EE was knocking build up out off the screen discharge hopper with a 3' pry bar. EE went to hit a piece of buildup on the hopper, and the bar hit a crossmember causing it to be knocked out of EE's hands. The bar fell and hit the inside of EE's left ankle causing a scratch that became infected.
Employee was chiseling frozen dirt from the frozen screen rail & the hammer slipped out of hand and hand continued into the frozen dirt. Employee did not think it was broken only bruised. Notified the company when happened and was going to ice and otc pain meds if pain continued. Over the weekend swelling went down & employee noticed bone displacement and went in for x-ray.
Employee was driving the stakes for the stacker with an 8 lb slug hammer and pinched sciatic nerve.
Employee was trying to clean over the 5th wheel plate as material was piling up. Attempted to clear material with a metal bar and the metal bar caught in the roller and pulled hand up into the belt. Employee called on radio and called for emergency shut off.
Employee slipped and leg hit the frame causing a laceration that required stitches.
Employee was reaching in the back of the semi-trailer, the wind was blowing and the door blew shut on employee squishing him between the trailer frame and door. He complained of upper left chest pains.
Employee was in a rush, remembered to put on his hard had, and hit his head on the door frame.
Crew was adding a conveyor to the plant. Employee was hooking the conveyor with a chain to a loader tooth when operator prematurely raised the loader bucket, pinching employee's left wrist between conveyor and cross beam. He has a contusion to wrist and medication.
Standing on catwalk of jaw. He was using a pry bar cleaning a clay chunk out of chute. He felt pain in his right knee. He didn't report pain until next day to his supervisor.
Cutting belting on conveyor. Razor knife slipped cutting his left thumb, requiring 5 stitches to close wound.
Climbing a ladder and fell off. Elbow struck ground causing pain in arm up to neck. Employee didn't report accident until 8-2-07, two days after accident happened.
Two employees were horseplaying. The first employee had the other in a head lock then fell down, hitting the other's head on the ground causing a mild concussion.
EE was standing in mud which the rain caused. He turned his body in order to take a step. EE felt his foot pop and he was in pain. The doctor said that he broke his right ankle.
Struck left hand thumb with hammer while changing out tooth on loader. Caused contusion on thumb.
EE was putting conveyor belt in conveyor. He felt pain in his neck as something popped in his neck. Dr reported he had cervical strain.
Removing a bolt with a crescent wrench. Wrench slipped off the nut a struck EE in the nose. He had just had surgery for a dievated septum and was healing when he hit his nose with wrench. He had to have his nose re-set again.
Employee was changing oil in the cone. As he removed plug the drain valve also unscrewed and hot oil splashed onto two fingers of the left hand burning him.
A LARGE ROCK WAS STUCK ON CONVEYOR. EE WAS PUSHING ON ROCK & FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER FROM STRAINING.
EE was helping to remove screen, when it slipped sideways striking ee right forearm causing a contuison he reported the lake clinic. He was treated with splint pain meds and motrid and returned to work on light duty restriction for 7 days.
Employee was standing near another employee welding and a small spark was carried by the wind and blew into his left eye. He went to Lake Clinic the next day when he finally reported the incident to his supervisor.
Changing a tooth on a loader, using a hammer to drive it on when a piece of metal flaked off and punctured his skin on his chest. He went to a doctor, they removed the metal and put two stitches and allowed employee to return to work full duty.
EE WAS CUTTING A BELT USING A KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A CONVEYOR TO MAKE A REPAIR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE IRON FRAME, LACERATING HIS KNEE. IT TOOK STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. NO LOST TIME.
THE EE WAS WORKING NEAR A CREW THAT WAS WELDING. EE DID NOT PROTECT HIS EYES BY WEARING EYE PROTECTION. THAT NIGHT HIS EYES BEGAN TO BURN. HE WENT TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OF HOSPITAL. THEY GA VE HIM PAIN MEDICATION AND TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME THE NEXT DAY.
PULLING ON A CHAIN BEING USED TO LIFT A CONVEYOR. THE CHAIN BECAME STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE PULLED HARDER ON THE CHAIN WHEN IT FREED UP IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH. TWO TEETH (MIDDLE BOTTOM) WERE K NOCKED LOOSE. EE WILL BE CHECKED IN ABOUT A WEEK TO SEE IF ANY TREATMENT WILL BE NEEDED.
LOADING EQUIPMENT TO MOVE CRUSHER, WHEN EE STEPPED ON A CONVEYOR & LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO RAIN & SNOW ON EQUIPMENT. INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE AS HESTRUCK THE FRAME ON CONVEYOR
EE WAS LOADING SOME 8X8 BOARDS ONTO A TRANSPORT TRUCK PREPARING TO MOVE CRUSHER TO A NEW PIT. HE DROPPED THE BOARD ON HIS FINGER, HE NEEDED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS REMOVING THE SCREENS ON THE CRUSHER AND PULLED THE SCREEN OVER HIS ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHEN HE TURNED, RUNNING THE FLAME ACROSS THE RIGHT HAND OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAUSING A BURN TO HIS HAND.
EE WAS WORKING BY ANOTHER EE THAT WAS WELDING,HEWATCHED WITHOUT A WELDING HELMET AND BURNED HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYER BELT. HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH.
EE WAS HITTING A CHISEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE HEAD FELL OFF AND STRUCK EE ON HIS PINKY FINGER OF L. HAND CAUSING HIM U LOOSE NAIL AND REQUIRED STITCHES TO REPAIR WOUND.
ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE GRIZZLY. EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE ROCK TO FREE IT. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HE SMASHED HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
LABORER WAS BREAKING OUT A STUCK ROCK IN FEED TRAP WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED A LOAD OF ROCK AND MISSING THE FEED HOPPER, DUMPING THE LOAD ONTO THE LABORER.
EE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL & SWUNG HIS LEGS OUT DOWN 4 STEPS TO THE GROUND THIS CAUSED THE HAND RAIL TO BE PULLED OUTO F ITS FRAME WORK MAKING' EE TO FALL TO GROUND EE HAS STRAINED LEFT SHOULD ER
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN IRON FEED PLATE FOR THE BARMAC, UP ON A CAT WALK, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OBSERVING CRUSHER AFTER THE POWER WAS SHUT OFF. AS THE CRUSHER WAS SLOWING TO A STOP A LARGE ROCK BOUNCED UP HITTING GUARD. THE GUARD BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EE IN FACE, CAUSED LACERATIO N.
AS EE WAS PLACING THE RUBBER GASKET FOR THE CHUTE LIP THE LOAD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT EE'S L RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND THE FRAME OF THE CRUSHER. THE FINGER HAD AN AVULSION AND BROKEN BONE.
A LARGE CHUNK OF FROZEN DIRT & ROCK FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR ONTO EE STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD NEAR HIS LEFT EAR.