SPRINGFIELD PIKE MINE & PLANT: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

While walking along a conveyor catwalk, employee tripped over EE's own feet and fell (same level), spraining EE's left knee.

Plant Mechanic sprained right knee when EE stepped down laterally 18-inches from a crusher lube platform to the ground below. EE reported feeling something move in EE's knee but had no pain or swelling. EE requested medical attention the following day; EE treated and released to full duty. The incident became reportable on 11/7/17 when EE began physical therapy.

Injured employee received a fractured lower left leg. Injured was bolting roof in the mine while in the man basket of the bolter. The connection on the machine between the man-basket boom and the equipment chassis failed causing the man basket & employee to fall to the mine floor. EMS was summoned.

Blast Crew member injured EE's right hand when EE tripped over a rock while walking and reached out to catch self from striking the mine floor.

Employee sprained his left shoulder when a wrench slipped as he was tightening a hose fitting bolt on a drill. When the wrench slipped, he extended his left arm and hand to catch himself from hitting the boom.

During the pre-trip examination of a mechanical scaler, the operator strained his lower back as he climbed from the machine's catwalk to the upper level.

Miner was standing on the drill tire & using a pry bar to move into position for repair work the cylinder of the drill boom. He lost his balance and fell to the mine floor, apx 4ft below.

Haul truck driver found to have a lumbar sprain after failing to properly lower bed in controlled manner.

A large rock unexpectedly fell from mine roof and struck the bucket of front end loader while loader was mucking out a shot. The miner operating the loader was jostled inside the loader cab and received sprain/strain to neck and back. The work area had been previously scaled.

A large rock unexpectedly fell from the mine roof and struck the cab shield of a rock truck while mucking out a face. The truck driver was jostled inside the cab and received lacerations to head and tongue, a concussion, and fractured sternum. The work area had been previously scaled.

A metal eye on a metal plate broke loose and the plate smashed employee's index finger on right hand. Employee needed stitches in finger. Returned to work same day. Employee was wearing a safety welding glove. Plate did not cut thru glove, but did cut employee's finger.

Blaster's Helper received 2 inch laceration and sutures to right foreman when his arm came in contact against broken drill steel that was loaded on truck for later disposal.

Underground mechanic sprained his left ankle when he stepped on a rock as he climbed down from scaler.

Worker received a back sprain while operating a D9L bull-dozer to back-fill a surface mine pit.

Worker suffered a pinched & minor cut to the left thumb as he was attempting to re-install a steel pin for a screen deck.

Worker was hand scaling mine roof when he was struck in the head by fallen rock.

Dozer Operator was pushing waste material from access road, when material under dozer gave way and the dozer slid over high wall.

Employee was working on air line when puff of air blew dirt into his eyes. Particle had to be removed from eye.

Operator smelled smoke and exited machine to investigate. Found fire in the battery compartment and tried to put out with extinguisher. Fire would not go out and operator initiated mine evacuation.

A roof fall occurred which propogated from an older fall. The new fall traveled from an unused part of the mine and stopped beside a haul road. Material from the fall piled up on part of the haul road.

Employee was air arc cutting when a piece of metal blew up under his shield and struck his eye.

Employee slipped and started to fall. Tried to grab a piece of steel which sliced open his left hand. Employee was taken to the hospital where he obtained stitches.

A unknown type fire started in a screen deck during maintenance which spread to 2 conveyors and 2 additional screen decks. The fire was extinguished in approximately 40 to 50 minutes by local fire departments. There were no injuries or illnesses resulting from this occurance.

Employee was taking hoist cylinder hose off loader when hot oil sprayed on his face.

Employee was measuring the opposite end of a chute while another employee was grinding at the other end. A piece of steel went into his eye.

Employee was grinding with a handheld grinder and a piece of steel went between his cheek and his safety glasses, impacting his right eye.

EE was holding the hand rail of the loader basket when the boom moved farther than expected and pinned his fingers between the basket and the rock face.

Employee was holding a piece of drill steel as a punch which was struck with a hammer to drive out a pin. A piece of the steel broke off and impacted the side of the employee's head, giving him a laceration.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE DRIVE SHAFT ON A LOADER WITH PRY BAR. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL AND HIT THE PRY BAR CAUSING IT TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN. STITCHES WERE NECESSARY.

Employee felt a pinching sensation in his back and his leg started to go numb.

Scaler operator experienced loss of hydraulics and then noticed smoke and fire at rear of machine. Operator exited machine and initiated mine evacuation while scaler continued to burn.

Employee wiped eye while wearing glove causing a speck of metal to become embedded in eye.

While changing screen cloth, eye started hurting and watering. A piece of the cloth must have broken and impacted the eye.

Euipment (Gradall Scaler) vibration and bouncing caused back strain

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING ROCKS FROM A BIN & A 6" ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. HIS TREATMENT WAS STITCHES ON THE WOUND.

WHILE LIFTING A 55 LB. BOX OF EXGEL, IT SLIPPED.WHEN EE CAUGHT IT AND PUT IT INTO THE ANFO LOADER, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.

GETTING OFF BAILEY MACHINE COMPANY TRUCK AND RING FINGER LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON SIDEBOARD WHEN HE STEPPED OFF. SEVERED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. NOT ABLE TO REATTACH.

BOLTER DOOR SLAMMED ON EMPLOYEE FINGER.

FINISHED WELDING BETWEEN CRUSHERS AND REMOVED WELDING HOOD. WHILE REACHING FOR HIS REGULAR HARD HAT, HE CUT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A BOLT.

FALL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF HIGH LATERAL GROUND STRESS ACTING UPON A LOW ANGLE FAULT ZONE. THIS AREA HAD BEEN INACTIVE SINCE JUNE 2000 DUE TO ADVERSE GROUND CONDITIONS. THE AREA IS 165 FT LONG BY 45 FT WIDE AND APPROX 20 FT ABOVEROOFLINE. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURIES.

SAND PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO CLOGGING, EE ATTAMPTED TO LATCH ACCESS DOOR WHEN LATCH SLIPPED OUT OF GROOVE AND HIT EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD.

EE WAS MARKING AN 1/8" STEEL PLATE TO DESIGNATE DRILLHOLES. THE PLATE WEDGED AGAINST THE FRAME WITH HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN, CAUSING INJURY.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN L/37 INTERSECTION, IMMEDIATE AREA OF FALL WAS THE SITE OF A SMALL ROCK FALL APPROX 2 YEARS AGO, THE ROOF WAS UNBOLTED, THEAREA SURROUNDING THE INTERSECTION WAS BEAMED AND DANGERED OFF. AREA OF FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG BY 40' WIDE BY 20' HIGH.

WHILE TIGHTENING PUNCH PLATE, THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AND RATCHET.

MINER WAS EMPLOYED AS A LOADER OPERATOR FROM 1973 TO 1991 FOR LATROBE CONSTRUCTION. FILING OF FORM 7000-1 SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADMISSION THAT HE IS SUFFERING FROM OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.

ADVERSE GEDOLOGY IN THE MINE ROOF. FALL ENCOMPASSED AREA APPROX. 60' LONG, 45' WIDE, 15' HIGH. MSHA PITTSBURGH DISTRICT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTOR OKEY WOLFE CAME TO INVESTIGATE.

FALL OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH NO PERSONNEL IN THE MINE. THE FALL ENCOMPASSED AN AREA 45' WIDE, 100' LONG , 8' THICK. ADVERSE GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, MUD, SLIPS AND FAULTS WE BELIEVE CONTR IBUTED TO THE FALL. WE STOPPED MINING IN THIS ROOM APPROX. TWO WEEKS AGO DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FLASHING WITH UTILITY KNIFE--SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG - 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING UNDER THE C-10 TUNNEL BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST. IT WAS HEAVILY SNOWING AND SLEETING.

EE WAS ON TOP OF SAND PLANT BAGHOUSE LOOKING DOWN INTO BAGHOUSE WITH THE DOORS OPEN, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AND SMASHED HIS HAND.

EXCESSIVE HORIZONTAL STRESSES CAUSED ROOF TO FALL. ROOF STARTING FLAKING AT 11:00 AM. ALL PERSONNEL REMOVED FROM AREA, ROOF FAILED AT 4:00 PM. FAIL ENCOMPASSED AREA 45' WIDE 80' L 20' H.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SCREEN DECK AND DIRT FELL IN HIS EYES. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AT THE TIME.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS OF CRUSHER, HIS HEAD AND NECK JERKED BACKWARD CAUSING PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN NECK AND BACK.

ROOF HAS MONITOR SYSTEM FOR MOVEMENT AND THE LIGHT WAS ON AT 5:00 AM MONDAY MORNING. WE TOOK A READING AND IT SHOWED MOVEMENT, SO WE CLOSED DOWN THE AREA TO ALL PERSONNEL. FALL ENCOMPASSED AN AREA OF VARYING WIDTH UP TO 45' AND HEIGHT FROM 12" TO 20' AND LENGTH OF 100 TO 120 FT. ROOF HAD VARIOUS LAMINATIONS OF VARYING THICKNESS.

THE EE WAS CUTTING AN ANFO HOSE WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. FOUR STITCHES TO THE LEFT THUMB WERE NEEDED. THE EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE HOSE.

TWO JUMBO DRILLERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A FACE IN THE A40 HEADING OF THE MINE WHEN THE LEFT DRILLL BIT STRUCK AN UNEXPLODED PRIMER FROM A PREVIOUS SHOT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN NO INJURIES & A CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON THE DRILL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED LATE EVENING, EARLY MORNING WITH NO PERSONNEL IN THE AREA. ENCOMPASSING AREAOF VARYING WIDTH UP TO 45' AND HEIGHT 12" TO 15'AND LENGTH OF 70 TO 80 FEET. THE ROOF LOOKED TO HAVE BEEN HINGED DUE TO A VERTICAL JOINT ON THE OPPOSUTE SIDE, CAUSING THE ROOF TO FINALLY FALL.PITTSBURGH DISTRICT OFFICE INSPECTOR CHARLES BAGA WAS NOTIFIED.

EE WAS CHECKING CRUSHER FOR AN OIL LEAK WHEN THE BOTTLE BLEW OFF THE CRUSHER JACK, SPRAYING HOT OIL IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OFF A SPEED SWITCH SENSOR WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SENSOR AND THE MOVING BOLT ON THE PULLEY. HIS FINGER REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.

EE WAS FIXING A BRTOKEN HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN HE SL8PPED ON OIL FROM THE BROKEN HOSE WHILE CLIMBING UP ON THE MACHINE. HE BRUISED HIS BACK FROM FALLING ON IT.

EE WAS CLIMBING JAW CRUSHER TOWER STEPS ON THE STRIP PLANT WHEN HIS LEFT ARM SCRAPED ACROSS THE TOP OF A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL GUARDING MATERIAL. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS CUT

FALL OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH NO PERSONNEL IN THE MINE AT THE TIME. IT ENCOMPASSED AN AREA OF VARYING WIDTH UP TO 45' AND VARYING HEIGHT FROM 6" TO APPROX 15" AND LENGTH OF 200 FEET.

EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND IN HIS LOADER TO BACK UP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT SLID ACROSS THE SIDEOF THEPEDAL, CAUSING PAIN.

EE WAS INSTALLING CRIBBING BLOCK WHEN HIS FINGER STRUCK A STEEL PLATE WHILE PUSHING CRIBBING UNDERNEATH IT, CRUSHING THE FINGERTIP ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

EE STEPPED OUT OF HIGHLIFT TO STRETCH, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ROOF OF HIGHLIFT, STRIKING EE ON SHOULDERS

EE WAS CHANGING A BUCKET SEGMENT WHEN THE PLOW BOLT SPUN WITH A SHARP EDGE, CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

AUDIOGRAM RESULTS - SEE ATTACHED.

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HEARING LOSS

THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIOMETRIC TEST IN BEING REPORTED, ALTHOUGH COMMERICAL STONE IS NOT CERTAIN THEY CONSITUTE AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIOMETRIC TEST DESCRIBED THE HEARING LOSS AS TYPE C. MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND POTENTIALLY COMPENSABLE UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS OF SOME STATES. COMMERCIAL STONE DID NOT PERFORM A BASELINE AUDIOGRAM ON THIS EE WHEN H

THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIOMETRIC TEST IN BEING REPORTED, ALTHOUGH COMMERICAL STONE IS NOT CERTAIN THEY CONSITUTE AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIOMETRIC TEST DESCRIBED THE HEARING LOSS AS TYPE C. MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND POTENTIALLY COMPENSABLE UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS OF SOME STATES. COMMERCIAL STONE DID NOT PERFORM A BASELINE AUDIOGRAM ON THIS EE WHEN H

THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIOMETRIC TEST IN BEING REPORTED, ALTHOUGH COMMERICAL STONE IS NOT CERTAIN THEY CONSITUTE AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIOMETRIC TEST DESCRIBED THE HEARING LOSS AS TYPE C. MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND POTENTIALLY COMPENSABLE UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS OF SOME STATES. COMMERCIAL STONE DID NOT PERFORM A BASELINE AUDIOGRAM ON THIS EE WHEN H

THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIOMETRIC TEST IN BEING REPORTED, ALTHOUGH COMMERICAL STONE IS NOT CERTAIN THEY CONSITUTE AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIOMETRIC TEST DESCRIBED THE HEARING LOSS AS TYPE C. MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND POTENTIALLY COMPENSABLE UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS OF SOME STATES. COMMERCIAL STONE DID NOT PERFORM A BASELINE AUDIOGRAM ON THIS EE WHEN H

THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIOMETRIC TEST IN BEING REPORTED, ALTHOUGH COMMERICAL STONE IS NOT CERTAIN THEY CONSITUTE AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIOMETRIC TEST DESCRIBED THE HEARING LOSS AS TYPE C. MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND POTENTIALLY COMPENSABLE UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS OF SOME STATES. COMMERCIAL STONE DID NOT PERFORM A BASELINE AUDIOGRAM ON THIS EE WHEN H

HEARING LOSS

THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIOMETRIC TEST IN BEING REPORTED, ALTHOUGH COMMERICAL STONE IS NOT CERTAIN THEY CONSITUTE AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIOMETRIC TEST DESCRIBED THE HEARING LOSS AS TYPE C. MILD HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND POTENTIALLY COMPENSABLE UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS OF SOME STATES. COMMERCIAL STONE DID NOT PERFORM A BASELINE AUDIOGRAM ON THIS EE WHEN H

EE WAS INSTALLING SHEETING ON THE MOTOR CONTROL ROOM. HE STEPPED OUTSIDE TO HAND SOME SCREWS TO HIS CO-WORKERS. OUTSIDE THE DOOR HE STEPPED ON A SNOW COVERED PIECE OF SHEETING 9" X 36" & SLIPP ED & FELL CATCHING HIMSELF ON GROUND WITH LEFT WRIST.

CONTRACTOR WAS REMOVING A STEEL WEAR PLATE. HE BEGAN TO PUT TENSION ON THE WEAR PLATE, AND IT BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS REPLACING BELT CLAMPS ON THE 2B TRANSFER WITH A GRINDER. THE GRINDER SLIPPED OFF ONE OF THE METAL CLAMPS AND HIT THE RUBBER BELT. WHEN THE GRINDER HT THE RUBBER, IT TOOK OFF ABRUPTLY, K NICKING THE TOP OF THE EE'S LEFT THUMB, AT THE SECOND KNUCKLE, CAUSING INJURY.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A PIPE WITH A TORCH AT THE 8X20 SCREEN. THE PIPE THE EE WAS CUTTING FELL ONTHE TORCH HOSES, CUASING THE TORCH TO BRUSH ACROSS THE EE'S RIGHT ARM, BURNING IT.

THE EE WAS LOADING A SHOT IN EAST 30 WHEN THE ANFO SPRAYED FROM THE HOSE INTO THE EE LEFT EAR

EE WAS HELPING THE DRILLER FIND AN OIL LEAK ON JB23. UPON DOING THIS, HE MOVED A HOSE WHICH SPRAYED HYDRAULIC OIL, KNOCKING OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GETTING OIL INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A NEW UNDER CONE TAIL PULLEY ON THE STANDARD CRUSHER. WHEN PUTTING THE BEARING INTO THE BEARING CAP, THE TAIL PULLEY SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EE S LEFT THUMB.

EMP WAS LAYING OUT THE ROOF OF A MINE TO BOLT WHEN HE NOTICED BLOOD DRIPPING FROM HIS GLOVE. REMOVED GLOVE TO FIND THAT HIS RING FINGER HAD BEENCUT.

THE EE WAS PATCHING BRICKS AT THE SANDPLANT. HE NEEDED TO OPEN A TUPE OF SILICONE CAULK. HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TUBE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE CAP. THE EE WA GIVEN 4 STITCHES & A TETANUS SHOT. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF TIME AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE EE WAS ISSUED A SAFETY VIOLATION.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LOOSEN MUDD THAT BUILT UP IN THE COARSE FEEDER. THEEMPLOYEES WERE USING A BAR AND HAMMER. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER TO HIT THE BAR, THE HAMMER SLIPP ED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE JACKS ON THE DRILLNG RIG TO MOVE THE DIRLL TO THE NEXT LOCATION. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW OFF OF THE CONTROL LEVER. WHEN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW OFF OF THE CONTRO L THE OIL SPRAYED OUT OF THE CONTROL PANEL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYES.

THE EE WAS CUTTING FLASHING FOR THE C2 BELT WITHA UTILITY KNIFE. WHILE THE EE WAS CUTTING, THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE FLASHING AND INJURED THE EE'S LEFT HAND, PALM AREA. THE CUT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES AND THE EE RECEIVED A TETANUS SHOT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A PIECE OF 1B SCREEN CLOTH ONT EH FINE SIDE OF A 6X20 DEISTER SCREEN. AS HE WAS PULLING OUT THE OLD SCREEN COTH, IT GOT STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE JERKED THE SCREEN CLOTH CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A DEEP GASH.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A PETTIBONE ANFO LAODER REPAAIRING WELDS ON THE ELGS OF THE MACHINE. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE COME-A-LONG OFF OF THE BUMPER. HE SAID HE EXPERIEN CED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE CLAIMANT HAD A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WITH A DIFFERENT EMPLOYER. THE CLAIMANT INITALLY DID NOT SEEK A PANEL PHYSICIAN UNTIL 4-6, BUT WAS SEEN BY A CHIRO WHO T

THE EMPLOYEE, WHILE ROOF BOLTING, HAAD A DRILL STEEL PLUG UP. HE ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG THE STEEL BY CHATTERIN GIT, WHICH IS A COMMON PRACTICE. HOWEVEER, HE CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS CREA TES EXTREME HEAT. THE STEEL DID NOT UNPLU SO HE GRABBED THHE STEEL IN HIS HANDS TO UNSCREW IT. THIS RESULTED IN BURNING OF THE PALMS OF BOTH HANDS.

MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A HOSE (HYDRAULIC FLUID HOSE) WHEN AN UNEXPECTED STREAM OF FLUID SPRAYED AND WAS IGNITED BY A TORPEDO STYLE KEROSENE HEATER THAT WAS LOCATED APPROX. 6 TO 8 FEET AW AY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE HOSE WAS UNDER PRESSURE. THE SAFETY CABLE WAS IN PLACE RESTRAINING THE BED AND WAS UNDER TENSION. THEREFORE HE FELT THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY PRESSU

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECH. IN REMOVING A BRACKET WHICH SUPPORTS THE TRANSMISSION ON A EUCLID 35T TRUCK. THE MECH. REMOVED THE BOLTS SUPPORTING THE BRACKET ALLOWING THE BRACKET TO BE SUSP ENDED BY TWO EMPLOYEES. AS THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE BRACKET, THE BRACKET FELL ON THE FOREMANS HAND & WEDGED IT BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CUT HAND

THE EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING DIRT OFF A STATIONARY JAW LINER WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER.A FRAGMENT FLEW UP IN THE AIR INTO HIS EYE.THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.HOWEVER,IT S EEMS UNLIKELY TO MANAGEMENT.AS A RESULT A MANDATORY SAFETY EYE WEAR REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THIS EMPLOYEE.WHEREBY HE IS REQUIRED TO WEAR AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON PROPERTY.

EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW INJURY OCCURED. CLAIMS HE ALWAYS WEARS SAFETY GLASSES. COMMERCIAL STONE CO. INC. HAS A STRICT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR POLITY. EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE ON 4-27-95 USED EYE WASH FIRST AID CENTER AT QUARRYTHE SAME NIGHT WHILE SLEEPING, AWOKE WITH EYE PAIN WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL. WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FOLLOWED

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE 2B TRANSFER BIN WHEN HE PIVOTED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE PIVOTED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A STEEL WEARPLATE APPROX30 LBS IN WEIGHT , THREW IT OFF THE CATWALK ONTOTHE GROUND. WENT TO PICK UP ANOTHER PLATE TO RE PEAT THE PROCESS WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE BEHIND HI M AND SUDDENLY TURNED, TWISTED HIS BACK. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK HE APPARENTLY SPRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TAIL PULLEY ON THE UNDER SCREEN BELT WHEN COULD NOT BREAK LOOSE A HUB ON THE SHAFT HE THEN HIT THE HUB WITH A BLACKSMITH HAMMER DOING SO A STEEL P IECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF & HIT MIDDLE FINGEROF LEFT HAND AS ABOVE EMPLOYEE HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY TO REMOVE EMBEDDED MATERIAL FROM FINGER LEFT 3RD FINGER

HANGING MAIN POWER CABLE INTHE MINE, A CABLE CLAMPS HOOKS STRAIGHTENED OUT DROPPING THE CABLE ON THE EE. HITTING THE EE IN THE NECK EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 5-4-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EMPTYING THE DUSTBIN AT THE SANDPLANT WHEN FINE DUST PARTICLES WERE BLOWN INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE RINSED EYE OUT WITH STERILE ISOTONIC EYEWASH HOWEVER CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE, HE WAS THEN SEEN AT THE CONNELSVILLE 3/R WHERE PHYSICIAN RINSED EYE AGAIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HAS RECEIVED A VIOLATION FOR THIS INCIDENT.

THE STANDARD CONE CRUSHER WAS BACKED UP AND FULL OF STONE DUE TO LARGE FLAT ROCK WHICH DROPPED IN. THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO REMOVE THE ROCK BY HAND TO UNCLOG THE CRUSHER, WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT PA IN IN HIS ABDOMINAL REGION.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MVOE A STARTER FROM THE WORK BENCH IN TEH GARAGE TO HIS TRUCK OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. AS HE LIFTED THE STARTER, HE BEGAN TO TURN HIS BODY AROUND. AS HE TURNED, HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON A TIN BAND WHICH WAS SEALING A BOX ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE. AS A RESULT, HSI FOOT TWISTED AND THE EMPLOYEE CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY, ONTO THE CONCR

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE PLANT TOWER, WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET STEPS CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE HANDRAIL. IT WAS RAINY DAY. THE EMPLOYEE'S KNEE TI GHTENED AND FLUID ACCUMULATED IN THE KNEE. THE DOCTOR DRAINED THE KNEE OF FLUID AND ADVISED THE EMPLOYEE TO TAKE ONE DAY OFF. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON SAT. 13TH ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT NO LOSS OF

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SHEAVE WHEEL OFF OF THE SHAFT OF #5 SPPED REDUCER ON THE 2B STACKER. THE REDUCED WOULD NOT SLIDE OOF VOLUNTARILY, SO HE TAPPED IT WITH A HAMMER WHILE DOING SO HE HIT H IS HAND ON TOP OF A GUARD. WHEN EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HAND ON THE GUARD - HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND - MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHUTTING OFF THE MAIN BREAKER FOR THE CRUSHERS IN THE ELECTRIC TRAILORS AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE CRUSHER HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD WHEN HE FELL HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FORKS OF TH E GEHL WHICH WAS SITTING AT THE LOCATION WHERE HE FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF ONTO THE BACK OF THE DRILLERS TRUCK WHEN HE WAS CUT BY A METAL BAND WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED TO HOLD THE BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLTS. THE CUT RESULTED IN 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE SURGE PILE STACKER, WHILE WEARING HIS SAFETY GOGGLES AND A PIECE OF RUST GOT INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE SAID IT WAS WINDY.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BRUISED WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOIST CYLINDER ON THE ROCK BREAKER & THE ASKET OF THE MANBASKED TRUCK WHILE CHANGING THE HOIST CYLINDER

PLANT OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING THE STAIRS FROM THE JAW CRUSHER CONTROL BOOTH.AS HE WAS DESCENDING HE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF HIS HARDHAT BY A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS.THE ROCK THAT WAS BEING DUMPED INTO THE JAW HOPPER 30 TO 40' AWAY FROM THE LOADER THAT WAS FEEDING THE JAW BOUNCED OFF (A ROCK) ALREADY IN THE HOPPER AND STR

USING WRENCH IT SLIPPED FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND GUARD

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES CUTTING A RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT WITH AUTILITY TYPE KNIFE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE BELT-APPLYING PRESSURE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG IN THE THIGH AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CAUTION CONES,WHICH HAVE A METAL SIGN ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THEM,AS HE PICKED UP CONE TO MOVE IT,THE METAL SIGN SLICED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON HIS AHND WHICH REQUIRED 2 STITCHE S.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCALER MACHINE, SCALING ROCK. A PIECE OF ROCK SHATTERED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. THE ROCK CUT EMPLOYEE'S FACE REQUIRING 4 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING H ARD HAT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLE SHOOT AN ENERGIZED FUSED DISCONNECT WITH A VOLT OHM METER. WHILE USING THE METER WHICH WAS SET TO OHMS IT CAUSED ARCING OF THE DISCONNECT AND CAUSED EE TO STUMBLE INTO THE DISCONNECT CONTACTS THIS RESULTED IN SEVERED BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.

EMPL SCALING FACE AREA IN UG MINE USING SCALER.WHILE EMPL SCALING UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF FACE,LARGE PORTION OF FACE BROKE LOOSE,FALLING & STRIKING FRONT OF MACHINE.MACHINE WAS THROWN BACKWA RDS RESULTING IN BEING THROWN FORWARD RESTRAINED ONLY BY SEAT BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE BASKET OF A GETMAN B500 MAN LIFT LOADING AN EXPLOSIVE SHOT WHEN THE EYE OF THE LEVELING CYLINDER BROKE FREE FROM THE ROD RESULTING IN THE BASKET TILTING FORWARD. EMPLOYEE W AS THROWN TO THE FRONT OF THE BASKET STRIKING LEFT HIP ON THE BASKET RESULTING IN STIFFNESS AND SORENESS IN HIP AND LOWER BACK AND A BRUISED RIGHT UPPER ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE BASKET OF A GETMAN B500 MAN LIFT LOADING AN EXPLOSIVE SHOT WHEN THE EYE OF THE LEVELING CYLINDER BROKE FREE FROM THE ROD RESULTING IN THE BASKET TILTING FORWARD. EMPLOYEE W AS THROWN TO THE FRONT OF THE BASKET STRIKING LEFT KNEE AND THIGH WHILE REACHING WITH LEFT ARM TO HOLD ON.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF HIS MACHINE AND STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN R35 EUC. HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE BECAME AWARE OF A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN INCREASED IN INTENSITY AND EMPLOYEE COULD NOT TOLERATE AND ASKED TO FILE AN ACCIDENT REP ORT AND GO HOME. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD SOME SORENESS IN HIS BACK FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS WHICH SEEMED TO START WHEN HE OPERATED A FRONT END LOADER AT OUR BELLE VERNON PLANT. HOWEV

EMPLOYEE WAS TIEING GABION BASKETS TOGETHER WITH WIRE. MAN PULLING WIRES TOGETHER WITH BOTH HANDS, CAUSING BOTH WRISTS TO SWELL. RIGHT WRIST IS THE WORST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING THE ROOF USING A S-330 GETMAN SCALER. A SLAB OF ROOF CAME OFF THE ROOF AND HIT THE FRONT OF THE SCALER CAUSING THE REAR OF THE MACHINE TO LIFT VIOLENTLY THE EMPLOYEE HOWEV ER WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. THE ACTION RESULTEDIN GREENSBURG, TODAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A 20" CRESCENT WRENCH. HE COULD NOT FREE THE NUT SO HE ASKED A FELLOW EMPLOYEE TO PUSH ON WRENCH WITH HIS FOOT WHILE LOGAN HELD IT WITH HIS HAND. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE A METAL FRAME RESULTING IN LACERATIONS OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A SMALL TREE LIMB AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIP A 55 GALLON DRUM ON EDGE SO THAT HE COULD MOVE IT. AS HE WAS DOING SO HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND CONTROL OF THE DRUM, ALLOWING THE DRUM TO LAND ON HIS LEFT LEG AT A PPROX. THE CALF AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN BASKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT & WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING HOLES FOR A PRODUCTION SHOT A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO KJJERK SUDDENLY & STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW ON SIDE OF BASKET HE WAS STANDING IN

EE WAS ACTING A8 A SPOTTER FOR A DOZER OP WHEN THE ROCK LEDGE HE WAS STANDING ON SHIFTED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES ONN THE TOP OF THE HEAD, 6 STITCHES IN HIS RT EAR, BRUISES TO HIS3LEFT LEG & GENERAL SORENESS THROUGHOUT HIS BODY.

I NAME WAS CHAN1ING BITS ON T-4 DRILL AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.