Watertown Plant Metal/Non-Metal

The miner was driving a Bell B45E articulated dump truck up a ramp in the mine and hit a rut in the road causing EE to bounce up off the seat and hit EE's head on the safety handle located on the roof of the truck. The miner went to the local ER where EE was placed on light duty due to having concussion symptoms

The wedges on the back of the portable crusher hopper vibrated out and the hopper sides opened up slightly. EE went to clear the rocks out of the way and after clearing the last rock, the back of the hopper fell down striking him on the top of the foot, fracturing it. The hydraulic cylinder which moves the hopper side up and down was defective.

While loading truck, the left tilt cyl. hose pulled out of hose fitting. Hose whipped into windshield, breaking windshield, covering operator with hot oil and glass.

Employee was cutting with a torch when hot slag got behind safety glasses and burned eye.

THE EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE 489 TOWER LADDER. WHEN HE REACHED THE GROUND, THE EE STATES HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. NOTE: HE STATES HE HAD A PAST BACK INJURY.

THE EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING A DRIVE PULLEY ON A CRUSHER WITH A SCRAPER WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TRUNING THE UPPER PULLEY. THE SCRAPER CAUGHT A BOLT AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BEAM WORK.

EE STATES HE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER OPERATOR TO OPERATOR TO RUN A 769C ROCK THICK, WHILE SITTING ON THE EE SEAT THE OPERATOR CLOSED THE DOOR PINCHING HIS THUMB IN THE DOOR.

13357EDLY THE EE WAS SHOVELING STONE ONE OF HIS DAILY WORK DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY DEVELOPED A RASH ONT EH UPPER PART OF HIS BODY. POSSIBLY AT WORK. HIS JBO CONSISTS OF DRIVING THE ROCK TRUCK FROM THE PIT TO THE HOPPER. HE IS NOW UNDER DOCTOR'S SUEPRVIS ION AND TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE RASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FLAT PLATE OF STEEL OVER HEAD THE WEIGHT OF THE STEEL PULLED HIM BACKWARDS INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL HOLES ON THE FACE OF THE QUARRY WITH A DRILL & COMPRESSOR. IT HAD BEEN RAISING AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS HARD HAT TO PUT UP HIS HOOD. HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO REPLACE HIS HARD HAT. WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WASUNCAPPING THE DRILL STEELS, A COUPLING FELL FROM THE TOP STEEL STRIKING HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHITCH A SET OF DOLLY WHEELS FROM A LOADER BY HIMSELF. HIS RIGHT FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE HITCH PIN AND THE HITCH ON THE DOLLY WHEELS CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

EMPL REMOVING SCREEN FROM PLANT FOR REPLACEMENT.HOLE IN SCREEN -EMPL WAS PULLING ON SCREEN AND TWISTED BODY WRONG WAY.

USING A PRY BAR. IN ORDER TO ALINE BOLT HOLES IN AN I BEAM STRUCTURE, I,NAME WAS PRYING ON THE BEAM WITH A PRYBAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

BEFORE LEAVING WORK , EMP CLIMBED INTO THE 225 CAT BACKHOE TO CLOSE WINDOWS WHEN GETTING OUT OF BACKHOE, EMP SLAMMED DOOR AND CAUGHT HIS L. RING FINGER IN DOOR, THE TIP OF HIS FINGER FROM NAI L TIP WAS TAKEN OFF HE HAND BY FORCE. ,,