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Team member was washing area with fire hose in between head chutes. The hose ripped and team member moved to take cover and ran into a portion of the conveyor structure.
TM entered loader work zone in pickup and parked without acknowledgement from loader operator. TM was jarred in cab when loader backed into right side of pickup. Originally first aid. TM received medical treatment on 8/11/2022.
A wildfire broke out on lands adjacent to the A.R. Wilson Quarry to the north side of the overburden conveyor system. A laborer in the area called emergency services. The fire and cause are still under investigation by responsible regulatory agencies and Graniterock.
TM was in the process of cleaning up after a job. TM threw used liner over handrail. Handrail gave way causing team member to fall to the ground, approximately 20 feet.
Team member was lifting materials & operating a skid steer to haul junk wheels to a dumpster. Felt pain in back while operating skid steer.
Contractor was cutting an opening in a rubber lined chute when the rubber liner caught fire. Contractor attempted to extinguish the fire with a water hose. The plastic screen media above the chute proceeded to catch fire which then ignited a conveyor belt overhead, damaging the chute, screen, belt and nearby components.
When the team member stepped off the last rung onto the ground the team member planted foot wrong and rolled ankle.
Team member was changing rollers on 4127 conveyor, stepped on uneven ground and rolled right ankle. Originally first aid. EE received medical treatment on 7/1/21.
Team member was shoveling aggregate spillage. When they went to take another scoop they hit something hard, breaking the shovel and injuring their left groin area.
Team member was hammering a tooth into an adapter with a single jack style hammer. The hammer impacting the tooth caused a metal chip to fly up resulting in team member retaining a metal fragment in chin. Injury was originally first aid. Medical treatment was not provided until 8/11/2020.
D-6 Dozer made contact with 740 Water truck during washing activity. Water truck was parked and as dozer moved forward the blade made contact with the front right tire. The contact caused the tire to pop and drop the water truck. The event led to EE seeking medical attention for back pain.
Team member hit EE's finger with a 10 pound hammer.
Team member was on hands and knees moving a screen. When the team member moved, felt a sharp pain in lower back.
Team member stepped into a divot causing the team member's knee to jam. Initially this injury was considered first aid. Physical therapy was requested on 9/19/19 making this reportable.
While attempting to manually flip the spindle of 988F Loader with a fellow worker to drain the oil from the brake packs, it slipped off the forklift forks and struck EE's arm.
Team Member reported eye irritation resulting in conjunctivitis from exposure to airborne foreign particulates following the use of a grinder while wearing safety glasses and face shield. Examination by ER physician did not find a foreign object or corneal abrasion in the affected eye.
Removing rear differential fill plug from a 777G. Tried pushing down on breaker bar plug and it didn't move. Felt popping in right shoulder and shooting pain down right arm.
Team Member was cleaning the screen chute by hand. While unloading rock out of 4209 discharge a large rock shifted and hit the back of Team Member's right hand. Originally first aid only. Team Member did not seek medical treatment until 11/26/18.
Team Member was operating loader in the sand yard. Team member turned on the AC and a foreign object flew out of the AC vent and into right eye.
Team Member was operating 627 Scraper and rolled over.
Received confirmation from audiologist on 6/21/18 that team member had hearing loss in right ear due to cumulative trauma while performing work as a Heavy Duty Repairmen/Welder.
Team member was changing a roller with the help of another team member. As the team members turned the frame sideways on its back to change the roller out, the frame fell and caught the team member's thumb bending it over.
Team member was shoveling 4" rock when team member's right foot slipped and twisted when the rock under foot shifted causing pain in team member's right knee.
After turning and starting down steps on push frame (blade arm) to dismount dozer, Team Member's foot missed the step causing employee to fall to the ground.
Team Member felt pain in right elbow while attempting to start weed eater. This was initially reported as first aid. On November 13, 2017, ee was given prescription medication for the continuing pain in elbow making this injury reportable.
Hearing loss in right ear due to cumulative trauma while performing work as truck driver.
Team Member was loosening coupling bolt when handle on pipe wrench broke resulting in strain in right shoulder.
Team Member picked up several pieces of steel with both hands while wearing protective gloves, but the steel cut through the gloves and lacerated the left thumb.
Team Member was standing near the tail of the 4157 conveyor resting their hand on top of a horizontal steel member. A 4" rock fell from the 4153 conveyor approximately 12 feet above. The rock struck EE's left hand causing a fracture to the fourth metacarpal of EE's hand.
EE was removing torque converter from engine that was still installed in the 775 rock truck. EE had EE's left hand on the oil fill neck of the torque converter. EE was using a pry bar in EE's right hand to help remove the converter. When the torque converter came loose, it popped to the side and pinched EE's left hand against the truck frame.
Team Member inadvertently skipped two steps of stairs and fell forward. EE reached the landing feet first but felt EE's knee hyperextend. Team Member immediately felt pain in knee. The injury was classified first aid until 5/2/16 when the doctor requested physical therapy and prescription medication.
Operator inadvertently lowered the loader bucket while approaching the Krupp Crusher feed hopper. The loader was too close to the hopper causing the loader boom to contact edge of hopper jarring the operator in the cab.
Team Member walking and stepped on 3" rock twisting EE's knee.
IT Team Member from Corporate Office was at the Quarry to install a 60+ lb UPS unit. Team member was sliding the UPS unit into a closet and right pinky finger was caught in the line of fire and bent back. IT Team Member reported the injury on 2/27/16 to Manager.
Team Member developed pain in his left thumb from operating his joystick controls in his loader.
Team Member was exiting portable restroom and tripped on a support leg to a light plant. Team Member fell to the ground onto his hands and knees. Did not seek medical treatment until 9/24/15.
While placing cribbing under the dredge a rail road tie shifted and smashed the tip of left middle finger
Team member was rotating pump drive sheave by hand to check for contact with guard when finger became caught between sheave and v-belt.
Team member stepped on a shackle and twisted his ankle.
Team member didn't seek doctor until 12/8/14. He was dumping material from floor sweeper hopper into dumpster. Hopper (21"x10"x10") started to slip from team member's grasp. He felt pain when he tried to regain control of the hopper.
Team member reporting feeling pain in lower back when pull cord halted or recoiled while starting trash pump motor. Did not seek medical attention until 4/10/14. Returned to work with restrictions same day.
The contractor EE was repairing a conveyor belt. The EE was pulling back a section of rubber/top cover from the conveyor belt's damaged area. A section of the top cover broke loose abruptly resulting in a backwards motion of the contractor EE's Right Arm/Elbow, subsequently the Right Arm/Elbow made contact with a piece of metal which was part of the structure in the work area.
Team member reported to supervisor on March 6, 2014 that he had been exposed to poison oak while repairing a damamged pipe. Team member was sent to doctor on March 6, 2014. He was diagnosed and treated for poison oak dermatitis. Team member was released to work on March 7, 2014.
Team member was driving the utility vehicle from the Blue House area to the office. While driving downgrade near the Recycle area, the vehicle began to slide and turned into the berm on the right side of the road. The front of the vehicle contacted the berm then rolled over onto the passenger side. Team member received a concussion and laceration to the left side of the head.
Team member injured his left knee when he turned while shoveling in a trench.
Injured reported that while attempting to unplug a drain pipe, he walked between the water truck and the wash plant to access the drain pipe when he caught his right forearm on a piece of sharp metal protruding from a steel beam
Injured worker lacerated the index and middle fingers of his left hand when fingers were caught between the bearing housing being lowered onto a pallet by an overhead hoist and a nearby maintenance workbench when the load shifted. Lacerated fingers required sutures.
While opening transmission service door away from his body, Team Member's left middle finger became caught between door handle and surface of service door, resulting in fracture to tip of middle finger.
While operating D-8 dozer, moving in reverse, dozer dropped unexpectedly on uneven terrain, jolting injured worker. Injured worker felt pain in lower back.
While handling a light fixture, it started to fall. The injured worker caught it with his right hand. The fixture had sharp edges which cut his index finger and bruised his middle finger.