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EE WAS FOUND SITTING IN HIS HAUL TRUCK AT THE CRUSHER DUMP PIT. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. 911 WAS CALLED. AFTER HE WAS STABLIZED, I FOUND WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, AT Q & 2 INTERSE CTION, WHERE A POOL OF BLOOD & HIS EYE GLASSES WERE FOUND. HE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SICK, RELEASED HIS SEAT BELT, LEANED OUT THE DOOR TO THROW UP & FELL OUT. WE WILL NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ON UNLEVEL FLOOR AND TWISTED KNEE.
DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER ROTOR, CRUSHER ROTOR TURNED CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN ROTOR HAMMER & CRUSHER WALL.
BELT TRIPOUT THEBELTWAS FULL OF ROCK& HOPPER WAS FULL STARTED SHOVELING ROCK OFF BELT & HOPPER WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED LOST FOOTING TWISTED LOWER BACK TORE MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
STEPPED OFF SIDE OF CRUSHER FRAME FOOT SLIPPED & SHAFT GUARD HANGER CAUGHT ABDOMEN
GREASING BELTS INJURED LEFT LEG STEPING FROM TAIL WHEEL OFF 1 1/2 INCH BELT.
PULLED SHOULDER GOING DOWN LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK.
INJURED COULD NO LONGER WORK DUE TO BILATERAL ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.THIS IS A RE-OCCURANCE FROM ACCIDENT DATES 01-31-91. DATE LAST WORKED 02-14-92.
INJURED WAS CHARGING A FACE ROUND. WHEN BENDING OVER, HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE OUT IN HIS BACK. SPRAINED BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A ROCK HUNG IN FEEDER. WHEN STRIKING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A ROCK CHIP GLANCED RIGHT EYE CAUSING A SLIGHT BLUR IN VISION EE HAD GLASSES WITH HIM BUT WAS NOT WEARIN G THEM. DR FLUSHED EYE AND VISION RESTORED 100%
EE ENTERED THE GENERATOR TRAILER AND SLIPPED INSIDE THE TRAILER HITING HIS KNEE ON GENERATOR FRAME. EMPLOYEE WAS NOTED HAVING SLIMEY MUD ON SHOES. HIS KNEE WAS X-RAYED AND NOTHING SHOWED UPON IT.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER AT CRUSHED STONE STOCKPILE LOADING CO. LEASED TRUCKS FOR BARGE LOADING. FROZEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE FROM STOCKPILE AND LANDED ON FRONT HALF OF LOADER. PUSHING WINDSHIEL D ONTO THE OPERATOR.
HE WAS WELDING ON A METAL PLATE. WHILE POSITIONING THE PIECE, HIS FINGERS WERE BURNED BY THE ARC. LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH AND PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE. BURNED THE EYE.
HYDRAULIC HOSE SNAPPED LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
HELPING CHANGE SCREEN CLOTHS IN SHAKER SCREEN HIS HEAD STRUCK IRON CHUTE DID NOT HAVE HAT ON
EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH INJURED STARTED TO LOOSEN THE BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS CONTACTED THE FLAME FROM THE CUTTING TORCH
DRILLER CLIMBED UP ON THE LOADER TO TALK TO THE OPERATOR. AS HE STARTED TO GET OFF THE LOADER, THE OPERATOR TURNED THE LOADER STARTING TO BACK IT UP. AS HE TURNED THE LOADER, A PIPE ON THE LO ADER HIT HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MOTOR WHILE DOING SOME WORK ON IT AND STRAINED CHEST.