Adairsville Quarry: 57 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee reported eye irritation several hours after leaving the job site on 11/7/2022. Sought medical treatment the next morning, was prescribed prescription antibiotics.

While assisting the drill operator in removing a piece of starter steel on a DM30, employee was struck by an object and knocked off the drill and onto the ground.

The employee was helping install a center pin on a 988 H. EE was using a sledge hammer to check for movement in the pin. On the last swing EE's hand caught a sharp edge on the side of the machine. The injury resulted in a broken tip of the left index finger and a laceration that required nine stitches.

The employee was attempting to step over some spillage at the primary when ee lost footing and fell. EE wrist struck a rock that was on the ground causing an injury that required stitches.

Trackhoe op. called supervisor to exchange trackhoe. Supv walked new trackhoe to the cut. Supv parked new trackhoe beside trackhoe that was in production. Supv was attempting to walk trackhoe off cut & moved tracks in wrong position. Machine walked off 8' cut & overturned trackhoe as a result. Supv slammed rt shoulder in cab w/seatbelt on, breaking shoulder socket.

EE was in process of changing out troughing idler on 30" conv. belt. While performing this task with a co-worker the idler tilted down and came in contact with the conv. frame. EE's right middle finger was mashed between the idler and the conv. frame. EE's right middle finger,last joint recieved approx. 11 stitches.

WATER TRK WAS DESCENDING RAMP TO PIT AREA. THE BRAKES FAILED ALLOWING TRUCK TO GAIN SPEED CAUSING VEHICLE UPSET.

BATTERY EXPLODED IN EE'S FACE. EE WAS BOOSTING OFF A DEAD BATTERY. EE WENT TO THE DR. TO HAVE HIS EYES RINSED OUT.

EE BACKED IN TO BE LOADED BY A BACKHOE. BACKHOE BUCKET BUMPED THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK.

EE WAS PULLING HIMSELF INTO A STANDING POSITION.HE GRASPED AN OVERHEAD HEATER/AC VENT IN A BULLDOZER FOR LEVERAGE. HIS FINGER CONTACTED THE FAN CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

TRUCK LOST AIR PRESSURE GOING DOWN THE HAUL RAMPAND EE WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE MACHINE. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE WALL AND TURNED OVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHOT ROCK WITH A 992 JOHN DEERE TRACKHOE. HE DROPPED A ROCK ONTO ANOTHER ROCK; WHEN THE ROCK COLLIDED, A FRAGMENT BROKE OFF, ENTERED THE CAB AND STRUCK HIS FINGER CAUSING A GASH ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE WAS HIT BY HAMMER ON LEFT RING FINGER. BROKE FINGER, BONE CRUSHED ON TIP OF FINGER. FINGER WAS AMPUTATED DOWN TO FIRST JOINT, ABOUT 1"DOWN.

EMPLOYEE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY READ BY 2 "B" READERS USING THE ILB PROCEDURES.THE X-RAY WAS CHARACTERISTIC AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH READINGS OF 1/1.DAMAGE OR IMPAI RMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY READING CHEST X-RAYS ONLY.THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER 197-III-2.

EE WENT TO REPLACE THE HOIST BANDS ON THE DROPBALL AFTER LOOSENING THE BANDS FROM ITS ARMS THEY HAD TO BE PRYED APART IN ORDER TO GET THE FIRST ONE OUT OF THE SINGLE HOLE SO THE TWO COULD BE R EPLACED WHILE PRYING THE BAR SLIPPED FROM BETWEEN THE BANDS CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO HIT A GREASE FITTING A TOP OF THE SHAFT BEARING & CUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN LITTLE RING FINGERS

INJURED PICKED UPA SMALL BEARING AT OFFICE ANDWAS ONHIS WAY TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK WHENHE STEPPEDOFF THE SIDEWALK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE HAD HIS HEEL OF HIS FOOT ONT EH SIDEWALK AND THE TOE F O HIS FOOT ONA CROSSTIE WHENTHE TWIST ACTUAL OCCURED. NOTE: THE BEARIGN HE WAS CARRYING WEIGHT 3 LBS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE COOLENT IN A RADIATOR EE POURED 2 GAL OF ANTIFREEZE OUT OF A 55 GAL DRUM THAT CONTAINED 4.5 GALLONS IN IT. WHEN HE SET THE DRUM UPRIGHT. HE LET IT FALL BACK FROM A 45 DEGREE POSITION HIS RIGHT HAND GOT BETWEEN THIS AND ANOTHER DRUM AND WAS SMASHED. THE CUT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES AND HE WENT BACK TO WORK.

IT WAS STILL DARK AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT & EE NEED THE WASHOUT HOSE MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION 21/4IN HOSE IS RATHER CUMBERSOM & SOMETIMES HAS TO BE TUGGED ON WHILE MOVING THE HOSE EE STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT ONCE HIS WEIGHT CAME UPON IT SHIFTED & CAUSED EE TO TURN HIS ANKLE(LEFT)

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING BULL GEAR ON MODEL 95 NORTHWEST DROPBALL CRANE. THE FULLY ENCLOSED METAL GUARD WHICH MUST BE RAISED TO SERVICE GEAR WAS BEING CLOSED. METAL A SMALL FRAGMENT FELL BEHIND E MPLOYEES PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE. METAL APPARENTLY CAME FROM BEING ON CRANE.

EE WENT TO PLANT TO INSPECT THE HAMMERS IN UNIVERSAL CRUSHER TO DO THIS ONE USUALLY WILL STEP ON ONE ROW OF HAMMERS PUSH DOWN & SLOWLY SPIN ROTER & INSPECT HAMMERS AS THEY CAME AROUND EE HAD B AD FOOTING ON HIS LEFT FOOT & WAS OFF BEFORE WHIE TRYING TO REGAIN BALANCE THE ROTOR CAME AROUND SLOWLY & PINCHED THE UPPERMOST PART OF FOOT THUS FRACTURING SMALLEST TOE ON RT FOOT

EMPL DROVE WAER TRUCK TO MUCK PILE IN ORDER TO WET IT DOWN TO SETTLE DUST BEFORE FIRST PRODUCTION SHIFT STARTED HAULING IT TO PLANT. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF CAB ONTO GROUND HE STEPPED ON ROCK APP ROX 8" BY 10" WITH RIGHT FOOT. STONE SLIPPED & EMPL TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

HH WAS PASSING CRUSHER PARTS (UPPER WEDGE 10 LBS) INTO THE MEN IN THE CRUSHER. ONE OF THE MEN INSIDE THE CRUSHER REACHED OUT TO PICK UP ONE OF THE WEDGES THAT WAS SITTING ON THE ROTOR SHAFT GU ARD AND KNOCKED THE PART NEXT TO IT OFF WHICH FELL ABOUT 3 FEET AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A 3/4 INCH CUT ON HIS UPPER FOOT THAT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE END OF CASING BEING LOWERED INTO THE GROUND. USED IMPROPER LIFTING AND STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WELDED A ROOF SUPPORT IN A SURGE TUNNEL AT THE TOP OF THE ROOF HE WAS LINING UP THE BOTTOM TO WELD IT WHEN THE TOP WELD BROKE LOOSE THE ANGLE IRON BEING USED AS A SUPPORT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES HARD HAT HE WENT THE DR ON 12-3-88