Wauregan Quarry: 21 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

While removing a bolt used to attach the cutting edge to a loader bucket, employee thought bolt was dropping out of hole. He put his hand under to catch it, and the spinning bolt cut his fingers.

while shoveling felt sharp pain in left middle finger, and then it swelled up

Stemming holes pulled low/mid back

While decending stairs employees knee began to burn, unknown reason.

Was desending ladder, and the ladder jolted and he lost grip

WALKING ON CATWALK STEPPED BACK, LOOSING FOOTING AND TWISTING LEFT FOOT, AS TIME PROGRESSED SO DID THE PAIN.

EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DISMANTLING CONVEYER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN THE CONVEYER DROPPED ABOUT 6-12 INCHES STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG ABOVE THE KNEE RESULTING IN A LACERATIONNEEDING MULTIPLE STITCHES.

EE WAS WORKING WITH 2 COWORKERS TO TAKE APART A LARGE FEED HOPPER. WHILE THE INJURED EE WAS WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL TOOLS, TO ARRIVE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT HE BECAME IMPATIENT AND BEGAN TO COM PLETE THE WORK HIMSELF. CUTTTING THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE HOPPER IN PLACE, HE CUT THE FINAL BOLT ASSUMING THE HOPPER WOULD FALL STRAIGHT DOWN. INSTEAD, IT SHIFTED AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

WHILE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM 2 CO-WORKERS TO PLACE A 20' SECTION OF CATWALK. THE CATWALK MOVED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE CATWALK AND A CEMENT BLOCK REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS CUTTING A BELT, SLIPPED OFF CRIBBING BELT AND STRUCK TOOTH ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, BREAKING SAME.

EE WORKING WITH DRILL PRESS, BECAME ENTANGLED WITH JACOB BIT CAUSING A CRUSH INJURY TO FINGERS AND WRIST AMPUTATION TO R PINKY PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO INDEX FINGER AND WRIST FRACTURE.

EE CLIMBING UP INTO WATER TRUCK. LOST BOLTING CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM FELT PAIN IN LEFT ARM. ON LIMITED DUTY.

WHILE LIFTING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON OVERHEAD, EE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 4-27-98 ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING A COME-A-ALONG. WHILE TIGHTENING IT BROKE FREE AND STRUCK EE S RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP COME-A-LONG HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK. HE REMAINED WORKING UNTIL 1-14-98 WHEN HIS WIFE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF BED. I WAS INFORMED ON 1-19-98 OF THIS LOST TIMEACCIDENT, THE INCIDENT REPORT WAS COMPLETED BY EE ON 1-27-98.

TOCKS BECAME STRUCK IN THE CRUSHER ' S THROAT. IN LIELL OF USING THE ROCK BREAKER MACHINE, EE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THE ROCK WITH AN IRON BAR. THE ROCK TWISTED AND EE THUMB BECAME PINCHED BETW EEN THE BAR AND SIDE OF THE CRUSHER.

EE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER WAS USING A HAMMER. HAMMER STRUCK EE'S FINGER.

EE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD WITH 6" X 6" PIECE OF WOOD BLOCKING WHICH ANOTHER EE WAS LOWERING INTO PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LINE SIDE OF STARTER. WIRES WERE ENERGIZED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SWITCH WIRES, EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED ONE WIRE AND TOUCHED THE ENERGIZED WIRE TO A PORTION OF BOX CAUSING AN INSTANT EXPLOSION.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE #1 SCREEN MOTOR BY SWITCHING WIRES IN COMBINATION STARTER. CO-WORKER DISCONNECTED ONE WIRE AND TOUCHED ENERGIZED WI RE TO PORTION OF BOX CAUSING INSTANT EXPLOSION.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON CATWALK, HE FAILED OT SEE AN OPENING IN THE CATWALK PLATFORM. HE ACCIDENTLY FELL THROUGH THE OPENING AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY, SLIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO JUDGE CONDITION OF STAIRWAY. WEATHER WAS RAINY AND STAIRWELL WAS WET.

EE WAS DRIVING STEEL WEDGE BEHIND CONCAVE BLOCK IN CRUSHER WHEN WEDGECAME OUT STRIKING EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE OPENED THE VALVE ON THE WASH DOWN HOSE TO THE FULL POSITION CAUSING THE HOSE END TO BLOW OFF. THE HOSE END SWUNG AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIB AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE SCREEN DOOR PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN DOOR & SUPPORT ANGLE

EE WAS LIGHTING CUTTING TORCH AND EXPLOSION RESULTED FR4OM ACETYLENE IGNITED BACK THROUGH THE HOSE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION TWO WHEELED COMPRESSOR.

ALLEGES REPETITIBE BACK TRAUMA DUE TO FORMER EMPLOYMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING SLIDING DOOR IN GARAGE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE & JAMMED FINGER BETWEEN DOOR & BUILDING WALL.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON MOTOR SHEAVE AND PROCEEDED TO STAND UP STRIKING V-BELT GUARD WHICH WAS SUPPORTED OVERHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE LOADER UP TO THE 70 TON BIN RAMP TO BACK BLADE WHEN THE BUCKET HIT THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK AT THE FRONT OF THE RAMP. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 2 ROWS OF BLOCK AT THE RE AR OF THE RAMP, HE FELT THE BLOCKS MOVE & JUMPED OFF.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS IN A SHEAVE ON THE CRANE OVER THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE PULLING ON THE CABLES TO LINE UP THE HOOK.

WHILE GRINDING ON TABLE BUSHING ON DRILL WITH SMALL AIR GRINDER AND 2 INCH DIA X 1/2 INCH 1/4 INCH SHANK GRINDING WHEEL WHEEL BROKE APART AND STRUCK EE IN LEFT EYE.

WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGN AT QUARRY ENTRANCE, EMPL LEANED FORWARD TO SEE IF TRAFFIC WAS COMING& TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INJURING HIS BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT OFF OVERHEAD WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON FIRE HE DROPPED THE TORCH TO PUT OUT THE FIRE IN DOING SO HIS FACE GOT BURNED

EE & EE WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL INTO WELDING SHOP WHEN EE FELL CAUSING EE TO HOLD ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE STEEL CAUSING EE TO FALL

INJURED WAS PRYING A SCREEN CLOTH WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIKM IN THE UPPER LIP.

WHILE WELDING A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT INTO GLOVE AND BURNED HIS HAND. EE RECEIVED 2ND AND 3 RD DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND.

I.NAMES'HAND STRUCK BY HAMMER WHILE HOLDING SIDE PLATE OTHER EMPL WAS SWINGING HAMMER AND HANDLE CAUGHT ON BEAM CAUSING IT TO MISS PLATE AND HIT I.NAME.

WHILE CLIMBING FROM LADDER ONTO HIS TRUCK, EE SAYS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

GETTING OFF LOADER,FOOT SLIPPED ON LAST STEP.THE INJURED HIT HIS BACK ON LADDER.

STEPPED ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF BOARD.

PICKING UP PC OF CATWALK MATERIAL HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

WHILE REMOVING CABLES FROM BATTERY ON FORK LIFT THE BATTERY BLEW UP.

WHILE TAPPING A PIECE OF WOOD INBETWEEN TO CONCAVE, THE WOOD SPLINTERED AND W E NT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

SEVERE PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.

WHILE HOOKING ROCKS I NAME WAS LEANING AGAINST THE HOPPER AND A ROCK CAME OFF FEEDER AND HIT RIGHT WHERE HE WAS LEANING.