Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLCMining Incidents in 2000

NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT--BOUNCING AROUND IN LOADER/RUNNING LOADER.

EE CLIMBED RAILING OF STEPS. LOST GRIP OF RAILING AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HEAVY DEW ON GROUND THAT DAY.

EE WAS TORQUEING BOLTS TO 475 FT. LBS. ON WAS SCREEN WITH A TORQUE WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED A GEAR CAUSING EE TO INJURE HIS SHOULDER.

HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A LARGE ROCK OFF A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CARRYING 2 - 3O GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL TO A HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS LIFTING ONE OF THE BUCKETS UP TO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS SHOULDER. DIDN'T FEEL PAIN UNTIL JUNE 10 TH.

WHILE FILLING WATER TRUCK. THE HOSE WAS NOT IN PROPER POSITION. WENT DOWN 3 STEPS AND STEPPED OVER TO THE TRUCK WITH LEFT LEG. WHEN HE TURNE DHIS BODY HE HEARD A SNAP, AND FELT PAIN AT RIGH T ANKLE AREA.

EE WAS TRIMMING BELTING TO FIT BACK OF SCREEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. EE WAS KNEELING AND KNIFE WENT THRU BELTING AND CUT HIS INNER THIGH ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EE SAW BIG HUNK OF MUD ALONG SIDE OF BELT. HE WANTED TO PUSH IT OUT. BELT WAS STOPPED. HE PICKED UP MUD FORK AND INVERTED IT TO POKE IT THROUGH. PUSHED FORWARD AND SPIKE OF FORK HIT OUTER EAR RIGHT.

EE WAS REMOVING ANVILS FROM CRUSHER ANVIL RING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF ANVIL TO BREAK OFF AND HIT VICTIM IN LEFT KNEE GIVING HIM A LACERATION THAT TOOK 3 STITCHES ON INSIDE AND 3 STITCHES ON OUTSIDE.

EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO GRIND OUT KING PIN BORE WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT GOT BEHIND FACE SHIELD AND GLASSES. EE WENT TO DR AND DR DRILLED A PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF HIS EYE. (RIGHT EYE.)

ON 9/19/00 EE REPORTED NUMBNESS OF RIGHT WRIST & DIRECTED TO WC MEDICAL CENTER. NO DIRECT INCIDENT INVOLVED