RIVER RANCH PLANT 40 Metal/Non-Metal

While performing weed abatement at east end of scale, employee pulled on a weed that broke causing EE to fall same level striking EE's knee on the concrete slab. Fall resulted in a hairline fracture without dislocation of the right knee cap. Modified duty is provided

Employee said that while exiting the cab of the 769 haul truck he bumped his right elbow on the arm rest. The next day 4/16/09 he noticed minor swelling so he was sent to the doctor for an evaluation.

Injured employee was in the process of fueling a Caterpillar D-9R Dozer when he slipped and lost his footing. The employee grabbed onto the dozer with his right hand supporting all of his weight with his right arm. The result was a right bicep tendon rupture, return to work with modified duty. No lifting over 5 lbs with the right arm may require surgery pending medical evaluations.

Employee struck his right knee on the lower corner edge of the driver side door of the truck.

Injured employee was replacing troughing rollers on the utility sand conveyor and pulled a muscle in his right shoulder while tightening the bolts with a wrench. 1/6/09 the employee reported that his personal doctor suggested surgery and that the injury apears to be work related. A claim was submitted and shoulder surgery is scheduled for 5/4/2009.

Employee stated that he hit a bump while driving a haul truck and jarred his back.

Employee failed to wear a seatbelt, and buried bucket into the ground of his front end loader, causing employee to hit windshield and break thru windshield

Employee is a loader operator who was going to flip the teeth on the loader bucket. Prior to begining work, the employee was wearing safety glasses, but removed them to look for a hammer in the toolbox. The employee did not put his safety glasses back on prior to commencing work. The employee hit one of the teeth and a metal sliver flew into his right eye.

While working on the Wash plant changing out the deck screen frame, the employee cut the welds holding up screen deck causing screen deck to fall onto right arm/elbow.

Employee was working on a shaker screen and was pulling on a pry bar to install a band on a motor when the pry bar slipped and hit employee in the mouth knocking a tooth loose. Dentist eventually pulled tooth in November

While the IE was using a grinder a peice metal came in behind his safety glasses and sheild.

MISSED LAST STEP COMING DOWN OFF LOADER AND FELL.

WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR AT THE SHAKER DISCHARGE TO CONNECT THE DISCONNECT ELECTRIC BOX UP ABOVE THE FRAME. THE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR CAME ON & PULLED EE INTO THE MOTOR FRAME. HE FELL DOWN INTO THE DROP BOX. THE CONVEYOR STARTED TO SPIN ALLOWING HIM TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE DROP BOX.

LIFTING CONVEYOR TABLE AND TURNED BODY AND PULLED MUSCLE. DID NOT USE HOISTING EQUIPMENT THAT WAS AVAILABLE.

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG. REQUIRED SUTURES.

WHILE TAKING OLD LINERS OFF OF CONCRETE MIX DRUM ON THE BATCH PLANT, THE AIR HAMMER HE WAS USING JAMMED AND WHEN HE PULLED BACK, THE HAMMER SQUASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE DRUM.

WHILE CLEANING THE TAIL SECTION OF A PIT CONVEYER, A ROCK FELL FROM THE HEAD SECTION OF ANOTHER CONVEYOR AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT BACK.

GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL TO MAKE A NEW CONVEYERGUARD, PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED LEFT EYE.