Ringgold Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was operating a trackhoe moving boulders around when are large section of rock broke off and went through the windshield. Employee threw the rock out as soon as it happened.

Employee was attempting to park the Kawasaki Mule at end of shift. Employee was turning the Mule as the pathway, which was flat, changed from gravel to asphalt and the Mule turned over on its side. Injuries were scraped left forearm, broken finger tips to left ring finger and left middle finger. Left palm required 3 stitches and the left index finger required 6 stitches.

THE CRUSHER TOP HAD BEEN SET ON THE GROUND BECAUSE WE WERE DOING SOME MAINTENANCE INSIDE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF THE BUILD-UP ON THE CRUSHER TOP WHEN THE CRUSHER TOP SLIPPED INTO TW O PIECES. (WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS 2 PIECES) AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH REQUIRING 24 STITCHES & A HIARLINE FRACTURE IN RIGHT ANKLE.

REPETITIVE MOTION DUE TO CHANGING SCREEN INTO AND OUT OF SHAKER IN LAB DURING SAMPLING ACTIVITIES.

UNLOADING SCREENS FROM PICKUP-GLOVE HUNG IN SCREEN, TORE FINGE RON SCREEN.

WHILE CHAING HAMMERS EE WAS HITTING BAR THAT HOLDS IN HAMMERS, WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED FROM THE BAR AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT ARM.

LABORER WAS CLEANING AROUND JAW CRUSHER HE WALKED AROUND BOBCAT & WALKED INTO CAGE OF BOBCAT BUMPING CHEST.

TWO EMPLS WERE PICKING UP HAMMERS FOR HAMMER MILL. ONE EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.

A LOAD OF STONE WAS DUMPED IN JAW CRUSHER, SOME OF IT SHATTERED BREAKING EMPLOYEE'S GLASSES. JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS STANDING IN THE OPEN DOORWAY.

OBJECT BLEW IN RIGHT EYE.

CHANGING SCREENS, CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FELL BUMPED KNEE ON LADDER BRUISING KNEE

CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR SQUATED DOWN AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS CLEANING AROUND TAIL PULLEY WITH BOBCAT. ROCK FELL OFF JAW CRUSHER HIT THE TOP OF BOB CAT BOUNCED OFF AND HIT EE IN THE FACE BRUISING CHEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING QUARRY LOADER IN PIT WHILE BACKING UP HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK ABOUT 4FT IN DIAMETER THE JAR CAUSED HIS TEETH TO HIT TOGETHER BREAKING TWO JAW TEETH ONE ON EACH SIDE OF HI S MOUTH

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BREAKER BAR IN HAMMERMILL. THE COME-A-LONG HOLDING BREAKER BAR BROKE, CAUSING THE BREAKER TO FALL AND HIT IS INDEX FINGER, FRACTURING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OLD HAMMERS OUT OF IMPACTOR. THE HAMMER CHIPPED, CHIP HIT AND SHATTERED HIS SAFETY GLASSES, GLASS WENT IN HIS EYE. FACE SCRATCHED & SWOLLEN AROUND E YE.

USING 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER MSISED STROKE HIT L HAND WITH HANDLE AND FRACT LITTLE FINGER AND FOREFINGER AND KNUCKLE

DISMOUNTING DOZER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED THEREBY CUTTING SHIN ON ARM LEADING TO CUTTING BLADE.