Warfordsburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Employee tripped and landed on hand and as a result fractured the small metacarpal bone in EE's right hand.

Employee stated while in the process of removing the mid axle of a portable mobile crusher, the axle linkage pivoted upward creating a pinch point resulting in injuries to the tips of three fingers.

EE lifted and carried 12"x12"x36" cribbing weighing approx. 160lbs

Employee was walking between two buildings on site when employee slipped and fell, breaking the fall with employee's left hand/elbow. This resulted in a fracture of the left humerus (upper left arm).

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK UP A HILL WHEN THE TRUCK STALLED. IT BEGAN DRIFTING BACKWARDS AND THEN ROLLED ONTO IT'S SIDE.

Employee was standing next to a skidloader. The skidloader operator began to move the skidloader and ran over the employee's right foot.

EE STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY SPECIFIC EVENTCONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT. EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN.

WHILE CLEANING UP TOOLS AT THE END OF SHIFT THE WIND WAS BLOWING HARD & BLEW DIRT INTO LEFT EYE.

EE WAS USING A #20 SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT PAIN AFTER REPEATED USE.

EE WAS STANDING ON AN UPRIGHT HAUL TRUCK HOOKING UP CABLES TO PREPARE IT TO BE MOVED OTHER MACHINERY BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK. ONE OF THE OTHER PIECES OF MACHINERY JARRED THE HAUL TRUCK, CAUSING E E TO NEARLY LOSE HIS BLANCE. THE SUDDEN JARRING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO BE JOLTED AROUND AND THUS CAUSED A LOW BACK INJURY.

CLEANING OUT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (VSI) WITH AN AIR CHISEL. A PIECE OF DIRT OR ROCK GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE REMOVING A TOP DECK SCREEN FROM A 6 X 20 SHAKER, THE SCREEN CLOTH DROPPED, PINCHING EE'S FINGER ON THE SECOND DECK DISCHARGE LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD JIB HOIST TO MOVE A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. AS THE CYLINDER WAS BEING LOWERED IT BEGAN TO SWING AROUND. EE TRIED TO GRAB AHOLD OF IT AND IN DOING SO HE PULLED OR TW ISTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE DISCONNECTING A PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC HOSE, FORCE FROM HYDRAULIC OIL PUSHED EE BACK SEVERAL STEPS CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO A LOWER LEVEL (APPX 5-6FT).

WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT OUT ON THE RECEIVING DOCK; WHEN HE WENT TO STEP DOWN FROM FORKLIFT ONTO CONCRETE FLOORING WHICH WAS WET, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING OBJECT THAT FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND STRUCK HIS R LEG INT HE THIGH AREA. HE WAS HANGING A 9 1/2"X 92 1/2". PIECE OF AR THAT WAS FASTENED WITH 2 BOLTS ON EACH END. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BEND OVER TO PICK UP A NUT, HE LOST GRIP ONT HE LINER AND IT FELL STRIKING HIS LEG.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL COUNTERWEIGHTS ON SCREEN GEAR DISC, THEY SLIPPED AND LANDED ON LEFT PINKY FINGER. SMASHING LEFT PINKY FINGER AND LOSS OF FINGERNAIL.

WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER EE TO MOVE A SCREEN, 100-150 LBS HE FELT PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE NEAR HIS BELT AREA THAT MOVED DOWN INTO THE GROIN AREA.

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A UNIVERSAL JOINT FROM A DRIVE SHAFT, WITH THE SHAFT CLAMPED IN A VISE HE WAS HAMMERING ONT HE CROSS OF THE JOINT WHEN A PIECE FRAGMENTED FROM THE HAMMER AND IT LODGED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

CHIPPING VGF (FEEDER), MOVED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF & LOST BALANCE. HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF & HIS RIGHT HAND LANDED ON A BOLT WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS HAND CAUSI NG NEED FOR 6 SUTURES.

WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON A VIBRATING DECK FROM A READ-SCREENALL, THEY LOWERED THE DECK ON THE FLOOR WITH 1 SIDE RESTING ON AN I-BEAM THAT WAS RAISED OFF THE FLOOR BY A SHAKER SPRING UNKNOWN TO THE WORKERS. WHEN HE WENT TO UNHOOK A CABLE THE SPRING POPPED/SNAPPED IN HALF CAUSING THE I-BEAM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS SMASHED UNDER THE I-BEAM.

PULLING A WELDER OVER TO HIS WORK AREA TO REPAIR CRUSHING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

WAS REBUILDING A PTO AND SHAFT WHICH WAS ONT HE FLOOR, WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A HOIST TO LIFT THE SHAFT A STRAP CAUGHT ON THE SHAFT NUT CAUSING IT TIP OVER AND FALL OCROSSED HIS RIGHT F OOT.

EE WAS PICKING UP A VALVE BODY AND TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY AT LEFT SHOULDER BLADE CAUSING SEVERE PAIN.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SPLICED PIECE OF HOSEAPART, HE FAILED TO PUT DOWN A RAZOR KNIFE THAT HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE HOSE, THE KNIFE CUT HIS KNUCKLE OF "L ITTLE" FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

REBUILDING SCREEN; BEFORE CLOSING MACHINE HE MANUALLY WAS SPINNING SHAFTS WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 COUNTER WEIGHT, PULLING HIS RIGHT HAND IN. HE HAS A BLOOD BLISTER AND SWELLING ONHIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

WHEN REMOVING EARPLUGS HE FELT AND HEARD A SMALL POPPING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT EAR. LATER HE NOTICED TENDERNESS IN HIS EAR AND SOME FUZZINESS WITH HEARING.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF POWER SOURCE TO A WATER PUMP. WHILE PULLING THE FUSE SAFETY SWITCH HANDLE TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ARC SHIELD EXPLODED AND BLEW THE ELECTRIC BOX OPEN RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

WHILE SITTING DOWN WITH BOTH LEGS HANGING OVER EDGE OF CONE CHASSIS, HE WAS USING 2 WRENCHES TO TIGHTEN LUBRICATION FITTINGS. WHEN HE PULLED WRENCHES TOGETHER HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT TERS TICLE Y

EE STATES WHILE SWEEPING THE FLOOR OF THE ELECTRICAL TRAILER FINE PARTICLES OF ROCK DUST ENTEREDHIS EYES FOREIGN MATTERS IRRITATED HIS CONTACT LENSES