TYRONE FORGE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

EE states while performing arc flash study, stepped over a pipe, heard a pop on knee, injured L knee causing swelling.

Employee got shocked by a faulty speed switch on a conveyor.

EE stepped on loose rock, lost balance and cut right knee when EE fell.

Employee was using a torch to remove rusted bolts on the middle screen deck when hot slag entered left ear causing a perforated ear drum. Employee did NOT seek medical treatment until April 10, 2019.

Employee was removing an operators seat and overextended pulling a hamstring

Employee was on knees working on a water pump at the wash-out. When they stood up, the right knee popped. Employee continued working thru the day but the next day it was swollen. The doctor said the ligaments were OK and gave employee a Cortisone injection.

Employee was swinging a 3lb hammer overhead to loosen the stone box feeding the syntron on the tunnel belt at plant #1 and strained a muscle in EE's right side.

Employee was putting new drive belts onto syntron. While rolling it on, left pinky was pinched under the belt, causing a laceration that required sutures.

Employee was on ground when a hoist began lifting a screen cloth up to the screen. The cloth became detached from the lifting hook and bounced around when it struck the ground. It hit the employee's hand. It barely made a mark and the employee worked the rest of the week. Over the weekend EE went to the ER and was told EE had a broken bone in left hand.

After servicing a skid steer, the mechanic shut the engine lid. A cloud of dust was thrown by the fan into his face. He rubbed his eyes, but later his left eye was bothering him. He rinsed it but that didn't help the irritation. He went to the doctor who discovered a piece of metal embedded in his eye which he removed using tweezers and a brush.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS THAT WERE OVERHEAD AND A SMALL FLECK OF DIRT OR METAL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE AND BECAME LODGED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BELT CUTTER ON HIS SHOULDER WHILE WALKING UP A CONVEYOR BELT CATWALK. THE CUTTER SLID OFF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, AND CUT HIM.

After parking his tri-axle, the employee was checking his tires. He went to kick one of them and his other foot slipped on the ice and it went out from under him. He fell on his back, hurting it and his left leg.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAND GRINDER WHEN THE CUTTING WHEEL SHATTERED. THE GRINDER WAS KICKED OUT OF HIS HAND, CUTTING THE 4TH FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. THREE SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT ZIP TIES ON A TAIL PULLEY GUARD SO IT COULD BE REMOVED TO INSTALL NEW ROLLER AND SKIRT RUBBER. THE KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER DEEP ENOUGH TO REQUIRE SUTURES.

While installing belt rollers, the employee was pulling hard on a wrench to tighten the bolts and strained his right shoulder. At a later date, it was determined he had torn his rotator cuff.

While installing teeth on loader bucket, employee used hammer to adjust tooth position. A sliver of metal came off the tooth and struck his left arm. It penetrated the skin and was lodged there.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPPING HIS TRUCK FOR SERVICE, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO HAD A CONFLICT WITH HIM, APPROACHED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD WITH HIS LUNCH BOX CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

While opening the hood of his International triaxle, he threw his weight back to get it started. Later that day discomfort turned to pain in his left shoulder and neck area.

Employee was installing skirting along a conveyor belt, when he ran a wicker of steel into his left forefinger.

employee was using ladder on side of tri-axle truck to check inside the bed when he lost his footing and fell to the ground. he landed on his feet and rolled back-wards, injuring his back.

Employee was in the process of greasing 988F loader. As he walked around the loader, he stepped on a rock that rolled under his foot. He sustained a sprained right knee and it would not allow him to walk.

While running the bulldozer, the employee developed chest pains which ultimately were diagnosed as a heart attack.

Employee was pounding a pin into position on a trackhoe and a fleck of metal flew up under his safety glasses, striking him in the left eye. He thought it just bounced off and continued working. It was a few days later that his eye became irritated and he discovered that the fleck was lodged up under his eyelid.

After wiping mirror clean on truck, the employee stepped to the ground. His foot came down on a stone that rolled under his weight, causing a sprain to his left ankle.

Hurt back by lifting up door of truck.

Employee was changing a truck tire and sprained right lower back.

He was trying to open metal doors and one flew open and he flew back a few feet, he struck the hand rails thats what caused the injury.

MASSIVE HEART ATTACK

TAKING A TOOTH OFF A BUCKET WAS HITTING THE TOOTH WITH A HAMMER. THE SPAW FELL OFF HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEG.

Tightening a spring bolt and was using an air wrench, slipped and cut some of his pinky finger off.

mechanic started acetylene/oxygen blow torch, heard loud popping sound, turned it off, it "blew up" near hose. his left palm, side and back of hand was burnt. He performed first aid on himself ,we sent him to Tyrone Hospital where they prescribed him pain relievers, antibiotics and wrapped his hand. torch was rebuilt approx. 2 years ago by National Valley Gases.

EE was working on Plant 4 screen and said he "Bent his knee wrong" felt like he twisted it Saturday April 24th. On April 27th an accident report was filed. EE went to see a physician from our Workmens Comp panelists who referred him to an Orthopedic specialist who recommends surgery scheduled for June 22nd 2004.

TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE MOVING A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT WITH A COMPANY PICK-UP TRUCK. WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT PLANT STARTED ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE PICK-UP TRUCK AS THEY WERE TR YING TO SWITCH THE LIGHT PLANT. WHEN IT STARTED ROLLING FORWARD EE REACHED OUT TO STOP IT AND GOT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE HITCH & THE TRUCK. RECEIVED 6-7 STITCHES, ANTIBIO

WHILE WORKING ON COLLECOT DUST AT BAGHOUSE HIS RIGHT ARM HOLDING WRENCH SLIPPED AND BANGED AGAINST AN UNKNOWN OBJECT RIGHT FOREARM WAS PUNCTURED.

EE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN WITH USE OF A PIECE OF STEEL AS A PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE SCREEN AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE STEEL BAR. HE WAS TOLD TO GO TO TH E HOSPITAL ONE WEEK LATER BY HIS EE DUE TO THE SWELLING OF EYELID. DR RX ON ANTIBIOTIC AND GAVE HIM A TETANUS SHOT.

WHILE CUTTING A STEEL PLATE WITH A TORCH, A PIECE OF THE BURNING STEEL FLEW UP FROM UNDER EE'S SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING A POSSIBLE ABRASION TO HIS RT. CORNEA OF HIS EYE AND ALSO BURNING TO HIS RT. EYELID.

EE'S BACK LOCKED UP ON HIM WHEN STANDING UPRIGHTFROM A KNEELING POSITION WHEN BENDING OVER BELT.POSSIBLE RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM FROM 1ST QTR INJURY. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED PAIN AS MUSCLE SPASMS.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING WASH HOSE FROM UNDERNEATH A CONVEYOR.

EE DIAGNOSED IN OCTOBER AS HAVING A PINCHED NERVE IN NECK CAUSED BY A REPETITIVE MOTION WHILE OPERATING A DOZER, CAUSED BY LOOKING OVER RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE FELL AND BROKE HIS RIGHT WRIST WHEN THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM. DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS LADDER WAS BRACED AGAINST CONVEYER AND ALSO THE GROUND WAS WET FROM RAIN.

SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE WHEN GETTING OUT OF HIS VEHICLE.

PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON PLANT THREE CONVEYOR. EE BLEW DUST OFF OF A BOLT AND DUST/DEBRIS BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IT TO BE SCRATCHED. CONVEYED TO HOSPITAL. DR. PRESCRIBE AN OINTMENT A ND GAVE HIM AN EYE PATCH TO BE WORN FOR 24 HRS.

WENT TO CLEAN OUT OBSTRUCTION FROM TROUGHING ROLLERS IN PLANT 5 BECAUSE THEY HAD STOPPED SPINNING. HE PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN ROLLERS AND THEY STARTED OPERATING, RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS LEF T HAND WHICH WAS CRUSHED LEAVING HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY. NO USE OF LEFT HAND.

WHILE TRYING TO TIGHTEN A TAIL-PULLEY EE FELT SOCKET SLIP OFF HIS RIGHT HAND HIT THE METAL ONT HE TAIL-PULLEY COVER CAUSING HIS RIGHT THUMB TO BE BENT BACKWARDS. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DU TY AS OF JUNE 30TH 2000.

EUCLID DRIVER WAS INSTRUCTED BY MECHANIC TO CHECK ANTI-FREEZE TEMPERATURE OF HIS EUC E-16 WITH A HAND-HELD HEAT GUN. EE UNFAMILIAR WITH USING A HEAT GUN LOOSENED CAP AND WAITED FOR HISSING TO STOP AND RESUMED LOOSENING CAP, PRESSURE BLEW OFF CAP AND BLEW ANTI-FREEZE ALL OVER HIM.

EE WAS REPAIRING A PARKING BRAKE ON A TRUCK AND ADJUSTING A MAXI CAN BY LOOSENING THE BAND. THE BAND POPPED OFF AND HIT HIS CHEEK AND HIS EYEGLASSES CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCH ES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ORIGINALLY INJURED ON 05/26/95. ON THE 16TH OF AUGUST, 1999, HIS BACK WAS CAUSING HIM PAIN SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO SCHEDULED HIM FOR AN M.R.I. THE FOLLOWING DAY. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY ON 08/18/99(LIFT NO MORE THAN 10 POUNDS) AND WAS PLACED ON DISABILITY ON 08/19/99.

EE HAD BEEN CLEANING OUT THE EQUIPMENT. HE WAS WALKING AND CO-WORKER SAW HIM WEAVING. EE SUFFERS FROM ASTHMA AND THE TEMP WAS IN THE 90'S. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED FOR. EE WAS GIVEN FLUIDS VIA AN I.V. AND RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL ONE HOUR LATER HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BEEN A VICTIM TO HEAT EXHAUSTION.

LIFT AXLE BOLTS WERE BEING VURNT OFF AND A PUNCH WAS USED TO REMOVE THE BOLTS. THE PUNCH WAS HIT WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN BOLTS AND A PIECE OF THE STEEL PUNCH SHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FOREARM OF THE MECHANIC, PUNCTURE WAS APPROX. 1

WHILE PLACING THE SCREEN ON THE SCREEN DECK, THESCREEN SLIPPED, CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE DECK.

BELT STALLED - HOPPER FILLED UP. TRIED TO OPEN DOOR. DOOR FLEW OFF WITH MATERIAL BEHIND, PINNING ARM DOWN ON SKIRTBOARD. THIS WAS AT PLANT #5 @ APPROX 10:45 AM.

PULLING STEAM JENNY. JENNY RAN OVER RIGHT ANKLE.

CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING NOSE RUBBER FOR SCREEN.

UNDER E62 CAT 50-TON TRUCK DOING MAINTENANCE WORK AND SOMETHING FELL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHILE WALKING OVER SURGE RACK AT PLANT #1.

CUTTING A PIECE OF HOSE RUBBER, KNIFE SLIPPED ADN CUT HIS THUMB.

AT BARN LOOKING FOR PARTS AND WAS STUNG APPROCX. SIX TIMES BY BEES.

CUT FINGER WHILE REPAIRING BELT.

EE WAS CLEANING PLUGGED SCREEN. TURNED AROUND TO COME OUT OF OPENING AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TROUGHING IDLER FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN ALL BOLTS WERE REMOVED, THE IDLER REMAINED FROZEN IN PLACE. WHEN IT FINALLY BROKE LOOSE, IT SMASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE IDLER AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF A 50-TON EUCLID & SLIPPED OFF THE 1ST STEP AS HE FELL HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE LADDER & WAS FRACTURED

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF PAYLOADER OT FUEL IT AND SLIPPED. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND DIDN'T APPEAR NJURED. WHEN HIS LEG STARTED TO HURT ON 7-3-95, HE WEN TTO A DR ON 7-5-95. AN M.C.L. SPRAIN OF HIS LEFT LEG WAS DIAGNOSED AND TOLD TO REMAIN OFF-DUTY UNTIL THE NEXT MONDAY 7-10-95. EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY WORKED A FULL DAY BETWEEN THE ACCIDNET AND THE DIAGNOISIS.

THE EE WAS HOLDING A FITTING IN THE VICE WHEN HE SLIPPED. AS HE FELL, THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN IMPACTED THE VICE JUST BELOW THE RIB CAGE. THE AREA WAS SEVERLY BRUISED AND HIS BACK WAS HURT . HSI RIGHT LEG WAS ALSO BRUISED WHEN IT STRUCK THE WORK BENCH THE VICE WAS ATTACHED TO .

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC REPAIR A EUCLID. HE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO PRY A PART OFF WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED. THE END OF THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, INFLICTING A 3/4" GASH ON HIS EYEBROW REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST REFUELED A EUCLID AS HE REASCHED FOR THE NOZZLE HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE FUEL HOSE THIS PULLED THE NOZZLE FROM THE TANK SPLASHING DIESEL FUEL INTO HIS RT EYE DESPITE RINSING TH OROUGHLY THE EYE BECAME INFECTED

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING STONE AWAY FROM A CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY. WHEN HE TURNED TO THROW A SHOVELFUL FO STONE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHEN LIFTING & PLACING A BEARING CAP, SPRAINED BACK. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 1-15-93.

INJURED WAS ALIGNING BOLT HOLES ON SCREEN WHEN PRY BAR HE WAS USING BROKE CAUSING INJURED TO FALL TO GROUND.

INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT INSIDE BUILDING INADEQUATE VENTILATION IN BUILDING TEMPORARY LIGHTHEADEDNESS,WEAKNESS.

STANDING ON BUMPER OF TRUCK TO CHECK OIL FOOT SLIPPED OFF BUMPER AND LANDED ON GROUND STONE TURNED UNDER FOOT TWISTED ANKLE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FLOORS. IN THE PLANT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT IN A SPACE BETWEEN THE FLOORING AND THE SCREEN. HIS FOOT REMAINED FAST AS HE FELL, CAUSING A BONE IN HIS FOOT T O BREAK.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING A 50-TON EUCLID INSTALLING A NEW HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHEN ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES LOST HIS GRIP ON THE CYLINDER IT LEFT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE BEARING MOST OF THE WEIGHT T HIS EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLEOF HIS BACK X-RAYS REVEALED A BAD SPRAIN

EMPL OPERATING EUCLID BEING LOADED WITH WASTE MATERIAL.WHEN LOADER EMPTIED ITS BUCKET,EXTREMELY LARGE ROCK ROLLED INTO SIDE OF BED SEVERELY ROCKING THE EUCLID.EMPL WAS SHOOK UP EVEN THOUGH WEA RING A SAFETY BELT AND EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN

EMPL SHOVELING STONE OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT. HE BENT OVER TO REACH STONE ON FAR SIDE. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP AGAIN HE STOOD UP UNDERNEATH CONVEYOR & STRUCK HEAD JAMMING NECK. EMPL WAS W EARING HARD HAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A SECTION OF STEEL CATWALK ONTO THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. WHEN HE BENT OVER AND BEGAN TO LIFT CATWALK, HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WHEN PAI N PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A SECOND PIECE FELL ON HIS HAND.

TWISTED BACK FROM STEPPING ONTO TRUCK WHILE UNLOADING MATERIAL.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD MOUNTED THE FRONT OF THE HAUL PAK HE WAS TO DRIVE, SO HE COULD MAKE A MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE MOTOR. HE HAD FINISHED AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO TH E GROUND, SPRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS TIGHTENING A SCREW IN A PIECE OF SHEET METAL SCREW BROKE AND HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER ON THE SHEET METAL

EMPL WAS SHOVELING STONE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UNDERNEATH LOADING BINS WHEN A LARGE STONE FELL FROM ABOVE, STRIKING HIS LEFT CHEEK. HE SUSTAINED LACERATION REQUIRING SIX STICHES, DAMAGED TO FACIAL BONES REQUIRING ADJU STMENT IN THEIR ALIGNMENT AND ONE TOOTH BROKEN.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD DRIVEN HIS MIXER TO THE JOB SITE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING HIS LOAD OF READY-MIX CEMENT. AS THE CEMENT WAS SLIDING DOWN THE CHUTE OF THE MIXER, THE CHUTE CAME UNLOC KED ALLOWING IT TO SWING. AS THE CHUTE SWUNG TO ONE SIDE, IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BLOOD CLOT HAD FORMED IN HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A CHUTE AND CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE PIECE OF STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM A SCREEN TO THE ADJACENT TRANSFORMER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE TRANSFORMER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. FOUR FEET TO THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS BACK, FRACTURING THE 10TH RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO REPLACE A SEGMENT OF THE FEEDER AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. IN ORDER TO SEE IF THE SECTION WAS LOOSE ENOUGHT TO REMOVE, THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. THIS CAUSED A SLIVER OF STEE5 TO FLY OFF AND LODGE IN HIS LEFT EYE JUST BELOW THE PUPIL. OUT PATIENT SURGERY WAS REQUIRED BY DR TO REMOVE IT.

EMP LIFTED A SE7TION OF FLOORING THAT COVERED A BIN AND LEANED IT AGAINST A GIRDER. THE EMP THEN WENT DOWN INTO THE BIN. WHILE IN THE BIN, A GUST OF WIND BLEW OPEN A DOOR WHICH STRUCK THE SE SECTION OF FLOO9ING CAUSING IT TO FALL INTO THE IN ONTO THE EMP

EE WAS OP TRUCK3WHEN IT STALLED WHILE ON A HILL. AS IT ROLLED FORWARD EE WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT & THE EUCLID WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT OF APPROX 20' IN HEIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING PAYLOADER WITH PNEUMATIC GREASE GUN. WHEN HE SQUEZZED TRIGGER TO APPLY GREASE, THE GREASE SPURTED BACK INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

CLIMBING STEPS 7RIPPED ON LAST STEP FELL INTO V BELT GUARD.

LIFTING A BATTE9Y CHARGER WHILE STANDING ON T HE FENDER OF A EUCLID BENT OVER TO PICK UP BATTERY CHARGER.