Royal Stone Metal/Non-Metal

The EE was walking up catwalk & ducked out of the way to avoid a water drip & struck his head against the water feed pipe to the manifold.EE lost his balance and begin to fall backward. EE struck his forearm on the water feed pipe in his attempt to catch himself. EE did not go to the doctor until 3/7/08.

Sprained left hand after the Euclid 50-ton stockpile truck door swung open and closed onto his hand.

REPLACING BUCKET TEETH ON LOADER, ONCE THE PINS WERE REMOVED THE EMPLOYEE USED A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE TEETH OFF. WHEN HE HIT THE TOOTH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED FROM THE TOOTH. IT PUNCTURED AND LODGED INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE WOUND WAS CLEANED AND DRESSED WITH A BANDAID. A WEEK LATER THE SITE BECAME PAINFULL AND SWOLLEN. HE WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN RETAINER PIN HOLES ON LOCK COLLAR WITH HAMMER. HOLDING WITH LEFT HAND STRIKING WITH RIGHT HAND, HAMMER GLANCED OFF METAL AND HIT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND IN DEX FINGER.

SHOP MECH. WAS FLIPPING OVER A BRAKE DRUM FOR A 50 TON EUC. 0VERHEAD HOIST AND NYLON STRAP WAS USED. AS THE DRUM FLIPPED EE TRIED TO STEADY IT. LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN STRAP AN D STUD.\

MISSED TARGET, STRUCK FLOOR WITH HAMMER, LOST GRIP, HANDLE BOUNCED BACK AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE PLACING A 1" SCREENS CLOTH (4'X4'PANELS) FROM FORKS ON JCG LEVEL WITH SCREEN RACK ONTO RACK. EE FELT HIS BACK GET HOT AFTER COMPLETEING TASK HE MENTIONED TO OTHER EE HIS BACK HURTS. HE CONTINUED WORKING HELPING WELD WHEN HE STARTED HURTING AND CALL FOREMAN

EE & 2 OTHERS WHERE CHANGING LINERS IN THE JAW CRUSHER. AT SOME POINT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON, EE FELT IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS FOREMAN, BUT NOTHING COULD BE SEEN IN THE EYE. THEY FLUSHED THE EYE WITH WATER, BUT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT. EE COMPLETED THE SHIFT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE IRRITATION CONTINUED. EE DECIDED TO GO TO THE DR. @ ABOUT 3PM.

EE WAS ON TOWER #2 IN THE PLANT CUTTING BUCKER UP RUUBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE UTILITY KNIFE WAS PULLED TOWARDS THIS HAND MISSING THE BUCKER UP RUBBER AND LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND IN THE PALM AREA NEAR THE THUMB

HE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHECK FOR A LEAK IN THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A KAWASAKI LOADER. INSTEAD OF USING FREON FROM A TANKAT 65 PSI, NITROGEN FROM A TANK AT 2000 PSI WAS BEING US ED. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE REGULATOR IN LINE. PRESSURE CREPT UP ON THE CHARGING GUAGES HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SIGHT GLASS TO EXPLODE. GLASS SHARDS FROM THE SIGHT GLASS STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGH

WHLE TRYING TO CLEAR A SILO WITH RAW CEMENT INSIDE, EE WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE HARDENED CRUST AND CLODS WITH A BREAKER BAR. WHEN HE FINALLY PUNCHED THROUGH, HE DROVE HIS FINGER AGAINST THE S IDE OF THE CHUTE RESULTING IN A TEAR OF THE SKIN AWAY FROM THE FINGER. HE REQUIRED 5 STITCHES, BUT RETURNE DTO WORK LATER THAT SAME DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SMALL LOADER WHILE INSTALLING SILT FENCE. WHEN HE STOPPED THE LOADER TO GET OFF, HE JUMPED FROM THE CAB, LANDED ON HIS FEET & TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR APPROX 1 HR WHEN THE PAIN CAUSED HIM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW FLOOR LINER IN THE PRIMARY FEEDER. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO SLIDE THE PLATE OFF THE TRUCK DUMP BUMPER BLOCK AND EXPERIENCE A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST XRAY READ BY 3 B READERS USING IW PROCEDURES THE XRAY WAS CHARACTERIZED AS BEING CONSISTENT WIT H PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY TWO READERS WITH SCORES OF 1/2&1/1 D AMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY READING CHEST FILMS ONLY THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P92-III-2

EMPLOYEE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST XRAY ROAD BY 3IN B REAPERS USING ILO PROCEDUROS THE XRAY WAS CHARACTERIZED AS BEING CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMONCONIOSIS BY TWO READERS WITH SCORES OF 1/0 FO R BOTH DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINEDBY REPEDING CHEST FILMS ONLY THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITRTED TO MSHA TO SATISFY PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P92-III-2

PRYING LIFTING EYE WITH CROWBAR FROM ROOF OF SWITCH HOUSE TO INSTALL BOARD ONTO SWITCH HOUSE FELL FROM ROOF ONTO HELPER & LADDER BELOW RESULTING IN THREE BROKEN RIBS FACIAL FRACTURES & DISLOCA TED COLLAR BONE

PERSON FELL FROM ABOVE EE WHO WAS ON STEP LADDER BELOW HE THEN FELL FROM STEPLADDER. EE HAD BRUISED RIBS AND ELBOW.

POSSIBLE PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

WHILE REPLACING MIRROR & PSHING MIRROR IN PLACE BRACKET BROKE WHICH CAUSED EMPL TO SLIP & FALL FORWARD INTO BRACKET WHICH CAUSE CHEST CUT & BURN DUE TO PRIOR WEDING ON BRACKET.

DRILLING HOLE IN GRILL ON R 50 EUCLID AND PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

WAS ATTEMPTING 7O RELOCATE A NEW CONVEYOR. HAD TWO CRANES HOOKED TO CONVEYOR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT CONVEYOR, SLIPPED BACKWARDS, PINNING EMPLOYEES FOOT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL, BREAKING THREE BONES IN 2IS FOOT

CHANGING BLADES3IN NIPAK MACHINE-PIPE CUTTER.SET SCREW STRIPPED OUT CAUSING WRENCH TO SLIP AND HAND HITTING AGAINST BLADE CAUSING LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER.

COMING DOWN STE1S OF MACK TRUCK AND SLIPPED STRICKING ELBOW ON STEPS.

TWISTED ANKLE B2 STEPPING IN HOLE IN THE GROUNBD XXX GROUND THIS RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

BUMP IN RAMP GOING INTO PIT