Sylvatus Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Injured was removing dirt off a R60 Hauler with Compressed air, piece of debris went under safety glasses and into their eye

This was a medical occurrence only. Customer truck driver was backed into stockpile waiting to get loaded when EE started having chest pains. Called 911 they took to Pulaski hospital where they found EE's blood pressure was elevated.

Was removing conveyor belt off welding truck, hit hand against vise, next day hand started hurting. Went to DR took x-ray, would let EE know. They called July 5 and said EE did have piece of metal. They removed it July 6, no stitches, no lost time.

Employee was carrying a chain over shoulder at secondary plant, ground was muddy, foot slipped causing the chain to swing around and hit employee in the mouth chipping a tooth.

Employee was putting teeth on a 988 Cat Loader. He was using a hammer to knock pin clips in when he hit the tooth with hammer causing a piece of metal to chip off and enter employee's upper leg. As of now its still not decided if they will remove or leave metal in.

Employee operates heavy equipment. He went to climb ladder on a R-60 Euclid Haul truck when he felt pain in his back

Employee had mud on his boots when he stepped on a piece of conveyor hood that was on ground and slipped landing on back and hip.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 988F LOADER. EMPLOYEE CRAWLED BETWEEN TIRE AND BODY OF MACHINE TO WELD ON HYDRAULIC TANK BRACKET, (IN AN AWKWARD POSITION), WHEN HE NOTICED HIS LEFT HAND GOING NUMB. MR I SHOWED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS HERNIATED DISC. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER, GIVING MORE DETAIL.)

EE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A SECTION OF BELT FOR SKIRT RUBBER, KNIFE BINDED INTO BELT BEING CUT, EE PULLED WITH FORCE, KNIFE CAME OUT AND STRUCK EE INHIS UPPER LEFT LEG, CAUSING A LACERA TION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS CLEANING TOP OF PUNCH PLATES ON #1 SHAKER, AS HE HIT ROCK IT BUSTED IN SEVERAL PIECES AND CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG AT THE SHIN AREA. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-31-01.

HIT HIS HEAD ON LADDER OF TRUCK AND FELL OFF. HESLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING LADDER OF EQUIPMEN & FELL AGAINST TRUCK, HITTING HIS HEAD.

WHILE WALKING UNDER CRUSHING PLANT THE EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A ROCK THAT FELL OFF PLANT. THE ROCK HIT HIS CHEEK AND HE HAD SIX STITCHES PUT IN IT.

EE WAS HELPING ON DRILL AND WAS STANDING NEAR THE NEXT HOLE TO BE DRILLED WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL ON HIS RT FOOT ACROSS THE TOP ABOVE HARD TOE SECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TRANSMISSION IN R-50 EUCLID TRUCK TIGHTENING BOLTS AND WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT BROKE 1/2 OF TOOTH OFF.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. HE WAS LIFTING UP ON CUTTING EDGE TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES & HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

AN EE ASKED HOW TO USE THE CONTROLS ON CASE LOADER AND INJURED EE STEPPED UP TO YELL HIM AND HE SET THE BUCKET ON INJURED EE'S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BINS AND DUMPING STONE IN STOCKPILE AND AS HE WAS DUMPING IN THE STOCKPILE, THE REAR END OF TRUCK STARTED SLIDING BACKWARDS DOWN BACK OF PILE. WHEN HE LANDED AT BOTTOM, TH E DOOR CAME OPEN AND THE FORCE OF THE TRUCK LANDING IT THREW HIM OUT THROUGH THE DOORWAY AND HE LANDED ON HIS KNEES. THAT IS WHEN HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK HURTING.

EMPLOYEE HAULING STONEIN PIT WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE OVER EDGE TOWARD SPRIMARY JAW EHN THE BOTTOM WHERE HIS REAR HWEELS WERE SETTING GAVE WAY AND HE FLIPPED OVER ON IT TOP.

EE WAS EMPTING BINS. THE BIN POLE STUCK ABOUT HALLWAY OPEN AND IT SLAPPED BACK ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

CLEANING ROCK OUT FROM UNDER STANDARD CRUSHER WITH PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND IT SLIPPED OFF ANDD FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING DOWN NUTS AND BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SHAKER SCREEN. "I WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH WHEN I FELT A POP/PULLING FEELING IN MY UPPER BACK."

EE SAID HE WAS DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK AND HE SAW A EUCLID COMING UP BEHIND AND HE TRIED TO PULL AWAY FROM HIM BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE FST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. EUC HIT HIM IN REAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING OT IDENTIFY WHICH HOSE WAS LEAKING. HOSE BURST ON 988 LOADER AND SPRAYED HYDRAULIC OIL IN LEFT EYE.

GOING DOWNGRADE AND DOOR SHUT ON MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND.

WHILE MOVING A DRINK MACHINE THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN A NAIL IN THE WALL & THE BACK OF THE MACHINE. THE NAIL WENT THROUGH THE SKIN & SCRAPED THE BONE.

GOING UP LADDER ON EUCLID & IT JERKED ARM.

WHEN GETTING OUT OF 5 UD EUCLID TRUCK HIS PANTS POCKET CAUGHT ON THE DUMP LEVER CAUSING A LOSS OF BALANCE HIS LEFT UPPER WRIST CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCK CAB AND GRAB RAIL CAUSING A SEVERE STRAIN ON TENDONS.

EE WAS CUTTING PC. OF BUCK UP RUBBER FOR SCREEN RAIL, HIS POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS THUMB ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON PLATFORM TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD OF EUCLID & HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL TO THE GROUND & STRUCK HIS RT ELBOW ON THE GROUND PLATFORM WAS DAMP

ANOTHER EMPLOYE ETHREW INJURED A BLOCK OF WOOD TO JACK DEDUSTER APART. WOOD JAMMED 3RD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE LOCK NUT FOR NEW LINERS. HE SLIPPED OFF PLATFORM & SEVERLY SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE DESCENDING FROM PICK-UP, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM THE TAILGATE AND OR BUMPER AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. THE BLASTING CREW HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO THE TRUCK AND DEW WAS PR ESENT ON TAILGATE AND BUMPER.

EMPLOYEE FELL 42"-48" AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE AND SHOULDER IN A PILE OF DUST. HE WAS ON A WORK PLATFORM. SPEED REDUCER END OF WASH SCREW BOLT IN GUARD POPPED OUT. EMPLOYEE FELT HE WAS ALRIGHT HOWEVER MUSCLES BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP ON 4-19-91. DECIDED TO GO TO DOCTOR 4-23-91.

WHILE CUTTING BOLT IN CONVEYOR FRAME PIECE OF FRAME DROPPED APPROX. 4 TO 5 INCHES STRIKING LEFT FOOT BETWEEN SAFETY TOE AND ANKLE OF BOOT.

HOOKING DRILL UP TO AIR COMPRESSOR & CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TONGUE & HITCH. FRACTURED LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL, SLIPPED AND TURNED ANKLE.

WHILE REPLACING A CUTTING EDGE ON D8K DOZER. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN EITHER AND OR THE MOLD BOARD & CUTTING EDGE.

EMPLOYEE DID NOT TURN HIS INJURY IN AT TIME OF PURPORTED TIME OF ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS KNEES BOTHERING HIM WHEN HE FIRST RETURNED TO WORK (2-28-90). WORK AT TIME OF IN JURY WAS CLEANUP, MOSTLY WALKING AND HE SAID HE TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN DISMOUNTING EUCLID AND STRUCK BASE OF LEFT FOREARM.

MOISTURE ON BELT EMP TRYING TO RETRIEVE OBJECT AND FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM STRIKING HIS KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING SAMPLE OF STONE IN BUCKET AND PULLING IT ON PICK-UP TRUCK. WHEN HE LIFTED BUCKET TO PUT ON TRUCK, EMPLOYEE TWISTED BACK.

IN DROPPING OIL PAN ON ELECTRICAL STARTER LOOSE CONTACT ARCHED ON PAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING LIFTED WELDING SHIELD AND STARTED TO DESLAG PIECE OF SLAG HIT LOWER LEFT EYE.

I NAME WAS DRILLING WHEN HE FINISHED THE LENGTH OF STEEL HE HAD TO ADD ANOTHER PIECE IN CHANGING THE STEEL HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS R HAND WAS TWISTED IN HIS GLOVE HE BECAME SORE BUT DIDNT LAS T IT HAS BEEN ORE FOR A FEW DAYS AND HE HAD IT E XRAY FINDING IT WAS BRUISED

I,NAME WAS CUTTING METAL WITHOUT CUTTING GOGGLES. THE SLAG BLEW BACK INTO HIS EYE CAUSING MINOR BURN AND IT SCRATCHED HIS EYE.

HE IS A DRILLER1 A RAG BLEW INTO THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL AND HE REACHED OUT TO GET IT AND IT PULLED HIS HAND TOWARD THE DRILL. IT BURST THE GLOVE THAT HE WAS WEARING. IT BRUISED HIS LEFT H AND. 3

HE WAS SETTING 5 COMEALONG (CHAIN HOIST), AND THE LEVER OR HANDLE FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT BROKE HIS TWO TOP FRONT TEETH OUT. NO LOST TIME.

BEE STING-OUTSI8E CORNER RIGHT EYE.

BURNED RIGHT HA3D WITH TORCH.

EMPL GREASING P5ANT HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON PIECE OF METAL.

ANOTHYER EMPLOY9E WAS HITTING METAL BAR WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF & HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH CUTTING TONGUE

I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG A TRUCK HAIULING ROCK TO STOCKPILE. HE WAS MAKING LONG RIGHT TURN TO GO ONTO A BRIDGE THAT CROSSES A CREEK. HE WAS IN TOO HIGH A GEAR & THAT LET HIS HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DRO P WHICH CAUSED 7HE STEERING TO BE SLUGISH. HE LOAST CONTROL OF TRUCK & BROKE THE GUARD RAIL & TURNED OVER ON THE TRUCKS RIGHT SIDE. HE SUSTAINED BRUISED RT SHOULDER.

STEPPED OUT ON 8OZER, WIND BLEW DOOR ON FINGER & BROKE FIRST JOINT

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING WATER IN EUCLID, STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING PLANT DIRECTLY UNDER TWO WORKERS WORKING ON SCREEN ABOVE HIM CUTTING METAL OFF SCREEN & DROPPING IT DOWN ON WALKWAY AT THE SAMETIME EMPLOYEE MOVED IN UNDER THEM THEY DROP PED A PIECE OF 4ETAL ONTO WALKWAY METEL HIT SIDE OF WALKWAY THEN FELL BELOW STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ARM & HAND.

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 OUT ON EUC STEP PROBABLY ON A ROCK & IT THREW HIM INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR HITTING HIS RIGHT SIDE,HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BRUISED,IT STARTED HURTING REAL BAD THURSDAY DECIDED TO DOCTOR FRIDAY M2RNING.DOCTOR FOUND BROKE RIBS WITH INFECTION AROUND IT.

A LARGE ROCK WA8 IN THE FEEDER AND AS IT PROCEEDED TO THE JAW IT HUNG TO ONE SIDE. GOINES TRIED TO GUIDE THE ROCK AND THE RACK SHIFTED ANDTHEBAR KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF & CUT HIS RIGHT EAR.

EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 LODDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER

IT WAS A COLD MORNING AND THE EUC. WOULD NOT START. EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING EITHER TO EUC. AND SOMEONE PUSHED EUC. IT BUMPED EMPLOYEE AND THE EUC. HIT HIS SHOULDER AND THREW IT OUT OF PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD HOLE FOR BLASTING WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A BAG OF FERTILIZE A PAIN CAUGHT IN THE LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

EMP WAS HELPING LIFT AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE

EMP WAS LOADING TRUCK AND DROPPED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON FOOT