Black Rock Quarry & Plant: 97 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Mechanic was cleaning debris out from around a 226 Skid Steer pump area. Throttle cable had wire protruding away from it and Mechanic's right hand 4th finger came in contact with the wire, puncturing the finger just above the knuckle.

The Electrician changed out a soft starter on the fresh water pump. While correcting phase rotation, the electrician suffered an electrical shock. CPR was administered, EMS notified, and Electrician was transported to the local hospital.

Employee was cutting a hose with a knife and cut his right index finger staples to close the cut.

Employee was operating plant house for East Jaw crusher when he was found slumped over in his chair.

Employee was removing a bottom guard from D9R Track - Type tractor. When he removed the last bolt from bottom guard, the guard slipped off the chain and struck his right hand.

Driver was loading the shot from the inside the truck and the wind was blowing toward the cab when emulsion blend blew through the window going in the left eye.

Employee and technician from Telsmith Company were pulling bearing out of 8x24 Telsmith shaker. Employee was adjusting impact wrench with help of technician. Due to numbers worn off wrench, socket flew off impact wrench hitting shaker and came back, hit employee in mouth. Note: at this time there was no injury. When employee went to dentist he found his false tooth was cracked.

Employee was working in Big Plant tunnel, once he completed job, he put all his tools up, noticed his knife missing. He started back into tunnel to get knife, another employee asked him a question. He turned and answered other employee then turned back around to go into tunnel hitting face on steel beam at top of tunnel entrance.

Employee, while in pickup truck (not moving), temporarily lost speech & memory functions. Doctor reportedly diagnosed that a stroke had occurred. Degree 8 incident.

Employee lifted a piece of metal weighing about 60-70 pounds, carried and placed on truck. Employee said he felt a pull in lower back.

EMPLOYEE PICKING UP CRUSHER HEAD WITH PULLEY. HAD HOLD OF CRUSHER HEAD WITH HAND. CHAIN SLIPPED, SMASHING FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING THE PLANT AT CONTROL HOUSE. WHILE SHUTTING DOWN THE PLANT FROM THE CONTROL PANEL, AN ELECTRIC MALFUNCTION OCCURED, APPARENTLY AT THE STARTER IN A LOWER ROOM, WHICH ENERGIZED T HE CONTROL PANEL, SHOCKING EE.

EMPLOYEE DOING MAINTENANCE WELDING UNDER SHAKER/SCREEN ON SHOOT. WELDED OR TACKED PIECE OF METAL ON SHOOT. STOOD ON TACKED PIECE OF METAL, TACK OR WELD BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL 2 TO 2 1/2 FEET. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 11/6/01 AT HIS REQUEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING PLANT, SLIPPED AND GRABBED HOLD OF STRUCTURE TO KEEP FROM FALLING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 5-16-01.

EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO CLOS RAIL CAR DOOR, BAR SLIPPED, HITTING EE IN FACE.

EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON CAB OF 773B CAT TRUCK. EE STARTED TO GET OFF TRUCK, LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON CONCRETE.

EE WAS WALKING FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER TO GREASE HOUSE. THE WEATHER WAS RAIN AND SLEETING. EE SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS REPLACING RETURN ROLLER ON CONVEYOR. ROLLER FELL AND LANDED ON EE'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND CHIPPING WELD WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW BETWEEN HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK OUT OF A BED OF A TRUCK. A ROCK WAS HUNG IN THE TRUCK. AS EMPLOYEE EXITED THE TRUCK BED, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELLHURTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MATERIAL SAMPLES, AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

SLIPPED ON WET MATERIAL AT BOTTOM OF STAIRWAY.

CLEANING ROCK FROM CRUSHER HAD LEFT SOME ON CATWALK ON WHICH EMPLOYEE TRIPPED.

A WEAR PLATE FROM A IMPACT CRUSHER WAS DROPPED ON EE'S BACK PART OF HIS HAND. BROKE BONE IN TOP OF HAND

HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRWAY AND SLIPPED AT THE BOTTOM STEP. HE WAS CARRYING A HAND GREASE GUN AT THE TIME.

HE WAS HELPING PULL UP SCREENS ON THE SCREEN UNIT OF THE PORTABLE PLANT AND LOST HIS FOOTING CAUISNG HIM HIM TO SLIP AND FALL ON HIS TAILEND.

REPAIRING BRAKE ON R55 TRUCK - CLEANING BRAKE SHOE - SHOE WAS IN UPWARD POSTION, CAME DOWN CATCHING INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT EAR.WHILE CUTTING A SHAKER BEARING WITH A TORCH A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ENTERED THE LEFT EAR.

MAN JUMPED FROM LAST RUNG OF LADDER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND. THIS DISTANCE IS ABOUT 18".

EMPLOYEE HAD SHUT TRUCK DOWN FOR A DAY, END OF SHIFT. WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO GET OFF TRUCK HE MISSED THE TOP STEP ON THE LADDER AND FELL FOUR TO FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE DID NTO HAVE A THREE POINT POSITION WHILE GETTING OFF THE TRUCK.

WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DRILLING OPERATIONS, THE INJURED STRETCHED TO HELP GUIDE A DRILL STEEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT. HE HEAD TO BE IN A BENT OVER POSITION TO SHOVEL - FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UPA ROCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND UNDER THE ROCK.

PUTTING SACKS IN DOORS OF HOPPER CARS TO HOLD MATERIAL. FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S WEIGHT TO COME DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY & PULLING HIS SIDE.

OPERATING JAW CRUSHER, LOOKED OVER INTO JAW CRUSHER. PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK CLIMBING DOWN A STEP LADDER DOOR OF TRUCK CLOSED HITTING EE S ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE ROLLED V-BELT; CAUGHT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE A LOCKED-UP BELT; HE PULLED ON WRENCH-WRENCH SLIPPED; HE HIT HIS HAND ON CONVEYOR FRAME.

WORKING ON IMPACTOR CRUSHER - HAD METAL FEED BOX LAID OVER- 4 EMPLOYEES LIFTED THE FEED BOX IN PLACE ONE INJURED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE CUT HAND (THREE SUTURES)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING. RAISED UPA ND STRUCK HEAD ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL.

2 TWO EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING SCREENS APPARENTLY THEY GOT OVERBALANCED AND FELL WITH THE SCREENS.

EE WAS PLACING CHAINS ON HOOKS ON LOADER BUCKET TO LIFT A METAL BIN. AS OPERATOR LIFTED BUCKET, BIN SLID TOWARD LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK EE S FOOT HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT KNMIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEG (SUTURES)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD FUELED LOADER AS HE PARKED IT HE SLIPPED AND FELL

EE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A ROLL CRUSHER. TIRE FELL AGAINST EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT-KNIFE SLIPPED; CUT FACE.

EMPL OPERATING DOZER PUSHING BOULDERS,MACHINE GOT ON A BOULDER AND SLIPPED OFF JARRING EMPL . WMPL WORKED UNTIL 5-5-92.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON METAL WITH GRINDER, HAND SLIPPED AND HIS HAND WAS STRUCK BY GRINDER.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS REPETIVE MOTION CAUSED CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROM.

EMPL PICKED UP CAN OF GREASE PULLED SHOULDER MUSCLES.

EE REMOVED A CONVEYOR IDLER FROM CONVEYOR HE PUT IDLER ON BELT HE INDAVENTLY KNOCKED IDLER OFF BELT HE FELL OVER END CUT EE S HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WORKED IN RIP RAP PLANT-BACK BEGAN TO HURT HIM DURING THE NIGHT OF 11-14-91.

SLIPPED ON CATWALK-BACK BEGAN HURTING 08-15-91 (TOOK OFF WORK)

EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL WORK BEING DONE ON PLANTS, EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON CONVEYOR BELT WORKING ON LACINGS, EMPLOYEE THOUGHT CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED OUT FOR UNKNOWN REASON BELT STARTED-EMPLOYEE FELL OFF BELT.

EMPLOYEE THINKS HE HURT HIS BACK MOVING EMPTY BARELS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE PICKED UP SOMETHING HEAVY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING- KNIFE SLIPPED (STITCHES)

EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED BRASS LINER BUSHING IN A CONE CRUSHER. SLIPPED AND FELL. JAMMED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINGING PLANT SCREEN BEARING. HIT WITH HAMMER. PIECE BROKE OFF-END STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

END DUMP DRIVER DUMPED A LOAD OF ROCK INTO FEED HOPPER. A ROCK BOUNCED THROUGH THE OPERATOR'S CONTROL HOUSE AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR.

BOULDER HUNG IN CRUSHER EMPLOYEE USING A LOADER TOOTH TO WEDGE AGAINST BOULDER TOOTH SHATTERED PIECES STRUCK INJURED EMPLOYEE.

HELPING INSTALL A CONVEYOR BELT, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING POSTIONS OUT OF A DIESAL ENGINGE, USING A HAMMER HANDLE, HANDLE SLIPPED OFF CONNECTOR ROD END STRUCK FINGER, MASHING IT AGAINST BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLES IN BELT LAGGING, KNIFE BLADE BROKE, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EMPLOYEEHS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON V-BELT PULLED FINGER INTO PULLEY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL. PIECE OF GRINDING WHEEL CAME OFF AND STRUCK EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN END DUMP TRUCK HE GOT OUT TO CHECK HIS DUMPING AREA AS HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TURNED HIS ANKLE

EMP. WAS CHECKING BRAKE CHAMBER FOR LEAK. HE INADVERTLY LET HIS FINGERS GET INTO CHAMBER AS OPERATOR LET OUT BRAKE PEDDLE.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK ANVILS OUT OF IMPACTOR CRUSHER HIT HAND AGAINST ANVIL

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING POWDER FROM A STORAGE TRAILER, SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D THAT WHILE OPERATING, HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE.

EMPL WALKING DO4NSTAIRS STEPPED ON CAN AND FELL DOWN STAIRS.

INJ AND ANOTHER3WORKMAN INSTALLING CHUTE ON PLANT.INJ DIRECTED DRIVER OF BOOM TORUCK TO BACK UP AND PLACE A CHUTE IN POSITION.AS TRUCK BACKED THE REAR WHEELS RAN OVER ROCK AND CHUTE SWUNG AND STRUCK INJ EMP5.

EMP JUMPED OFF 3JAW CRUSHER MOTOR STAND ONTO CONVEYOR TO CLEAN MUD OUT OF CHUTE ON END DELIVERY BELT

OTHER EMPLOYEE 7URNED ON CONVEYOR THAT EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.

OTHER EMPLOYEE 7URNED ON CONVEYOR THAT EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL

EMP WAS OPERATI3G DOZER, JARRING OCCURED FROM DOZER CUASED STRAIN TO BACK

EMP WAS WORKING3ON BIN, ROCK ON CARWALK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE

NIGHT FOREMAN W5S INFORMED ON 9-4-86 WITH A NOTE FROM HIS DOCTOR THAT I.NAME HAD DEVELOPED A HERNIA & WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON MONDAY 9-8-86. WE DOD NOT KNOW FOR SURE THAT I.NAME WAS INJU RED ON THE JOB 6UT FELLOW EES STATED THAT HE COMPLAINED ABOUT A BURNING FEELING IN HIS ABDOMEN.

EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 UP STEPS TO THE WASHING PLANT, STEPS WERE WET AND SLICK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FRONTEND LOADER TAKING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OFF USING CHAIN HOIST IN PROCESS OF WORK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEES HAND AND ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTAINENCE WORK ON CRUSHER WALKING DOWN STAIRS STEPS FROM FINISH CRUSHER TO GROUND CARRYING TWO GREASE GUNS LOST FOOTING-FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HYDRAULIC HOSE DRIVING COMPRESSION SLEEVE ON HOSE WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF SLEEVE HITTING EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE SCREENS ON WASHING PLANT SHAKER. WHILE LIFTING ON SCREENS FELT A SENSATION IN SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL LOADER BUCKET ARM ON FRONT END LOADER, COUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ARM AND LOADER TIRE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING END DUMP TRUCK BACK TO QUARRY TO BE LOADED WITH QUARRY ROCK WENT TO SLEEP DROVE TRUCK OFF ROAD INTO TREES

HELPING OPERATE ROCK DRILL CAUGHT FINGER IN HYDRAULIC WRENCH

EMP WAS OPERATING END DUMP TRUCK WHEEL SPINDLE BROKE CAUSING EMP TO FALL AGAINST STEERING WHEEL

EMPLOYEE WAS OILING SERVICING PLANT. WHEN HE WALKED DOWN CONVEYOR HOLDING ONTO CABLE HAND RAILING, HIT FINGER ON CABLE CLAMP, JAMMING AND BRUISED FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER STARTED CLIMBING OFF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED OFF LOADER STEP, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.

PUSHING 4X4 BOARD UNDER CONVEYOR BELT TO CLEAN MUD OFF BELT, FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON 4 X 4 BOARD.

EMP WAS WORKING ON LIEBHERR BACKHOE STANDING ON TRACK FOOT SLIPPED JERKING BACK

CHANGING OIL AND OIL FILTER IN LOADER.ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE OIL FILTER,WRENCH BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO HIT ARM AGAINST SIDE OF LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON SHAKER. EMPLOYEE ASSISTED OTHER EMPLOYEES TO LIFT SCREEN AND STAND AGAINST OTHER SCREENS ON SHAKER. SCREEN STARTED TO FALL EMPLOYEE CAUGHT SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING BRAKES REPAIRED ON END DUMP TRUCK AFTER BRAKES WERE REPAIRED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO INSTALL WHEEL AND TIRE BACK ON TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING LUG NUT WH ILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR WRENCH LUG NUT WASHER TURNED CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, LOADER WAS OVERHEATING, KICKED RADIATOR CAP OFF WITH RIGHT FOOT, CAP BLEW OFF SCALDING RIGHT ANKLE, ABDOMEN AND SIDE OF FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING OFF ELECTRIC DISCONNECT BOX DISCONNECT BOX LID BLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING PLASTIC BLOCKS FROM LITTLE ROCK TO BLACK ROCK ARKANSAS TO FLOAT WATER PUMP ON IN THE QUARRY AT OR NEAR RUSSELL ARK AND TO BLACK ROCK WIND AND TRUCK TRAFFIC CAUSED LOAD TO SHIFT ON PICKUP TRUCK HAD TO STOP AND ADJUST LOAD SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING INJURY