Warfordsburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee tripped and landed on hand and as a result fractured the small metacarpal bone in EE's right hand.

Employee stated while in the process of removing the mid axle of a portable mobile crusher, the axle linkage pivoted upward creating a pinch point resulting in injuries to the tips of three fingers.

EE lifted and carried 12"x12"x36" cribbing weighing approx. 160lbs

Employee was walking between two buildings on site when employee slipped and fell, breaking the fall with employee's left hand/elbow. This resulted in a fracture of the left humerus (upper left arm).

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK UP A HILL WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED. IT BEGAN DRIFTING BACKWARDS AND THEN ROLLED ONTO IT'S SIDE.

Employee was standing next to a skidloader. The skidloader operator began to move the skidloader and ran over the employee's right foot.

EE STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY SPECIFIC EVENTCONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT. EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN.

WHILE CLEANING UP TOOLS AT THE END OF SHIFT THE WIND WAS BLOWING HARD & BLEW DIRT INTO LEFT EYE.

EE WAS USING A #20 SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT PAIN AFTER REPEATED USE.

EE WAS STANDING ON AN UPRIGHT HAUL TRUCK HOOKING UP CABLES TO PREPARE IT TO BE MOVED OTHER MACHINERY BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK. ONE OF THE OTHER PIECES OF MACHINERY JARRED THE HAUL TRUCK, CAUSING E E TO NEARLY LOSE HIS BLANCE. THE SUDDEN JARRING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO BE JOLTED AROUND AND THUS CAUSED A LOW BACK INJURY.

CLEANING OUT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (VSI) WITH AN AIR CHISEL. A PIECE OF DIRT OR ROCK GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE REMOVING A TOP DECK SCREEN FROM A 6 X 20 SHAKER, THE SCREEN CLOTH DROPPED, PINCHING EE'S FINGER ON THE SECOND DECK DISCHARGE LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD JIB HOIST TO MOVE A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. AS THE CYLINDER WAS BEING LOWERED IT BEGAN TO SWING AROUND. EE TRIED TO GRAB AHOLD OF IT AND IN DOING SO HE PULLED OR TW ISTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE DISCONNECTING A PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC HOSE, FORCE FROM HYDRAULIC OIL PUSHED EE BACK SEVERAL STEPS CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO A LOWER LEVEL (APPX 5-6FT).

WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT OUT ON THE RECEIVING DOCK; WHEN HE WENT TO STEP DOWN FROM FORKLIFT ONTO CONCRETE FLOORING WHICH WAS WET, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING OBJECT THAT FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND STRUCK HIS R LEG INT HE THIGH AREA. HE WAS HANGING A 9 1/2"X 92 1/2". PIECE OF AR THAT WAS FASTENED WITH 2 BOLTS ON EACH END. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BEND OVER TO PICK UP A NUT, HE LOST GRIP ONT HE LINER AND IT FELL STRIKING HIS LEG.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL COUNTERWEIGHTS ON SCREEN GEAR DISC, THEY SLIPPED AND LANDED ON LEFT PINKY FINGER. SMASHING LEFT PINKY FINGER AND LOSS OF FINGERNAIL.

WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER EE TO MOVE A SCREEN, 100-150 LBS HE FELT PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE NEAR HIS BELT AREA THAT MOVED DOWN INTO THE GROIN AREA.

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A UNIVERSAL JOINT FROM A DRIVE SHAFT, WITH THE SHAFT CLAMPED IN A VISE HE WAS HAMMERING ONT HE CROSS OF THE JOINT WHEN A PIECE FRAGMENTED FROM THE HAMMER AND IT LODGED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

CHIPPING VGF (FEEDER), MOVED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF & LOST BALANCE. HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF & HIS RIGHT HAND LANDED ON A BOLT WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS HAND CAUSI NG NEED FOR 6 SUTURES.

WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON A VIBRATING DECK FROM A READ-SCREENALL, THEY LOWERED THE DECK ON THE FLOOR WITH 1 SIDE RESTING ON AN I-BEAM THAT WAS RAISED OFF THE FLOOR BY A SHAKER SPRING UNKNOWN TO THE WORKERS. WHEN HE WENT TO UNHOOK A CABLE THE SPRING POPPED/SNAPPED IN HALF CAUSING THE I-BEAM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS SMASHED UNDER THE I-BEAM.

PULLING A WELDER OVER TO HIS WORK AREA TO REPAIR CRUSHING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

WAS REBUILDING A PTO AND SHAFT WHICH WAS ONT HE FLOOR, WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A HOIST TO LIFT THE SHAFT A STRAP CAUGHT ON THE SHAFT NUT CAUSING IT TIP OVER AND FALL OCROSSED HIS RIGHT F OOT.

EE WAS PICKING UP A VALVE BODY AND TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY AT LEFT SHOULDER BLADE CAUSING SEVERE PAIN.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SPLICED PIECE OF HOSEAPART, HE FAILED TO PUT DOWN A RAZOR KNIFE THAT HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE HOSE, THE KNIFE CUT HIS KNUCKLE OF "L ITTLE" FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

REBUILDING SCREEN; BEFORE CLOSING MACHINE HE MANUALLY WAS SPINNING SHAFTS WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 COUNTER WEIGHT, PULLING HIS RIGHT HAND IN. HE HAS A BLOOD BLISTER AND SWELLING ONHIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

WHEN REMOVING EARPLUGS HE FELT AND HEARD A SMALL POPPING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT EAR. LATER HE NOTICED TENDERNESS IN HIS EAR AND SOME FUZZINESS WITH HEARING.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF POWER SOURCE TO A WATER PUMP. WHILE PULLING THE FUSE SAFETY SWITCH HANDLE TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ARC SHIELD EXPLODED AND BLEW THE ELECTRIC BOX OPEN RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

WHILE SITTING DOWN WITH BOTH LEGS HANGING OVER EDGE OF CONE CHASSIS, HE WAS USING 2 WRENCHES TO TIGHTEN LUBRICATION FITTINGS. WHEN HE PULLED WRENCHES TOGETHER HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT TERS TICLE Y

EE STATES WHILE SWEEPING THE FLOOR OF THE ELECTRICAL TRAILER FINE PARTICLES OF ROCK DUST ENTEREDHIS EYES FOREIGN MATTERS IRRITATED HIS CONTACT LENSES

EE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING REAR BRAKE LINE ON A R-35 HAUL TRUCK WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE ELBOW INTO FRAME OF THE TRUCK

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE FLAT ROCK FROM THE SYNTRON FEEDER WHEN HE OVER EXTENDED HIS REACH WITH A 10' PRY BAR, JABBING AT THE ROCK TO GET IT LOOSE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EE THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE & DID NOT INITIALLY GO TO DOCTOR.

WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE AN ANVIL FROM THE VSI. A PIECE OF THE ANVIL BROKE OFF AND HIT EE IN NOSE.

WAS WELDING A BATTERY HOLD DOWN BRACKET THAT WAS HELD IN PLACE BY VISE GRIPS.WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO LOOSEN VISE GRIPS,A PIECE OF METAL(THAT ON THE HAND)CUT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER,HE REQUIRED 3 S TITCHES.

MECHANIC WHO WAS WORKING ON AN EUCLID R-50, WAS CLIMBING DONW THE LADDER AND SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT FOOT HIT A LOWER STEP AND TWISTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER.

EE WAS LOADING OLD CROSS TIES INTO A DUMP TRUCK.HE WS ARRANGING THE CROSS TIES BY HAND, WHEN HISFINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CROSS TIES, SMASHING TIP OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN AMPUTATION OF THE FIRST JOINT OF THE AFFECTED FINGER.

DESCENDING LADDER OF EUCLID WHEN FINGER SLID ACROSS STEEL BURR.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE BACK OF R-35 EUCLID WHEN HE WAS BITTEN ON THE LEFT KNEE BY A SPIDER OR BUG.

REPAIRING CAT 26 FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, CRAWLING ON HANDS AND KNEES.

HE WAS REPLACING THE LINERS IN THE DISCHARGE CHUTE OF THE CRUSHER. HE WAS PRYING THE LINER TO LINE UP THE BOLT HOLES, WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A STONE SAMPLE IN THE WARFORDSBURG QUARRY AREA. AS EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPIN GDOWN OFF OF THE SIDE OF A CONVEYOR ONTO A PILEOF MATERIAL, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE SU FFEED FROM TORN LIGAMENTS IN LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT.

DIGGING ICE OUT FROM AROUND GARAGE DOOR SO THAT THEY COULD GET NEW LOADER OUT. ICE SLID OFF ROOF BRING EVE SPOUTING DOWN OFF BUILDING. ICE AND SPOUTING STRUCK EMPLOYEE WORKING BELOW. BRUISE D TO SHOULDERS AND LOWER NECK.

EE WAS GRINDING BURRS OFF A SCREWDRIVER USING A PEDESTAL GRINDER. SCREWDRIVER BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TOOL REST AND GRINDING WHEEL CAUSING TOOL REST TO BREAK AND COMING IN CONTACT WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATIONS.

HE WAS DESCENDING STEPS OF THE PLANT TO CHECK ON ANOTHER AREA. AT BOTTOM OF STEPS WAS 1" -1 1/2" BY 8" WIDE DITCH CAUSED BY RUN OFF WATER. HE STUMBLED OR TRIPPED OVER THE DITCH.

MOVING SHAKER LOADING ON TRAILER

HE WAS LOADING BOXES OF PARTS ONTO S TRUCK WHEN HE FELT MUSCLES PULLING IN HIS ARM SO HE DROPPED THE BOX.

HE WAS CLEANING TORCH TIP ON OXYGEN ACETYLENE, HE OPENED TORCH AND WAS GETTING READY TO LIGHT IT WHEN A SPARK FROM A GINDER IGNITED GASES THAT WERE BUILDING UP UNDER HIS FLANNEL SHIRT.

HE WAS USING A PORT-A-POWER TO FIT A PIECE OF METAL WHEN IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

HE WAS GRINDING WHEN PIECE OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO SWAT AT A BEE.HIS FFOT REMAINED STATIONARY CAUSING THE LOWER BONE OF HIS LEFT FOOT TO BREAK.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE SHAKER FRAME WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF ANGLE OF FRAME. IT TORE OPEN AN EXISTING CUT. SEVEN STTCHES REQUIRED.

GETTING READY TO HELP CHANGE SCREEN, REACHED IN TO CATCH BOLT BEFORE MACHINE CAME TO STOP FINGERGOT SMASHED BY THE BODY SPRING

GRINDING STEEL SPARK BEHIND ENTER R EYE

MOVING 2" ANGLE IRON WHEN ANOTHER PIECE GOT CAUGHT ON THE ONE HE WAS MOVING.IT FELL STRIKING LEFT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE PROTECTOR IN SHOE.

HE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A ROLL CAGE ONTO A 988B LOADER WHEN THE CRANE OPERATOR PREMATURELY LOWERED THE CAGE, RESULTING IN IT RESTING ON HIS HOSHOULDER.

HE WAS WELDING WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.ABRASION OF LEFT EYE.

HE WAS DIGGING AREA OUT AROUND THE CONE TO MOVE CONVEYOR. THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED ONT HE FROZEN MATERIAL SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ANGLE IRON.

HE WAS REPLACING A BELT ON THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR.

HE WAS DRILLING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN IT FELL & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT KNEE.

HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL OFF THE SHOOT OF A STONE BIN. WHILE CARRYING IT AWAY THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING A BIND ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS WORKING ON HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WHEN BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED CASUING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND LANDING AGAINST WHEEL OF CONVEYOR.

HE WAS PICKING UP PUMP HOUSING WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER B ACK.

CUTTING CORKBOARD FOR INSPECTORS TRAILER,KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT UPPER THIGH.

HELPING ON CONVEYOR,PERSON RUNNING BOBCAT LOADER RAN INTO CONVEYOR AND PUSHED IT ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.

HE WAS REBUILDING A LIFT CYLINDER OF A EUCLID WHEN THE TWO SHAFTS SLID TOGETHER AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BELL HOUSING FROM THE CAT LOADER WHEN HE PICKED UP THE RAILROAD JACK HE WAS USING AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

HELPING TO CHANGE THE SCREENS ON 8 X 20 SHAKER OF CRUSHER WHEN HE STEPPED THROUGH AN OPENING IN CATWALK

WELDING WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE.

HE WAS REMOVING GLASS FROM A GARAGE DOOR WINDOW WHEN GLASS FELL FROM UPPER PART OF WINDOW AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPL LOADING SPEED REDUCER AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER CRUSHING IT.

LIFTING BOX BRAKE PARTS DISLOC. BACK

EMPL PUTTING TOOTH IN BUCKET OF LOADER HAMMERING IT IN PLACE.PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO REPAIR A CLAM GATE ON THE BOTTOM OF A CRUSHER BIN, WHEN THE GATE CLOSED ACCIDENTLY ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS GRINDIN1 STEEL ON A NEW HOPPER. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS RT EYE. SLAG WAS REMOVED

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING THE IMPACTOR. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE, WHICH WAS IMBEDDED IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A STEEL BEAM ON TRAILER.THE BEAM SLIPPED,PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER,CAUSING LACERATION,WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH STEEL A PIECE OF STEEL FROM GRINDER FLEW INTO RT EYE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING SHEETS OF STEEL WHILE RELEASING THE STEEL FROM THE CLAMP OF CRANE THE STEEL FELL BACK ON WORKER AND PINNED HIM AGAINST A CONCRETE BLOCK SUFFERED CONTUSION OF LEFT THIGH

EE WAS CHECKING3WATER IN RADIATOR OF DROPBALL. HE SLIPPED OFF SUPPORT ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING BREAKING THE RIGHT CLAVICLE.

EMPL GRINDING HOLES ON 988-B BUCKET.WHILE GRINDING ,RUST PARTICLES WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.FOREIGN BODY RESIDUAL RUST EMBEDDED SUPERFICIAL CORNEA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MATERIAL WITH KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATING LEFT HAND, REQUIRED 2 SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING CONVEYOR THE ROLLER ASSEMBLY FELL ON HAND CUTTING RIGHT RING FINGER REQUIRING FIVE SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A NEW LINER IN A CHUTE. THE LINER SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING 12 SUTURES

EMP WAS DESCENDING FROM READY MIX TRUCK READY TO FUEL UP HE SLIPPED OFF OF TRUCK SPRAINED RT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON EUCLID BED A FOREIGN BODY WENT BEHIND PROTECTIVE GLASSES AND ENTERED LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING REAR HOUSING OF MACK TRUCK HE CUT HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER WHILE LIFTING MACK TANDEM HOUSING TENDON WAS SEVERED REQUIRING SUTURES