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EMP WAS SERVICING AN EXCAVATOR. WENT TO STEP DOWN OFF THE RIGHT TRACK AND DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF MUD OR A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EMP IS MECHANIC FOR HOLT REFAK IS EQPT CO. ANKLE SWELLED SO EMS WAS CALLED TO TAKE HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

EE WAS SHOVELING UP LOOSE MEDIA. HE SAID HE WONT TURNING OR TWISTING AND HAD HIS KNEES BENT. ALL OF A SUDDEN HE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK, HIS KNEES BUCKLED AND HE DARN NEAR DROPPED TO HI S KNEES. HE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE. REHAB CTR SAID HE HAD DISC PINCHING NEVER AND SINCE HE WAS SO TALL, HIS OVERRAL POSTURE HAS TO BE DEALT WITH. SLOUCHES TO MUCH AND MUST DO EXERCISES

EE WAS ON HIS WAY OUT TO CHECK FLUID LEVELS IN THE QUARRY EQUIP. 950 LOADER OPERATOR HAD DUG SMALL TRENCH ACROSS ROAD AREA TO GET RID OF WATER. OVERHEAD LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN EE PUSHED BUTTON FO R AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENER. AS HE WALKED OUT HE STUMBLED OVER SMALL FURROUGH LEFT BY LOADER OPERATOR. HIS NEXT STEP WAS DOWN ON ICEY PATCH & HE FELL ON RIGHT HIP.

THE SUPERVISOR IN THE QUARRY, EE HAD JUST CKECKED HIS DIESEL FUEL PUMP AND WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS OFFICE AND HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY PATCH. THE RESULT WAS A SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE & FRACTURE OF KN EE CAP.

HE WAS TRYING TO FIND A LEAK IN A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE DRILL RIG. SEVERAL HOSES; 30 TO 40 ARE ALL BUNCHED IN ONE AREA AND MAKE IT HARD TO FIND. HE PUT HIS HAND ON A HOSE AND TOLD THE OPERATOR TO GIVE IT SOME DOWN PRESSURE. THE FLUID FROM THE HOSE RIPPED OPEN THE SKIN BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FIRST FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE AND OTHER WERE LOADING AN EMPTY OXYGEN TANK INTO THE BACK OF THE MAINTENANCE PICK UP TRUCK. EE LEFT LEG SLIPPED AND IT HIT THE BUMPER OF THE PICK UP TRUCK. HE DID NOT THINK TO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL A LARGE KNOT HAD APPEARED ON HIS SHIN.

HE WAS DIGGING IN PLASTER PILE. HIT AREA WHERE DIGGING HAS HARD. THE WALL DID NOT COME COMPLETELY DOWN WHEN BLASTED. TWO ALRGE ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND WERE INT EH LOADER BUCKET AND TEETH CAUH T, REAR WHEELS OF LOADER CAME OFF THE GROUND. WHEN THE TEETH PULLED LOOSE, THE REAR WHEELS DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND ONE LARGE ROCK IN.

EE & OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REPAIRING C-21 ROCK CHUTE. EE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO CLEAN AWAY DIRST. THE AIR HOSE BLEW OFF AIR PIPE AND HIT HIM WHO WAS STANDING BEHIND OTHER EMPLOYEE.

DOOR HINGES BROKE AND DOOR FELL OFF CAB OF DOZER. INJURED PICHED UP DOOR AND WENT TO PUT IT INSDIE CAB. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK PUSHING DOOR UP INTO CAB, FACING TOWARD REAR OF DOZER, WH EN DOOR SLIPPED. HE GRABBED TOP OF DOOR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND IN THE PROCESS CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. THIS AREA OF DOOR HAD BROEKN PART OF HINGE STICKING OUT AND WE F

HE WAS UNDERNEATH R-35 EUCLID TRUCK WITH A GRINDER. HE HAD HIS PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES ON AND A FACE SHIELD. AS HE WAS GRINDING, A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS ALMOST LYING DOWN WHILE HE WAS GRINDING AND IT IS FELT THAT THIS POSITION ENHANCED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FOREIGN ENTERING HIS EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING RIGHT REAR BATTERY FROM 950 FRONT END LOADER, WHICH IS SITUATED UNDER THE OPERATORS SEAT SEAT WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND FELL BACK DOWN ON EE LEFT ARM. INVESTIGATION FOUND LATC H ON SEAT TO WORK PROPERLY, BUT EE DID NOT CHECKTO SEE IF HE HAD THE SEAT LATCHED BEFORE HE BEGAN WORK.

EE WAS SHOVELING UP SPILLED ROCK UNDERNEATH THE SECONDARY CRUSHER PIT. HE WAS KICKING THE SHOVEL IN ORDER TO GET A SHOVEL LOAD OF ROCK. IN DOING SO, HE STRAINED THE MEDIAL COLLATERAL, RIGHT KN EE.

EE , AN EMPLOYEE OF KENDALL MARTIN, SLIPPED ON THE ICE, FELL TO THE GROUND-STRIKING HIS HEAD.

EE AND OTHER WERE REPAIRING AN 8 INCH PVC WATER LINE IN THE SINK FLOAT. A FLANGE WAS CLEANED AND EE PICKED UP THE PVC PRIMER AND BRUSH AND STARTED TO PRIME THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE FLANGE. EE TURNED TO FACE THE PIPE AT HEAD LEVEL WHILE OTHUER WAS BRUSHING AND SOME OF THE PRIMER SPLATTERED FROM THE BRUSH CATCHING EE IN THE FACE AND EYES.

NOT REALLY SURE. HE WAS WELDING IN MILL DEPT. ORGINALLY WHEN HE REPORTED HIS EYE WAS BOTHERING HIM, IT WAS TOUGHT HE GOT WELDING FLASH OR POSSIBLE DIRT IN THE EYE. IT WAS CLEANSED AND EYE D ROPS APPLIED. IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND ON 8-4-91, HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE DR. DID FIND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN THE EYE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT HE DID NOT LET ME KNOW SOONER.

QUARRY FOREMAN WAS CHECKING QUARRY ROCK BELT LINE AND IT WAS WINDY. DUST BLEW OFF OF QUARRY BELT AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. EYE WAS WASHED OUT AND THE NEXT DAY FOREMAN CALLED AND SAID IT STIL L BOTHERED HIM. HAD HIM GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

HE WAS GETTING UP FROMT HE MILL LUNCHROOM TABLE. HIS ROOT CUAGHT ON A CEMENT BLOCK THAT WAS UNDER THE SEAT BEING USED AS A CENTER SUPPORT. HE STARTED TO FALL & WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF BUT HIS MOUTH HIT THE CORNER OF THE TABLE CHIPPING HIS RIGHT FRONT TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE BUMPED ELBOW ON HOPPER WHILE SWINGING 8 LB. SLEDGE (ATTEMTPING TO UNPLUG ROCK FEEDER).

I.NAME REPLACING WORN OUT PIECE OF 4'' PIPE ON U-11 PUMP IN SINK FLOAT.HE AND I.NAME REMOVING PIPE TOGETHER.I.NAME HAD LOWER SECTION UNBOLTED AT RUBBER PINCH VALVE AND WAS REMOVING IT FROM VAL VE.I.NAME HOLDING TOP SECTION AT FLANGE WHEN I.NAMES PIECE WAS OUT PIECE REMOVED FROM PIPE ABOVE IT.HAD HAND ON FLANGE,TOP SECTION DROPPED DOWN AND SMASHED FINGERS BETWEEN FLANGES.

I.NAME HAD TAKEN AN ALTENATOR OFF THE DRILL RIG AND PLACED IT IN A VISE HE WANTED TO TAKE THE PULLEY OFF SO HE PUT A RATCHET ON THE PULLEY NUT AND WHEN HE PULLED THE RATCHET TO LOOSEN THE NUT THE PULLEY TURNED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE ALTENATOR THE ALTENATOR CAME OUT OF THE VISE AND FELL STRIKING I.NAME JUST ABOVE THE KNEE CAP ON HIS LEFT LEG

MECHANIC WAS RE1AIRING A CYLINDER FROM A SCRAPER WHEN HE WAS DISASSEMBLING THE CYCLINDER TO REPACK IT HE HAD THE END OF CYLINDER HANGING FROM THE BOOM HE WAS TAPPING THE TUBE WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAME APART AND 7HE SECOND STAGE DROPPED DOWN AND PINCHED THE FIRST FINGER AND MADE A SEVERE LACERATION ON HIS LEFT HAND

THE INJURED WAS3ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A MOTOR IN THE HOT-PIT CELLAR TO LUBRICATE IT.STUCCO HAD SPILLED FROM A SCREW IN THE CELLAR TO THE EXTENT THAT HE HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE PILE WHICH WAS SOL ID AND SLIDE DO4N THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO GET TO THE MOTOR.WHEN SLIDING DOWN THE SIDE,HIS RIGHT FOOT HIT THE MOTOR MOUNT WHICH HE WAS TO LUBRICATE.THE FOOT BOTHERED HIM AFTER THE CONTACT WAS MADE

I.NAME BLEW HOR3 TO CRUSHER OPERATOR TO START UP THE QUARRY ROCK BELT THE CRUSHER OPERATOR BLEW BACK AND HE STARTED UP THE BELT HE TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED BUILDUP ON A UNGUARDED TENSION ROLL AND TOOK METAL3BAR WITH SPADE ON END TO CLEAN THE ROLL METAL SPADE WAS PULLED IN I.NAME HELD ON AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO ROLL HE SHUT THE BELT OFF BY EMERGENCY CORD AND PULLED HIS ARM

I NAME, THE 9883LOADER OPERATOR, WENT TO GO UP THE STEPS OF THE LOADER. THE BOTOM STEP HAD BEEN HIT AND PUSHED IN AND I ALSO HAD A BUILDUP OF MUD ON MY FEET. WITH THE MUD AND BENT STEP MY FOOT FOOT SLIPPED AS3I PLACED IT ON THE STRP AND ALL MY WEIGHT PULLED ON MY LEFT ARM.I COMPLAINED OF MY SHOULDER(LEFT) HURTING ON THE BACK SIDE.

I,NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO DISLOADGE A ROCK WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE CRUSHER WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE WHICH AD A HOOK ON THE END OF THE CABLE. THE HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND THE PULLEY CAME OVER & HIT HIS HAND3WHICH WAS ON THE RAILING AROUND THE CRUSHER.

I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG THE FOLLOWER PLATE OT PUT OVER THE SHAFT ON U-9 MEDIA PUMP. HE RESTED THE PLATE ON TWO BOLTS. HIS END SLIPPED AND HIF FINGER GOT SMASHED IN BETWEEN THE FOLLOWER PLATE AND TH E SHAFT. HIS LI7TLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND AT THE NAIL END WAS SMASHED.

A FEED SCREW KI7KED OUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MILL.I NAME WENT FROM SECOND FLOOR TO PANEL ON FIRST FLOOR TO RESET THE SCREW.HE WENT BY WAY OF THE SALT SOLUTION TANK.THE FLOOR WAS SLIPPERY FROM SALT SOLUT3ON LEAKING FROM THE TANK AND MICMIXING WITH STUCCO.AS I NAME STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS,HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR.

I.NAME WAS UNPL6GGING THE WEST PEN CRUSHER THAT HAD A LARGE ROCK LODGED IN IT THE ROCK BROKE FREE & THE T-HANDLE OF THE POKING BAR CAME DOWN ON THE FINGER OF OPPOSITE HAND WHICH WAS AGAINST TH E FLANG EXCESS 2F THE OPENING

I NAME AND TWO 2THER MEN WERE PUTTING THE N. RAYMOND MILL BACK TOGETHER. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING HALF THE SHELL BACK TOGETHER. TWO WERE G UINGING THE SHE5L INTO PLACE WHILE I NAME WORKED THE COME A LONG THAT WAS BEING USED THE HOIST THE SECTION INTO PLACE. THE COME A LONG HOOK SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM OF SECTION LETTING THESECTION FAL

I.NAME CLEANING3UP ON TOP FLOOR OF MILL.WHILE SHOVELING PLASTER,HIT OVERHEAD BEAM WITH SHOVEL AND PLASTER DUST GOT INTO EYE.

I.NAME WAS HITT3NG THE FEEDER CHUTE TO THE RAYMOND MILL & IT HAD A HOLE IN IT WHEN THE MATERIAL LEG GO LAND PLASTER CAME OUT OF THE CHUTE AND ENTERED BOTH EYES

I,NAME HAD JUST3CAME INTO WORK AND WENT TO CHECK WITH THE DAY SHIFT QUARRY MAINTENANCE-MAN AS TO WHAT HE WAS DOING. THE FIRST SHIFT MAN WAS USING A TORCH TO HEAT AN OBJECT ON A PIECE OF EQUIPM ENT TO MOVE IT 3N PLACE AND WASALSO USING A PIECE OF SHAFTING TO PRY WITH. THE SHAFTING WAS HOT P I,NAME NOT KNOWING IT, GRABBED IT TO HELP THE MAN AND THUS BURNT THE PALM & FOUR FINGERS ON H

I NAME COULD NO7 GET #2 KETLE TO COME OFF SO HE CALLED THE FOREMAN AND THEY SHUT THE FIRE OFF IN ORDER TO CHECK IT I NAME OPENED THE DOOR ON THE FIREBOX AND PULLED SOME BRICKS OUT TO CHECK I WHEN HE PULLED 7HE BRICKS HOT PLASTER BLEW OUT ON HIM BURNING HIS LEFT HAND AND FOREARM HIS RT HAND AND A SMALL SPOT ON HIS CHIN

I.NAME MOVED T9H HOTSY PICKUP TRUCK IN PLACE TO WASH DOWN THE FUEL TRUCK BEFORE REPAIRS WERE TO BE MADE WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE HOTSY TRUCK HE SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS FIRST FINGER OF HIS RT HAND

I.NAME WS CLEANING OUT #3 KETTLE FIRE BOX AND HE PUT A BOARD DOWN TO STAND ON,. THE BOARD HAD A NAIL IN IT AND HE STEPPED ON IT.

I.NAME IS A CRISHER OPERATOR. HE HAD ROCK BRIDEIN THE HOPPER AND HE WAS TRYING TO POKE IN DOWN WITH A LONG STEEL BAR. IN DOING SO, THE ROCK LET GO AND IT HIT THE BAR. THUS CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET HIT BETWEEN THE BAR AND GUARD RAILING AROUND THE HOPPER.

CONE ON #5 ROCK TANK LET GO AND I.NAME WAS WORKING BELOW.GOT HIT WITH FALLING ROCK ON RIGHT FOREARM AND BACK.

I NAME PUT A 12FT LADDER UP ON F ROZEN GROUND TO FIX THE DRAG CHAIN ON NORTH LANDPLASTER TANK HE WAS WORKING APPROX 10 TO 8 FT OFF GROUND HE WENT UP AND DOWN LADDER SEVERAL TIMES HE COMPLETED REPAIR WORK AND LEFT OIL CAN UP BY THE CHAIN HE WENT UP LADDER TO RETRIEVE CAN AND FEET OF THE LADDER BROKE THROUGH FROZEN CRUST ON GROUND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO GROUND BELO