Roaring Spring QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Employee identified with a confirmed work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) based on audiometric testing. The shift met MSHA recordable criteria for occupational hearing loss.

Coworker was walking up stairs to the parts room above the office when EE felt a pop in EE's knee. No slip, trip, or fall occurred. Coworker was evaluated at Nason Occupational Health and was prescribed a hinged knee brace.

A coworker was fabricating a feed box for a wash screw. The work was being done on EE's welding bench. An 18"" by 20"" plate EE had set on the top shifted and fell about 16"", crushing EE's right thumb. The injury resulted in medical treatment.

EE had completed housekeeping under the 600 Crusher Feed Tunnel Belt and was exiting from the back side of the belt. As EE planted left foot, it slipped on the wet surface and EE fell to the ground, injuring lower back. The injury resulted in restricted duty.

EE was dismounting a utility truck bed with the tailgate in the up position. As they stepped onto the step bumper, left foot slipped off the bumper causing them to fall to the ground landing on left side. Following self-care measures, EE was evaluated by a primary care provider on 1/24/23. The left shoulder injury resulted in restricted work activity.

EE was painting the underneath steel structure of a lowboy trailer from a rolling creeper. When the EE stood up, they felt discomfort in right knee. The EE applied self care measures until they were evaluated by a panel provider on April 14, 2022 when the injury became reportable.

EE picked up a battery charger and felt pain in EE's left shoulder area. EE was seen by medical provider on 9/28/2021 following 33 days of self-care. Pending MRI

EE was repairing a rear strobe/tail light on a Tri-Axle truck. EE removed cut resistant glove from Left hand to separate light fixture from wiring harness. EE then attached new light fixture to the wiring harness and pushed light fixture into position when EE's left 5th finger struck the tailgate slider causing a laceration.

Winch got bird nest from cable being frozen on boom overnight and was in process of rewinding cable back on drum when crowbar slipped and EE fell back 4.5 feet of counterweights onto ground on outrigger pad mat.

EE was changing seat in a cat 777D rock truck. EE removed bolts from the seat, and lifted it to the ground using a crane. EE then took seat into shop with dolly cart. EE went to flip the seat over in the shop to remove the suspension from the seat body and felt discomfort in lower back.

Unloaded top piece of crusher, sat it on jersey barrier, top piece of crusher shifting catching employee's foot between rim and ground

Employee was dislodging frozen material from #1 Bag House when EE bumped right wrist causing a sprain.

Employee was using hammer and got foreign body in hand.

The Employee was helping a Tri-Axle driver close a stuck coal chute. When the coal chute closed Employee had hand in a pinch point area and Left Index Finger was smashed against back of tailgate.

Employee was welding on a radiator guard for a D8R when the cribbing block kicked out allowing guard to topple over on employee.

A track hoe slack adjuster coil spring was being cut for scrap, during the process, a second employee (victim) was walking in the vicinity of the work. The center pin (inner portion of the adjuster) broke during the heating of the coil spring (outer portion) of the adjuster and struck the victim in the lower left leg while walking past, fracturing leg above the ankle.

INJURED SHOULDER SCRAPING AND SHOVELING STONE UNDER CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO BUILDING AND PUT HALF HIS FOOT ONTO A STEP AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING INJURY.

Employee was pulling motor from a dozer the majority of the day. It was work that caused him to kneel on the ground repetitively causing inflammation on his knee.

UNLOADING/LOADING TRUCK, UNLOADED A SHAFT AND SAT IT DOWN, MOVED CRANE OVER TO PICK UP ANOTHER SHAFT THEN WENT TO LOAD ON TRUCK AND TRIPPED OVER THE FIRST SHAFT AND FELL ON RIGHT SHOULDER

USING CHIPPER HAMMER ON MANGANESE, STEEL CAME OFF, WENT THROUGH LEATHER GLOVE AND HIT LEFT THUMB CAUSING PUNCTURE/INJURY.

Employee had a tinted visor on to burn hole, he took off the visor to install a bolt. He stood up and hit his forehead on metal stand causing a laceration.

SLIPPED ON ICE GOING FROM WASH RACK TO TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE

Employee was welding cracks on a bucket when a piece of metal went into his eye.

Employee twisted knee while getting out of the cab of euclid.

MOVING/ROLLING BEARING HOUSINGS HERNIA-STOMACH

Employee was lifting screens in the quarry and strained his lower back causing a herniated disc.

Employee struck his right hand while hitting a bearing with a hammer fracturing his finger.

Employee was using a slide hammer and got finger pinched between surfaces causing a laceration.

Employee was standing on a piece of duct work laying on the ground when he slipped and fell. He landed on another piece laying there, cutting his leg.

Overextended/twisted back while getting production samples with a shovel.

Employee was straightening out 500MCM Wire. Afterward he noticed a bulge in his abdomen area.

Employee was using a grinder, when the cut off wheel got caught, flipped the grinder and cut his hand.

Employee was getting out of crane and slipped but did not fall causing strain to lower back area.

Sledging on a 3"" bolt to remove bearing cap on 50 x 60 crusher causing a hernia.

Tying steel column and something flew into his left eye.

Employee was tying steel column when something flew into his left eye. He was wearing his safety glasses at the time.

Left side groin area started hurting while flipping a headnut for a crusher.

Employee tripped over a rock, causing her to fall. When she hit the ground, she landed on her wrist, fracturing it.

Employee was running a chain saw when he lost his footing. The chain saw cut his knee, he had to go to the hospital to get stitches. He was released for full duty afterwards.

EE was using a pry bar that slipped and hit his mouth, breaking his tooth. He is getting it repaired by a denist.

Employee twisted left ankle as he was stepping down from a crane, resulting in a sprained ankle. A brace was placed on employee's ankle at the hospital.

Employee was using a hammer and accidentally hit his thumb.

Employee was getting up and twisted lower back area.

Employee was sledging on a bolt on a crusher when the top part of his stomach began to get real tender to the touch. He was seen by a doctor that had said he had a hernia that he needed to have surgery for.

Employee was pulling rocks out of crusher and strained lower back.

Employee has a hernia in his abdomen, but isn't sure what happened to cause it. He was also unsure of the date that it acually occurred. He told his supervisor about it on 10/31/2006.

Employee was attempting to move a screen by pulling it and strained his lower back.

EE picked up a rear drive line to repair a Euclid and hurt his right bicep.

He stepped off a trailer and pushed a generator to a box trailer.

While employee was hooking up a chain on shafting he arched his back too far and hurt the lower part of his back.

Employee was getting off the tailgate of pickup, stepped onto ground and twisted left knee.

Employee was assisting with the move of a portable crusher when something thought to be a spalled piece of metal hit him in the face - lip/chin area.

Employee walked on uneven ground and twisted his left ankle while cleaning up.

Employee was sitting back plate down to re-hook, it fell on his foot and broke it.

Employee was pounding out bolts with a sledge hammer. He missed the bolt and pulled a muscle in his lower back.

EE had a wrench and was tighting up a bolt on a crusher in the shop and there was no room for a air wrench to get into the space, he was pulling on the wrench and something popped in his neck.

LARGE ROCKS SMASHED CATWALK CAUSING INDENT.

WIND WAS BLOWING, DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE.

Employee was cutting trees when the chainsaw he was using slipped and cut his left knee. He then went to Nason Occupational Health where he got two stitches.

Employee was working on transmission on Euclid water truck when a piece of metal entered eye.

The employee was loosening a bolt on a cylinder on a payloader when he hit his elbow.

EE WAS WORKING NEXT TO WELDER. THE WELDER WAS USING A CARBON ARC TORCH, CUTTING WELDS APART & APPARENTLY THE EE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE ELECTRIC ARC TO RECEIVE FLASH BURNS.

EE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK TO GET SAMPLER AND TRIPPED. HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL TO STOP HIS FALL AND HIS WEDDING RING GOT CAUGHT ON THE RAILING CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FINGER.