EE HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING THE GRIZZLY BOLTS. WHILE CLIMBING OUT THROUGH THE DISCHARGE CHUTE ONTO THE PAN FEEDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
KONAWA ROCK QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for KONAWA ROCK QUARRY (mine ID 3400016). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 41
- Years on record
- 1983–1996
- Latest incident
- Jul 1996
Reportable incidents
41 on file1996 · 2 incidents
HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN REPAIRING THE FEEDER BELT. HE WAS PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE COME-ALONG HANDLE. WHEN IT BROKE FREE, HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A STEEL BEAM.
1994 · 2 incidents
EE WAS TAKING A NUT OFF A BOLT TO REPLACE A BROKEN JAW TENSION SPRING AND STRAINED HIS BACK TIGHTENING THE NUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BOLTS ON A CRUSHER. WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS DOWN, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST AND NECK.
1993 · 1 incident
PULLING A SPEED REDUCER UP A CONVEYOR. SPEED REDUCER ROLLED BAR AT HIM. HIS LEFT SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPEED REDUCER AND A METAL BRACE ON THE CONVEYOR.
1991 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HEART ATTACK WHILE DRILLING.
1990 · 4 incidents
STANDING ON CATWALK OF LOADER-SLIPPED, AND FELL TO GROUND, LANDING ON BACK.
WALKING ACROSS SHOT AREA-STEPPED ON SANDSTONE-TWISTED KNEE.
NECK AND SHOULDER STRAINED WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED.
ROCK THROWN FROM TRACK EXCAVATOR TRACK.STRUCK EMPL RIGHT SIDE OF FACE,LACERATION TO RIGHT EAR.WU// SUTURES REQ.EMPL WAS 30'FROM EXCAVATOR.
1989 · 1 incident
COMING DOWN HAMMER MILL STEPS FELT PAIN IN BACK
1988 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING HAMMERMILL STEPS-FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND LADDER- WITH BACK TO LADDER-LADDER FELL-EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK FALL CAUGHT WEIGHT WITH RIGHT ARM.
LOADING HAMMERMILL ONTO WELDING TRUCK STRAINED LOWER ABCK.
INSTALLING NEW HYDRAULIC HOSE UNDER CAB FLOOR OF 988 CAT LOADER TWISTED BACK AS HE RAISED FROM KNEELING POSITION.
PULING BROKEN 20 FOOT PC. OF DRIL STEEL FROM BACK OF TRUCK FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A FRONT END LOADER, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL EIGHT FEET TO THE GROUND FRACTURING HEEL OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK3INDEX FINGER WITH A FOUR POUND HAMMER.
1987 · 7 incidents
STRAINED BACK M6SCLE RECURRANCE OF 5 JANUARY 1987 INJURY
INJURED EMP WAS3HOLDING RATCHET ON BOLT WHILE SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE HANDLE. THE INJURED EMP LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET AND FUEL TANK, SUTURES WERE REQUIRED
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON SCREEN-PUTTING OIL IN ECCENTRIC UNIT. ELECTRIC LINE SHORTED OUT CAUSING SCREEN TO START EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO HAND RAIL AND THEN ONE GALLON OIL CAN.
RECURRANCE OF B5CK INJURY.---NARRITIVE FROM DOC # 270290040.
INJ EMPL PUT PA7KING IN WATER PUMP,LAID DOWN TTOOLS AND RAISED UP TO GET GREASE GUN.AS HE TURNED TO GO AFTER THE GUN,SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.
EMPL HELPING AN2THER EMPL LOAD 4' X 8' WOODEN BOX USED TO HAUL EXPLOSIVES ONTO PICKUP FROM OFF A STAND.WHEN 1 END OF BOX WAS LIFTED UP ONTO TAILGATE THE OTHER EMPL PUSHED BOX WHICH CUT MIDDLE ER ON RIGHT HAN8 BEFORE HE COULD GET HAND FROM UNDER THE BOX.
WELDER TAKING O6T 1 1/8'' BOLT FROM 992 TRANSM MOUNT USING END WRENCH.HE HAD BRACED HIMSELF WITH LEFT FOOT AGAINST ROCK GUARD WHILE HE PULLED BACK ON WRENCH.HE TOOK 1 BOLT OUT BUT WHEN HE PULL ED TO LOOSEN TH9 2ND BOLT HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
1986 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD ME5SURED A CHUT E AT THE HAMMER MILL & WAS CLIMBING DOWN WHEN HE STEPPED FROM M OTOR FRAME TO THE GROUND A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 18IN STRAINING A LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT FOOT
MECHANIC WAS CA9RYING A PICKUP DRIVE LINE YOKE THAT HAD BEEN HEATED AS HE CARRIED IT LIQUIFIED GREASE LEAKED OUT ONTO HIS FINGERS BURNING THE LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
A MOTOR FELL ON7O A WELDER S LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHILE HE WAS PLACING BOLTS IN IT.
EMP WAS WORKING3ON A PLATFORM WHEN ONE OF THE WELDS BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 5 FT AND STRIKE HIS BACK
1985 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING ON TO HANDRAIL WHILE CHECKING OIL IN L OADER HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE STRIANED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
WELDER STRAINED3HIS NECK WHILE PUSHING OUT ON A GRATE INSIDE THE HAMMER MILL.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A LARGE ROCK FROM A CONVEYOR BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A CONVEYOR WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PORTION THATH DID NOT HAVE A ROLLER FOR SUPPORT. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
1984 · 5 incidents
I.NAME WAS ON TAILPULLEY ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SNOW FROM IT. WHEN EMPLOYEES GOT THEIR SIGNALS MIXED-UP AND STARTED THE CONVEYOR BELT WHILE I.NAME WAS STILL ON IT. I.NAMES LEFT ARM WAS SUCKED IN TO THE PULLEY
EE SLIPPED AS HE WAS WLAKING UP A STEEP INCLINE LEADING AWAY FROM A WATER PUMP TO THE ROAD. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A FOUR FOOT HOOK DOWQNTHE TTHROAT OF A JAW CRUSHER TO UNHOOK A LARGE ROCK. THE HOOK BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND JAW CRUSHER AND CAME BACK HARD AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE\ S LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AND BENDING OVER TO PUNCH OUT ROCK FROM A CHUTE WHEN HE PULLED THEMUSCLES IN HIS UPPER LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A 992 LOADER TIRE THAT WAS BEING TAKEN OFF A LOADER WITH THE HELP OF A CRANE. THE TIRE SWUNG AROUND AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE TIRE.
1983 · 3 incidents
EE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK BY LOOK BEHIND HIM TO BACK UP LOADER.
MR ROWELL WAS LIFTING 60LB BAGS OF ANFO FROM THEDOORWAY FO THE POWDER TRAILER TO THE TRUCK BESIDE HIM
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF LIMESTONE TO STOCKPILE WHEN HIS TRUCK DIED, ROLLED DOWNA THE HILL AND TURNED OVER. THE BATTERIES THAT WERE IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, FELL O VER ON HIM AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND RIBS.
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