Yard 88 - Pontiac Metal/Non-Metal

While attempting to reattach a fallen guard on a crusher discharge tail pulley belt, an employee grabbed the guard through the openings and began to lift it into place. During this process, the guard at the back of the tail pulley was accidentally dislodged from its hook, resulting in a shearing injury to the employees left ring finger.

Employee used skid steer to take crusher blow bar pallets off of delivery truck. Once pallets were on ground employee tried sliding one blow bar to another skid to condense and stack skids for loading purposes onto a trailer to take back to main plant. When sliding blow bar, left pointer finger got pinched and caused a laceration to tip of finger.

Operator was installing a new return roller when it slipped out of position and pinched the employee's finger between the roller and frame

Employee was showing another employee how to use quick disconnect on CAT skid steer. Used foot to move the lever and pant leg got caught. Employee was un-successful in catching self, EE lost EE's balance, and fell on top of disconnect piece protruding from the machine. Employee fell with EE's back hitting the piece.

HDPE Pipe had fallen and workers were attempting to lift the pipe back up. Pipe became lodged behind angle iron and closer worker bent down to get a tool to try and pry the HDPE pipe loose. At that moment, the other worker, who was further away, managed to loosen the pipe and it flung backwards hitting the worker in the face. Safety glasses pushed in on face.

Employee was looking under the truck for an oil leak, when turned away stepped on a 3 to 4 inch rock and fell and fractured hand.

He took a wrench and tried to loosen slide bolts, after a few turns, employee attempted one last turn and the wrench slipped off the bolt. The pressure from the wrench hyper-extended his thumb causing it to break.

Employee got out of loader to retrieve a piece of metal from the work area. Stepped on golf-ball size rock, causing his foot to slip. He fell onto his knee and felt a pop. Went to hospital and was diagnosed with a torn MCL.

Employee was using wrench to adjust take up on tail pulley. Strained muscle while pulling on wrench.

Lifting five-gallon bucket of rock to put into splitter for testing.

While helping change screens on screening units, tripped over cable that was attached to rollaway to pull chute away from screen, resulting in contusions to right hand and knee.

windy conditions, blowing debris around. debris entered eye around safety glasses

While shoveling rock from under conveyor, had sharp pain in back of neck.

While performing repairs to hazemag crusher, during repairs bumped elbow.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING. EMPLOYEE FELL 15 FEET 5 INCHES TO THE GROUND. POSSIBLE BACK, LUNG AND RIB INJURIES ON LEFT SIDE.

Wiring secondary disconnect box without proper lock-out causing electrical burn to hand. Written disciplinary action taken.

Another employee dropped ladder - hitting employee on head.

LIFTING CONVEYER BELT OF ROLLED STEEL.

Prying a 6' piece of steel, bar slipped off pinch point.