Weaverland Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was pulling a conveyor belt with a skid steer when the clamp slipped off the belt and struck EE in the right knee.

The Hired Hauler was tarping his truck after being loaded, the handle broken causing him to lose his balance. The driver fell (same level) bumped his head. This is not an Martin Limestone employee and some of the information is not known.

The EE called his supervisor to complain of chest pains. The supervisor immediately told the EE to shut down the equipment he was operating and that he (the super) was on his way. The EE was finally convinced to go to the hospital after speaking with his supervisor and his physician. He is currently treating for hypertension.

As the EE was stepping off of the service truck he twisted his L ankle on uneven ground.

The EE was exiting the track hoe when the door blew shut causing a minor wound the his R leg just below the knee area. The injury exacerbated an existing condition causing infection. The employee didn't tell the site supervisor until 3/15 and it was not reported until 3/16.

While exiting the skid loader that the ee was operating he slipped on the bucket and sprained his lower back. Although the injury occurred on 1/27/11 it did not become reportable until I received the DR's paperwork on 1/31/11.

ANKLE - SPRAIN - EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS WORK VAN, STEPPED ON A LARGE STONE AND TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER.

Employee was changing a bearing on a screen and while pulling hard to break a bolt loose strained his abdomin.

The employee was providing assistance in fabricating a work stand in the Shop. As he was carrying a section of steel grating and attempting to lift it onto the stand, the piece of steel slipped from the employee's grip and caught his finger against the edge of the work stand.

After loading his truck from the overhead bins, the employee noticed stones leaking out from the back of his bin dump truck. He began removing the material that was preventing the tailgate from completely closing with his fingers. As he cleared the material, the tailgate suddenly shut and pinched his fingers against the dump bed.

As the employee picked up a piece of scrap steel plate from the ground at the Upper Plant, a 4-foot section of 2-inch angle iron slid off the plate and fell on top of his right foot.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING OFF DUST AND STONES FROM A CONVEYOR CATWALK WITH A METAL BAR, HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE SIDE OF A CONVEYOR, CAUSING A LACERATION.

WHILE TAPPING ON THE ENGINE TIMING COVER ON A FRONT END LOADER, A PIECE OF PAINT CHIPPED OFF & STRUCK THE EE'S RIGHT EYE.

THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED BACK PAIN AFTER FITTING A SCREEN INTO THE BOTTOM DECK OF A POWER SCREEN.

WHILE THE EEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UPRIGHT AN APPROXIMATELY 200 POUND STEEL SHAFT FROM GROUND LEVEL TO A VERTICAL POSITION, THE SHAFT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND CRUSHED THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS AG AINST THE FLOOR.

WHILE OPERATING A WATER TRUCK UP A RAMP IN THE QUARRY, THE EMPLOYEE "BLACKED-OUT", CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CLIMB OVER THE BERM, DESCEND A 25-FOOT HIGH EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURN ONTO ITS SIDE ON A H AUL ROAD BELOW.

WHILE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM STAIRWAY AT THE WATER SHANTY, THE EE TURNED TO TALK TO A CO WORKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL DOWNT HE STAIRS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GREASE #8 MILL, THE STEP THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TILTED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HIS BACK.

WHILE ASSISTING IN PULLING A SIDE PLATE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, A CO-WORKER WHO WAS POSITIONED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLATE, SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSED THE PLATE AND ST RUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A STEEL PLATE FROM THE TOP OF TWO BEAMS ON A 100 TON PRESS WITH ONE HAND, THE PLATE FELL BETWEEN THE BEAMS PINCHING HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THE HANDLE ON THE PLATE AND ONE OF THE BEAMS.

WHILE DISMOUNTING A FORKLIFT THAT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE SHOP IN A DIM VIEW AREA, THE EE STEPPED ONTO A 4" X 6" WOODEN BLOCK THAT WAS STICKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH A STORAGE TRAILER AND TWIS TED HIS FOOT.

WHILE SHOVELING LIME OUT OF A PIT THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS TWISTING HIS BODY TO PLACE THE MATERIAL INTO A WHEELBARROW

AS EE WAS FILLING BIN DUMPER, STONE DUST ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A LOADER, HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AS HE RELEASED HIS RIGHT HAND FROM THE GRAB RAIL AND LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEP DOWN ONTO UNEVEN GROUND.

INJURED EE WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT IN HIS LEFT EAR.

INJ EE WAS SHOVELING AT BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AGAINST CHUTE AT CONVEYOR. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTI 8/13/98

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A 489 CRUSHER TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. WHILE OPERTING THE CHAIN JACK THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED WORK, HUT HAS STARTED PHYSIC AL THERAPY ON 5.22.98

EE WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, WHILE WATCHING HE STEPPED ON CONTROL WIRING FOR #7 MILL, BADLY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS DOING REPAIR ON CRUSHER. HE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TIGHTENING THE NUT. THE WRENCH TURNED AND PINCHED HIS 2ND FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING RUBBER UNDER CRUSHER SCREEN. WHILE CUTTING RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE HE LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLANT ON THE STONES AND OVERTURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

FROM ABOUT 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM ON THE 11TH EMPLOYEE HELPED LOAD 80 LB BAGS OF LIME ONTO A TRAILER.AT ABOUT 2:30OM HE BEGAN SHOVELING TO REMOVE STONE SAND FROM IN FRONT OF A DOOR AT UPPER PLAN T..DURING THE SHOVELING,HE BEGAN TO FEEL SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS BACK.FROM 4:00 TO 4:45 PM HE HELPED LOAD ANOTHER TRAILER WITH BAGGED LIME.AFTER LOADING THAT TRAILER HE HAD DIFFICULTY MOVING WITH

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BAGGING MACHINE TO BAG AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE. WHILE FILLING A BAG, THE BAG SEAM BURST AND THE LIMESTONE FLEW OVER THE EMPLOYEE''S FACE AND GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A CHAIN AND PAIN FLEW INTO HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT VISIT A DR RIGHT AWAY, BUT PAIN PERSISTED SO HE WENT TO THE DR AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS. (THIS INJURY WAS FIRST AID ONLY AT THE BEGINNING, BUT AFTER CONTINUING VISITS TO THE CHIROPRACTOR, THE STATUS WAS CHANGED TO MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EE USING A RATCHET AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN A STRAP ON A SHAKER. WHILE TIGHTENING THE BOLT FOR THE STRAP. THE WEDGE WASHER BROKE AND FLEW UP HITTING EE ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF HIS DUMP TRUCK ONTO A CATWALK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A METAL BEAM.

EE WAS REPAIRING A WATER PIPE. AFTER THREADING THE PIPE, HE USED A RAG TO WIPE OFF THE NEW THREADS. LATER, HE USED THE SAME RAG TO WIPE HIS FACE. A FOREIGN BODY WENT INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE SCREEN ON A 6X16 SHAKER DURING THE WORK A RUST PARTICLE FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE

EMPLOYEE TWISTED WRONG WHILE HLPING TO PULL A PUMP OUT OF A WELL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPL MOVING A ROCK OFF QUARRY HAUL ROAD.PICKED UP THE ROCK AND TWISTED AS EMPL TOSSED THE ROCK OFF THE ROAD.THE TWISTING WHILE LIFTING THE ROCK CAUSED LOWER BACK STRAIN.

A CABLE BROKE ON A LIME LOADOUT CHUTE BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE CHUTE THE TRAILER WAS UNABLE TO PULL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE CHUTE EMPLOYEE STOOD ON TOP OF THE TRAILER & ATT EMPTED TO MOV E THE CHUTE AS HE PULLED ON THE CHUTE IT SWUNG OUT & KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE OFF THE TRAILER EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 10-11 FT TO THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR A PULVERIZING MILL HE REACHED INTO THE MILL TO PUT A NUT ON A BOLT. AFTER TIGHTENING THE NUT, HE PULLED HIS ARM DOWN OUT OF THE SPACE AND BRUSHED AGAINST A SHARP BU RR ON THE SIDE OF A METAL RING.

PARTICLE OF DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE WHILE OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THISTLES ON THE BERM SURROUNDING THE QUARRY WHILE STANDING ON THE BANK OF T HE BERM EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A GROUNDHOG HOLE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HAMMER ON A CLOGGED OVERHEAD CHUTE WHICH FED LIMESTONE INTO THE PULVERIZER. HE HAMMERED ON THE CHUTE, AND THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A COVNEYOR FROM A WOODEN CATWALK. THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT WENT THROUGH A BAD BOARD ON THE CATWALK, AND THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED FOR SOMETHING TO CATCH HIMSELF. HE CAUGHT THE GU IDE ON THE CONVEYOR, AND THE EDGE OF THE GUIDE CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER. THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY RUNNING, ACCORDING TO THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, AND THIS MAY HAVE

EMPL WAS USING LOADER TO BACKFILL AREA AFTER OVERBURDEN HAD BEEN EMOVED. WHILE PUSHING ON ROCK WITH LOADER PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF WENT UP IN AIR & CAME DOWN & HIT EMPL ON BACK OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE TURNED ON THE WATER SUPPLY TO A SECONDARY CRUSHER. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO SEE IF THE WATER WAS RUNNING PROPERLY, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE TO STEM BLAST HOLES.

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A DROPBALL IN THE QUARRY. WHEN THE DROPBALL HIT A ROCK, A FROZEN PIECE OF MUD KNOCKED OUT THE METAL SCREEN AND PLEXIGLASS ON THE FRONT OF THE DROPBALL CAB. THE PIECE OF MU D HIT THE OPERATOR ON THE NOSE AND UPPER LIP.

EMPL WAS USING AXYACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT PIECE OF STEEL WHICH HAD BECOME JAMMED IN SECONDARY CRUSHER. WHILE CUTTING STEEL PIECE OF HOT SLAG WENT INTO EMPL'S EAR CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPL WAS USING SOCKET WRENCH WHILE REPLACING BELT SCRAPER AT HEAD PULLEY OF PRIMARY BELT ON PORTALE PLANT. WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH IT SLIPPED OFF NUT & HIT EMPL ON UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT-END LOADER TO FEED A 3/4" STONE INTO A HOPPER.THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED,BUT HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE LOADER OR MOUNTING THE LOADER.HE SUFFERED SLIGHT LACERATIONS ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE AND EAR AND BRUISES.

HIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A HORESPOWER VIBRATORY SCREEN MOTOR UP APPROX. 4 FEET. AS HE WAS LIFTING, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PE9FORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY GREASING CONVEYOR ROLLERS WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE CONVEYOR TO THE CATWALK HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A TANDEM DUMP TRUCK TO HAUL MATERIAL FROM BINS TO STOCKPILES. HE MISSED THE STEP WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION OF HIS RIGHT A9M.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9ADYING HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND ON THE V-BELT OF A STACKER CONVEYOR DRIVE MOTOR.HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIS HAND ON A STATIONARY BAR.TO BE SURE THE POWER WAS OFF BEFORE GETTING ON TEH C ONVEYOR,THE EMP5OYEE PUSHED THE CONVEYOR START SWITCH.THE V-BELT PULLED HIS FINGERS UP AROUND THE MOTOR PULLEY.THE SUDDEN TWIST BROKE HIS ARM.

EMPL USING CHAI3 HOIST TO REPLACE ROLLER IN LIMESTONE PULVERIZING MILL.A WEIGHT WAS HOOKED IN CHAIN TO KEEP IT TAUT AND REMOVE SLACK.WEIGHT UNHOOKED FROM CHAIN AND FELL ON EMPL HAND.

OPERATING 50 TO3 REAR-DUMP HAULING FROM QUARRY TO PRIMARY CRUSHER UPON UNLOADING AT THE CRUSHER DRIVER FAILED TO LOWER DUMP BED RAISED BED STRUCK OVERHEAD CONCRETE BRIDGE TRUCK WAS DEMOLISHE D 3

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING SPLICER ON A RADIAL STACKER WITH A 24" FLAT BELT. HE CRAWLED UP BELT ABOUT 10 FT TO CHECK SPLICER. AS HE STARTED DESCENDING, HE LOST BALANCE & FELL 10 FT TO GROUND LANDIN G ON HEAD & SHOULDER.