Rock Springs Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A 773 CAT HUAL UNIT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 7 FEET AND STRUCK HIS SHOULDER THE EE WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO THE HANDRAILS PROVIDED AND HAD NOT CLEANED OILER FRO M HIS BOOTS BEFORE MOVNTING THE HAUL UNIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR WHEN THE BAR BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL HITTING HIS ARM AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TURN A ROLLER OVER & HAD HIS SMALL FINGER CAUGHT REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING SOME OVERHEAD WELDING ON 11-30-92 & FELT IRRITATION IN HIS RT EYE 12-01-92 A PARTICLE WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE ON 12-01-92 BY A DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE DRILLER WITH MAINTENANCE ON DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING THE BOOM, THE DUST CONTROL SUCTION HOSE CAME OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAND. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND STRAIN OF THE CERVICLE SPINE.

EE WAS ASSISTING A TRUCK DRIVER IN UNLOADING A SHIPMENT OF SCREEN CLOTH THE FREIGHT DRIVER JERKED THE SKID AND THE SCREENS SHIFTED PINCHING THE EE S RIGHT HAND RESULT WAS A LACERATED MIDDLE FI NGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN A ROCK CHUTE. AS HE TURNED TO GET ANOTHER ROD, A CO-WORKER WAS ALSO TURNING AND THE CO-WORKER'S WELDING ROD STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. INJURY RESULTED IN A SCRATCHED C ORNEA ON THE LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST TRYING TO GRAB THE LADDER RAILING.

WHILE CHANGING MANGANESE IN THE CRUSHER,THE SHEAVE OF THE CRANE GOT CAUGHT ON THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE WINGS OF THE PRIMARY FEEDER HOPPER.THE CHAIN THEN SNAPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES WHICH CUT HIS FOREHEAD.SIX STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

PRIMARY PLANT WAS BEING LEVELLED,WHEN PRESSURE WAS BEING RELEASED TO LET PLANT SETTLE,LEFT MIDD;E HOSE ON ONE OF THE JACKS FAILED AND HOSE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACT URE.

EMPL ALLEGES THAT PERIODIC KEYBOARD USE AND LIFTING OF SAMPLE BUCKETS RESULTED IN R CARPAL TUNNEL AND MEDIAN NERVE DECOMPRESSION IN R ELBOW

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GRINDING ON A DRILL BIT WHEN A PIECE OF CARBIDE CAME OFF BIT AND WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

OVER A PERIOD O0 YEARS OF REPETITIVE MOTION, EMP DEVELOPED NUMBNES IN HIS HANDS. CARPAL TUNNEL BOTH WRISTS OFF WORK FROM 7 15 87 TO 9 4 87

WHILE OPERATING3D7 DOZER THE STEERING CLUTCH RELEASED AND JAMMED LEFT HAND AND WRIST OF OPERATOR

A DRILL BIT FEL5 AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT PINKY FINGER HE HAD TO HAVE IT DRAINED AND X-RAYED AND HAVE A TETANUS SHOT

EMP WAS REPLACI3G GRIZZLY BARS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER PUNCH. THE HAMMER HEAD SLIPPED OFF PUNCH AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND, BREAKING TIP OF THUMB ON RIGHT HAND