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Employee was moving 4'x8' screens on tower 1 with another employee. They lifted the screens about 2 inches off the ground and approximately 10ft down the catwalk. Shortly after this process was completed the employee felt a strain in EE's stomach and noticed a protrusion from EE's belly button. Umbilical hernia.
Employee was getting out of the 982-M5 front end loader to inspect the surge stacker, which had stalled. They were climbing down the ladder and were on the second step from the top when they felt discomfort in their right leg.
An employee was changing out a bad motor on the 8 X 24 screen at the wash plant. EE removed the mounting bolts and then was using a prybar on the base of the motor to rotate it clockwise. While prying in an upward motion from the base of the motor the prybar slipped and EE's momentum caused EE's right hand to strike the electrical box on the side of the motor.
Natural Causes
Employee was grabbing a 5-gallon bucket of oil off the spill containment in the lube shed and placing it into the back of the pit truck when their right middle finger got wedged between the bucket and the handle injuring their finger.
Employee was climbing down the stairs of the Crane cab when the cab door unexpectedly closed due to windy weather and caused employee's lunch box to fall from employee's hands and down onto the floor of the crane near the hoist drums. The employee climbed down to the floor of the crane in between the hoist cables to pick up the lunch box and rolled left ankle.
Employee arrived at work around 7am and parked EE's vehicle in the employee parking lot near a loader that EE was going to use for the day. EE exited EE's vehicle and walked over to the loader to check the fluid and start it. As EE was walking around the loader EE slipped and fell on some ice that was hidden by some fresh snow.
Employee was using a 5ft long steel bar to unplug a chute with 8"x18" material on the RIPRAP trammel when ee pinched finger between the bar and a steel plate causing a laceration.
Employee was grinding off old welds on a conveyor drive pulley to replace pulley lagging when a piece of metal went pass EE's safety glasses and face shield and entered EE's right eye
Employee was operating the dragline when the wedge came out of the dump cable socket. As the employee began to reinsert the cable back into the socket with the help of another employee, the short end of the cable popped out of the socket and hit EE in the chin. Received 4 stitches to the chin.
Employee was standing on the platform next to his entry door on 980M Cat Loader to clean the 45 degree window off when his foot slipped off the platform; he was holding onto the mirror as this happened so he caught himself with his right arm on the mirror causing a strain to his bicep.
Employee was using an air compressor through a 2" line to clean out under a tail pulley and as he went to set the line down the ball valve turned on which caused the line to flair around and strike the lineman in the head causing a 2.5" cut required 4 staples to close.
While checking the top deck of the grizzly, employee tried to move a stone that was lying on top of the grizzly bars. He heard and felt a tear in his left biceps. Employee was rechecked on 07/08/2013 and put on restrictive duty.
Employee was pulling himself out of a chute and felt discomfort in his left shoulder. Employee was rechecked on 3-28 on put on light duty.
Employee was walking down stairs behind a feeder and stepped on a bolt that was lying on the ground, causing employee to twist his right ankle. Fracture to the bottom of the fibula.
Possible seizure truck bounced EE hit head on dash board area.
Employee was operating loader and backed away from backside of feed hopper, with bucket in a raised position. Traveled approx. 28 feet away from hopper with the bucket raised and backed up on unleveled ground causing loader to flip on it's side.
Employee was lifting himself out of the crusher housing, when his feet came out he turned his body to the left and felt a pop in his left rib cage.
Employee was repairing screen, as he lifted the balance wheel sheave with a 1 1/2 ton coffin hoist the nut on 1/2" eyebolt backed off, this allowed the balance wheel sheave to fall hitting employee on both legs below the knee, landing on the deck, and falling over onto right ankle. Contusion to both legs and right ankle.
Employee was walking onto Dredge from floating conveyor, he stepped onto Dredge and stepped into man hole for pontoon. This cover was removed by trespasser over the weekend. Employee fell onto his left side and lower ribs, contusion to left ribs.
Working on a guard and dust blew into employee's left eye.
Employee was putting a return roller up over his head, on conveyor #1, he slipped, and stepped backwards onto a rock, rolling his left ankle.
Ice was covered with snow and employee didn't see ice. Employee slipped on ice injuried right arm & shoulder. Employee was hurt on 12/11/09 and reported incident to management that day, at this time employee did not feel he needed to see doctor. On 1/4/10 reported pain in his shoulder, was sent to clinic and was put on restricted duty along with prescription medicine.
Michigan State Police came to the Holly Sand & Gravel site because a missing person and possible suicide had been reported. At 11:20 AM they found a body on Holly Sand & Gravel site. This person was not an employee of Holly Sand & Gravel. The deceased person had died for a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head.
Employee was outside of truck, loading material from a bin. Wind was blowing briskly, material that was falling onto conveyor belt was blown by the wind into empolees eyes.
Employee was changing screens on the plant and pounding on bolts with a hammer creating dust. The next day he woke up with his left eye sore/burning and went to the hospital. The injury was reported to the supervisor on the following Monday
Employee alledges while working on the north side of #3 tower, loosening bolts on the screen deck and pulling a wrench toward his body, he felt a pop in his right shoulder. The pain continued for the remainder of the day, increasing through the night. He went to the clinic the next day where he was given medication to take every 4 - 6 hours as well as restricted work duties.
Employee was putting a wiper on grizzly conveyor when it slipped out of cradle hitting him on the chin and then hit ladder, knocking him off. The ladder hit him below the knees on both legs. Originally this was a first aid only. Employee's second check up with doctor (10/22/07) revealed swealing of his left knee at which time he was put on restricted duty.
While replacing a tail pulley on the lignite conveyor, employee tried to move a gear box out of the way and felt a pull/pain in his lower back. Went to Wixom Occupational Health Center on 5/12/06 where they distributed 2 bottles of pills to him. Naproxen (500 mg) 14 pills and Skelaxin (800 mg) 12 pills.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN RADIATING FROM HIS GROIN DOWN HIS LEG AFTER OPERATING A SCRAPER.
Employee was operating a scraper when he ran the scraper over uneven ground causing him to be jostled. Employee was diagnosed with a fractured lumbar spine. Subsequent investigation revealed that cushion hitch had not been activated.
EE and co-worker were removing teeth from the drag bucket. Injured had a large pin hammer and co-worker had a sledge hammer, hitting the pin hammer. Pieces of steel from the tooth on the bucket chipped off and hit ee in the calf of his left leg. He ended up with a piece of steel lodged in his left calf.
Employee was repairing a splice on the field conveyor. While cutting out a patch to fill the hole, the utility knife passed through the belt (patch material) and struck right index finger. Finger was lacerated requiring 5 sutures and a tetanus shot.
While walking up hill in soft sand, employee's left knee buckled. Clinic gave employee a RX for #21, 800 mg Ibuprofen tablets as well as other restrictions that are not necessarily inhibiting him from doing his normal job.
While climbing out from underneath the Pioneer hopper, employee slipped on loose material. He caught himself with both hands and injured his left wrist in the process.
While wiring up a motor, employee picked up a piece of wire and his safety glasses dropped down on his nose and the wire then hit his left eye.
While lifting gate weights for placement onto edge of screen, employee felt a pull in his lower back.
WHILE WORKING ON A BEARING, A PIECE OF STEEL HIT THE EE'S FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HE HAD ANYTHING UNDER THE SKIN UNTIL 7/25/03 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AND THEY REMOVED THE FOREIGN BODY. NO DAYS LOST AND NO RESTRICTED DUTY.
SCREEN PANEL FELL OUT OF ANOTHER EE'S HAND WHILE INJURED EE WAS PASSING IT UP TO HIM ON THE NEXT LEVEL AND IT CUT THE END OF HIS NOSE AND PUFFED UP HIS LIP. HIS NOSE REQUIRED SUTURES THAT ARE TO BE REMOVED IN 7 DAYS.
EE STARTED A ROAD GRADER TO LOAD IT ON A LOW BOY& DISTURBED A BEE'S NEST IN THE DOOR RESULTING IN 3 BEE STINGS. HE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION & WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTIONS & RELEASED WITH NO RESTRIC TIONS. CLINIC INFORMATION WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 1/15/03.
THE INJURED EE AND 2 MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING A BOOM ON A MAINTANCE CRANE. BOOM SECTION FELL AND PINNED EE TO THE CRANE TRACK AND GROUND. FRACTURING LEFT LOWER LEG AND INJURY LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT UP THE BUTT SECTION OF A BOOM USING A PRY BAR TO PULL OUT A CO-WORKER FROM UNDERNEATH THE BOOM, THE EE INJURED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. EE DID NOT VISIT MEDICAL FAC
EE WAS INSTALLING A MUFFLER ON LOADER(ELI5). WHILE TWISTING IN A POSITION TO INSTALL MUFFLER, HEFELT A PULL IN HIS STOMACH AND THEN A SLIGHT PAIN.
SEAT ON EL-14 BROKE AND WHEN THE BUCKET IS USED THE SEAT BOUNCES AND PUSHES ON LOWER BACK.