Hanson Front Royal quarry contracted with Austin Powder. Austin Powder fired a routine blast in the Front Royal quarry. During the blast, fly rock escaped the quarry exiting onto a four lane highway and striking a business and individual across the street.
Not an employee of Austin Powder - First Aid Case - unknown persons struck by a rock
Hurt back, bending over, while loading a shot
Loading holes, moving Gravel, back became stiff.
Injured party tripped on loose material, fell and his forehead struck a steel grinding ball causing a laceration to his forehead.
Employee was closing lid on top of tanker. The lid slipped out of his hand adn mashed left index finger.
Packing at PreMix and bag ruptured blowing cement into face and eyes.
Checking dust collector - truck blowing off - ran over tank and dust was so heavy he could not see or breath. Hurrying to get out he hit a low steel beam on top of hard hat and snapped his neck backwards.
Raising almost empty pallet of clotter to sit on corner only to drain last of liquid. Lowered legs and received sharp pain in back side.
Crew cleaning out packing machine. Employee asked for air line to help remove material that was overhead- not reachable by about 2 feet. Injured used wooden pallet to step on, then lost balance and fell backwards.
EE WAS LOADING FLATBED WITH USED PALLETS. EE CLIMBED UP ON TRUCK TO RELOCATE PALLET, WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HAND & ARM SLIPPED IN BETWEEN SLATS OF PALLET TRAPPING ARM.
ADJUSTING HAMMERS ON HAMMER MILL. LEVER WAS TIGH AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 910 LOADER AT Q4 CRUSHER TO LOAD CARS. THE EE SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER STEPS WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE LADDER.
A BAG GOT HUNG UP AT END OF THE BELT. EE WAS TRYING TO GET THE BAG OUT WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT.
LIFTING BAGS OFF SPOUT, FELT A SMALL SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
EMPTYING WASTE OUT OF TRACK - SIDE PACKER, & LIFTED UP HOSE AND FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HOSE WAS CLOGGED UP AT THE TIME.
EE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM PREMIX MIXER FLOOR TO BOTTOM FLOOR. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
JAM UP IN TUNNEL; EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TO STRAIGHTEN BAGS UP AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD THROUGH HAND RAILS.
LIFTED BAG OFF SPOUT AND TURNED, EE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON OPQ ELEVATOR DRAG PIT USING FIVE GALLON BUCKET TO CLEAN MATERIAL FROM PIT. PICKING UP THE BUCKET FULL OF MATERIAL HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN BACK OF NECK.
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINT ON C102 CONVEYER BELT. AFTER FINISHING PUTTING IN BELT SPLICES HE PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON FRAME OF CONVEYER TRUSS. HIS FOOTSLIPPED AND HIS LEFT KNEE HIT THE METAL STRUCTUR E.
RAN A LOT OF PCL COLORS THAT USED LIME ""S"", CONTINUED BENDING AND LIFTING.
EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE INSTALLING PLATE IN 26 BIN AT PORTABLE PLANT.
MATERIAL BUILT UP ON FAN GRILL-EE WAS WEIGHING UP PIGMENT AT BLENDING FACILITY WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE FAN CAUSING MATERIAL TO GET IN EE'S EYES.
EE WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE DINKY CARS CLOSER TOGETHER TO CABLE WITH HIS LEGS.
EE WAS PACKING AT BLENDING WHEN BAG BLEW UP AND WENT IN BOTH EYES.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF LOADER WHEN THE HANDRAIL HE HAD HOLD OF BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND INJURING HIS ELBOW AND MUSCLES IN ARM.
WENT THROUGH MILL ROOM DOORS, TRIPPED OVER WPC HOSE LAYING IN DOORWAY.
WHEN PULLING FLOOR JACK OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK, EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE BAG ON THE SPOUT WAS NOT TRIPPING OFF, THE NEXT THING HE KNEW THE BAG EXPLODED INTO BOTH EYES.
LIFTING 50 LB. BAG TYPE S LIME FROM FLOOR TO BATCH BIN, UP 3' TO DUMP. EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF OF ROOF AND GOT MATERIAL IN HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING REJECT BELT WHEN LIGHT BOAG CROSSED CAUSING REJECT BELT TO TRIP, PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM AND HAND BETWEEN REJECT BELT AND CHANNEL SUPPORT.
EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF MORTAR OUT OF A DUMPSTER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
2 SMALL HOPPER CARS WERE STUCK TOGETHER. EE TRIED TO PUSH AND PRY THEM APART AND IN DOING SO FRACTURE RT. RIBS.
EE WAS TRYING TO PULL OPEN A SLIDE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE INJURED IS A MECHANIC WHO WAS REPAIRINGA HYDRAULIC DRILL BEING USED ON THIS MINE SITE. HE STRUCK HIS OWN LEFT POINTER FINGER WITH AN EIGHT POUND HAMMER.
EE WAS GOING OUT THE DOOR AND SLIPPED ON THE IRON GRATE THAT HAD A PIECE STICKING UP ON IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND STUMBLED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AT LIME FLOOR.
TANK WAS BATCHING INTO WEIGH HOPPER AND CLAM HUNG OPEN DUE TO A STONE, CAUGHT IN IT. WHEN HE TRIED TO DISLODGE THE STONE HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE CLAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ELECTRIC PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON BERM AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON ROCK.
LIFTING CEMENT BAGS FROM TOP OF PALLET, WHICH TWISTED IN PALLETIZER. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
AFTER LUNCH EMPLOYEE GOT UP FROM SEAT AND FELT PAAIN IN LOWER BACK.