Baxter County Quarry: 100 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee stated was moving a 55 gallon barrel of oil by hand when EE felt something pop in right shoulder. Employee stated did not want medical attention, just wanted to document the incident.

Employee was driving a dump truck moving rock material from the pit area to the load point for the crusher when he stated that he hit a dip in the travel way and jarred his neck. Employee works at the quarry site as a truck driver only, he is not a full time quarry/miner.

Employee was using an air-wrench to loosen nuts on the stripper bar; when the nut broke loose the air-wrench released and smashed the employees finger between the air-wrench and the side of the crusher.

Employee/Miner was centering the new belt that had just been installed when he pulled a muscle in his lower back. He is scheduled to return to work on Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 after his follow-up doctor visit.

Employee was removing rocks that had gotten jammed in the crusher; as he was removing the rocks, one of them shifted and smashed his left pinky finger between the rock and the crusher plate.

Miner was adjusting the tail pulley and dust fell in his face, when he removed his safety glasses and was wiping the dust off his face some dust got into his eyes.

Dump truck driver was getting out of his truck, missed the bottom step and fell approximately 3 feet injuring hip and back

Operator was getting onto the dozer when he missed the hand grip and fell backwards landing against a pickup truck parked next to the dozer. The operator incurred minor injuries to his back and left leg. Operator returned work on light duty on 7/20/2011.

At about 745 a.m. employeee, a contractor for explosive energies, went to open a side door of his work truck. When the door lock opened the latch hit him in the mouth and cut his lip. He was taken to a clinic for treatment. This person got six stitches in his lip.

HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO BECOMEILL AND EXTREMELY EXHAUSTED.

EE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC LINE WHEN PRESSURE RELEASED CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID AND DEBRIS TO COMEIN CONTACT WITH FACE AND RIGHT EYE. EE STATED HEWAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

EE WAS PROPING UP AN IRON PLATE TO MEASURE WHEN THE PLATE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. NOTE: THE MACHINARY WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT AND SHUTDOWN WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

EE WAS ENGAGED IN SCOOPING UP A PILE OF LOOSE ROCK TO LOAD INTO DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER STRUCK A SOLID ROCK LEDGE JERKING EE FORWARD INSIDE OF CAB. EE WAS WEARING SEAT B ELT RESTRAINT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. BELIEVED POSSIBLY THAT THE IMPACT FROM HITTING THE SOLID ROCK LEDGE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INJURY. EE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF

EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER EE WHEN HE WAS HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH A METAL PIPE WHILE TRYING TO TURN PULLEY ON CRUSHER EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE ROCKS/DEBRIS WAS NOT CLEARED. INJURED EE WAS PICKING UP A SAMALL PIECE 0F METAL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE .

INJURED EE WALKED IN BEHIND EE WHO WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A TAIL PULLEY WITH A STEEL BAR, WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AWAY STRIKING INJURED EE IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LOWER LIP.

EE WAS SECURING A SIGN POST WITH HIS HANDS WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER BUCKET TO DRIVE THE POST INTO THE GROUND WHEN THE POST SLIPPED AWAY FROM UNDERNEATH THE BUCKET FORCIBLY STR IKING HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING CROSS TIES UNDER ROCK TRUCK IN ORDER TO CHANGE TIRE. SPLINTER OF WOOD FROM RAILROAD TIE BROKE OFF LODGING INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ROLLER AND TRYING TO SECURE 6" WATER HOSE WITH LEFT FOOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL UP WATER TANK BEING PUMPED FROM THE QUARRY POND, WHEN THE WATER PRESSURE FROM THE HOSE CAUSED HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING A ROCK SCREEN IN PREPARATION FOR PAINTING & WENT TO SCRAPE BOTTOM & CAUGHT JAW ON SCREENS BREAKING HIS TOOTH

SLIPPED OFF A TIRE WHILE CLIMBING OFF A ROCK TRUCK.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF A LOADER AND HE HIT A HOLE STEPPED IN HOLE AND FELL DOWN AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE ALSO HAD A BONE CHIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A WET CLAY EMBANKMENT AND SLIPPED ON WET CLAY AND FELL, HITTING UPPER BACK ON A ROCK. THE RIGHT UPPER BACK WAS BRUISED BYT HE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN A WOODEN CHAIR LEANING AGAINST A METAL RACK, NEXT TO AN EXTENSION OF A METAL BUILDING WITH A WOODEN ROOF, THE EXTENSION HAD A METAL ROOF. HE SUDDENLY FELT LIKE HE WAS HIT INT EH BACK OF THE HEAD WITHA BASEBALL BAT. AT THE TIME, LIGHTNING HAD STRUCK, COME THROUGH THE BUILDING AND HIT HIM INT HE BACK OF THE HEAD. HE HAD NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AN DNO BURN M

HANDRAIL BROKE AS HE WAS COMING FROM 1ST LEVAL OF CRUSHER TO SECOND LEVEL, CAUISNG HIM TO FALL BACK.

WORK AREA AROUND IN FRONT OF OFFICE PIECES OF OLD 1 1/4" PIPE LYING ON THE GROUND. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE ARE WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME PIPE. THE PIEP ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.