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ONE WORKER WENT AMUCK AND STARTED DEMOLISHING MINE PROPERTY WITH A FRONT-END LOADER. HE WENT AFTER HIS FOREMAN WITH THE LOADER AND KILLED HIM. THE POLICE HAD TO SHOOT THE OPERATOR OF THE LOADE R IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO STOP.
EE WAS HELPING COVER A PALLET OF LIME WITH HIS LEFT LEG EXTENDED OUT. THE FORKLIFT DRIVER WHO WAS PLACING A LOWERED PALLET NEXT TO EE DIDN'T SEE HIS EXTENDED LEG AND SCRAPPED HIS FOOT/LEG WITH THE LOWERED PALLET.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TRUCK USING A BELT TYPE CONVEYOR. HE WAS LOCATED AT A PLATFORM AT THE HEAD PULLEY. MATERIAL MAY HAVE SLOUGHED OFF AT THE BIN FEEDER ALONG WITH DUST ON THE HEAD PULLEY C AUSING THE CONVEYOR TO SLIP SOME ON THE HEAD PULLEY. THE EMPLOYEE USED A 1 GAL. CAN OF WATER TO WET THE BELT FOR MORE TRACTION. BELT LURCHED & CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S WATCH & STRIPPED IT FROM HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF SMALL ROCK TO THE SOUTH END OF QUARRY. THEY WERE DESCENDING AN INCLINE IN SECOND GEAR DIRECT DRIVE (PROPER GEAR/FIRST GEAR LOW DRIVE)PICKING UP SPPED HE JAM MED ON THE BRAKES.STILL PICKING UP SPPED EMPLOYEE TOLD INJURED TO HIT THE FUEL TRUCK PARKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE.JUST BEFORE THE EE HIT THE TRUCK & THE HIGH BEAM,HE JUMPED; SEE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG CHUTE IN TUNNEL WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING WITH A BAR. BELT CAUGHT THE BAR PULLING HIS LEFT HAND INBETWEEN THE SHELL OF THE TUNNEL AND THE BAR CUTTING HIS SECOND FING ER.
FOREMAN WAS DIRECTING WORK IN THE LOAD OUT AREA. HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAFFIC WAS STIRRING UP LIME DUST. LIME DUST GOT INTO THE FOREMAN'S EYE WHICH CAUSED IRRATATION. THE FOREMAN WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. THE EYE WAS IRRIGATED BY A DOCTOR & A SALVE WAS ADMINISTERED.
A CREW OF MAINTENANCE MEN WER DISMANTLING #5 RAYMOND MILL. AS THEY WER REMOVING THE HOURNALS FROM INSIDE THE MILL WITH A HYSTER FORKLIFT, EE WAS GUIDING THE HOURNAL OUT OF THE MILL WHEN THE MA ST FELL FROM THE FORKLIFT AND CAUGHT EE ON THE RIGHT LEG LOWER MIDCALF AREA ULTIMATELY LEAVING ABOUT A 10" GASH ON THE CALF. (LACERATION)
EE WAS GETTING OFF THE FORKLIFT WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT THE BRAKE PEDDLE CAUSING HIS LEFT HEEL TO HIT HARD ON THE FLOOR AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING INSULATION ON PIPE(EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING INSIDE MAN BUCKET) WHEN THE FORKLIFT MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE SIDEOF MANBUCKET WITH HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPENING DOORS ON RAIL CAR USING PRY BAR TO TURN DOOR OPENER, BAR SLIPPED OUT OF TURN OPENER STRIKING EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. EE FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT HOME LATER THAT NIGHT, PAIN INCREAS ED. EE WENT DR. WHERE THE DR. SAID HE HAD A SPASAT THE POINT WHERE BAR STRUCK EE.
RAISED END DUMP TO UNLOAD EXCESS. DRIVER WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE TRAILER TURNED OVER. DRIVER THROWN ONTO PILE OF PRODUCT [FINES] FRACTURING SHOULDER & CRACKED [2] RIBS. [THE ACC IDENT HAPPENED ON CHEMICAL LIME'S PROPERTY AT THE SLOAN QUARRY HOWEVER, THE DRIVER IS AN EE OF CTI TRUCK COMPANY]
WHILE OPERATING 988 LOADER IN QUARRY THE JOLTING AROUND FROM DIGGING CAUSED LOWER BACK TO HURT.
THE 1308 BASE BELT HAD STOPPED SOMETIME DURIN THE NIGHT, EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIGGING THE MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE BELT THAT HAD SPILT OVER THE BELT ONTO THE CATWALK. THERE WAS A 6 MAN CREW DIGGING THE BELT OUT FROM THE MATERIAL. IT WAS THOUGHT THE MATERIAL HAD BEEN DUG ENOUGH. THE BREAKER WAS TURNED BACK ON, THE BELT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE THEN WENT BACK TO RESET THE BR
EMPLOYEE & ANOTHER WERE REMOVING AN OVERSIZED ROCK FROM FEED CHUTE. THEY HAD PROGRESSED IN MOVING OVERSIZED ROCK DOWN THE CHUTE TO NEAR THE DISCHARGE WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED BETWEEN THE MOVING CONVEYOR AND END OF CHUTE INTO OPENING. WHEN HECONTACTED THE STONE IT RELEASED WEDGING HISHAND BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE CHUTE & THE CONVEYOR APPLIED FORCE TO ONE END OF ROCK SMASHING & BREAKING
THE WIND BLEW EITHER SAWDUST OR LIME IN EE LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TO LOAD PALLETS
INJURED WAS TALKING TO A CO-WORKER. A FORLIFT WAS WORKING IN THE AREA. THE DRIVE OF THE FORKLIFT NOTICED INJURED AND CO-WORKER TALKING. AS THEY FINISHED TALKING. HE HAD MOVED BEHIDN THE FO RKLIFT WALKING TO THE OFFICE AND OUT OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE RDRIVER NOTICED INJURED WALKING BY AND THOUGHT HE WAS OUT OF THE WAY. AS THE DRIVER WAS BACKING UP. THE CO-WORKER CALL TO HIM.
EMPLOEYE OEPRATING THE 988 FRONT-END LAODER LOADING 50T HAULTRUCKS. WHILE PICKING UPA LARGE BOULDER WITH THE MACHINE, PART OF THE BOULDER BROKE AWAY AND FELL FROM THE BUCKET. THE WEIGHT SHI FT CAUSED THE LOADER TO RISE ONTO THE FRONT TIRES THEN RE-SETTLE. THIS ACTION JARRED INJURED INTO THE SEAT AND HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AMETAL FIRST AID BOX.
WHILE OPENING THE COVER TO A SCREW CONVEYOR TO CHECK THE ROTATION OF THE SCREW CONVEYOR, THE CONNECTING BAGHOUSE PULSATED AND SHOT A BLAST OF AIR INTO THE CONVEYOR, CAUSING QUICKLIME (CA0) TO SPRAY INTO INJURED'S FACE AND EYES. THE EYES WHERE CHEMICAL BURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LOADER TO #6 KILN FEED PILE WHEN HE WEN TOVER A BUMP WHICH CAUSED HIS JAW TO CLOSE BREAKING TWO OF HIS TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING ICE OFF OF A BELT CONVEYOR PULLEY WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING. THE SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLED INTO THE SYSTEM WHERE HE BECAME ENTANGL ED BETWEEN THE TAKE-UP PULLEY & STRUCTURAL BEAM. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER AND FRICTION BURNS TO THE LEFT WRIST & FINGERS.
EMPL DRIVING CAR TO A REQUIRED COMPANY MEET,HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR.
EMPL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK & HIPS AFTER DRIVING #305 LOADER. EMPL BEGAN LOSING TIME BEGINNING 8/21/91.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED RECURRENCE OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & RT H IP WHILE DRIVING T #745 QUARRY DUMP TRUCK EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC & RETURNED TO WORK ON MODIFIED DUTY
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND TAIL ROLLER.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG AN ELEVATOR CHUTE WITH A STEEL BAR.WENT TOO FAR DOWN WITH BAR HITTING ELEVATOR CAUSING THE BAR TO PIN HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CHUTE.INJURED RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-17-90.THIS WAS HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT AFTER THE INJURY DATE.HE WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED SHIFT AFTER THE INJURY DATE.HE WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED OFF 10-13 THROUGH 10-16.
EMPL USING COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW DIRT & DEBRIS FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF FRNT END LOADER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.EMPL REACHED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND MADE CONTACT WITH ENGINE FAN BLADE C AUSING LACERATION TO HAND REQ 40 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STUFFING RAGS INTO A HOLE IN A STEAM CONVEYOR HIS FINGER WENT INTO FAR & IT CUT END OF FINGER
EMPL CUT FINGERS ON PULLEY WHEN CHECKING TENSION ON BELT
HE WAS IN THE PLANT AREA NEAR THE DISCHARGE FEEDER AND GOT DUST IN HIS EYE. IT REMAINED IRRITATED AND THREE DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, WHO GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION FOR SALVE TO SOOTH HI S EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES FROM BOUNCING AROUND IN THE CAB OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK & ON THE LOADER AT THE PITS HE STARTED RECEIVING SHARP PAINS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BEND PULLEY WITH HAMMER THE PULLEY CAUGHT THE HAMMER & PULLED EMPLOYEES HAND INTO THE PULLEY THE BELT WAS IN OPERATION
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING THE MICHIGAN SCRAPER, AND THE SCRAPER HIT A DEEP HOLE WITH FRONT WHEEL & BOUNCED HIM AROUND IN THE SEAT. TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF HIMSELF & SCRAPER HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT HIP, THIGH & KNEE AREA. HE AS OCCASIONAL TWINGES OF PAIN IN UPPER THIGH AREA.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT ACROSS PAVED YARD, A SCRAPER PLATE BEING CARRIED ON THE FORKS JOLTED LOOSE WHEN THE FORKLIFT WAS DRIVEN THROUHG A DEPRESSION IN THE PAVEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER THE SCRAPER PLATE AND TIPPED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, PINNING THE DRIVER BETWEEN THE ROPS AND THE GROUND.
PINCHED ARM WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF WOOD FROM UNDER THE BELT
EMP WAS NOT WEA9ING THE PROVIDED SEAT BELT SO WHEN A BIG ROCK FELL FOFF A LOADER BUCKET, STRIKING THE TAIL END OF THE EUCLID CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL OFF HIS SEAT, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A UKE HAUL TRUCK TO EMPTY MATERIAL FROM A WASTE BIN AND DUMPING IT IN THE QUARRY AREA. THE MATERIAL WAS PILED UP AND SLOPED TO A HEIGHT OF APROX. 15 FEET. A WALL HAD B EEN CREATED FRO4 THE BACK SIDE AND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP OVER THIS WALL WHEN HE BACKED UP TOO FAR AND THE UKE SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE WALL. THE UKE FELL DOWN THE FACE OF THE WALL FOR
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BUNDLE OF SCREW CONVEYOR TROUGHS AND HAD RIGGED A CABLE SLING AROUND THE BUNDLE. AS THE BUNDLE WAS BEING LIFTED, THE LOAD SHIFTED AND HIS RIGHT HAND WAS C AUGHT BETWEEN TWO "EDGES" RESULTING IN A SCISSOR TYPE ACTION THAT CUT THE END OF HIS RIGHT LITTLE OFF.
TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL AND ROLLED OFF EMBANKMENT REASON UNKNOWN.
INJURED WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING BULK TRUCK LOADING SPOUT. WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF TRUCK, DRIVER (NON-COMPANY) FAILED TO CHECK TOP OF TRUCK AND DROVE OFF CAUSING INJURED TO FALL
EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF HIS TRACTOR (SEMI) WHILE THEUNIT WAS BEING LOADED AND PROCEEDED TO GET UNDER THE TRACTOR FRAME (DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE TANDEMS) AND WAS BLEEDING AN AIR TANK AND TRYING TO ADJUST THE AIR TANK VALVE. THE LOAD OUT OPERATOR CAME DOWN FROM THE PLATFORM AND NOT SEEING THE DRIVER, DROVE THE TRUCK FORWARD; RUNNING OVER THE DRIVER WHO WAS UNDER THE UNIT. LEFT ARM REMOV
ENGING STALLED W/LOSS OF HYDRAULIC STEERING DRIVER PANICKED JUMPED FROM MACINE AND STRAINED BACK ON IMPACE