Barin Quarry: 75 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE performed work in chute, climbed to top of screen deck, slipped and fell (slid) head first 25' through the screen and down the chute.

Employee was operating a crane when it tipped to its side. The operator jumped out of the crane landing face first striking their forehead causing laceration needing stitches.

Employee was removing a brass plate when it slipped and contacted EE's left middle and ring finger.

Employee was attempting to free a rock at the back plate of a conveyor and the belt pulled the employee's hand into the back plate of the conveyor.

Employee was getting a roller out of the frame and lost control of the frame causing the roller to come out smashing EE's pinky finger.

Employee lacerated right pointer finger on an Impact Pad.

Injured worker was in process of jacking the shuttle conveyor back in place when the conveyor structure unexpectedly moved catching IW's right hand in between the conveyor structure and a stop block.

While tramming the drill, the door slammed on the driller's finger causing a fracture.

Employee was washing out the primary crusher from underneath in the feed box. As he was standing in the box 30' away a rock fell and hit the crusher saddle and ricochet striking the employee in the right hand causing a laceration to his right thumb resulting in three stitches.

While throwing a rock from the crusher the employee struck his finger on a piece of metal.

Employee suffered fatal heart attack.

Employee was cleaning the shop because the plant was down for electrical problems. As he was cleaning he attempted to lift a wooden cribbing block when he strained his shoulder.

Employee was installing a 10" pipe to FRP pump when the strap holding the pipe came loose causing the pipe to fall pinching employees finger between the pipe and pump flange.

EE was attempting to remove screen cloth from the screen tower. As he attempted to throw the screen cloth off the tower it caught the back of his head, causing a laceration.

Employee was stepping onto the fuel truck which was parked at fueling station. He grabbed the piping used as a hand rail when it broke loose causing him to lose his balance and fall causing a laceration to his left foot and spraining his left ankle.

While cleaning out gate of #9 screen and reversing the gate flow, gate swung forcing bar forward pinching the employee's finger between the bar and I-Beam injuring the tip of right little finger.

WHILE UNLOADING A RETURN ROLLER GUARD FROM WELDING TRUCK, GUARD BECAME ENTANGLED IN TORCH HOSES CAUSING IT TO BE JERKED FROM EE'S HANDS. EE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. GUARD FELL ON T OP OF EE CUTTING HIS HEAD.

WHILE DRIVING MASTER PIN INTO TRACK ASSEMBLY, A PIECE OF MASTER PIN CHIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEST, EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A CLINIC TO HAVE PIECE REMOVED. EMPLOYEE THEN RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS PLACING LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM ASSEMBLY ONTO HUB OF GMC WELDING TRUCK. WHEN TIRE WAS SET ON HUB HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE RIM AND HUB.

EE STEP OFF BACK OF GREASE TRUCK PULLED MUSCLE BEHIND LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COM-A-LONG TO RESET THE TRUCKS OF A RAIL CAR WHEN THE TRUCKS MOVED RELEASING THE TENSION ON THE COM-A-LONG CAUSING THE COM-A-LONG TO SLIP AND SNAP DOWN ON EMPLOYEES FOREAR M.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN COMPARTMENT DOOR TO CHECK OIL WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF TOWER #4 & GOT LIGHT-HEADED.HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EE WAS SECURING CAP AND CABLE TO DRILL STEEL INSIDE DERRICK OF T4 DRILL. APPARENTLY THE DRILL STEEL MOVED AND FELL ON OR AGAINST HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, AMPUTATING THE TIP.

EE FELL FROM LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE SECOND TO THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER. HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE 980 CAT FRONT END LOADER AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING 1 1/4" SCREEN CLOTH. WHILE LIFTING EMPLOYEE OVEREXTENDED POSITION PULLING LOWER BACK.

DRILLER WENT TO REMOVE A NEW DRILL BIT FROM THE STORAGE AREA ON THE DRILL, THE BIT STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS AND WHEN HE CAUGHT THE BIT HE HUNG HIS LITTLE FINGER, LEFT HAND ON THE SIDE OF THE DRILL. THE WEIGHT AND FORCE OF THE FALLING BIT CAUSED HIS HANDS TO DROP SOME RESULTING IN HIS FINGER GETTING BENT BACKWARDS.

EE WAS UNSTOPPING THE 8-10 MATERIAL BIN. HE TURNED AND STARTED WALKING BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON AN I-BEAM.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF CAB OF DRILL WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND TURN HIS RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE AND TORN LIGAMENTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF WASTE MATERIAL PILE, APPROXITMATELY TWO FEET HIGH, WASHING OUT FROM UNDERCONVEYOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLID DOWN PILE. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED LEFT (TALLUS) ANKLE.

WHILE INSTALLING U-JOINT ON DRIVESHAFT OF LOADERSHAFT SHIFTED FALLING APPROX 2-3 INCHES AND MASHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND FRAME OF LOADER.

EE WAS REMOVING WEAR PLATE FROM CHUTE WITH THE AIDE OF A CRANE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OVERHEAD CLEARNACE FOR A CLEAN LIFT. EE PULLED STEEL OVE TOP OF CHUT, STEEL CAUGHT HIS GLOVED HAND & CAUSED LACERATIONS & FRACTURE TO LEFT PINKY FINGER.

EE WAS IN CRUSHER CLEASNING WATER CHAMBER WHILE CABLE WAS BEING PUT ON SOCKET LINE WHICH HAD BEEN SET OUT TO TOP OF ADJUSTMENT RING WITH PULLERS. AFTER CABLE HAD BEEN HOOKED UP--STARTED TO PIC K UP ON THE SOCKET LINER (CABLE) AT WHICH POINT THE PULLER SLIPPED AND HUNG CAUSIG THE SOCKET LINE TO FALL AND STRIKE EE BEFORE THE CABLE GOT TIGHT.

PRIMARY CRUSHED STOPPED. EE LOCKED OUT CRUSHER AND P.D.F. BELT. EE CLIMBED ONTO THE P.D.F. BELT AND SQUATTED DOWN ON BELT. HE PLACED HIS HANDS ON THE BELT AND ATTEMPTED TO LOOK IN THE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN IN THE CHUTE REPLACING A PIECE OF METAL. WHILE BEING LOWERED TO HIM THE ROPE CAME LOOSE LETTING THE METAL FALL STRIKING THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF T HE FIRST METATARSAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF CRUSHER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT KNEEAND LOWER LEG ON THE SIDE OF THE BOWL.

EE WAS WALKING IN CKEANUP AREA WHEN HE TRIPPED ON AN EXPOSSED ROOT CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON CORNER OF CONCRETE SLAB.

FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE CARRING BAGS.

EE WAS STANDING IN CHUTE UNDER WASHER SCREEN OBSERVING A FLOP GATE THAT HAD BEEN JAMMING, WHEN ASECOND GATE OPENED STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW & JAMMING SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BEND THE END OF A MILD STEEL ROD. HE WAS STANDING ON ONE END OF THE ROD WHILE STRIKING THE OTHER END WITH A HAMMER. THE ROD BOUNCED UP & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE R IGHT LOWER LEG CAUSING A 1" LACERATION, 3 STITCHES CLOSED THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP CROSTIE & CARRYING IT WHEN A SPLINTER LODGED IN RT FOREARM

MAN DROPPED AND LANDED ON HIS FEET WHEN CRUSHER HEAD BUMPED THE I-BEAM FRAME THAT HE WAS STANDING ON. LESS THAN A 5 FOOT DROP FROM I-BEAM TO GROUND.

WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF PIPE FITTING CAUSING THE RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH & CRUSHER FRAME. LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

HOSE FROM LUBE TRUCK TIED UP UNDER TIRE WHEN EMPLOYE EPULLED ON HOSE IT CAME LOSE ND HIS LEFT FOREARM STRUCK THE DOZER BLADE.

STRIPPING FORMS GOT IN STRAIN AND HURT WRIST. LATER, RIGHT ARM BEGAN HURTING AND LATER, THUMB AND TWO FINGERS BECAME NUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE TO AREA WHERE CONCRETE WAS BEING POURED SLIPPED & STRAINED HIMSELF WHICH RESULTED IN A HERNIA

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON VINE AND FELL AGAINST THE FAILGATE OF A PICK-UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE CAT-WALK OF CONVEYOR USING A SHOVEL TO PUSH MATERIAL OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF CONVEYOR FRAME. THE SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND TROUGHING IDLER. THIS KICK ED THE HANDLE UPWARD AND CAUGHT HIS TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND GUARD RAIL.

13357ED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MACK WATER TRUCK WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE TRACK CAME TO REST AGAINST SOME DROPBALL ROCKS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. HE RECEIVED AN INJURY T O HIS BACK THAT AT THIS TIME DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TO SERIOUS.

INJURED WAS PARKING WATER TRUCK IN PLANT PARKING LOT AFTER SERVICING TRUCK. WHEN HE DEPRESSED CLUTHC, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CLUTCH PEDAL CAUSING SUSTAINED INJURY. REQUIRED SIX STITCHES. WA S GIVEN A TETNAUS TOXOID SHOT.

INJURED WAS USING CRESCENT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BEARING BOLTS ON 6 CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WHEN BLTS WAS LOOSENED BEARING MOVED FORWARD AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FRAME ON BEARING HOUSING CAUSING SUST AINED INJURY.

INJURED HAD CLIMBED UPON CUSTOMER TRUCK TO INSPECT STONE FOR OVERSIZE. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON GROUND ON HIS FEET AND HE TURNED RIGHT A NKLE CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL AND RIGHT ANKLE WAS X RAYED AND A CAST APPLIED. NO LOST TIME.

INJURED IS A MATERIALS INSPECTOR AND HANDLES STONE SAMPLES DAILY.

INJURED WAS OPERATING 1600 P&H SHOVEL. INJURED FLIPPED TOGGLE SWITCH TO DISENGAGE RIGHT STEERING SO HE COULD TRAVEL STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHEN INJURED FLIPPED SWITCH, FIRE SHOT OUT FROM SWITCH CAU SING BURN TO RIGHT HAND. ELECTRICAL BURNS.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED INTO CAR, STOPPED UP THE HOLES AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE RAIL CAR. HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE CAR AND STARTED TO THROW LEG OVER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALNCE, FALLI NG BACK INTO RAIL CAR, LNADING IN A SITTING POSTION THE HARD JOLT TO THE LANDING CAUSED A STRAIN TO THE LOWER LEFT RIB CAGE WITH PAIN WHEN BREATHING.

INJURED HAD STARTED UNDER GYRATORY CRUSHER TO CLEAN OUT FROM UNDER CRUSHER HE WAS CLIMBING OVER A BRACE AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIS BACK ON A PIECE OF STONE CAUSING INJURY TO BACK

INJURED HAD CUT3A 10FT PC OF CONVEYOR BELT FOR SPLICING & HAD BELT LAYING ON FLOOR AT SHOP HE WAS USING A SQ.TOSQ.UP END OF BELT & AS HE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & BLADE ST RUCK TOP OF LEF7 HAND JUST BACK FROM KNUCKLE OF LITTLE FINGER (REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND)

INJURED HAD PUN7HED IN AND STARTED TO LEAVE CLOCK HOUSE AND HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM AND HE CAUGHT HOLD OF TRUCK SCALE DIAL WHICH BROKE THE FALL INJURED STATED THAT HE F ELT PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK T2ROUGH OUT SACROILLIAC REGION

INJURED WAS CLE5NING IN PLANT TUNNEL. HE HAD LOADED WHEEL BARROW AND HE STATES THAT AS HE WAS DUMPING LOAD FROM WHEEL BARROW, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT INGUINAL REG ION. 3

DRILLER PURCHAS9D AN OVERSIZED GRINDING WHEEL & ADAPTER RATED FOR 1750 RPM & PLACED IT ON A 228%*@*<@*<@ 22,000 RPM GRINDER THUS CAUSING GRINDING WHEEL TO SEPERATE. A LARGE PIECE OF THE GRI NDING WHEEL STR6CK HIM ON THE UPPER THIGH.

STANDING A FEW 0EET FROM ANOTHER EMPL WAS HAMMERING ON CONCAVES AND PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM AND EMBEDDED IN ARM.METAL HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED REQ 3 STITCHES.

INJ JACKING UP HORIZONTAL TRAVEL SHAFT ON SHOVEL WITH SET OF COME-ALONGS TO REMOVE SHAFT.RATCHET SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND BASE OF SHOVEL.REQ 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

MADDOX & BROOKS HAD FINISHED REPLACING A HOIST CYLINDER. PINS WERE PLACED IN A PROPER POSITION TO @HOLD BED IN PLACE. JOHNSON & MADDOX WERE REMOVING THE PINS SO BED COULD BE LOWERED. MADDOX \S PINS WERE EASILY REMOVED, THE PIN JOHNSON WAS REMOVING WAS CAUGHT IN THE HOLES OF THE TRUCK BODY. BROOKS PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE WHILE HOLDING FOOT ON BRAKE, ALLOWING RAISED TRUCK BED TO MO

INJURED WAS KNEELING DOWN ON TRUCK SCALE DECK CUTTING A HOLE IN CORNER OF DECK CUSTOMER TRUCK STARTED TO PULL FORWARD OFF OF SCALES DRIVER OF TRUCK DIDNT SEE INJURED KNEELING FRONT BUMPER OF T RUCK KNOCKED INJURED TO GROUND AND RAN OVER HIM WITH THE FRONT AXLE. TRUCK WAS STOPPED WITH INJURED LOCATED UNDER CENTER OF TRUCK

INJURED WAS OPERATING AIR WRENCH TO INSTALL WATER SEAL RING IN 7\ S.H. SYMONS CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, GEORGE WALTON, WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK WATER SEAL RING INTO PLACE AND HAMMER S LIPPED IN HIS HAND AND STRUCK LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND OF INJURED.