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While working the lime stockpile, a large portion of lime broke loose and hit the loader directly behind and to the left of the lift arms. The bent the bracket holding the outside mirror bring it through the door window. This caused the operator to sustain several superficial lacerations on his left arm.

Carter bin was connected to a D-8 dozer. Pin was pulled to release the dozer and the bin began to roll back. Employee attempted to stop the bin causing injury to right leg.

Employee was assisting in removing curtains. While pulling the curtains out of the way, he twisted and pulled his knee. He felt a slight pain and continued to work. Later that same day, while walking across the yard going to the break room, he felt something tear or stretch and had instant pain. Employee still felt it was nothing and continued to work through the week.

While assisting in the performance of maintenance on a Cat 330 excavator, employee struck in the right jaw area of his face with a glancing blow of a 16 pound sledge hammer. He was holding a metal bar, "with the use of a tie line"; the hammer glanced off the bar and still managed to strike him in the right jaw area of his face.

While trouble shooting a stack conveyor, where the belt was not moving, employee disconnected the power source. When he pulled the lever down, it failed, causing a flash fire.

Employee was assisting in replacing flashing on a conveyor under the primary crusher. He was cutting the flashing with a utility knife when the knife slipped out of the flashing cutting himself across the stomach area.

Employee was positioning his mobile equipment for refueling. While climbing out and as he stepped onto the ground, he twisted his right ankle and went down. Equipment was parked on a level area and the surface area was flat and free of tripping hazards. He stated that he isn't sure just what happened.

EE WAS LOADING A "POWDER POT" WITH 50 POUND BAGS OF ANFO. THE ANFO WAS STACKED ON THE BED OF A STINGER TRUCK ALONG WITH THE POWDER POT. WHILE MOVING THE ANFO FROM THE STACK TO THE POT, EE WRINCHED BACK

BRIGHT/SUNNY AFTERNOON, TEMP. 82 DEG. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE MOTOR ON A 60"-WIDE CONVEYOR. EE PULLED HIMSELF UP APPROX. 2 FEET AND RAMMED HIS HEAD INTO THE MOTOR HOUSING, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP AND FALL BACK. EE LANDED WITH FULL WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG, CAUSING SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT.

WEATHER WAS COOL & SUNNY. SETTING UP PLANT FOR PRODUCTION WHILE BACKING IN A DOLEY. AFTER MISSING THE KING PIN, EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO RESET THE LATCH ON THE HEAD PLATE. BEFORE THE LATCH WAS S ET, THE PLANT SLIPPED & PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN PLANT & HEAD PLATE.

NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. BRIGHT SUNNY DAY. NOTHING TO TRIP ON/OVER. EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE CAP HOUSE, BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF CAPS (APPROX. 15 LBS). HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND WENT DOWN TO HIS KNEES AND COULDN'T GET UP.

ON THE 20TH OF JANUARY 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 PM EE A LOADER OPERATOR FOR DOUDS STONE, INC WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A 4" WATER LINE THAT WAS USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE PIT TO A SETTLING POND, WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS CLEAR AND COLD, +OR- 17 DEGREES AND THEWATER LINE WAS FROZEN IN THE MUD. WHILE PULLING ON THE WATER LINE HE FELT A TWINGE AND BURNING

EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A PROBLEM WITH A MOTOR THAT PULLED A CONVEYOR. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE PANEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTROLLING THE CONVEYOR. THIS WAS CHECKED WITH THE POWER OFF THEN WITH THE POWER ON. HE INSERTED PRPROBES CAUSING AN ARC, RESULTING IN A FLASH OF HEAT & FLAME RESULTING IN SEVERE BURNS TO EE.

EMPLOYEE WASLINING UP BACK PLATE FOR PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE PLATE SHIFTED. THE EDGE OF THE PLATE KNOCKED OFF HIS HARD HAT AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE LEFT EAR AND A SMALL LACERATION TO HI S FOREHEAD.

HIS TAILGATE WOULD NOT CLOSE. A MINE EMPLOYEE OF OURS BROUGHT A LOADER TO HELP CLOSE THE TAILGATE. INJURED HELD A BOARD ON THE TAILGATE SO IT WOULDN'T GET SCRATCHED. WHEN THE LOADER MADE CO NTACT W/TAILGATE, INJURED'S FINGER WAS PINCHED. HE HAD A CUT THAT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.