West Pittsburgh Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE OPERATING BLADE, EE DIRECTED HIS ATTENTIONAWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. DURING THIS BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, THE EQUIPMENT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, JARRING HIM UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

MECHANIC SLIPPED OFF DOZER TRACK AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON DOZER PUSH ARM.

PULLING ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND HIS HAND SLIPPED

WORKING IN A AWKWARD POSITION. TWISTED LOWER BACK.

CURCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED CAUSING THE JAW TO STOP. THE JAW HAD TO BE UNLOADED IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART. A ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND.

THERE WAS A LARGE ROCK STUCK IN THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER. EE TRIED TO MOVE THE ROCK WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS LEFTTHUMB WAS SMASHED BETWEENTHE BAR AND THE HAND RAILING.

EE WAS CHANGING A FUSE WHICH HE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE FUSE BOX BLEW UP CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND.

HE WAS TAKING BOLTS OFF CHUTE TO REMOVE IT. CHUTE WAS HELD UP WITH COME-ALONG. CHUTE SLIPPED WHEN BOLT WAS REMOVED AND PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE BIN.

WHILE INSTALLING A SET OF SUPPORT LEGS ON A CONVEYOR, THE LEGS STARTED TO FALL. WHEN THE EE TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, HE GOT TANGLED UP IN SOME CHAINS, HIS LEG GOT STUCK AND FELL TO THE GR OUND. THE EE HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEG, PULLING HIS HAMSTRING.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CONVEYOR FRAME.BEING REPAIRED. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT ALLOWING HIS HAND TO STRIKE HIS HAND TO STRIKE AGAINST METAL FRAME WORK CUTTING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ROCK TRUCK. STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FOR MORE TOOLS. HAND WERE FREE, BIFOCALS CAUSED MISJUDGEMENT ON FOOTING. MISSTED STEP AND FELL ABOUT 3' STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF HEAD NE AR LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL BIT FROM ROCK DRILL TO REPLACE HE STRUCK BIT WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN METAL SLIVER FLEW & PUNCTURED HIS ABDOMEN

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OVERBURDEN WITH A SCRAPER, IN A PUSH-PULL COMBINATION WITH A DOZER. THE SCRAPER SEPARATED FROM THE DOZER THEN SLOWED AT WHICH TIME THE DOZER CAUGHT UP TO CONTINUE PUSHING AND BUMPED. THE BUMP JARRED THE SCRAPER OPERATOR'S BACK.

EMPL HELPING ASSEMBLE PORTABLE CRUSHER.WAS WORKING ON SIDE OF MACHINE LINING UP BOLTS HOLES AND TRIED TO ADJUST POSITION WAS STANDING.WHEN HE MOVED HE SLIPPED AND FELL 8' TO GROUND INJURING WR IST AND FACE RESULTING IN BROKEN WRIST & CONCUSSION.

EMPL USING 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET WITH A 4 TO 1 MULTIPLIER TIGHTENING SIDE FRAME BOLTS ON A 245 CAT SHOVEL.SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

UDNER CHUTE CLEANING IT STONE FELL FROM CHUTE STRUCK ON LOWER BACK

OPERATOR OF HAMMER WAS POSITIONING ONTO ROCK STUCK IN JAW CRUSHER,BEING DIRECTED BY THE INJURED.HAMMER SLIPPED OFF ROCK STRIKING SAFETY RAILING BREAKING IT FREE AND HITTING THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH,CUTTING BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LIPS AND LOSING 2 TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING OVERSIZED ROCK (20-50 LBS) FROM CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OR PICK A ROCK APPROX. 40 LBS.

EE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE CLOSE TO HIS LEG. PULLED KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A 773 ROCK TRUCK ONTO AN ELEVATED SURGE DUMP WHEN THE EDGE COLLAPSED.SUBJECT WAS AT LEAST 10 FEET FROM SAFETY BERM.THE TRUCK THEN FELL BACKWARDS LANDING UPSIDEDOWN.EMPLOYE E WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS.

EMPL WAS CHANGING TOP DECK SCREEN ON EL JAY SHAKER & WAS WALKING ON SCREEN STEPPED IN H OLE IN SCREEN REACHED TO STABILIZE HIMSELF HOOKING FOURTH METACARPAL IN SCREEN CLOTH.

I,NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHAIN DOWN CONVEYOR BELTS AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. I,NAME WAS DESCENDING A SET OF STEPS ON AN ELEVATOR CAT WALK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

I NAME AND W NAME WERE ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE A BLOCK OF LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWALL FACE WHEN A SMALL SECTION OF THE SAFETY BENCH APPROX 500LBS FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING I NAME ON H IS HEAD AND BACK

THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING AN ALTERNATOR ON THE TAILGATE OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK.WHEN HE LIFTED THE ALTERNATOR OUT OF THE VICE HE TURNED TO SET THE ALTERNATOR ON THE GROUND,TWISTING HIS ABCK AND A GGRAVATING A PREVIOUS INJURY.

HE WAS CLEANING AROUND GUARDED CONVEYOR WHEN A ROCK ALLEGEDLY FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK SUBJECT'S LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS TOLD TO CLEAN FLOOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR AND NO T TO DO ANYTHING UNSAFE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES

I NAME WAS HELPING A WELDER TO CONSTRUCT A CATWALK. HE WAS HOLDING SOME ANGLE IRON WHILE THE WELDER WAS WORKING. THE WELDER WAS SHIPPING THE WELDED IRON AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW THEN BOUNCE D OFF THE ANGLE AND STRUCK INJURED IN HIS LEFT EYE. Y

EMPLOYEE TOLD OTHER MAN TO KEEP PLANT OPERATING AND HE WENT UP THE BELTWAY TO CHECK SOMETHING. EVIDENTLY HE NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG AND LEFT THE CAT WALK ON RIGHT SIDE OF BELT. NO WITNESS TO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO TALKE TO INJURED MAN AT PRESENT TIME. RIGHT LOWER ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR AND WAS SEVERED. HELD SAFETY MEETING TO STRESS PROPER SAFETY PRACTICES.

INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING A ROCK GUARD ON A 245 CAT BACKHOE HE WAS USING A RATCHET TO LOOSEN NUTS HOLDING THE ROCK GUARD BACKHOE NEEDED T O BE TURNED TO ALLOW CLEARENCE FOR A BLAST WHICH WAS R E ADY TO BE SET OFF IN THE PIT AREA WHEN BACKHOE WAS LET DOWN TO TURN HIS RT.HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET & THE LEFT SET OF TRACKS ON THE BACKHOE HE R ECEIVED LACERATIONS ON THE RIGHT H

EMPL WAS DRIVING TRIAXLE DUMP TRUCK HAULING CRUSHED ROCK TO STOCKPILES. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF DSMOUNTAING FROM TRIAXLE WHICH HE WAS DRIVING WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK APPROX. 10" IN DIAMETER. OCK SHIFTED BECAUSE OF FROZEN GROUND CAUSING EMPL TO FALL & INJURE HIS LEFT ANKLE.

GETTING IN HILI0T SLIPPED AND FELL HIT KNEE ON BOLT

REACHED UP FOR 5 BLOCK OF WOOD-WHEN HELPING TO SPLICE BELT IN CONVEYOR-& PULLED BACK MUSCLE

BACKING UP STEP8 ON DRAGELINE CARRYING BATTERY FOR DRAGLINE BENT OVER TO LIFT BATTERY & HURT LOWER BACK