Princeton Quarry And Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Employee sitting in haul truck in pit. Piece of foreign material entered right eye and scratched cornea.

EE had begun walking from his company service vehicle on ground level within the secondary plant of the surface portion of the mine when he landed on a 1" size rock causing his left knee to twist. He experienced discomfort immediately, went to the company doctor and ultimately was diagnosed with torn cartilage in the knee. He is on light duty until completing surgery.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER & NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SMALL TREES WHEN THE CHAINSAW KICKED BACK INTO HIS LEFT LEG.

EE FAILED TO LOWER TRUCK BED AND DROVE INTO THE ENTRANCE OF THE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL. EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD. THIS LACERATION NEEDED 2 STITCHE S.

EE WAS PUSHING BRUSH WITH A DOZER. A TREE LIMB CAME BACK ACROSS THE DOZER BLAD & HIT HIS LEFT HAND & THUMB. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN. X-RAY, NO FRACTURES. THUMB WAS BRUISED & DRAINED BLOOD FROM NAIL.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON THE LAST STEP LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE LOADER.

EE WAS IN STORAGE TRAILER THAT WAS DARK, FULL BOXES THAT WERE STACKED AGAINST THE WALL FELL. KNOCKING EE AGAINST THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TRAILER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE COUPLING OFF THE DRILL STEEL. THE CHAIN BROKE HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

INJURED EE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH, WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED BY ANOTHER EE THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK IF ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL ON DRILL, DROPPED STEEL ROD ON LEFT FOOT.

DRILLING LOADING A TOE SHOT FRONT OFF 40 FT HIGHWALL. ROCK CAME OFF HIT BLASTER LEFT LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVED EARLIER THAT MORNING HIS LOADER AND HAVING ANY PHYSICAL PROBLEMS NOR DID HE VOICE HIS CONDITION TO ANYONE AT THE QUARRY. HE WAS FOUND BY A CO-WORKER ABOUT 12PM THE C O-WORKER IMMEDIATELY CHECKED HIS VITAL SIGNS, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING, EMS WA NOTIFIED THEY ARRIVED AT THE QUARR SOMETIME AFTER 12PM, EMS THEN NOTIFIED COUNTY CORNER. THE CORONER PROUNCED DEATH

EE WAS HAMMERING LUG NUTS ON A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AND THUMB.

OTHER THAN REGULAR WORK ACTIVITY NO CONTRIBITING INCIDENT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECURRING INJURY. AS A RESULT OF THE RECURRING BACK INJURY CAUSED BY HIS ACCIDENT ON 3-12-92, EMPLOYEE WA S PUT ON LIGHT DUTY BY HIS DOCTOR. ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT REPORT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP ON THE SECONDARY PLANT WHEN A ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN THE SECONDARY CRUSHER WHEN ROTATING A HAMMER ONE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS HAMMERING A KING PIN BUSHING ONTO A HAUL TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER AND BAR KNOCKING THE MATERIAL LOOSE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.HE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE PRIMARY CRUSHER BIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING RR CAR BRAKES AND OVER EXERTED HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT OPERATING THE DOZXER ON BOULDERS CAUSED HIS BACK INJURY WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE INJURY UNTIL THE NIGHT OF 01-03-92 EMPLOYEE CONSULTED A PHYSICIAN AT 2:30PM ON 01-03-92 THEN CALLED US AT 6PM & ASKED THAT HIS INJURY BE TURNED IN TO WORKERS COMPENSATION FIRST DAY OF WORK LOST 01-06-92

LIFTING DRILL STELL PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK REMOVED.

EMPL WAS HELPING LOAD POWDER INTO FLOOR SHOT IN PIT QUARRY. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT 4' FROM HIGHWALL ROCK WEIGHING 3/4 LB & MEASURING 4 1/2"X2 1/2" FELL OFF HIGHWALL FROM ABOUT 25' & STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT ARM.