Waterloo South Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was rotating bars on HSI Secondary Crusher. EE was standing outside crusher housing turning spinner in order to install safety pin. Employee reached to push on crusher bar, when drum rotated pinching thumb between crusher bar and sidewall liner. Lacerated and fractured thumb on right hand.

Cleaning second deck screen in north screen deck by attempting to place roller on screen. Roller hit edge of screen box when EE was trying put it onto screen deck and it bounced back out smashing left fingers between roller and screen box.

Hearing Loss of 25 dB in left ear.

Tightening a bolt on the tailgate of Caterpillar 771D. Pulling down with a wrench he heard something pop in his right shoulder.

Stepping into the manlift. He tried pulling himself in and stepped into basket when he slipped. His hard hat fell off as he continued up into the basket and hit his head on a piece of angle iron hanging under a plant conveyor.

He was putting a hole in plastic with knife, knife didn't lock and cut 2 cm laceration in right index finger.

Numbness & pain in left hand and arm. Gradual onset of minor case of carpel tunnel in left hand.

Stepping off of welding trailer and right ankle popped. States he stood up and right ankle popped again.

WAS CARRYING A 2" HOSE OVER A PILE OF STONE BUT LOST FOOTING FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON LEFT FOREARM AND ELBOW JAMMING INTO LEFT SHOULDER.

TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE A DRAIN PLUG ON REAR AXLE UNDER THE LOADER WHEN THE DRAIN PLUG BROKE LOOSE. EE FELL BACK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE AXLE HOUSING.

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON TRUCK, SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HANDLE AND HUNG THERE.

HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK TAKING A GUARD OFF STACKING CONVEYOR.

WHEN USING RIGHT SHOULDER/ARM PAIN OCCURS IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

PUTTING A SPRING IN POWER SCREEN AND BOX FELL IN AND PINCHED FINGER TO CAUSE A CUT THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

SLIPPED OFF STEP OF ROAD GRADER AND GRABBED HANDRAIL. STEP WAS SNOW COVERED.

STEPPED OUT OF PU TRUCK BOX ONTO A SMALL PLASTICTOOL BOX & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

HOSE SLIPPED OFF CONNECTION WHILW TRYING TO GET IT OFF. WHILE DRILLING DUST COLLECTOR PLUGGED UP. HE PULLED HOSE OFF CONNECTION (CONNECTION WAS STUCK) CAME FREE AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

LOADING SHOT IN PIT. LIFTING WRONG WHILE LOADING SHOT. FAILURE TO USE LEGS INSTEAD OF BACK.

WAS SWINGING A PICK AXE TO CLEAN MUD OUT OF FEEDER FLOOR & TWISTED HIS BACK WHICH RESULTED IN HIM PULLING SOME LOWER BACK MUSCLES

WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF OFFICE TRAILER AND SLIPPED ON SMALL PATCH OF ICE.

WHEN REACHING FOR CUTTING SHIELD ON GRIZZLEY, SNAGGED HAND ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON FEEDER WHEN RETURNING HAND TO HIMSELF.

THE VICTIM WAS USING A HOMEMAKE SPOON ON THE BUCKE TO F AFORD TRACTOR TO CLEAN AROUND OUR PROCESSING PLANT. THE SPOON FLIPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON OR AROUND THE WRIST, F RACTURING HIS HAND.

COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF WORKMANS COMP. DECISION ON 2-5-93.REPETITIVE MOTION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE PERFORMING DUTIES AS LOADER OPERATOR. HANDS AND WRISTS HAVE SUFFERED A C.T.D.

55061S HELPING TO SET A WATER PIPE IN PLACE WHEN A 6 INCH HOSE CAME LOOSE OFF OF AN OPERATING PUMP. HE JUMPED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND TRIPPED FALLING ON A ROCK WHICH BRUISED HIS LOWER RIGHT 357?0

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO OPEN A COVER DOOR ON THE ROLL CRUSHER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO A CORNER OF A GUARD ONT HE CRUSHER, WHICH BRUISED HIS LEFT R IBS.

EE WAS LOADING A SHOT WITH EXPLOSIVES. TOVEX OR ANFO GOT INTO HIS EYE WHEN HE WIPED OF SWEAT ON HIS FACE WITH HIS DIRTY HANDS.