Benson Quarry: 79 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A/C vent cover fell off of the 988F wheel loader. Employee was attempting to put the A/C vent cover on. They stuck their fingers into the vent hole, the fan was still running and a finger came into contact with the steel fan blades which cut the fingers.

Haul Truck Driver was driving to and from the cut to the dump. Did not report that they had injured themselves until the next day when they said they were having back pain.

Miner was opening an oil container and in the spout area cut a finger resulting in three stitches and no prescribed medication.

EE was working in secondary plant inspecting & greasing when he began to feel ill. He went to employee break room to sit for a few minutes but felt no better so he went to office. Plant manager took him to nearby med. clinic. The doctor suspected a heart problem & had him transported to Wake Med. hospital. He was kept, tested & released on 06/09 with no diagnoses & no restrictions.

EMPLOYEE WENT OVER A ROCK ON THE 988F PIT LOADER. WHEN HE CAME OFF THE ROCK IT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD TO HIT THE WINDOW CUTTING HIS EAR REQUIRING 11 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

AN OUTSIDE CARRIER BROUGHT IN A STEEL STRUCTURE FOR THE NEW PLANT EXPANSION. IN AN ATTEMPT TO HELP THE DRIVER, EMPLOYEE RELEASED THE CHAIN BINDERS OFF OF THE STRUCTURE. WHILE RELEASING ONE OF THE CHAIN BINDERS WITH A 2-3' PIPE, THE CHAIN BINDER BROKE AND STRUCK HIM BETWEEN THE EYES.

A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN A PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC LINE CAME LOOSE,HITTING THE MECHANIC IN THE HAND, INJECTING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS TUBING HOLES THAT HE HAD DRILLED. HE HAD PUT TUBE IN HOLES AND WAS CUTTING THE TOP OF THE TUBE LEFT OUT OF HOLE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. HE WAS PUSHING THE KNIFE AWAY FROM HIM AROUND THE TUB E. HE TURNED THE KNIFE AROUND WAS PULLING BACK AT HIM AND WHEN HE GOT TO WERE HE HAD CUT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE PUTTING NEW BIT AND RETAINER ON DRILL HAMMER. EE THOUGHT THREADS HAD STARTED AND STARTED TO MOVE HIS HANDS. THE BIT FELL OUT MASHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP.

EE WAS OBSERVING OPERATION OF DRILL, WHEN THE OPERATOR LET JACKS DOWN OF UNLEVEL GRADE, CAUSING DOOR TO SHUT ON EE'S RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND, CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

EE SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF DOZER. HE STEPPED OFF & SLIPPED OFF TRACKS, GRABBED WITH RIGHT HAND & TORE MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

TWO EE'S WERE LOADING SECTIONS OF PIPE (10'SECTIONS - 120#), INTO LOADER BUCKET. AS HE LET GO OF PIPE, HIS LITTLE FINGER BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN LOCKING RING AND PIPE. THE PIPE ROLLED OVER CA USING SEVERE DAMAGE TO LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER ON RT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CAB OF DOZER WORKING BLADE TO HELP REMOVE A RIPPER. AFTER THEY HAD FINISHED, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF CAB, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HIS LEFT LEG FELL BETWEEN THE TRUNION ARM AND TRACK FRAME TRAPPING IT ABOUT KNEE LEVEL. EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT KNEE AREA AND SOME PAIN WITH TOES.

ATTEMPTING OT CUT A CONVEYOR BELT TO HANG ABOVE SHORT HEAD CRUSHER TO CONTROL SPILALE THE KNIFE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & CUTTING IT.

EE WAS WORKING ON A JAW JAM TRYING TO REMOVE A BIG ROCK. HE WAS IN THE HAW PUTTING A CABLE AROUND IT WHEN A ROCK FROM OUT OF THE FEEDER ROLLED OUT OF THE FEEDER INTO THE JAW AND LANDED ON EE'S FOOT. BROKE LITTLE TOE ON LEFT FOOT.

EE INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB WHEN TAKING IDLER OFF OF 30P CARNE. HE WAS USING A CROW TO PUSH THE IDLER OUT AND CLEAR OF THE TRACK FRAME. WHEN THE IDLER FELL, IT CAUGHT HIS THUMBE BETWEEN THE FRAM E & IDLER. HIS THUMB HAS AN ABRASION-SWELLING. WE SENT HIM TO THE DR. FOR X-RAYS. ON FIRST X-RAYS THERE WERE NO FRACTURES. HE WENT BACK ON THURSDAY AND THEY FOUND HE HAD BROKE HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TROUGHING ROLLER ON #11 CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER FROM THE CATWALK SIDE OF BELT TO POSITION THE ROLLER, BEFORE GETTING INTO POSITION, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDI NG ON HIS FEET, THEN ROLLED TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED BROKEN BONES IN BOTH FEET AND POSSIBLE MINOR BACK INJURIES AND SCALP ABRASIONS.

CUTTING TIE ON CORD, CUT L HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER

WHILE HAVING TROUBLE W WARNING LIGHT ON TRUCK EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT PLASTIC TIE OFF WIRE TO SENDER BLADE SUDDENLY CUT THROUGH PLASTIC TIE CUTTING INDEX FINGER.