Prospect Park Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Employee suffered heart attack in parking lot of quarry before start of shift.

Employee placed ladder on uneven ground. While climbing the ladder, it fell, causing employee to fall to the ground.

While lifting the hood of a water truck to do preshift inspection, employee felt a strain in his arm. Employee was able to work within the boundries of his job capacity until 10/25/04 at which time his doctor placed him out of work for further treatment of this injury.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF GUARD BY BRUSHING IT WITH HIS HANDS. ANOTHER EE WAS ASSISTING BY TAPPING GUARD WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING THE FIRST EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS EXITING PERSONAL VEHICLE TO BEGIN DAY SHIFT. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE. (HE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO LACK OF WORK ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO WORK ON MARCH 19, 2001 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE WORK COMP. DOCTOR & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY).

EE WAS ADJUSTING TAIL PULLEY UNDER #1 BELT WHEN A SINGLE ROCK BEING CONVEYED TO SCHRREN #1 ROLLED BACKWARD AND FELL OFF OF CONVEYOR HITTING EE IN HARD HAT. ROCK WEIGHED 15 LBS.

EE UTILIZED A TEMPORARY WALKWAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO A CHUTE. THE AREA HAD NO RAILS AND THE EE FAILED TO WEAR FULL PROTECTION. EE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE CHUTE.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A DUMP TRUCK TAILGATE. TAILGATE HAND AN AIR PRESSURIED BRAKE & A BACK-UP MANUAL RELEASE. EE DID NOT TURN THE PRESSURE OFF, THIS CAUSED PRESSURE TO BE MAINTAINE D ON THE MANUAL RELEASE. EE TOOK THE SAFETY RING OFF THE MANUEL RELEASE LENS CAUSING IT TO QUICLY MOVE FORWARD UNDER PRESSURE LACERATED EE'S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING LOADER BUCKET TOOTH. CUT IT WITH WELDER AND STRUCK REMAINING PORTION WITH SLAG HAMMER. SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S CHEEK.

EE CROSSED OVER BLOCKED OFF PORTION OF AN OLD CONVEYOR WALKWAY NO LONGER IN USE WITH A SECOND EE IN ORDER TO REPAIR A BELT. THE WALKWAY BROKE AND THE EES FELL 3-7'. ONE EE INCURRED A REPORTABL E INJURY. THE WALKWAYS SUPPORT HAD ROTTER OUT. THE WALKWAY HAS BEEN REBUILT WITH STEEL.

2 MEN ENTERING AND EXITING A DOORWAY AT THE SAME TIME. DOOR HIT ONE LEFT HAND CAUSING A CHIP FRACTURE TO THE 4TH DIGIT OF THE LEFT HAND.

EE ASSISTED IN REPLACING A STEEL PLATE UNDERNEATH THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. PLATE WAS FIRST LOWERED IN PLATE HOWEVER APPROX. 2 INCHES FORM FLOOR AS THE EE AND HIS FELLOW WORKER ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE T HE PLATE TO ITS RESTING POINT. THE EE CAUGHT HISRIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE WALL. PLATE WAS LOWERED IN A HOIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY FORIEGN BODY WHILE ASSITING REMOVAL OF A BEARING. TEMPORARILY REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES NEAR FELLOW EMPLOYEE SING HAMMER AND CHISEL.

EE WAS USING AN EXTENTION LADDER TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL JUMPED FROM THE LADDER DAMAGING HEEL BONE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

CUTTING RUBBER BELT FOR SKIRT,KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB.CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.TREATED BY (NAME)535 UNION BLVD,TOTOWA,NJ.

REMOVING SHEAVE CAUGHT RING FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN BELT & SHEAVE.TREATED AT WAYNE GENERAL AND RELEASED.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING A SMALL TREE THE WOUND REQUIRED 4 STITCHES