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A SCD operator was replacing the drive belt on a conveyor when EE's gloved right hand became entangled in the sheave due to not performing lock out tag out. The miner sustained multiple injuries, including a fracture and multiple lacerations, to EE's right hand.

Scraper rollover

Employee was Push pulling in the pit when the push block got hooked on top of the stinger of the other scraper in front of the employee. When it came off, the scraper slammed down jarring employee's back. Employee was diagnosed with a back strain.

Upon review determined 7K1 was not filed. EE was moving railcars as Groundman. Inertia generated by failed coupling caused trailing railcar to move creating gap between knuckles.EE adjusted knuckle then walked between knuckles verifying hand brake was set. As EE was walking sideways between the knuckles, the rail car returned to the location of the failed coupling, crushing the EE.

Employee was coming down the ramp when the bucket hit and dug into the ground. The loader came to an abrupted stop causing employee to hit head on the windshield.

Employee was operating a scraper. While dumping, EE turned to look back at the apron and hit a large bump. EE felt a pop and burning sensation in the lower right side of back. Employee was diagnosed with low back pain, sciatica and prescribed a muscle relaxer.

Employee was operating a scraper on rough roads. EE felt sore when EE got home and then woke up the next day stiff and sore. EE was diagnosed with lumbar strain. EE was prescribed a muscle relaxer and given restrictions.

While operating a CAT scraper, a chunk slipped out from under the scraper tire, jolting the employee around and employees fingers jammed between the joystick (controls). Employee was seen at hospital and has a sprained finger.

Employee was running scraper push pulling in the cut. Came out of the cut and hit a rough spot on the floor traveling to the dump. After that they single loaded and covered the rough area with material to smooth it out. After lunch EE's neck started to hurt and burn so EE parked the machine and wanted to go get checked out at the clinic.

Employee was loading dirt with the scraper when operator bounced through a deep cut while pulling the can lever. As the operator hit the deep cut, the scraper dropped into the cut. The seat extended all the way up then down, causing the employee to jam arm & shoulder while holding the can lever.

Employee had been running a scraper in the mining pit with chunks when they finished running the scraper, they had a sore neck.

Employee was operating a scraper and was working in a reclaiming area spreading soil. EE was just starting to dump EE's soil and hit a bump and the seat belt dug into EE's pelvic abdominal area.

A scraper operator working on reclaiming old mining sequence, felt a pop and a sharp pain in the right knee when they pushed on the throttle slowly while traveling through the back fill where a previous scraper dumped and left a wash boarded area from dumping materials.

An employee was loading material from the 308A series, while leaving the pit to go to the fill. The seat accumulator broke off the bracket and the seat bottomed out, injuring the employees lower back.

A temp EE finished loading a 1000 lb. super sack when the EE noticed the super sack started to slide off the forklift forks. The EE thought they tilted the forks back. The EE then grabbed onto the super sack and felt pain in their lower back. On 2-15-22 temp EE was evaluated and given a prescription and a back belt for a lower lumbar strain.

Loader operator hit a bump while operating loader causing the right elbow to hit on the arm rest. This resulted in a sprain/strain injury.

Scraper operator was at the dump emptying their scraper with their left foot on the brace when they hit a bump and bottomed out the seat and rolled their left ankle.

Equipment operator was cleaning out overburden using a Scraper when they ran over a piece of rock causing a jarred effect on the employee. Employee later experienced neck soreness.

Stuck material from first loader bucket into main trailer landed harshly jarring the truck. Afterward, driver reported pain in EE's lower back.

Operator was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome from impacting EE's head against loader windshield

The Haul Truck Operator driving a 777D unit was traveling with a load to the Quarry Crusher, when the operator veered from roadway, & traveled through an approximate 5'7" berm. The truck rolled down an approximate 15-20 embankment & landed upright at the next roadway area. The operator allegedly nodded off & lost control of the haul truck.

EE was discing piles in a disc tractor and they were chunky from the frozen weather on 1-28-19 and 1-29-19. Two days later EE woke up in the middle of the night complaining of back pain and thinks it is from bouncing in the tractor while discing piles.

Vacuum truck hose broke and employees arm was sucked in while grabbing to retrieve. Arm was under suction for approximately 10-15 seconds.

EE was driving a haul wagon down a hill and into a corner and ran off the road. EE bounced hard in the seat and had back pain. EE was taken to the ER for evaluation.

Production worker turned to look behind while operating a forklift and felt a sharp pain in lower back.

EE was cleaning with a loader and dug a hole in the ground. EE then backed into it and injured back.

EE driving a haul wagon and saw a cow run out on the road. EE locked up the brakes and skidded off the road to avoid the cow. EE hit left ribs on seat rest.

Employee operating Cat scraper slipped over 4' edge and tipped scraper over on its left side. Employee was having back pain and taken to the ER.

A Quarry Tech was driving an empty haul truck down into the quarry along a haul road. When the front driver's side truck tire hit a ~ 4" deep depression in the road the truck gave the Quarry Tech a jolt which jarred neck causing a strain.

The employee was working at SCD 2nd floor cleaning rocks that had fallen from the 115 belt. A rock fell from the belt and struck the back of the Employee's hand. The Employee continued to work but on Sunday had trouble making a fist. The Employee was sent to be examined by a doctor on 8/28/17. The doctor prescribed PT and sent EE back to work with restrictions.

Temporary worker alleges ee was injured while driving a haul truck through a switchback turn.

Conditions of the haul road were fine. Driver was not paying attention to the trailer and ran the back of the trailer onto the berm. The load shifted and tipped the truck on its side. The driver did admit to going too fast for conditions.

Employee was driving a haul truck when EE suffered a back injury.

Hit rock with loader and the back end of loader bounced and jarred employee's back

Employee reported discomfort and knot in groin area at end of shift.

Employee was getting off of a fork lift and he caught the small finger on his left hand between the fork lift body and a door hinge pin. The momentum of his body going forward while his finger was caught resulted in a fractured finger. Employee has not missed work and is working with limited restrictions.

Worker was driving a haul truck when he noticed pain in his shoulder. He had been experiencing this pain for over a year, but it was bothering him enough that he wanted to see a doctor. We have not determined yet if this is work related.

A non-employee entered Specialty Minerals' property and proceeded to the quarry area. The individual committed suicide by driving his 1998 GMC truck over the edge of the quarry. The vechicle fell approximately 300 feet to the floor of the quarry. The Massachusetts State Police investigated the incident and confirmed that the individual committed suicide.

Employee was digging a stripping shot. The bucket hit a large boulder that was covered up smaller stones. This caused the loader to come to a complete stop and the employee's upper body went forward then backward causing a whiplash type injury to his neck. Seatbelt was worn. He continued to work full duty. He was then seen by a doctor on 1/22/07 and placed on restricted duty.

The injured employee was backing haul truck on an ore stockpile to dump load of material for construction of safety berm. Haul truck travelled over face of stockpile and landed upside down on loadout area. Blunt force trauma resulted in two fractured ribs and a fractured vertebra.

Employee was descending down ladder next to aluminum chop bin platform in furance building. He had his right hand/finger pinched between bin and ladder rung when forklift backing up removing aluminum chop box hit bin. causing bin to move.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT ON FURNACE FLOOR AND FORKLIFT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. FORKS WERE TOO LOW AND HIT FLOOR EXPANSION JOINT CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT TO HIT ROOF AND EMPLOYEE BITE LO WER LIP. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED 5 STITCHES AND THEN WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED OFF FOR 4 DAYS.

EE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AT END OF SHIFT THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS TESTICLES. EE BELIEVES THAT HIS ROUGH-RIDING FORKLIFT HAS CAUSED HIS INJURY. EE SENT TO ER AT 11 PM ON 6/25/03. EE REFERRED TO UROLOGIST AT 9:30 AM ON 6/26/03. UROLOGIST BELIEVES THAT EE'S TESTICLES HAD BECOME TWISTED. TESTICLES WERE DETORSED BY ER PERSONNEL. EE RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 7/1/03. FOLLOW-UP VISIT TO

HAUL TRUCK SLID ON ICY ROADWAY, TURNED SIDEWAYS AND TIPPED ON SIDE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

WHILE REMOVING EMPTY BAG FROM BELT CAUGHT THUMB IN PINCH-POINT.

TRUCK DRIVER RAISED DUMP TRUCK BODY TO OFFLOAD EXCESS LIMESTONE. WHEN THE DUMP BODY WAS FULLY EXTENDED, THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TRIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. DRIVER WAS INSIDE VEHICLE AT THE TIM E OF CAPSIZE, AND BANGED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK & LOADER OPERATOR PLACED A LARGE STONE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK WHICH ROCKED THE TRUCK & EE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOS ON THE WINDOW HANDLE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 TONS OF MATERIAL. AS HE TOOK THE CORNER AT THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO GO UP THE HILL THE LOAD SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DUM P BODY TURNED OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CAB WENT ONTO 2 WHEELS THEN CAME DOWN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES TO FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING 2000# "SUPER SACKS" TO WAREHOUSE. WHILE PLACING SACK IN WAREHOUSE, EMPLOYEE RIPPED SACK IN BACK OF THE ONE HE WAS STACKING. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO QUICKLY REMOVE SACK THAT WAS ALREADY ON FORKLIFT FROM WAREHOUSE WHEN SACK STARTED TO LEAN & FALL OFF PALLET. AS EE DESCENDED RAMP IN REVERSE, FORKLIFT LEANED IN DIRECTION OF FALLING BAG & ROLLED OVER. STRUCK SHOULDER

DRIVING DOWN EMPTY PAVED ROAD WET FROM WATER TRUCK SPRAY, TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED AND SECOND TRUCK SLID INTO IT. APPROX. SPEED 5 TO 10 MPH.