Ratliff Ready Mix was on site to pour a new pad for a screen. The truck was leaning slightly to one side. A chute started to swing toward an employee. EE did not see the chute moving in their direction. The driver said "Look Out" but it was too late. The employee was struck in the knee by the metal chute. EE's knee cap was dislocated to the side of leg. EE was taken to hospital.
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Showing all 12Employee was using a cutting wheel on a hand held grinder to cut a piece of metal. When cutting the metal, the grinder jumped forward resulting in contact with the employee's hand. The employee was wearing all proper PPE for the task being done.
Employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a belt. The pipe wrench slipped causing him to lose balance & footing. While attempting to regain footing he hit his head (the back of head) on a ladder. This forced his hard hat up & cut the rear of his head. The cut was about 2 inches in length requiring staples at the doctor's office.
WE HAD JUST REPAIRED THE LEGS ON A 50 PT CONVEYOR. REMOVED LOADER & COMEALONGS. WAS REMOVING WELD LEAD WHEN CONVEYOR COLLAPSED CRUSHING EE.
HOISTING BULK SAWED MATERIAL, A 40 LB PIECE SLUFFED OFF AND HIT HIS FOOT. WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS. HIT ABOVE ON CROWN OF FOOT.
OTHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE HOIST CABLE FROM THE DRAGLINE. THE CABLE GOT STUCK SO. ANOTHER WAS ON THE CAB OF DRAGLINE TRYING TO RELEASE THE CABLE. EE JUMPED UP ON THE TRACKS OF THE DRAG LINE TO ASSIST OTHER HOWEVER OTHER WAS UNAWARE TTHAT HE JUMPED UP ON THE TRACKS AND AT THE SAME TIME THE CABLE WAS RELEASED. THE CABLE SWUNG OVER AND CAUGHT EE ACROSS THE FACE AND THROW EE AP
POURING CEMENT-EE PUSHING WHEELBARROW. TRIPPED ON WIRE MESH AND HIT HIS HEAD ON WHEELBARROW-RESULTING IN 6 STITCHES TO FOREHEAD NEAR LEFT EYE.
EE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT RUSTY METAL OUT OF CHUTE. HOLDING METAL WITH RIGHT HAND, EE REACHEDOVER WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO PICK UP BURNING TORCH& SUSTAINED 2ND DEG. BURNS TO LEFT WRIST AREA
EE STAGING ROCK TO BE SPLIT. GOT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF MOXY JUMPED DOWN TO GROUNDWHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE FELT A STING IN LOWER BACK
EE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER BLET WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & HE CUT HIS LEFT INSIDE THIGH AREA
REMOVING TIRES FROM CRUSHER.