MUST CLIMB THE TRACK. DUE TO SAND ON THE TRACK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS F EET AND THEN ONTO HIS BACK.

EE HAD THE WELDING TRUCK JACKED UP TO REPAIR CLUTCH. WHILE TRYING TO SLIDE JACK STAND UNDER FRAME, THE JACK SLIPPED AND THE TRUCK CAME DOWN AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE JACK STAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE ROLLS AT THE ROAD GRAVEL PLANT WITH THE AUTOMATIC WELDER. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE HAD ON WELDING MASK. LIGHTREFLECTED OFF OF NEARBY SURFACES AND EXPOSED EMP LOYEE TO HARMFUL LIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCOOPING PLANT REJECTS OFF HT EROAD & DUMPING THEM INTO THE HOPPER AT THE ROAD GRAVEL PLANT IWTH THE LOADER BUCKET. THE WIND BLEW DUST IN THE LOADER AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MATERIAL FROM BANK TO WASH PLANT WITH FRONT END LOADER THE LOADER RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK & JARRED THE EMPLOYEE SHARPLY IN A SIDEWAYS MOTION

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING A RADIATOR LEAK ON ROAD GRAVEL PLANT GENERATOR. RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON FAN SCHROUD. LEANING OVER TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY @ RADIATOR FROM FAN SIDE WHEN HAND WENT THROU GH A HOLE IN FAN SHROUD & WAS STRUCK BY FAN. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. EMPLOYEE PLACED HAND TOO CLOSE TO FAN BLADE.

EE BENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE FRONT END LOADER TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND BRUISED HIS RIBS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS FRONT END LOADER AND WAS SUMMONED BY I.NAME TO DRIVE FROM THE VICINITY OF THE WASH PLANT TO THE AREA NEAR THE DREDGE. EN ROUTE HE RAN OVER AN UNSEEN BOULDER. THE END L OADER BOUNCED, JARRING HIM SIDEWAYS. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. HE FELT PAIN IMMEDIATELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON BASKET SCREENS AT WASH PLANT. EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK ARC BEFORE PUTTING WELDING HELMET DOWN. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED WELDING FLASH IN BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELINING A CHUTE ON THE CLASSIFIER WITH URETHANE. HE WAS BURNING HOLES IN THE SHUTS OF URETHANE WITH A RED HOT IRON.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP TO SIT ON SEAT OF D8 TRACTOR. ARMS OF BLADE WHERE EMPLOYEE HAD TO STEP WERE WET. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE AND FELL AGAINST THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE DREDGE AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE.

54736YEE WAS REMOVING CLAY FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE ROAD GRAVEL PLANT,HE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO DISPOSE OF THE CLAY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND POP AND HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT.

EMPL WAS POKING MUD THROUGH THE JAW OF THE ROAD GRAVEL PLANT WHEN THE BAR GOT STUCK. WHILE PULLING THE BAR TO PULL IT OUT,THE BAR CAME LOOSE ABRUPTLY AND MOVED 2' HITTING THE HANDRAIL STOPPING THE BAR. THE IMPACT INJURED SHOULDER.

EMPL JUST RETURNED TO WORK AFTER WINTER LAYOFF AND WAS LIFTING A FOOTVALVE AND PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. COMPLETED WORK THAT DAY,MISSED THE NEXT DAY BUT RETURNED TO WORK THE FOL LOWING DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING SLAG FROM A WELD WHEN A SMALL PIECE FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES

AFTER MAKING A WELD, EMPLOYEE LIFTED WELDING HELMET. WHILE SLAGGING WELD SMALL PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE GOT SOMETHING OUT OF T RUCK WHEN HE SHUT TRUCK DOOR HIS FINGER WAS IN DOOR & WAS SMASHED HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RT LITTLE FINGER

WELDING ON ROAD GRAVEL ROLLS AND EMPL CHECKED WELD BEAD BUT DIDNT PROTECT EYES FROM THE LIGHT.NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON PEP PLANT. HE JERKED ON THE COME-ALONG BREAKING THE LOCK AND THE COME-ALONG CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND INJURING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPL LOOSENING BOLT ON LOADER.HOSE BROKE AND HOT WATER BURNED EMPLS ARM.

DARK AND RAIN SLIPPED ON SPOKANE BELT TWISTED ANKLE AND JAMMED BACK.

WORK SHIFT WAS JUST ENDING, DROVE LOARDER TO PARKING AREA, THE WIND WAS BLOWING UP TO 68 MPH AND AS SHE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE LOADER WAS HOLDING ON RAIL WITH RIGHT HAND AND SHUTING THE DO OR OF LOADER WITH LEFT HAND, THE WIND CAUGHT DOOR AND CAUSED HER TO LOOSE GRIP ON RAIL. SHE FELLL ON HER BACK TO THE GROUND.

EMPL WAS OPERATING CRUSHER SAW PIECE OF STTL IN MATERIAL SHUT DOWN CRUSHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECH PIECE OF STEEL SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARD OVER GUARD RAIL TO GROUND APPROX 10'.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WEAR SHOE ON A SPOKANE CRUSHER.WHILE HITTING SHOE WITH A HAMMER TO REMOVE LOCKING PIN,A PIECE FRACTURED OFF THE SHOE AND ENTERED THE RIGHT SIDE OF NECK OF EMPLOYEE.

WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN SPOKANE CRUSHER WHEN A CHUNK OF STEEL WENT INTO 1ST FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

THE INJURED WENT OVER TO THE NEXT DOOR OFFICE TO GET A NEW SUPPLY OF SCALE TICKETS.SHE SET THEM DOWN OUTSIDE THE OFFICE DOOR,STEPPED BACK INSIDE THE OFFICE TO CONVERSE WITH THE BOOKKEEPER,THEN AS SHE LEFT,FORGOT THE BOX OF TICKETS WERE THERE,AND FELL OVER THEM ONTO THE SIDEWALK.SHE GOT UP PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE BOX OF TICKETS INTO THE SCALE ROOM(WHERE SHE WORKS)IT WAS QUITTING TIME

OPERATOR WAS WORKING THE FACE OF THE BANK. INSTEAD OF WORKING THE FACE EVENLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE THE OPERATOR WAS DIGGING IN ONE SPOT IN THE MIDDLE, UNDERMINING THE BACK AND CAUSING THE DIRT UP TOP TO COME DOWN ON THE BUCKET AND THE FRONT OF THE LOADED, BURYING THE FRONT OF THE LOADER.