Western Rock Fast Pack Metal/Non-Metal

IE & co-worker were inserting a new belt, the choke rigging on the old belt was not going to hold through the process. IE lifted up on the slack of belt & co-worker attempted to cut a hole using the fixed serrated blade on EE's Leatherman. As EE attempted to cut a hole and applied pressure, the blade slipped off and struck IE puncturing the leg.

Worker was shoveling at a screen plant. He felt a pain in his lower back. He continued his shift running a skid loader. He did not report the incident until the next day.

BACK BEGAN HURTING DURING A TWO WEEK PERIOD FROM THE WEEK OF 2-5-04 TO 2-11-04. AFTER HIS SHIFT ON THE 11TH HE WENT TO A DOCTOR. THE FOLLOWING MONDAU HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR AND TOLD HIM HIS BACK WAS HURTING & HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF. NEVER INDICATED HE WAS INJURED AT WORK UNTIL 3-1-04.

EE WAS REMOVING JAW DIE WEDGE WHEN THE PORTA-POWER CYLINDER SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A BEL UNLOADER, SLIPPED ON A ROLLER, AND HIT RIBS AGAINST THE EDGE OF A LOADER BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE UNLOADING OF AN ALUMINUM CONTAINER WEIGHING APPROX. 1200 POUNDS. WHEN THE PALLET JACK WAS LOWERED, THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE CONTAINER, RESU

EE WAS OPERATING GRINDER, CUTTING PIECES OF METAL OFF OF FRAME. EE LOST GRIP ON GRINDER HANDLE, GRINDER SWUNG DOWN AND EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT LEG.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT BAR MAC, SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND FELL. BAR IN RT HAND STRUCK RT THUMB WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND.

FIXING THE FLASHING GUARD ON THE BELT, HAD HANDS FULL OF ROCK, STEPPED OVER SOME WIRES WHILE GETTING DOWN, SLIPPED ON SOME GRAVEL THAT WAS ON THE BELT CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. NO DAM AGE TO EQUIPMENT.

INJURED WAS JUST GETTING READY TO START TO WORK,BEFORE PUTTING ON HIS STEEL TOED BOOTS,HE THOUGHT HE WOULD GET SOME BELT CLAMPS OUT OF THE BACK OF A TRUCK,HE HAD ONE ROLL ON THE EDGE OF THE TA ILGATE WHILE LAYING ANOTHER ON THE GROUND. DOOR WAS SHUT TO THE PICKUP TRUCK CAUSING THE ROLL OF CLAMPS TO FALL OFF TAILGATE ONTO HIS FOOT.NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUSED.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE SCREEN TO THE CRUSHER BELT WHICH WAS ABOUT 6 TO 7' ABOVE GROUND. WAS GETTING DOWN FROM BELT FELL BACKWARDS OFF BELT. ELECTRICAL CORDS CAUGHT HIS LEG (RIGHT) HOLDING HIM SUSPENDED IN THE AIR. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO EQUIPMENT, ONE REPORTABLE INJURY FOR THIS ACCIDENT.

DRIVING DOZER. WAS BACKING UP HITTING A BANK OF DIRT CAUSING CENTRAL SPINE WHIPLASH.

CUTTING RUBBER BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING MY THUMB.

WE WERE BUILDIGN SUPPORT LEGS ONA FREE RUN SCREEN AND A JAW CRUSHER ASSEMBLY. LEGS WERE 1/2 INCH THICK 8 INCH BEAM FOUR FOOT IN LENGTH, LIFTING TEM IN PLACE AND HANGING ONA HINDLE IN PLACE.