AUBURN QUARRY: 53 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIN FOR LOADER TO REMOVE BUCKET. WHEN PIN WAS REMOVED 500# BUCKET FELL ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AT PRIMARY PLANT, WHEN HOT METAL FELL ON UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMENT

Employee was stung by bee while waiting for water truck to fill and had an allergic reaction. He was given a shot and returned to his job immediately with no restrictions.

988F loader dumped large rock into bed of R40 truck slamming and shaking truck and causing strain to lower back of truck operator.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT ANKLE ROLLED AND TURNED WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE GROUND.

Employee lifted hood on EX270 to check oil. Hood did not catch and lock and it fell hitting him on head. Employee was sent to Dr and released as 1st aid. He complained on 4-12-05 and requested to be re-sent to Dr. He was put on light duty pending x-ray results.

WHIILE DISEMBARKING FROM RT SIDE OF LOADER, WELD ON PLATFORM BROKE. EE THOUGHT THE PLATFORM WAS COMING OFF AND JUMPED BACKWARDS LANDING WITH FRLL WEIGHT ON LEFT LEG.

Ee was carrying and bucket of 89"s to blast holes when he slipped going down a 3' embankment twisting leg and hurting right knee.

2 Non-mma customer haul truck were involved in a minor accident @ stockpile area. EE was taking photos when he fell injuring left foot.

EE (TRUCK DRIVER) SAID LOADER OPERATOR SHOOK HIS TRUCK WHILE LOADING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE was cutting a tube with a box cutter when knife came out of holder and stabbed EE in left leg.

EE WAS LIFTING & PLACING 24"W X 16'LONG PLASTIC PIPE, APPROX 100 LBS IN WEIGHT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE.

EE WAS CUTTING @ PLANT. HE LAID TORCH DOWN & LEFT BURNING FOR LIGHT. THE FLAME CAUGHT HOSE ON FIRE. IN PROCESS OF PUTTING OUT FIRE HE BURNT RIGHT THUMB.

ON 5-20-03 EE WAS MOVING ROCKS FROM PIT HAUL ROAD, WHEN HE LIFTED AN APPROX 50# ROCK. HE STATED THAT LATER THAT DAY HE FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER BACK. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT MENTIONED TILL 5-22-03 BUT DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE A DOCTOR. ON 5-27-03 HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR AFTER FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK & GROIN AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

EE WAS ENTERING TUNNEL WHEN HE SAID HE SLIPPED AND FELL. ANOTHER EE HEARD HIM YELL AND FOUND EE ON HIS BACK ON TUNNEL FLOOR. THE FLOOR WAS WET BUT NOT UNDER WATER OR COVERED WITH ROCK. EE WAS TAKEN TO ER WHERE HIS LEFT FIBULA WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND LEFT ANKLE SPRAINED.

AFTER CHANGING SCREEN PANELS EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE 8X2 HWY SCREEN TOWER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELT AGAINST THE CATWALK HITTING HIS CHEST AGAINST THE ANGLE IRON.

EE WAS WORKING IWTH 4 MEN UNDE CABINET USING EXTENDED BARS FOR LIFTING WHEN BACK WENT OUT CAUSING LUMBAR MUSCLE SPASAM.

GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK BED & CLEAN MIRROR. WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK, BUMPED R KNEE ON CB ANTENNA MOUNTING BRACKET DID NOT WANT TO GO TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. HE WANTED A BANDAID & AL COHOL. ANOTHER EE WAS WITNESS TO REFUSAL TO GO TO DR

EE WAS WASHING OUT ROCK CHUTE WHEN HE SLIPPED FALLING ON LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN CONTUNSION AND SWEELING W/TENDERNESS.

EE WAS STANDING ON HEAD PULLEY TO WASHOUT BOX BETWEEN #1 &#2 CONV-HE SLIPPED FALLING INTO 4'WX5'LX4'D BOX RESULTING IN BRUISING INNER THIGH & PULLED GROIN MUSCLE

HARD HAT FELL OFF WHILE WORKING ON THE TRUCK. DID NOT PICK IT UP. HIT HEAD WHILE EXITING FROM UNDER TRUCK. THER WAS A SMALL HEMATOMA TO CROWN AREA OF HEAD WHICH HE DID NOT REPORT. HE WAS COMPL AINING OF HEADACHE TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO SAW THE LARGE HEMATOMA. EE STILL DID NOT INFORM US. WHEN INFORMED WE EXAM AND SENT TO DR.

EMP WAS CUTTING RUBBER LEG OFF SCREEN W/RAZOR KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING 3" LACERATION REQUIRING 14 STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK W/ NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS ROLLING SHEAVES @ SEC PIT WHEN HE FELT PAIN MIDDLE LOWER BACK. HE DECLINED TO GO TO DR. WAS BETTER & ON 3/31/98 HE WAS CHANGING ROLLERS WHEN PAIN RETURNED. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR. HE WAS DI AGNOSED W/LUMBAR STRAIN & PUT ON LIGHT DUTY. ASAID & MROBRER WERE PRESCRIBED. NO TIME FROM WORK WASD MISSED.

EE WAS REACHING UNDER HAUL TRUCK TO REMOVE TRANSMISSION FILTER. AS THE FILTER (APPROX. 20#) EE PUSHED UP ON FILTER TO KEEP FROM DROPPING. AT THAT MOMENT HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. REFUSED TREATMENT @ THAT TIME BUT ON RETURN TO WORK HE WAS STILL IN PAIN & WAS TAKEN TO DR.

EE WAS CLEANING @ SEC. PLT. WHEN 8"-12" ROCK FELL KNOCKING HAT DOWN ON HEAD --WHICH THEN FELL OFF KNOCKING GLASSES OFF, ALSO. THERE WAS A SMALL RED SPOT ON FOREHEAD & EE COMPALINED OF HEADACHE & DIZZY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD DRILL RODS FROM DRILLING MACHINE WHEN ONE ROD SLIPPED LOOSE AND FELL, SMASHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER TIP AND FRACTURING BONE AT TIP.

INJURED SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE WHILE CROSSING FROM ONE TRUCK BED TO ANOTHER. HE FELL APPROX 8'FRACTURING 8 RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS PATCHING ON SCREEN LIP WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING LIP TO CUT LH THUMB AND FOREFINGER. THIS LACERATION REQUIRED 11 STITCHES NO TENDONS OR MUSCLE WERE DAMAGED.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT FROM UNDER SAND SCREW LOOKING TO HIS LEFT OUT OF THE WINDOW THE LOADERS WHEEL DROPPED INTO A DITCH CAUSING HIS CHIN TO WINDOW FRAME CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STIT CHES

ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE FEEDER LINERS. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS, A ROCK (APPROX, 29 LBS.) SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERTION OF THE LITTLE FINGER. THE LACERATION WAS ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG, AND REQUIRED THREE SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON DRILL PLATFORM AND JUMPED 4FT.TOPIT FLOOR LANDING ON GROUND FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCKCAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND TWIST KNEE(R). THE KNEE WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED, SWELLED AND DECLINED TO GO TO DR. AT THAT TIME.

DRIVER OF TRUCK LOST CONTROL ON INCLINE CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERTURN. DRIVER INCURRED INJURY TO ARM (LACERATION)

SETTING UP HOLE ON FACE, WALKED IN FRONT OF DRILL, THE TOWER KICKED OUT, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLID OVER THE EDGE OF THE FACE, JUST BEFORE HE STARTED THE DRILLING OF HIS HOLE HE TOOK HIS SAF TEY BELT OFF TO GET A BIT THEN WHEN HE RETURNED HE FORGOT TO PUT IT BACK ON.

MAN WAS WASHIING OUT SCREEN UNDER CRUSHING PLANT AND A BEE STING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

SLIPPED ON ROCKDUST. HURT RIGHT KNEE- DAMAGED LIGAMENT.

WENT TO LOOK IN DROP BOX JUMPED OFF DID NOTJUMP OUT FAR ENOUGHT CAUGHT ARM IN CONNEAR BELT RIGHT ELBOW BURNED FROM BELT RUBBING AGAINST IT.

WASHING SAND OUT UNDER SCREEN DECK & ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

PULLED BACK MUS7LE WHEN ROLLING A LARGE ROCK FROM HAUL ROAD.

MASHED THUMB-DR3VING A PIN OUT OF HIS LOADER BUCKET HIT HIMSELF WITH HAMMER