EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN INCLINE IN AN EMPTY TRUCK & HIT A POT HOLE, STRAINING BACK. THE ORIGINAL INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED AS FIRST AID BUT BECAME A LOST TIME AFTER 5/12/04, A DR.'S VISIT & PHYSICAL THERAPY WERE PRESCRIBED.
Lemont Quarry & MillMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2001–2004
- Latest incident
- Apr 2004
Reportable incidents
6 on file2004 · 1 incident
2003 · 1 incident
EE WAS DOING REPAIRS INSIDE CRUSHER, PLACED HIS HAND ON BRASS SOCKET RING AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE.
2002 · 3 incidents
EE OPERATING LOADER TO REBUILD BERM ON RAMP, LOST POWER, BRAKES & HYDRAULICS - ROLLED FORWARD OVER EDGE OF RAMP, LOADER ROLLED ONTO LEFT SIDE & SLID ABOUT 20' TO REST ON BENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A JAM IN OR UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED OR ROLLED OVER PINCHING HIS HAND AND BREAKING ONE FINGER.
AFTER INSPECTING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN A LOADEREE STARTED WALKING BACK TOWARDS THE SHOP. EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURED ANKLE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.
2001 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY PULLING CONVEYER BELT OVER THE DRIVE PULLEY OF A CONVEYER USING THE V-BELTS ON THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY TO TURN THE HEAD PULLEY WHEN HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THE V-BELTS. THE UNIT WAS LOCKED OUT AND EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED THUMB,AND THUMB WAS PUT IN A SPLINT.