Wichita Sand and Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

A contractor technician was removing a sprocket with a mallet from a skid steer when a metal fragment from the sprocket shot out and went into their eye.

Employee was turning valve in water line, valve came loose from fitting causing laceration to his left index finger.

While pulling work boat to tie off and secure the rope broke sending employee off balance backwards and fell on digger ladder platform hurting left rib cage.

Employee was lifting 35 lb steel ring into a loader bucket and strained his back.

EE & another employee were carrying a set of steps to load onto a trailer. The ground was covered in frost & icy. EE's feet came out from under him & he fell face first onto the steps he was carrying. It chipped & cracked one of his front teeth.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE EXHAUST ON DREDGE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS CUTTING THE TAPE OFF OF THE 4160 LEADS GOING TO THE MOTOR ON THE DREDGE. THE TIGHT AREA BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE MOTOR WAS CAUSING HIM TO CUT BACK TOWARD HIM. HE SLIPPED THROUGH A SOFT SPOT AND CUT HIS WRIST, REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A LIFTING EYE WITH THE SHOP BENCH GRINDER. HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD WITH HIS GLASSES ON. HE FELT A PIECE OF METAL BOUNCE INTO HIS EYE. HE FLUSHED IT BUT IT STILL BOTHERE D HIM. THE DR FOUND EYE IRRITATED BY NO DEBRIS STILL IN IT. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLTS LOOSE ON THE LINER OF THE PUMP WITH AN 1 5/8" WRENCH, PUSHING DOWNWARD WITH BOTH HANDS. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF SENDING HIS HANDS DOWN AGAINST THE NEXT BOLT BELOW, SMA SHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER. HE WAS WORKING UNDER HURRIED CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT GLOVES ON.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOWING WITH A TRACTOR. WHEN CLIMBING UP AND OVER A TOPSOIL PILE, HE DID NOT SEE A DUG OUT AREA BECAUSE OF THE TALL WEEDS AND HE WAS LOOKING BEHIND AT THE MOWER. THE TRACTOR FRONT END DROPPED OFF IN THE HOLE AND TIPPED THE TRACTOR OVER DOWN INSIDE.

EE WAS ADDING PIPELINE TO THE END OF THE PIPELINE. HE STEPPED OFF THE PIPELINE ONTO A FLATER AND HANDED A COME-ALONG TO A CO WORKER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE LAKE, TWISTING HIS LE FT ANKLE.

AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, EE WAS SITTING IN THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE. HE ADVISED A COWORKER THAT HE HAD BEEN FEELING ILL AND HAD VOMITED. THE COWORKER NOTIFIED THE FOREMAN. EE WAS TAKEN TO ER WHERE HE HAD A HEART ATTACK. WE WERE ADVISED THAT HIS ARTERIES WERE VERY BLOCKED AND HE HAD STOPPED TAKING HIS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE RAMP TO THE BOAT DOCK. IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND THE PALLET STEPS WERE WET. WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT, THE STEP SHIFTED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMS ELF BY PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND DOWN. HE CRACKED A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND DOING SO.

EE WAS GOING OUT TO START THE FRESH WATER PUMP FOR THE PLANT. HE WAS WALKING ACROSS WALKWAY GOING TO PUMP HOUSE & HAD HIS HEAD DOWN SQUINTING HIS EYES FROM SUN. HE WALKED INTO CORNER OF STEEL FRAME FOR A SWING OUT WINDOW THAT HAD VIBRATED LOOSE & OPENED. RESULTED IN CUT TO RIGHT SIDE OFHEAD REQURING 6 STITCHES

EE WAS DOING SOME WELDING & GRINDING & GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING A SHAKER BEING ROLLED ITNO THE SHOP ON PIPES. ONE OF THE 1 1/2" PIPES WAS STICKING OUT FURTHER THAN THE OTHERS AND CAUGHT THE BACK OF HIS BOOT AND ROLLED UP HIS HEEL.

EE WAS REMOVING SLIDER FRAME ON THE RADIAL TAIL PULLEY. WHILE ROTATING THE FRAME, HE PINCHED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THE SLIDER FRAME AND THE 5TH WHEEL FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR

EE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST I-BEAM CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LEFT CHEST WALL AND A FRACTURED RIB

DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. EE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS BACK HURTING. BUT DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC CAUSE FOR IT. IN FEB HE NOW THINKS IT MAY BE THE CLIMBING AND THE CARRYING OF BAGS WITH SAND IN T HEM WHICH MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PAIN.

EE WAS TRYING TO SHUT THE CLEAN OUT DOOR ON THE SWEEPER. IT WOULD NOT SHUT BECAUSE THE LATCH WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE PIN. HE OPENED THE DOOR, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND MOVED THE LATCH. WHE N HE MOVED THE LATCH, THE DOOR FELL APPROX. ONE FOOT, PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE LATCH AND PIN.

EMP WAS SPLICING METAL CABLE WHEN FRAYED PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH GLOVE AND PIERCED HAND. PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS.

EMP WAS REPAIRING CLUTCH ON SMALL DREDGE WITH ANOTHER EMP. AFTER REPAIRS, THEY STARTED THE ENGINE WITHOUT REPLACING GUARDS TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THEY SAW THAT THE BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE RETIGHTEN ED AND DISENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO TIGHTEN BUSHINGS. WHILE TIGHTENING, OTHER EMP BUMPED CLUTCH CAUSING IT TO ENGAGE AND SWINGING THE WRENCH THAT STRUCK EMP.

EMP WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A SHAKER HULA SKIRT WITH A RATCHET AND WRENCH. WAS LEANING OVER THE HULA SKIRT TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOLT BY LEANING INTO IT WITH HIS BODY. NUT CAME LOOSE AND HE FEL L INTO ANGLE IRON FRAME OF SKIRT CUTTING LWR LIP

HE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH & IT SLIPPED OFF THE SOCKET & HE FELL INJURING HIS ANKLE.

WHILE WORKING EMP WAS BITTEN BY A SPIDER.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE LAKE O NTHE PIPING & A PIECE OF PIPE SWUNG AROUND FROM TE WIND BLOWING & SMASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE HANDRAILING HE WAS HOLDING ON TO

HE WAS REMOVING TREES FROM THE FENCE LINE AND WAS EXPOSED TO POISON.

HE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A WIRE CAGE ON 05-03-94 & THE DAY BEFORE WAS WELDING GRINDING ON 05-03-94 AFTERNOON HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED & WASHED IT OUT LATER THAT NIGHT IT GOT WORSE & HE WENT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE

HE WAS USING A WINCH AND THE CABLE CAME LOOSE CAUSING TO HURT HIS BACK.

HE WAS WELDING AND HAD EYE PROTECTION ON BUT STILL GOT FOREIGN PARTICLES IN HIS FEYES.

HE WAS WELDING AND FELT LIKE HE HAD SOME METAL IN HIS EYE.

HE WENT TO GET IN THE WORK BOAT AND HAD TO STEP INTO THE WATER, AND STEPPED ON SOMETHING IN THE WATER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

HE WAS LAYING PIPE ACROSS THE WATER AND A LIFTING EYE POKED HIM IN THE RIBS. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-8-92.

85061S HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALL A SIDE LINER ON THE PUMP BOWL AND HAD HIS FINGERS AROUND THE BACKSIDE AND GOT THEM SMASHED/PINCHED.

HE WAS MOVING PLASTIC PIPE AND ONE PIECE HAD SOME SAND IN IT AND IT WRENCHED HIS BACK WHEN HE MOVED IT.

HE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE OUT OF THE WATER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

ON APPROX. 11-5-91 HE WAS USING A CHISEL AND A PIECE OF STEEL FROM TEH CHIESEL WENT INTO THE TOP OF HIS HAND. ON 11-26-91, HIS HAND WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AT THAT TI ME. HE WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS.

HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP WHILE WORKING, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS SWOLLEN AND HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

HE WAS USING AIR HOSE TO CLEAN OFF SOME STEEL WHEN FITTING ON END CAME LOOSE & CAME OFF & END OF HOSE HIT HIM IN MOUTH.

HE STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT WAS BURIED IN THE SAND. PUNCTURE WOUND REQUIRED A PRESCRIPTION.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A FLANCE WITH AN ELBOW OR WHILE TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS.THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHICH CAUSED THE STRAIN.

HE WAS DOING SOME WELDING AT THE PLANT & GOT SOME METAL IN HIS EYE DOC PUT A EYE PATCH ON IT TOLD HIM TO AVOID DUST & HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION WOULD BE OFF FOR A WHILE

HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CABLE WITH A CABLE CUTTER.HE HIT IT WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND THE CUTTER JUMPED,HE RESET THE CUTTER AND HIT IT AGAIN.A SLIVER OF THE CABLE BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN TH E SKIN OF HIS CHEEK.REQUIRED AN INCISION TO REMOVE THE SLIVER BUT NO STITCHES.

HE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF PIPE & CUT IT REQUIRED STITCHES & A PRESCRIPTION

HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH & IT SLIPPED & HIS ARM WENT BACK & HE HIT THE DREDGE BRUISING HIS ELBOW & CAUSING A NUMBNESS IN HIS HAND RELEASED WITH LIMITED USE OF THAT ARM & AVOID REPETITIVE W ORK

HE WAS WORKING AROUND SOME PIPE AND WAS STUNG BY A WASP ON 8-9-88 IT DID NOT LOOK VERY GOOD AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND THE TIME WAS GIVEN SONE OINTMENT A PRESCRIPTION AND TOLD TO USE COOL PACK S RECHECK IF REDNESS OR PUS OCCURS

HE WAS GETTING INTO THE BACK OF THE PICKUP ON 7-20-88 AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE RACK ON 7-21 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD WAS FEELING DULL WAS TOLD TO TAKE ASPIRIN AND TO RETURN IF IT GOT WORSE ALSO WAS TOLD NOT TO RUN EQUIPMENT OR WORK AT HEIGHTS UNTIL7-22-88

HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A TAILPULLY OUT OF A CONVEYOR AND WHEN THEY SET IT DOWN HIS FINGER WAS UNDERNEATH.

PUTTING DRILL BIT IN DRILL.CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER REQ STITCHES WEAR SPLINT KEEP CLEAN & DRY.STITCHES OUT IN 10 DAYS.

HE WAS CUTTING STEEL PLATE AND A PIECE OF HOT STEEL RAN INSIDE HIS COAT AND BURNED HIS LEFT ARM. IT LATER BECAME INFECTED AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. WAS GIVEN OINTMENT, PILLS AND WAS TO KEEP C LEAN AND A DRESSING ON IT. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 2-20 , RECHECK ON 2-22 & 2-25.

HE HAS STRAINED3HIS BACK WHILE DIGGING A TRENCH AND THEN ON 11-23-87 HE WAS PULLING ON AN ELECTRIC CORD AND HIS BACK WENT OUT

ON 09-10-87 HE 4AS OPENING A GATE AND WAS STUNG BY A WASP.ON FRIDAY IT WAS A LITTLE SWOLLEN AND SAT VERY SWOLLEN AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME.WAS GIVEN SEVERAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE BIT E AND THE INFEC7ION.

HE WAS CLIMBING3UP AND DOWN THE CRANE DURING THE DAY AND RECALLS HEARING A POP IN HIS BACK. ON 8-7 HIS BACK WAS VERY SORE AND HE WENT HOME AND LATER TO THE DR. SACROILIAC STRAIN TO THE BACK. G IVEN A PRESCRIP7ION AND RETURNED RESTRICTED DUTY.

THEY WERE PULLI3G ROOTS OUT ALL DAY AT THE PLANT AND WERE EXPOSED TO POISON IVY, WENT TO THE DR. ON 7-4-87 AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICINE AND LOTION.

THEY WERE PULLI3G OUT ROOTS ALL AT THE PLANT AND WERE EXPOSED TO POISON IVY WENT TO THE DR LATER AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR SOME LOTION.

HE WAS MOVING I1BEAMS AND HIS HAND CAUGHT ON A BURR AND CUT IT. REQUIRED STICHTES.

HE WAS USING A 7HEATUH BAR AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, RING FINGER KNUCKLE AND SPLIT IT OPEN. REQUIRED STITCHES.

SHE WAS WALKING3DOWN THE STAIRS AT THE PLANT AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HER LEFT ANKLE.VERY SWOLLEN.

THEY WERE WORKI3G ON THE PIPELLINE OF FTHE DREDGE.HE REACHED FOR A PIPE AND HIS BACK "CAUGHT"AND HE WENT DOWN TO HIS KNEES.DOCTOR GAVE HIM A MUSCLE RELAXANT AND TOLD HIM TO GO HOME AND USE THE HEATING PAD1

HE WAS INSTALLI3G A PATCH ON THE DREDGE SLEEVE & THE CHAIN CLAMP HIT HIS ELBOW WAS GTIVEN A PRESCRIPTION & TOLD TO USE HOT PACKS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY NO LIFTING WITH LEFT ARM

HE WAS PICKING 6P I-BEAMS AND HAD A PAIN IN HIS BACK BELOW RIB CAGE. GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION AND REDUCED LIFTING FOR 2-3DAYS.

HE WAS USING A 2OIST TO LEFT BEAMS AND THE HOIST PULLED TO ONE SIDE CAUSING IT TO KNOCK OVER OTHER STACKS OF BEAMS AND ONE HIT HIS FOOT.

HE WAS PULLING 5 CHAIN OUT OF THE LOADER & HIT HIS RT KNEE ON FRIDAY THE 31ST IT WAS TENDER & COULDN'T BEAR HIS WEIGHT ON IT.

MOVING I-BEAMS 5ND STRAINED HIS BACK.ON 1-24 IT WAS BOTHERING HIM AND WENT TO DR -GIVEN MUSCLE RELAXER AND PAIN PILLS.

HE WAS CLIMBING3ON THE CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT. WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.

HE WAS UNLOADIN1 A TRAILER OF PARTS PART OF WHICH WERE STEEL PLATES AND HE HAD TO LIFT THEM BY HAND AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. ALSO MUSCLE SPASMS. MEDICATION WAS GIVEN. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR U3TIL 11-12-85.

HE WAS WALKING 2N THE BEAMS OF THE SAND PLANT AND SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON SOME STACKERS. BRUISED RIGHT SIDE OF RIBS. HE WAS GIVEN SOME PAIN PILLS.

HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL ON THE DREDGE IN THE PUMP AND THE CATWALK FLIPPED UP AND HE TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE

ON MONDAY THE 24TH HE REPORTED THAT ON FRIDAY THE 20TH HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A MOTOR, SLIDING DOWN THE CATWALK AND NOW HIS ARMS AND SHOULDERS ARE BOTHERING HIM. WAS PUT ON MEDIC ATION, HE WENT 7O THE DOCTOR ON TUESDAY, THE 24TH.

HE PICKED UP A 4OTOR ON 8-29 AND ON 8-30 HIS BACK WAS HURTING, GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.

HE WAS DOING SOME DIVING FOR A SPUD BAR AND HIS EARS BECAME STOPPED UP AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR INITIALLY FELT THIS WAS CLASSIFIED AS A FIRST AID INCIDENT WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED A DOCTOR REPORT IN DICATING THAT HE HAS A PERMANENT HEARING LOSS TO THE RT EAR BECAUSE OF AN INEER EAR INFECTION FROM THE DIVING DOCTOR IS INDICATING A 21 % HEARING LOSS

OPERATING A LOADER DIGGING IN HARD DIRT JERKING STRAINED HIS BACK RELEASED TO RETURN TO LIGHT DUTY WORKED 8 7 8 8 8 9 OFF THE 10TH BECAUSE OUT OF LIGHT DUTY WORK AND ALSO OFF THE 12 AND 13TH TAKEN OFF WORK BY DR ON THE 14TH RELEASED THE 16TH FO LIGHT DUTY HE WAS ON VACATION THE 29TH AND STILL OFFF AFTER SEEING 2 DIFFERENT DOCTORS

HE WAS WELDING 5ND WENT TO KNOCK SOME OF THE SLAG OFF THE WELDING BEAD AND A FRAGMENT WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

HE WAS USING SL9DGE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.

HE THREW THE CH5IN INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND IT HIT THE COMEALONG AND IT FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE UPPER CHIN AND MOUTH. REQUIRED TWO STICHES AND HAD TO FOR SOME DENTAL WORK.

HE WAS USING A DRILL AND IT TWISTED UP ON HIM AND BROKE HIS RIGHT WRIST IN 2 PLACES.

HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE COMING OUT OF THE SHOP DOOR, THE IS SOME ROUGH ASPHALT OUTSIDE THE DOOR

HE WAS PICKING 6P A CHUTE AND PULLED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. ACUTE L-S STRAIN.

HE WAS MOVING A3MOTOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK

HE WAS LOADING SOME LARGE FANS INTO LOADER BUCKET AND WAS BENT OVER AND HIS HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FANS AND THE BUCKET POST HEAD INJURY AND HEADACHES HE WAS RELEASED ON 1 21 85 BUT WA VACATION THAT WEEK

HE SMASHED HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SOME ROLLERS HE WAS WORKING ON CONTUSION AND LACERATION.

HE WAS PULLING ON SOME HEAVY CABLE ON THE PIPELINE AND STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS CHEST

HE WENT TO BEND OVE TO PICK UP SOME FLOOR SWEEP AND THREW HIS BACK OUT

DURING THE DAY HE JUMPED OFF THE LOADER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT UNTIL MONDAY THE 2ND WHEN IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME. TO REMAI N OFF WORK UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN RECHECKED BY THE DOCTOR.

HE DROPPED A V PULLEY ON HIS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.

HE WAS RUNNING A DRILL OVERHEAD AND THE BIT CAUGHT AND STRETCHED HIS HAND BACK AND BRUISED THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGTH HAND RETURNED TO WORK THE 8TH OFF THE 9TH AND RETURNED THE 10TH AVOIDING STR ENOUS WORK TO RIGTH HAND ACUTE TENDONITIS RIGHT HAND

HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO PICKUP A LOAD OF ROCK AND THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING COLLIDED WITH A CAR AND HE RECEIVED A CUT ON THE HEAD AND POSSIBLE NECK INJURIES THEY PLACED A NECK BRACE ON HIM AND HE IS HAVING SOME HEADACHES