Acushnet Quarry: 106 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee had three hearing tests; original, a re-test to confirm original result, and a follow up. All tests came back differently. The last test did show a 30 dB shift at 3K.

The injured employee was working inside the #2 chute replacing liners. Employee was working from a 16' extension ladder and went to reach to the right for a screw driver when the ladder the employee was working from slid to the left. The employee fell approx. 2 feet to a ledge and landed on tail bone.

The injured employee was replacing lines on the primary crusher when a come-a-long that was being used to hold the liners in place needed to be relocated. The employee climbed a ladder to unhook the to of the come-a-long and lost grip. This caused the come-a-long to strike the employee in the forehead just above the left eye. The laceration required 5 stitches to close.

At the end of shift, injured employee was descending the primary crusher stairs when ee felt a pain in lower back. Employee went home and when ee returned for next shift a fellow worker informed the site manager that the injured employee was not doing too well. Employee was taken to an occupational clinic for evaluation and was prescribed medication.

The employee was operating the loader in the plant when the bucket dropped suddenly stopping the loader short, which propelled employee's body forward, causing muscle sprains.

Employee was looking up towards a conveyor when a small piece of ice fell down, hitting employee in the face, pushing the safety glasses into eyelid, causing an ocular contusion.

Employee was hammering a roller into place when EE missed target and hit hand.

Employee experienced a significant change in hearing levels from previous year when hearing testing was performed on May 18, 2016.

Employee was on a catwalk attempting to change a roller on one of the conveyors. As he squatted down and leaned to reach for the roller under the conveyor belt, his back foot slipped and his body dropped. As he fell, his mouth hit a metal railing causing damage to his teeth.

Employee experienced a significant change in hearing levels from previous year when hearing testing was performed on April 15, 2015

Cleaning up around C7 Tail pulley and caught right hand pinky on guard causing a cut.

Employee repairing C-12 belt which was sowing high amps. Employee used 10' pole to push apron back in place while conveyor was still running. Pole got caught in belting and caused pole to strike employee right side rib causing a contusion

EE fitting 8" steel pipe to 8" plastic/rubber hose for pump. Hammering tapping in 8" steel pipe when hammer slipped causing abrasion and contusion to left hand index finger.

Employee while performing his welding task was stung by mosquitos causing swelling to arm/hand dx cellulitus. Treated with antibiotics / medrolcose pak for pain and swelling.

Employee states he was cutting banding on a bundle of stakes, when the exacto raxor knife slipped, resulting in laceration to left thumb. Six stitches to close. Modified duty til 7/3/08.

Empl failed annual audiogram test. Audiologist eval 4/8/08. Audiologist required MRI 4/10/08 & reval end of May. Not recommend for hearing aid. Eval to factor was age, genetics vs environmental reason for loss of hearing. No loss time or restricted duty.

Employee states hurt elbow 2 weeks ago and now. wants it. checked out. States injury occurred while washing truck windows.

Operation 990 loader machine hit knot operation jarred forward hit elbow right.

Removing liner from chute, bolt broke off. Employee hit right elbow on angle rod.

Employee moving 50 # steel plates felt pull. (Liner plates.)

EMPLOYEE HELPING DRIVER TO FIX BACKUP ALARM, MISSED STEP WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK. FELL ON TAILBONE LOWER BACK.

EE WENT TO SHUT OFF CONVEYOR / STEPPED ON PIECE OF WIRE -PUNCTURE TO LEFT FOOT

EE REMOVING FRONT TIRES TO LOWER TRUCK ONTO LOWBED. REMOVED LAST LUG ON RIGHT SIDE, TIRE SWUNG OUT STRIKING EE IN CHEST AREA.

EE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND TWISTING LEFT KNEE AT PRIMARY CRUSHER.

THIS ICIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS HAULING SILT. WHILE PROCEEDING UP A RAMP, THE SURFACE OF WHICH IS A 6"STONE SUBASE WITH SILT & FINES, THE LOAD SHIFTED & THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE LIFTED. REALIZING THAT HE WOULD NEED A DIFFERENTANGLE TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, THE DRIVER CHOSE TO BACK THE TRK DOWN THE RAMP WHILE THE TRK WAS BEING BACKED DOWN THE RAMP

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING AN APPROX 100LB ROCK FROMA PAVED TRAVELWAY TOWARDS THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WERE THE GRAPPLING ARM WARD BE UTILTIZED TO PLACE WITHIN THE CRUSHER. SHORTLY AFTER COMMERCING THIS TASK THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PINCH IN HIS LOWER BACK.

HEAVY RAINS FROM PRECEEDING DAY PLUS POORLY LIT AREA. MUD FELL AND KNOCKED THE GUARD OT OF PLACE ON TOWER #3M, #12 BELT. WHEN HE HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD KNOCKING OFF HARD HAT AND CAUSED A PUNCTURE REQUIRING STITCHES.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE ONE OF THE TOP ROLLERS LOCATED ON CONVEYOR 26 WHEN HIS LEFT WRIST GOT PULLED INTO THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT.

EMP WAS RIDING IN QUARRY TRUCK. IT WAS HOT INSIDE, WENT TO OPEN VENT WINDOW IN TRUCK WHEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HANDLE OF VENT WINDOW BROKE OFF AND HE TRIED PUSH ING WINDOW OPEN WITH HAND AND THAT IS WHEN THE WINDOE BROKE AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WHILE WORKING ON HYDRAULIC ARM OF CHERRY PICKER SLIPPED AND WENT TO GRAB ONTO WEDGE. WEDGE LET GO AND HE FLEL TO FLOOR OF PRIMARY STONE CRUSHER.

ON 3-11-96 AT APPROX 7:10 AM TWO QUARRYY LABORERS WERE TRAVELING ON THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD WHEN THEY CAME ACROSS EE PARKED ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, APPROX 1500' FROM THE MAIN OFFICE. THE LAB ORERES FOUND EE TO BE RESPONSIVE AND ALERT, HOWEVER, THEY WERE ADVISED BY EE THT HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL AND THAT HE NEEDED AN AMBULANCE. AT WHICH TIME EE WALKED TO THE LABOREREES VEHICLE AND

EE WORKING AT SAND PLANT, SLIPPED ON POLYMAR HIT TOP PART OF LEFT FOOT ON BAR.

DRIVING WATER TRUCK MOTION OF TRUCK CREATED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS

WHILE CHIPPING FRAGMENT FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE. DID NOT EFFECT EYE UNTIL LATER WHEN IT STARTED TEARING DURING NIGHT & NEXT MORNING.

EMPL WALKING ON PLATFORM AROUND SECONDARY CRUSHER SLIPPED ON DIRT THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN FROM SHAKERS TWISTED & FELL ON LEFT ANKLE.

UNPLUGING CRUSHER FULL OF STONE STONE BROKE LOST BALANCE JUMPED ON CATWALK SPRAINED L ANKLE

REPLACING BUCKET ON BACK HOE, SWING ING SLEDGE HAMMER FELT PAIN IN BACK

EMPLOYEE PULLED ON ROPE TO HOPPER ON BINS, TO PUT STONE ONTO TRUCK, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.

WHILE CLEANING 32 CONVEYOR A BIG GLOB OF MUD FELL ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE PLACING STEEL LINER INTO CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDIGN LINER. A WELD LET GO ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE CAUSIGN THE SIDE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TO CRUSH FINGER.

EE SLIPPED DOWN A COUPLE OF SHELVES WHILE WORKING IN SHOOT AT DUST BIN AT TOWER . HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE HAS A SLIGHT FRACTURE UP RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING APRON ON BELT#11. HE CLIMBED OUT OF DOOR STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HARD HAT.

EMPLOYEE WHILE SETTING INTO HIS GREASE TRUCK SLIPPED ON OIL ON THE RUNNING BOARD & BANGED HIS SHIN ON RT LEG RESULTING IN A BAD BRUISE HE REMAINS WORKING UP UNTIL AUGUST 8 1989

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON WATER THAT WAS ON FLOOR AT DOORWAY OF TRUCK. FELL ON TO GROUND JAMMING HIS BACK AND SCRAPING INSIDE AREA OF RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING HOLDING PROPANE TANK WHEN BOTH FEET SLIPPED ON DARK ICE PATCH AND HE FELL LANDING ON TANK.

SCREEN WAS ON BACK OF TRUCK WHEN GETTING ONTO TRUCK STEPPED INTO IT. DUE TO TIME, WAS DARK DID NOT SEE SCREEN.

WORKER WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK HE JUMPED OFF WATER TRUCK INJURING BACK

EMP WAS SITTING ON A PC. OF STEEL THAT WAS RESTING ON A TRIPOD TO HOLD IT DOWN WHILE WELDER WAS WORKING ON STEEL PC. TRIPOD HGAVE OUT AND EMP FELL ONTO GROUND HURTING HIS BACK. STEEL PC. H IT HIM IN THE LEG CAUSING LEG TO GET BRUISED.

WHILE WORKING ON WATER TRUCK HE HAD LONG PIECE OF HOSE IN HAND, HE DID NOT RELIZE THAT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND HIM, HE TURNED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE WITH THE HOSE.

I NAME WAS SWIN1ING THE SLEDGE HAMMR WHILE I NAME WAS TACKING THE BUCKET FOR I NAME. I NAME WAS S TANDING RIGHT IN F RONT AND GOT HIT IN THE STOMACH AREA WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING INTO THE VEHICLE (EUCLID) AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS BA3GING ON WHEEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE WRENCH AND HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE HAD D6MPED LOAD & STOPPED TRUCK-EMPLOYEE FELT AS IF LEFT LEG HAD FALLEN ASLEEP & STARTED TO GET OUT OF TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG & HELP ARRIVED AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOY EE TOOK HIM TO 2OSPITAL

EE WAS USING A 6AR FROM MORE LEVERAGE WHEN BAR SLIPPED FROM HOLD & CAUSED EE TO JERK HIS BODY & SUFFER IN BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE CLEANING DEBRIS FROM AROUND CRUSHER SO PEOPLE COULD WORK THERE. EMPLOYEE APPARENTY SLIPPED ON DEVRIS AND FELL DOWN IN BETWEEN CRUSHER AND CAUSING INJURY.

WALKING BACKWARDS CARRYING SCREEN CLOTH WITH AID OF OTHER EMPLOYEE