Holston River Quarry IncMining Incidents in 2003

PLANT DOWN DOING MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP. EE WAS AT JAW CRUSHER DOING CLEANUP ON THE JAW CRUSHER PLATFORM. HE WAS SITTING DOWN HITTING ROCKS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM THRU THE PLATFORM. EE S TATES HE FELL THROUGH THE HANDRAIL, HANDRAIL HASA MID RAIL. EE FELL APPROX. 15'. HE HAS A CUT TO LEFT HAND WHICH NEEDED STITCHES, CUT ON BACK OF HEAD AND BROKEN RIBS.

EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT WITH A SHOVEL. HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL INTO HANDLE OF SHOVEL. THE HANDLE HIT HIS RIBS FRACTURING TWO RIBS.