Richmond Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE was cleaning up spillage under #1 screen when a rock came off the chute and struck EE on the finger.

A piece of hot slag entered EE half unlaced safety boot and burned the upper part of his ankle. EE did not go to the doctor until 5/26/2006.

WHILE ASSISTING A SUBCONTRACTOR, EMPLOYEE, IN BURNING A PIN OUT OF A BOOM STICK ELECTED TO PLACE TORCH IN THE PIN HIMSELF AFTER WHICH THE BURNING ROD BURNT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE PIN HITTING A GREASE CAVITY CAUSING PRESSURE TO RELEASE WHICH CREATED A FIRE PLUME. EMPLOYEE'S CLOTHES IGNITED & HE RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS FACE, WRIST AND LEGS.

Employee picked up a cylinder from off a pallet at the crusher station at the plant. The bands on the pallet had a jagged edge, causing the employee to cut his left hand, receiving stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE MAIN HAUL ROAD RETURNING FROM CLEANING THE CONVEYOR BELTS. HE SLIPPED FACING FORWARD AND PUT HIS ARMS OUT TO CATCH HIS FALL.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT W/A UTILITY KNIFE IN ORDER TO SPLICE BELT WHILE CUTTING HIS HAND SLIPPED & CONTACTED THE KNIFE EE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES

EE & COWORKERS WERE CHANGING THE BEARINGS ON A BLT CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY. AS EE REMOVED THE FINALFEW BOLTS THE PULLY DROPPED DOWN & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PULLEY & THE BEARING HOUSING. T HE COMALONG WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE PULLEY WHEN THE FINAL BOLTSWERE REMOVED

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO SPLICE A RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT AND CUT HIMSELF WITH A KNIFE AS HE WAS TRIMMING THE BELT.

EE WAS WALKING PAST A WELDING TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A SECTION OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS EXTENDING BEYOND THE TAILGATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN BIN DOOR. THE HANDLE TO THE MANUAL DOOR HAD JAMMED AGAINST THE SIDE OF BIN. AS THE DOOR OPENED, THE HANDLE CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST THE BIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE 4 1/4' CRUSHER WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL FROM SYNTRON STRIKING HIS HAND.

EE WAS CLEARING ROCK JAM FROM DISCHARGE BOX AT 2 SYNTRON. A ROCK FELL CATCHING FINGER AGAINST BOOK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SPILLAGE FROM UNDER BELT CONVEYOR USING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE. HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE HOSE AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING WATER FILER BOX ON ALLIS CHALMERS 500 CRUSHER. THE DOOR WAS WARPED AND HE USED ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL (SPACER RING FOR SHORTHEAD CRUSHER) INSTEAD OF THE PROPER TOOL. T HE METAL SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON DOOR.

EE WA USING APIPE, FOR LEVERAGE, TO LOOSEN CHAIN HOIST THAT WAS IN A BIND. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND HE WAS STRUCK ON THE CHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON TOP OF DRILL TRUCK CAB WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON DRILL CAROUSEL. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS FROM THE CAB TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER AND WAS BACKING AWAY FROM BELT CONVEYOR BEING REPAIRED. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DROPPED DOWN INTO DEPRESSION IN GROUND CAUSING THE CAB DOOR TO SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND THAT WAS HOLDING DOOR JAM.

REMOVING PC OF CABLE FROM JAW CRUSHER DROPPED IT CABLE CAUGHT HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING HEAD PULLEY ON RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR. AS HE WALKED DOWN TO THE END OF CONVEYOR WALKWAY HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE WALKWAY WAS WET FROM MATERIAL AND STEP S HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DAMAGED AND WERE MISING FROM WALKWAY.

CLIMBING OUT OF CAB SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND

EE WAS EXITING FROM WINCH HOUSE DOORWAY AND TRIPPED FALLING ONTO GRIP STRUT WALKWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PIN MAUL & SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE LINK PIN ON TRAVEL CHAIN OF DROPBALL CRANE A SPLINTER OF METAL STRUCK HIS HAND

WORKING AROUND JAW CRUSHER AT GROUND LEVEL LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE FEED BIN AND STRUCK ON HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WINCH TO LOAD BARGES, WHILE GETTING OUT OF OPERATORS CHAIR HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF METAL MOTOR COVER TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

EMPL WAS REMOVING ROCKS OFF WALKWAY BEHIND VIBRATING SCREEN WHEN ROCK BOUNCED OFF SCREEN BEHIND TRANSFER CHUT & FELL ON HAND

USING HOOK REMOVE ROCK FROM JAW CRUSHER HOOK BECAME HUNG ROCK FELL FROM FEEDER STRUCK SHOULDER

DROPPING WHEEL CHOCK BEHIND REAR WHEEL OF FUEL TRUCK WHEEL CHOCK BOUNCED OFF SIDE OF TIRE FELL ON TOP OF E MP FOOT

CLIMBING DOWN ON TRACK S OF DROP BALL CRANE STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND FELT PAIN IN BACK OF L THIGH

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON THE CHEEK PLATE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE JAW CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND HAMMER WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. WHILE HOLDING THE WRENCH WITH H IS LEFT HAND HE STRUCK IT WITH THE HAMMER. HE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES.

EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF THE FUEL TRUCK TO REFUEL THE DROP BALL CRANE HIS R FOOT HUNG IN THE DOOR JAM AND HE STRAINED HIS R GROIN AREA

EMPL WAS CHECKING FOR OIL LEAKS ON KAMATSU FRONT END LOADER THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS OPENED AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TH E ENGINE HE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES AND HIS R HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT SEVERING THE 1ST JOINT OF HIS INDEX FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING ROCK INTO THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN A STONE FLEW OUT OF THE JAW AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS PULLING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING AND DUMPING SHOT ROCK INTO THE CRUSHER. WHILE DUMPING, A ROCK ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF THE BED AND LANDED IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL. HE BENT DOWN AND ROLLED THE ROCK OUT OF THE WAY AND WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP THERE WAS PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING WINCH CABLE OFF OF CORNER BITR OF LOADED STONE BARGE WHEN THE SLACK IN THE CABLE WAS TGAKEN UP BY THE WINCH OPERATOR & EMPLOYEES FINGERS WERE C AUGHT BETWEEN BIT & CABLE

EMPL OPERATING NEW HOLLAND SKID LOADER.WHILE GETTING INTO MACHINE HE BUMPED TILT LEVER CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BUCKET AND HOIST ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BACK PLATE ON VIBRATING SCREEN. THE BACK PLATE FELL AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING FLASHING ONCONVEYOR. HE SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A GUARD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FINGER.

EMP WAS REPLACI3G THE REBUILT HAMMER ON A ROCK DRILL. HE AND THE DRILL OPERATOR HAD HOOKED THE DRILLS HOIST CABLE ONTO THE COLLAR WHICH LIFTS AND GUIDES THE DRILL STEEL. AS THE STEEL AND COLLA ROTATED, THE CA6LE BECAME TWISTEWD ( THE HOOK AND SWIVEL DID NOT ROTATE) AND BROKE, DROPPING THECOLLAR ON EMPLOYEES THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG TWO WRENCHES ONE WRENCH IN RT HAND TO TURN BOLT AND ONE WRENCH IN LEFT HAND TO SECURE NUT TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON EUCLID R-35 HAUL TRUCK THE BOLT HEA D WRUNG OFF AND3HE STRUCK HIS FINGER ON THE ENGINE HE WAS NOT WEARING WORK GLOVES

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN OUT OF HAUL TRUCK CAB. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER, HIS WEDDING BAND WAS CAUGHT ON THE CATWALK. HE WAS CARRYING HIS WORK GLOVES ANTICIPATING WEARING THEM DOING M AINTENANCE WORK1

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO SET UP A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT TO ILLUMINATE THE STOCKPILE AREA WHERE HE WAS GOING TO BE HAULING CRUSHED STONE.AS HE WAS CRANKING UP THE MAST,HE SWITCHED HANDS,AND TH E CRANK HANDLE 9ATCHET DID NOT CATCH AND THE SPINNING HANDLE STRUCK HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA8HING DOWNMATERIAL AROUND BELT CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY HE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE & LOST CONTROL OF HOSE & TWISTED HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING ON A SHAKER, TIGHTENING A 1 INCH NUT ON BOLT, USING 3/4 INCH DRIVE RACHET, APPARENTLY MAKING A SUDDEN JERK WHILE TIGHTENING THE NUT PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING MEASUREMENTS ON A BARGE BEING LOADED WITH RIP RAP.HE PUT HIS MEASURING STICK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE BARGE TOWARD THE DOCK..THE WINCH CABLE.WHICH WAS HUNG IN A GROOVE ON THE WOODEN PILING,S6DDENLY CAME FREE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE BARGE WAS NOT BEING WINCHED UNDER BELT CONVEYOR WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.