Pit #7 ValleyMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was on a platform washing down the plant when EE was observed collapsing to the floor. CPR was performed until EMTs arrived and EE was transported to the hospital for a heart attack.

Loader Operator began having neck pain approximately two weeks prior to reporting. Employee believes the symptoms are from ""bumping around in the loader.""

Employee was cleaning a material pipe when the water pressure caused material to come out of the pipe and strike EE in the chin. Resulted in a laceration to the chin.

Employee was changing a filter on the diesel engine on the dredge. When pulling the filter out of the housing, the handle on the filter broke, cutting the employee's right middle finger.

Pulling the power cable to the electric dredge when the cable was going over a chain that was hooked to the railing the rope slid off causing the railing to come loose and strike the ee knocking him down. He grazed his head on the edge of the dredge air conditioner. He also injured his left knee.

Slipped while going down wet dredge steps, fell on steps bruising low back and side. 3 days off restricted work activity. Full release on 4/8/11

EE stepped down onto the rubber dredge hose which was 2 feet lower than steel platform, when a 500 lb steel sheave & block slipped off a steel platform & struck his left ankle with a glancing blow, causing a deep abrasion & fracture. The abrasion required 3 layers of stitches.