West Side Quarry & Plant: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS WELDING ASSIGNMENT AND DECIDED TO USE THE 922 LOADER FOR CLEAN-UP. HE MADE A PASS UNDER 5 CONVEYOR THEN LOCKED THE BOOM LEVER IN THE RAISE POSITION BY MISTAK E AND BACKED UNDER THE CONVEYOR, STRUCK IT WITH THE RAISED BUKCET AND PULLED THE CONVEYOR OFF THE HOPPER IT WAS MOUNTED ON. THE CONVEYOR SLID DOWN THE RAISED LOADER BOOM AND CAME TO REST AT T

INJ EMPL HELPING OTHER MEMBERS OF CRUSHING CREW,REMOVE 6\\ ROCK FROM CRUSHER STOPPED DUE TO ELEC PROBLEM.EMPL STANDING ON CATWALK AND AS HE TURNED TO THROW ROCK HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.3-14-85 EMP L STARTED MISSING TIME DUE TO THIS INJ MAY HAVE TO UNDERGO ARTHROSCOPY.

LIFTING CAP FOR 988 CAT LOADER BUCKET TOOTH THE EMPL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT INGUINAL AREA.TOOTH CAP WEIGHED 28 LB.ON 11-29-84 EMPL OPERATED FOR REPAIR OF LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.IT WAS DETERMIN ED BY SURGEON THAT THIS INJURY WAS AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING HERNIA THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO EMPL WITH US.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING CRUSHER BEARINGS PRIOR TO START UP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON GREASE HOSE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND ELBOW. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOPITAL FOR X RAYS BECAUS OF AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SWELLING X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CELLUTITIS UNASSOCIATED WITH THE FALL.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK BETWEEN THE UPPER LEVEL WEST SIDE QUARRY AND THE PROCESSING PLANT THE UNITS NORMALLY TRAVEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD ON ALL HAUL ROADS IN THE MINE SIGHT THE OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING FROM THE UPPER LEVEL WITH A LOAD AND AS HE APPROACHED A SMALL DECLINE HE REPORTEDLY LOST HIS STEERING CAPABILITIES HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BR