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EE WAS PASSENGER IN A PICK UP TRUCK TRAVELING DOWN THE QUARRY #33 RAMP. BRAKE LINE BROKE AND DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. DRIVER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT TRUCK IN PARK, TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE, PASSENGER OPENED DOOR AND JUMPED FROM TRUCK. DRIVER CONTINUED DOWN THE RAMP AND DROVE TRUCK INTO PILE OF EARTH, NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR INJURY TO DRIVER.
EE WAS PASSENGER IN A PICK UP TRUCK TRAVELING DOWN THE QUARRY #33 RAMP. BRAKE LINE BROKE AND DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. DRIVER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT TRUCK IN PARK, TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE, PASSENGER OPENED DOOR AND JUMPED FROM TRUCK. DRIVER CONTINUED DOWN THE RAMP AND DROVE TRUCK INTO PILE OF EARTH, NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR INJURY TO DRIVER.
EE WAS WORKING IN WHITE GEORGIA QUARRY OPERATING A QUARRY BAR. HE WAS HOLDING THE GUIDE BAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND, STARTED THE MOTOR SLOWLY STEEL TWISTED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE GUIDE BAR ADN THE ROTATING STEEL. CUT TO THUMB REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS WORKING IN QUARRY 24, ASSISTING LOADER IN MOVING A BELT SAW, WALKING ALONG HOLDING THE SAW BLADE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL 5 FT TO LOWER QUARRY FLOOR. LANDED ON RIGHT LEG, DISLOCATED RIGHT KNEE. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, TREATED AND RLEASED TOHOME. FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH DR ON 1-29-03.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BRASS RIFLE NUT FROM A QUARRY BAR PISTON IN THE SHOP. THE PISTONWAS IN A VICE, EE WAS PULLING WITH A TOOL AND A CHEATER PIPE, NUT CAME LOOSE AND THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS LT. LEG & BROKEBONE IN LOWER LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN QUARRY 33, FELT PULL IN LOWER GROIN AREA, BELEIVED TO BE A PULLED MUSCLE. CONTINUED TO WORK HAD OTHER INCIDENTS ON 9/9 AND 10/28. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/6, HERNIA CON FIRMED. SURGERY SET FOR 1/24/03, EMPLOYEE WORKING MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL THEN.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH CABLE SLINGS TO THE MUD BOX. HE WALKED IN FRONT OF THE OPEN END OF THE BOX & A PIECE OF MARBLE FELL FORWARD BREAKINGHIS RIGHT FOOT & LEG
EE WAS INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS ON CONE CRUSHER DRIVE. WHILE ROLLING BELT AROUND DRIVE SHIEVE HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND DRIVE SHIEVE.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO REMOVE LOSOE ROCK BENEATH LEAD DRILL, WITHOUT TURNING OFF DRILL ROTATION. HOOD ON RAIN COAT FLIPPED OVER AND ENTANGLED IN MOVING DRILL STEEL, RESULTING IN MUSCLE STRAIN TO UPPER RIGHT ARM, AND SOME HAIR LOSS.