While an employee was using a torch to thaw a water line, a Rock came off the plant and struck the employees right hand.
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Showing all 31Employee was using a chipping motion with a bar to knock ice off of a screen deck prior to running. While doing this, employee's hand made contact with the plant causing a "right fifth metacarpal fracture"
Employee was using sledge hammer to knock a shaft out of a water pump for rebuild. While swinging the hammer, employee felt a pop in EE's left side.
DRIVER WEIGHED AT THE SCALES FOR DELIVERY AND WAS OVERWEIGHT. DRIVER PULLED OFF TO OUR DUMP OFF BIN TO DUMP SOME MATERIAL BEFORE BEING WEIGHED AGAIN. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN TO UNLOCK TAILGATE, DRIVER SLIPPED ON STEPS AND TRIED TO CATCH SELF ON THE MUFFLER COVER. THE SHARP EDGES ON THE MUFFLER COVER CUT RIGHT RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.
Employee was pressing a sleeve out of crusher with a port a power. After pressing it out, employee began disassembling port a power. During this time the steel cross bar that was holding the port a power fell and struck EE's finger.
Employee reached up through a guard to check belts shortly after the machine turned off. The machine was still in motion and the belts took the employee's fingers through the pulley.
Employee was walking to car at the end of day when employee lost balance and fell.
Employee was loosening bolt on a screen. While trying to keep the nut secure, the nut turned and pinched EE's thumb resulting in a small laceration.
Employee was performing maintenance to an articulating truck. As they were loosening the caliper bolts, employee was pushing down on a breaker bar. The bolt came loose and the employee fell forward into the truck, causing a laceration to the eye.
Employee was getting bag out of Pickup truck. Employee stepped on tire to reach bag. Upon lowering back to the ground, the employees leg was injured.
Employee was assisting repair in a conveyor belt that broke. While untwisting the belt a rock that was twisted up in the belt came loose and fell, bounced off the beam of the take up pulley and struck the employee.
Performing engine repair on 992C Wheel Loader. Cleaning air filter with sanding pad attachment. Piece of metal flew into Left eye. Eye became irritated next day. Given Rx and referred to ophthalmologist 7/13.
While climbing down a ladder on the plant, the employee slipped and fell into the ladder on the right side.
Employee was unloading a box of welding rods from a truck. The box slipped and while trying to maintain control of the box the employee felt a pull in their shoulder/arm.
Employee was using a cutting wheel to cut a bearing out of a crusher. While cutting the bearing the wheel kicked back and cut the employees right arm.
Employee(#1) was installing an accumulator on a CAT 980H Loader with the assistance of a Quarry employee (#2). #2 was holding accumulator while #1 was removing bolts. #1 saw #2 struggling with holding up the part and came down to assist. When #1 took hold of part, #2 let go of part and the unexpected transfer of weight caused #1 to strain upper back muscles.
Employee was cleaning out a feeder shoot on the plant. While clearing out a tree root, employee brushed up against the shoot and cut arm.
Employee was carrying a container of welding rods and cut fingers on the container.
Employee fell from a ladder on the plant at the remco 3000 crusher at the back-end.
After employee finished fueling the drill, employee was putting hoses away. While walking to the truck to hang the nozzle, employee tripped over track marks left in the ground from the drill.
Employee slipped on ice while climbing down from a loader. EE caught self with EE's arm and felt a pull in EE's shoulder.
Employee was climbing down a ladder after making repairs to a 992D Loader, when the ladder slipped out from underneath him causing him to fall. while falling he made contact with the tire and injured his back/neck.
Employee was climbing Ladder of haul truck when the employee felt his knee give out.
Employee was dusting off the windshield of a CAT 773 Haul Truck with a rag prior to his shift. While dusting it, his hand swung down and hit the bar below the windshield. (this bar is used for climbing up the truck) This resulted in a dislocated pinky finger on his right hand.
Employee was pulling the torque wrench while standing on a set of stairs. As the employee was pulling, hit weight shifted causing the stairs to slide. The employee's knee twisted to the right and his body fell to the left. His leg went forward and hit the frame of the truck.
The maintenance crew was moving a conveyor up the ramp to the top of the tunnel stockpile area. A Kobelco LK 300A wheel loader was used to move the conveyor up the ramp. The chain used to lift the one end slipped through the eye in the bucket, causing the loader to overturn on the employee who was walking on the left side of the machine.
The truck owner was replacing a bolt in a pony axle. The owner had a bottle jack under one axle tire and a wooden block under the axle tire beside it. The owner then lowered the axles from the cab, positioned himself on a creeper between the 2 raised axle tires. The jack came out from under one axle tire; crushing the owner.
EE WAS DISASSEMBLING THE FMC MF800 VIBRATORY FEEDER. THE EE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE FASTNERS FOR THE SECOND COUNTERWEIGHT WHEN THE FIRST COUNTERWEIGHT SPUN ON THE SHAFT. THE EE S RI GHT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTERWEIGHTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH EMET GUTIERREZ CHANGING A HOIST CABLE ON DB-04C AN 80D NORTHWEST CRANE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE 1 1/8"CABLE WHILE IT WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE HOIST DRUM OF THE CRANE. IT CAME FREE STRIKING THE EE IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE FUEL TRUCK FT-03C, WITH AN UNPROTECTED RAZOR BLADE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT OF THE CAB, HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE RAZO R BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVEING A 4 LB. HAMMER WHICH WAS USED AS A BLOCKING DEVICE ON THE 6'X14' SCREEN DECK. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREEN DECK FRAME AND THE HAMMER HANDLE.