Texas Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

A miner was injured after slipping and falling as EE walked to EE's equipment.

Loading a shot in the extreme heat, became dehydrated.

Miner was kneeling while performing maintenance. When miner stood up, EE felt pain in EE's right leg.

EE was handing tools to another ee

The employee was installing a lower tool bushing in the primary crusher Rammer E68 hammer. EE was using a (hand held) hammer to drive in the lower tool bushing retainer pin. One of the times EE struck the pin sliver broke off the end of the 1 ¼" diameter lower tool bushing pin, and embedded in the employee's arm.

Employee was lifting a bucket containing an aggregate product sample for QC testing onto pick-up truck bed. While lifting, EE incurred a thoracic strain, resulting in restricted work duty.

After installing new forks, EE used forklift to facilitate loading of damaged forks into service truck. As EE slid and shimmed the second fork into the truck, a fork on the forklift shifted, allowing the heel of the damaged fork to drop in between the forks on the forklift. As it dropped, a bur on the damaged fork caught sleeve of EE pulling arm into the crush point between forks.

Pulling in large cables for electrical work. Felt a pop in EE's wrist. Pulled a tendon in wrist.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLT OUT OF A TRUSS FOR DEMO, AFTER THE LAST BOLT WAS CUT AND STARTED TO REMOVE THE TRUSS IT HUNG UP, ONCE IT BECAME FREE THE SHEETING BENT BACK AND CAUGHT EE IN THE MOUTH. HE WAS TREATED AND HAD STITCHES IN HIS UPPER LIP.

We told a contractor that we would no longer need their services on 01/29/2015. We saw this contractor 2 times after this date and there was no mention of an injury. We asked him to return our companies equipment on 02/02/2015 and he then told us that he hurt his back and stomach. I do not have anymore detail on the injury because this is all the detail that the contractor gave us.

**THIS IS A DUPLICATE REPORT OF THE CONTRACTOR'S 7000-1** Removed power to main switch of 4160 volt in MCC substation and locked out removing power to building. Removed buss bars cover to show other electrician what the scope of work was. While showing him, the injured contractor employee's hand touched the buss bar and arced through a wrench he was holding causing a flash.

Employee was operating skid steer when emergency brake activated at speed causing employee to hit head on cross-member and causing a neck strain

After operating a Caterpillar Articulating Haul Truck, EE began to complain of knee pain. EE has been diagnosed with a torn Meniscus and will undergo surgery to repair the injury.

While exiting a yard loader, EE slipped on snow and strained his knee.

EE was working under raised hood on loader in shop. Hood fell striking employee on shoulder.

Blaster was coming down office steps @ quarry office and slipped. It was raining and steps were wet. Starting falling and tried to catch himself. He grabbed railing and felt something pop in his arm.

Employee attempted to sit on the mid rail of a railing. The mid rail is removable so that screen can be replaced. The mid rail became dislodged and the employee fell to the level below.

Employee was stemming holes and heard a pop in his wrist.

Crew was loading gas shot during the hottest part of the day. Employee was stemming holes and became overheated. Employee passed out and was transported to local hospital - heat related.

Employee was removing and replacing the worn teeth on a Caterpillar 992G loader bucket. Employee struck the tooth with a sledge hammer and a piece of the tooth came off and punctured the employee's stomach. He was taken to a local ER where they did an MRI and decided to leave the small piece of metal in him. He received stitches and was released to full duty.

Employee was digging ice and rock out of the VS-3 tower chutes when he felt a twinge in his wrist.

Employee was walking around a truck when he slipped on some ice and fell back striking his head and left shoulder on the ground.

Employee was hurrying to get a 992C loader started and into the pit, when he climbed the ladder with his lunch pail in his hands. He reached for the handrail at the top of the ladder, missed it and fell to the ground striking his buttocks and knocking the wind out of him.

Employee was cleaning off a catwalk and lifted a steel discharge chute when he felt pain in his lower back.

EE WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN ONTO HIS LEFT KNEE CUTTING IT. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE WALKWAY THAT HINDERED HIS TRAVEL.

EE WAS OPERATING A CAT HAUL TRUCK INT HE AREA WHERE WE WERE DIGGING S UMP WHEN HE STARTED PULLING OUT OF SUMP THE MATERIAL INT HE BED SLID BACK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STAND UP ON ITS TAILGATE. E E WAS BANGED AGAINST DOOR AND INSIDE OF CAB CAUSING THE LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD, FACE AND NECK.

STEMMING LOADED BLAST HOLES (SHOVELING GRAVEL). STEMMING MATERIAL MORE COARSE THAN USUAL.

WHILE UNLOADING CONVEYOR PARTS FROM A TRUCK, THE EE LIFTED ONE END JUST HIGH ENOUGH TO PUT A SLING UNDER IT AND FELT A PINCH IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING AN IDLER ARM WITH A HAMMER ON BF-5 HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE FRAME DURING THE BACK SWING.

WHILE WELDING SPARKS ENTERED THE SIDE OF THE GOGLES HE WAS WEARING CAUSING WELDER FLASH BURN TO HIS RIGHT CORNEA.

ROCKS STUCK IN C7 CHUTE FELL ON MY BACK, SHOUYLDERS AND HEAD.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN ACCESSORY DRIVE SHAFT IT GAVE WAY CUTTING HIS THUMB ON DRIVE SHAFT

RUPTURED LEFT EAR DRUM WHILE REMOVING EAR PLUG.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOT SHOT A 980C LOADER, EE WAS REMOVING THE SHEET METAL BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE BROW.

EE STATES HIS LEFT HAND SLID OFF THE GRINDING WHEEL AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WALKED UP AN EXIT RAMP AND TRIPPED OVER THE LAST STEP AND HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUGTH THE RAILING AS HE FELL TO THE SAME LEVEL.

EE WAS INSTALLING A GUARD ONT HE TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE STRUCK HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

EE STATED HE WAS HITTING SEGMENTS OF DOZER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE SEGMENT BROKE OOF AND WENT INTO HIS LEG

EE WAS LEAGING WORK, REPORTED THAT HE LOCKED THE TRAILER AND STUMBLED ON TEMPORARY STEPS, BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE FRAME TO THE CATWALK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE WEB OF THE BEAM, CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO STRIKE THE TOP EDGE OF THE BEAM.

EMPLOYEE STATES A PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED HIS EYE WHILE INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A NON-GSP VEHICLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A WATER HOSE & STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MILL

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING SLAG WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A ROLLER WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE ROLLER SHIFTED & BENT HIS LEFT THUMB BACKWARDS.

EE STATED SHE WAS REMOVING A ROLLER WHEN HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME WHEN THEY FLIPPED THE ROLLER OVER TO CLEAR THE CONVEYOR BELTING.

EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL FROM COUNTERWEIGHT WHEN FROZEN MATERIAL FELL AND SMASHED HIS LEFT FINGER AGAINST COUNTERWEIGHT FRAME.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING STONE, THROWING MATERIAL OVER THE SIDE OF THE TOWER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES A 12" PIPE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN THE CHUTE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS BACK.

EMPL STATES HE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF ENGINE COVER & FELL THROUGH OPEN COMPARTMENT DOOR & STRUCK EDGE OF DOOR FRAME.

EMPL REPORTS ELBOW PAIN FROM PUSHING SWING LEVER IN DROPBALL.THIS JUST DEVELOPED INTO A MEDICAL ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CARING PARTS OFF TOP OF LOADER DOWN TO LOWER LEVEL AND SLIPPED ONT EHT IRE AND CUAGHT HIMSELF AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WA STEPPING DOWN OFF C-1 HEAD PULLEY FRAME HWEN SHIRT CUAGHT EDGE OF ROCK BOX. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL 5 FT TO THE FLOOR.

WASHING DIRT HOSE JUMPED CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN NOZZLE AND FRAME

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING THE GRINDER DIRT FROM ALL OVER THE APRON FEEDER DIRT WENT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP VAN FGETTING A HOSE HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF HOSE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & SLICED THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD BOTH FEET ON SIDE OF FRAME. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP ON THE PUMP AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A PULLEY GUARD & INJURED CONTACTED A SHARP ANGLE AS HE STOOD TO WALK AROUND THE CONVEYOR

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE PRYING 10" HOSE, A ROCK ABOVE HIM ROLLED DOWN THE RAVINE, STRIKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS POSITIONING A STRAIGHT AND BEGAN CUTTING THE COVER ON THE CONVEYOT BELT.EMPLOYEES INDEX FINGER OF THIS LEFT HAND WAS OVERHANGING THE STRAIGHT EDGE AND HE SLICED THE TIP WITH THE KNIFE.

EE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A LEFT AERIAL BUCKET TRUCK. HE CLEANED OFF THE GRAVITY TAKE UP SLIDES AND BROUGHT BUCKET DOWN. HE HAD SECURED ONE OUTRIGGER AND IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING THE OTHER WHEN THE ARM OF THE OUTRIGGER CAME UP. EE CRUSHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN PIN AND THE CLAMP ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK.

DRILLING BLAST HOLES STEEL POPPED OUT HITTING HI ON SIDE OF HEAD CONCUSSION

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE GEAR BOX APART AND HAD TO REMOVE THE BEARING BY HITTING IT. WHEN HE HIT THE BEARING A PIECE STRUCK HIS NECK.

EE STATES HE REMOVED THE COVER FORM THE JUNCTION BOX. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE BOX IT FELL OVER ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STATES HE WAS STANDING OVER A STABILIZER ARM PULLING ON THE ARM WITH HIS HANDS. THE ARM CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FINGER BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE FRAME.

EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING STEEL PLATES BY HAND TO GAIN ACCESS TO OTHER PLATES WITH FORKLIFT WHEN HE INJURED HIS TENDON AND LIGAMENTS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMING UP TWO STEPS AND THEN STEPPING ON FRAME OF TRUCK,HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF FELL HEAD FIRST TO CONCRETE FLOOR AND HIT HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATES FILL PIPE CAME OUT OF WATER TANK AND ALONG WITH THE FIRE HOSE, WHIPPED AROUND UNDER WATER PRESSURE FROM THE TRUCK. IT HIT HIM IN THE BACK AND HE ALSO BRUISED HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A ROOF SECTION. HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE OF SAFE FOOTING AVAILABLE AND BACKED OFF THE STATIONARY ROOF AND FELL APPROX. 15' TO THE DECK BELOW AND CONSEQUENTLY S TRUCK THE HANDRAIL AT THE SAME LEVEL WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BENT OVER REACHING BETWEEN THE ROLLER WITH A HAMMER, WHEN THE BELT GRABBED THE HAMMER AND PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK, WHEN HE JAMMED THE ROCK AND HIT FINGER STRUCK THE SKIRT EDGE, THAT'S ALONG THE BELT. HE WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE THE BELT.

EMPL STATES HE WAS STANDING UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT THAT STOOD 5' OFF THE GROUND HE WAS STOOPED DOWN WITH HIS ARMS OVER HIS HEAD TRYING TO LIFT A CONVEYOR ROLLER INTO PLACE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE STEEL RACK, MOVING A FULL SHEET OF STEEL, WHEN IT SLID OFF THE RACK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SHOP WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A JACK IN THE FLOOR AND LACERATED HIS CHEEKBONE AND BRUISED HIS EYE ON THE JACK.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A STEEL PLATE FROM THE TRUCK BODY WITH THE USE OF A CRANE, WHEN THE METAL PLATE SLID OFF AND DROPPED DOWN INTO THE CHANNEL WHERE HIS HAND WAS. INJURING HIS RIGHT POINTER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

HELPING EMP TAKE ROLLER OFF SLID AND LOAD ON T RUCK WHEN TRIED TO PICK UP HIS D HE PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER, THE HAMMER STRUCK A BRAKER SLEEVE AND BOUNCED, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS RIGHT HAND INTO THE STEEL, CUTTING HIS RIGHT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING STOME UP ON THE STEPS GOING TO THE CATWALK TO C26 WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STONE AND FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE GRATING ON THE STEPS CUTTING HIS LEG BELOW THE KNEE CAP

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK CAB HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND RECEIVED 12 STITCHES IN 6FT ARM

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HEWAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A DOOR THAT WAS IN THE BACK OF THE 8X20 SCREEN SO A CREW COULD THROW MATERIAL DOWN TO THE C-7 BELT. TO DO THIS REQUIRED GOING INSIDE OF THE BOX UNDER THE 8CREEN TO GET TO THE DOOR. HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE CHUTE TO THE C-7 BOX, BREAKING HIS ANKLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY LINE.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES WHILE REMOVING KEY FROM SHEAVE WITH THE USE OF WEDGES AND SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF STEEL FROM WEDGE FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS BURNING A HOLE IN STEEL WHENA PIECE BURNED THORUGH HIS LEFT PANT LEG AND FELL INTO HIS LEFT BOOT. BURNING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BAR TO PROP UP THE LINER TO PUT BACK ON THE HOPPER. THE PRY-BAR SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EMP STATES HE W5S TIGHTENING DRILL BIT IN THE DRILL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HITTING THE TABLE EDGE AND CUTTING THE THIRD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

EMP HAD HIS LEF7 HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME AND R HAND ON THE HAND GRIP ON THE SIDE OF THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE TOP RUNG OF THE LADDER WHEN THE LADDER KICKED UNDER THE CATWA LK AND THE EMP5OYEE FELL TO THE GROUND

EMPL RAISING TR6CK BODY AND HEARD AIR LEAKING.HE OPENED TRUCK DOOR TO LOOK OUT AND WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT ON HIS HAND.

HE WAS KNEELING NEXT TO THE TRACK OF THE SHOVEL HOLDING A STEEL BAR WHICH WAS BEING USED TO DRIVE THE PIN WHICH HOLDS CHAIN TOGETHER THE OPERATOR OF THE SHOVEL WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STR IKE THE BAR AND THUS DRIVE THE PIN THROUGH THE CHAIN LINK WHILE STRIKING THE STEEL BAR THE SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BAR AND STRUCK I NAME IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS SAFET

EMPL REMOVING GUARD ABOUT 8\LONG AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TANK WHEN I WAS LIFTING CHAIN TO PASS THROUGH HOOK THE TANK MOVED PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE CHAIN PINCHING FINGERS BETWEEN CHAINS AND STEEL HOOK

HE WAS REMOVING FENDER FROM A EUCLID & WAS STANDING BESIDE FRONT WHEEL TRYING TO PRY FENDER LOOSE WITH ONE HAND AND A BAR WHILE HE HAD OTHER HAND UNDER FENDER HOLDING IT UP, WHEN FENDER CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED, AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FENDER AND TIRE.

EMPLOYEE STATED PUTTING WIPER BRACKET BACK ON LOADER-HAD WIPER TURNED OFF THEN WIPER CAME ON AND SMALL SCREW ON BRACKET CAUGHT & CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUCIT IONED.

EES ARM HIT UP AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF A WALL.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HEADING TO LUNCHROOM TO PUNCH IN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, FALLING ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY LANDING ON RIGHT HIP AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BACKING HIS HAUL TRUCK UP TO END OF SURGE PILE WHEN THE WHEELS WENT OVER SURGE PILE ONTO QUARRY FLOOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HEAR WARNING TO STOP (C.B. RADIO & HORNS FROM OTH ER TRUCKS).

EE STATES HIS HAND EXITED THE BUILDING ON THE FIRST FLOOR A BUCKET DROPPED FROM THE SECOND FLOOR STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMP STATES HE WAS SAWING THE STEM OFF OF BRAKE ROD WHEN FINGER HIT END OF STEM WHEN IT WAS CUT OFF

EMP STATES HE WAS REMOVING A LOOSE ROCK FROM SLEEVES HE DROPPED IT BETWEEN IMPELLAR AND BARS TO ROCK BOX BELOW ROCK HIT IMPELLAR AND BOUNCED ONTO HIS FOOT

INJURED WAS CUTTING SOME BUSHES WITH AN AXE INJURED CLAIMS HIS FEET WERE PLANTED ON GRASS THAT WAS WET AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A SWING WITH THE AXE HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING THE AXE TO MISS THE BUSH AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE

EMP STATES THAT HE WAS HOLDING A FLANGE IN PLACE WHEN IT WAS BEING WELDED ONTO A PIPE IT WAS PROBABLY WHEN THE FLASH TOOK PLACE BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PIN POINT THE EXACT MOMENT

THE INJURED MAN WAS STANDING ON CATWAY, SLIDING THE SCREEN DOWN THE 6X14 FROM A HELPER, IN DOING SO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE HIS LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREEN HE WAS SLIDING & A PI ECE OF ANGLE IRON SUPPORT ON THE SIDE OF THE 6X14.

EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING AN AREA WHERE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GROUND. THE HOLE WAS FILLED WITH WATER & WAS NOT NOTICABLE TIO THE EYE. EE STEPPED IN IT & FRACTURED HIS RIGHT LEG.