Capitol Aggregates, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2005

Employee was in the basket of a manlift shutting the machine down. When he reached to push the off switch, another contractor's crew dropped a 4# hammer from approx. 25' above and it landed on employee's (R) index finger. Finger tip was lacerated and fractured.

Employee was holding conveyor belt up off of troughing toddlers with left hand. He then started cutting tag with right hand. This is when the utility knife came through tag and it struck him in left arm.

Employee was operating a loader bucket. The loader bucket dropped to the gound by itself and it jerked the entire piece of equipment.

Employee (bystander) was standing away from other employees trying to unjam rock bridge in crusher. The (primary) employees were wearing faceshields. While lowering a wedge down into crusher to move the rock, a piece of rock splintered out and pierced employee (bystander) in cheek.

Employee was throwing a piece of metal into a loader bucket, the piece of metal bounced and cut his arm.

Employee was assisting a customer into a defined area in order to dump some material. Employee was closing the tail-gate to the truck and it closed on his hand. Employee refused to go to the doctor. A couple of days later the injury had not improved. The employee then asked supervisor to take him to the doctor on 07/12/2005.

Employee was cutting a conveyor belt (piece). The utility knife slipped and cut the employee on his right leg.

Employee slipped on loader and jammed his artificial leg.

Employee was repairing the air gates (door) on final hopper. The gate chain unhooked and the gate fell onto employee's right hand.

Small piece of foreign material fell in his right ear.

Employee does not know exactly when injury occured. It is an on-going process. The diagnosis is tennis elbow. The employee at first gave it some time for the pain to go away. However, it has not been determined if it is work related but is under company doctor's care.