US Aggregates-Flat Rock Plant: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Performing maintenance on catwalk of a shaker/screen that was broken down. EE walked under a belt & must have struck the shaker. A 4-6in rock somehow shifted & came down, striking EE's hard hat, then bouncing onto EE's glasses & nose. We just got confirmation of a fracture.

While lowering the new housing tube into position, the employee's left index finger was smashed between the tube and the side sheet of the vibrating screen machine. Finger was lacerated but not fractured. six stitches.

Welding back side of hopper frame, EE was on one side of hopper, another EE on the other side of the hopper. There was frozen material build-up on catwalk of hopper and scrap steel in the area. EE slipped and fell to the ground.

Repetitive motion, 25+ years of operating front end loader

Getting in/out of truck to load bins. Exiting truck, put foot down on what he thought was a step, but was fuel tank. As he attempted stepping to catwalk, his foot slipped, he fell down, hitting wrist on catwalk

Replacing a return roller. While repositioning the roller, it slipped off the pin, fell to the frame, striking finger. Right 4th finger distal phalanx fracture.

Using knife to cut a notch in belt to replace a belt scraper. He drew knife towards his body, knife slipped & cut him in upper right leg. Treated at Occ Health, sutures received and removed. No work missed.

Inundation of the pit and production operations. There are no injuries.

Employee was moving rocks in the muck pile to find the tooth of the shovel bucket. Employee had a rock in his hand and another rock rolled down on his hand smashing his left hand between the two rocks. Employee received a contusion to his left hand. Employee is to wear a splint but is doing his regular job.

Employee filled the truck with fuel and was walking to fill out the fuel ticket and tripped over the fuel hose causing him to fall and as he fell he wrenched his left elbow and shoulder. He received a strain to the elbow and shoulder. He is restricted.

Employee was cutting a side belt for the conveyor. He was using a box cutter knife. The kinfe slipped and employee cut his left index finger. Six stitches were required. There is no lost or restricted time.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE BIN. THE BIN HAD BRIDGED UP AND EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF THE BIN WITH A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE HIT THE CROSS-BRACE OF THE BIN WITH THUMB & SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER HANDLE. SIX SUTURES WERE TAKEN & HE WAS RESTRICTED.

EE WAS TAKING LUGNUT OFF HAULUP TRUCK. EE WAS USING A WRENCH. THE EXTENSION FROM THE BREAKER BAR TO SOCKET BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE WRENCH FLEW UP AND HIT HIS MOUTH BREAKING 10 TEETH. FRACTURE TO LEFT JAW BONE AND CUTTING THE INSIDE OUTSIDEOF HIS MOUTH. HAD 50 STITCHES INSIDE OF MOUTH AND 8 ON OUTSIDE.

EE WAS BUILDING A STEEL STRUCTURE. WHEN HE WAS OPERATING A GRINDER, APIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF HIS CHEEK & GOT INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ROCK & DROPPED ROCK ON HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-29-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND A PIECE OF SLAG OFF STEEL AND A PIECE OF THE SLAG GOT INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON.

EE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF IRON AND ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. EE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK FROM 12-1-95 TO 12-11-95, DUE TO PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND ILLNESSES NOT BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED INJURY .

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH BINS AND STEPPED OFF CATWALK AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE THAT WAS COVERED IWT MUD. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 988B CAT LOADER. HE WAS HEATING & MENDING STEEL & A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT ASIDE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE BELT AND STUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL. THE STEEL WAS IN A VICE. WHEN EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE VICE A PIECE OF THE STEEL FLEW UP & HIT EMPLOYEE IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BRAKE DRUM. THE STEEL HUB WAS STANDING TO THE SIDE OF BRAKE DRUM, THE HUB FELL OVER AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT, AT IT WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND WITH A CHAIN FA LL.

EMPL SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR.IT HAD BEEN RIANING THAT DAY AND WHEN HE SLIPPED HE GRABBED RAILING TO KEEP FROM FALLING DOWN.FELT SUDDEN SHARP PAIN RADIATE FROM HIS BACK DOWN THROUGH LEGS.

LIFTING PIPE FROM GROUND TO THE DOOR OF THE BINS PULLED MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ROOF OF THE LOADER CAB REPAIRING THE LOADER HE WAS ON HIS KNEES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING HIS KNEE TO SWELL

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HOSE UP & DOWN STRAIRS TOWASH OUT STONE FROM UNDER CRUSHED & SHAKER AS HE DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY HE RECEIVED PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING DIRT WHEN A SUDDEN UNSET BACK PAIN CAME ONE.

EMPL RECD BACK 8TRAIN DRIVING HAUL TRUCK.

EMP WAS UNDERNE5TH #1 SHAKER MOVING PADDLE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS & A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF PADDLE & STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER NRIGHT LIP

EMPLOYEE PLACED3A WHEEL BARREL UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT.IT HAD FILLED UP WITH SAND & LIME.EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DUMP IT OUT IT TIPPED TO ONE SIDE,HE TRIED TO CATCH IT & STRAINED HIS BACK.

USING A ROPE WI7H A PIPE TO KNOCK OUT A ROCK SO HE COULD PLACE DYNAMITE IN HOLE