Augusta Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

While removing the bucket shank a piece came off striking the employee in the knee

On 9/14/17, the injured employee was attempting to connect a pipe to a pump in the pit when employee felt pain in left shoulder. Employee reported the accident at that time but did not seek medical treatment. Injury became reportable on 11/20/17 when the employee went to the doctor and was given restrictions.

While moving a pallet of parts in the bed of the pick-up truck, the pallet fell and caught the employees fingers between the pallet and the parts. This resulted in a laceration to the ring and middle fingers on the right hand, requiring 5 stitches.

Injured employee sprained his left ankle as he jumped down from the CAT 775D haul truck to extinguish a fire. After the original treatment of the injury, the employee required an additional medical procedure to treat swelling/blistering that had developed in the area that was splinted. The fire was extinguished in less than 10 minutes.

Employee was working in chute cutting a 3" X 30" piece of metal when the cut metal dislodged and ricocheted off the opposite wall and struck the top of the employee's right foot resulting in a laceration requiring (6) stitches.

Technician was hammering with sledge hammer and hit his left hand pinky (lower hand on hammer handle). Finger on fixed adjustment bolt which broke the bone in the finger.

Employee tripped over own footing and burned left hand on closed grill cover while attempting to move it after cooking out for school tour of mine.

Employee cut left hand fingers (index and middle) due to sticking hand in overhead a/c vent while operating loader.

Remounting impact troughing ilder out hand in moving, also cut glove

Technican attempting to cut wiring harness with knife. Knife slipped and cut finger.

Striking the hammer against the chisel cause a small piece of the hammer face to came off and went into index finger on left hand.

SUPERVISOR PINCHED THUMB WHILE CLOSING GATE VALVE.

Employee was shoveling material when he experienced a lumbar strain to lower back.

WHILE REMOVING A FEED PLATE FROM THE CRUSHER WITH A CRANE, EE'S HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE FEED PLATE AND THE RIM OF THE CRUSHER.

EE WAS MOUNTING HIS 992 LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED DUE TO A LOOSE STONE ON THE GROUND.

DRILLING BOULDER, WENT TO MOVE THE BOOM OFF THE BOULDER, IT SLIP DOWN AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.

TECHNICIAN HAD TO UTILIZE MANLIFT TO PERFORM MAINENANCE ON SCALE READOUT. THEY FINISHED & MOVED THE MANLIFT TO AN OUTSIDE AREA. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE UNIT SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY WHICH FO RCED THEM ONTO THE SAFETY RAIL OF THE MACHINE & BRUISED THEIR RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SUCTION HOSE WITH A ROPE WHEN AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO THROW THE ROPE TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE SLIPPED & FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

LOADER OPERATOR SUSTAINED LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN WHILE LOADING TYPE ONE RIP RAP TO A CUSTOMER TRUCK. HE STRUCK A "TOE" IN THE STOCKPILE (PIT) WHILE ACCELERATING TO HAVE POWER TO LOAD.

ON 11-29-01 BETWEEN 12-2PM EE WHO IS THE YARD LOADER FOR A 980F, WAS ABOUT TO LOAD A TRUCK (CONTRACTOR) WHEN HE DUG HIS BLADE OR BUCKET ANDSTRUCK A ROCK IN THE STOCKPILE. EE REPORTED HE WAS "JARRED" INSIDE HIS CAB AND THUS HURT HIS NECK (STRAINED). HE WAS LOADING #1 RIP RAP.