BLAIR QUARRY: 84 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee heard a pop and felt a pain in his right shoulder while tightening bolts on a loader.

Employee was digging a ramp shot out using a front end loader. He reported the digging to be rough and it caused him to bounce around inside the cab. He said he felt soreness in his neck and shoulder all week and on Monday he thought he needed to see a doctor.

Lifting unit weights for quality control, she strained her back.

Replacing a screen on the screen deck, the screen fell and hit ee on the arm creating a puncture wound to the right arm.

Taking J-bolts out of the middle deck of a broken screen on wash tower, he caught right forearm on metal above.

Employee pinched top of left index finger and joint between door handle and heater console on loader.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH IN BOTTOM DECK OF WASH SCREEN. AFTER CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH, EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK PULLING HIMSELF OUT OF SCREEN. AS EE PULLED HIS UPPER BODY OUT OF SCREEN, HE FELT PAIN IN RT. SHOULDER.

EE WAS LOWERING HIMSELF ON A WORK PLATFORM ON A CONVEYOR & SLIPPED ON A BUILD UP OF MATERIAL. HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR CAUSING A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

WORKING ON A 4 1/4 CRUSHER TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOWL WITH A HYDRAULIC JACK. THE JACK BRAKE AND THE HEAD RETRACTED MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THEBOWL AND THE JACK. HE NEEDED 3 STITCHES TO REPAI R THE CUT ON HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEES WERE USING A CABLE HOIST & J HOOK TO REMOVE A ROCK THAT WAS BLOCKING THE OPENING TO THE JAW CRUSHER AS THEY HOISTED THE ROCK THE HOOK JUMPED UP & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND IT M ASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HOOK & THE GUARD RAIL CRUSHING THE BONE JUST ABOVE THE MIDDLE JOINT THE HOSPITAL REMOVED HIS FINGER ABOVE THE MIDDLE JOINT

STEPPED OFF OF A BACKHOE ON TO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A MILD SPRAIN.

HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER WHILE DRIVING A PIN OUT OF A DIPPER TOOTH. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES, BROKEN LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN INTAKE PIPE AND FOOT VALVE FROM A PUMP HOUSE.THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE FLANGE LOOSE WHEN THE ELL(SUPPORTED BY A CRANE) BROKE ALLOWING THE P UMP HOUSE AND STRUCTURE TO TOPPLE INTO THE POND.THE EMPLOYEES WERE INSIDE THE PUMPHOUSE AT THE TIME AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE PIPE WAS SUPPORTING THE STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN INTAKE PIPE AND FOOTVALVE FROM A PUMP HOUSE.THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE PLANGE LOOSE WHEN THE ELL(SUPPORTED BY A CRANE) BROKE ALLOWING THE PU MPHOUSE AND STRUCTURE TO TOPPLE INTO THE POND. THE EMPLOYEES WERE INSIDE THE PUMP HOUSE AT THE TIME AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE PIPE WAS SUPPORTING THE STRUCTURE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THROW AN OLD SCREEN FROM A LANDING, THE MOUNTING HOOK ON THE SCREEN CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A CUT WHICH VEGIURED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS A FLAT BED TRUCK. A CHAIN WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE INTENDED TO STEP ACROSS THE CHAIN, BUT MISSTEPPED AND STEPPED ON THE CHAIN. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAU SING A BAD SPRAIN.

SUPERVISOR WAS KNEELING DOWN FASTENING THE SHACKLE TO THE PUMP HOOK TO REPOSITION THE PUMP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER THE BERM TO HELP THE SUPERVISOR AND ACCIDENTLY KICKED OVER THE ROCK APP ROXIMATELY 4 LBS, ROLLED DOWN THE PILE, JUMPED OVER THE SUPERVISORS ARM AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SHACKLE, BREAKING HIS FINGER ON THE TIP.

THE INJURED WAS BACKING UP TO THE SHOVEL TO GET LOADED.THE FRONT TIRE OF THE TRUCK HE WAA DRIVING ROLLED OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN.THE WHEEL HIT HIM IN THE WRIST (LEFT) CA USING A SPRAIN.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON CHAIN ON RADIAL STACKER-HE PULLED GUARD UP TO WORK ON IT AND WHILE WORKING ON CHAIN THE GUARD SLIPPED DOWN AND HIT LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND.

INJURED WAS SHARPENING DRILL BIT WITH GRINDING ROCK GRINDING ROCK SHATTERED KNOCKING SHIELD OFF GRINDER. SHIELD FLEW UP & STRUCK EMPL ABOVE LEFT EYE.

USING DRY BAR TO ON CLOG CHUTE- ROCK CAME LOOSE FELL HITTING HIM IN MOUTH.

I.NAME STEPPED 3NTO MUD PUDDLE GETTING DOWN OFF DROP BALL CRANE AND STEPPED ON ROCK TURNED HIS RT ANKLE HAIR LINE FRACTURE OF RT ANKLE

I.NAME WAS USIN1 RATCHET WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT AND HE WAS BELOW HIM ON THE GROUND WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL BELOW (6'), HIT AND BROKE A SMALL BONE IN MIDDLE FINGER OF L EFT HAND. 3

INJ WAS HELPING3PUT 4X8 STEEL PLATES IN METAL STORAGE RACK ON GROUND THE WT OF THE STEEL PLATES CAUSED THE UPRIGHT ANGLES HOLDING THE STEEL TO COLPASE AND THE PLATES FELL BREAKING I NAMES LE LEG 3

OILING PLATE ON3JAW CRUSHER USING A OIL CAN BUCKET. SWING JAW CAUGHT BUCKET AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN OIL CAN AND JAW FRAME.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A LARGE ROCK OVERSEEING WORK OF BULLDOZER. HE STEPPED OFF ROCK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE AND FELL. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND SLIGHT FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FIBULA.