CHARLOTTE QUARRY: 159 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was operating a loader and was jarred by falling material.

Pit Loader bucket made contact with a rock and jarred the operator.

After starting the air compressor to use air wrench employee tossed the hose over the compressor to the other side of the truck. The employee felt a pop and pain in his right shoulder joint. After further testing a determination was made to do a rotator cuff repair operation. On November 1, 2010 surgery was performed and a tear was confirmed and repaired.

Employee was lifting a piece of screen cloth onto the screen and felt pain in his upper left arm. Employee worked full duty under doctor's care until April 3, 2008 when he had minor surgery *qualifying this as a lost time as of 04/03/2008.

Silicosis - occupational illness.

CUTTING BELT WITH KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS FABRICATING A STRUCTURE WITH DESCENDING CATWALK. WHILE STEPPING OFF CATWALK TO CONCRETE FLOOR, HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON FLOOR, TURNING LEFT ANKLE. MEDICAL CARE DIAGNOSIS W AS STRAINED LIGAMENTS SURROUNDING ANKLE AREA. PRESCRIBED ORAL MEDICATION FOR PAIN AND INSTALLED SPLINT FOR 2 WEEKS.

WHILE WORKING ON A EUCLID PIT TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT WAS WORKING. HE HEATED UP THE SENSOR ON THE THERMOSTAT TO SEE IF IT WOULD CONTRACT THE SPRIN G AND OPEN. WHILE HEATING THE ELEMENT ERUPTED AND SPRAYED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE FACE AREA. THE COMPOUND WITHIN THE ELEMENT STRUCK THE FACIAL AREA WITH FRAGMENTS INJURING THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE OF OPERATORS CAB. HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A CAB WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS LIFTED AND WAS SUPPOSED TO LATCH AT THE TOP. OPERATOR THOUGHT IT HAD AND LET GO FO THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW FELL BACK DOWN, CATCHING HIS FINGER AT THE BOTTOM.

EE WAS SHARPENING A DRILL BIT WITH AIR GRINDER. SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS WERE BEING WORN. A METAL GRAGMENT MANAGED TO ENTER THE RIGHT EYE. FIRST AID WAS GIVEN, BUT FRAGMENT WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. HE WAS TAKEN TO PRO COMP FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE WAS OPERATING A 988-B FRONTE END LOADER TO CLEAN OUT SPILLOVER (MUCK) FROM AROUND HEAD PULLEY OF #2 CONVEYOR. HE MADE HIS BUCKET APPROX 8' OFF THE GROUND WHEN HE MADE HIS DUMP. HTE IMPACT O F THE MATERIAL HITTING THE GROUND MADE A SPLATTER SENDING DEBRIS FROM THIS MUCK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. A ROCK BROKE HIS GLASSES AND PUT A LACERATION ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE REQUIRING 12 STITCHES

REMOVING A7' CONE CRUSHER DRIVE SHEAVE. IT SPRANG OFF SHAFT AND STRUCK AND INFLICTED ONE CONTRACTOR WITH BROKEN RIBS AND ANOTHER WITH A BROKEN LEG.

REMOVING CRUSHER DRIVE SHEAVE. IT SPRANG OFF SHAFT & STRUCK INFLICTED ONE CONTRACTOR WITH BROKENRIBS & ANOTHER WITH A BROKEN LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN ENGINE STARTER FRO HIS WORK TRUCK TO A DRILL COM,PR ESSOR UNDER REPAIR THE HEEL OF HIS RT WORK BOOT CAME UPON A LARGE STONE CAUSING HIM TO BECOME UNBALANCED TO RET AIN HIMSELF HE WENT INTO A SQUAT POSITION IN DOING SO HE HEARD & FELT A POP IN THE RT KNEE JOINT AREA SHORTLY AFTER HE FELT NUMBNESS & DISCOMFORT IN THE KNEE AREA POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENT IN THE R

EMPLOYEE HAD OBTAINED PAPER TOWELS TO CLEAN OPERATORS CAB WINDOWS AND SIDE MIRRORS OF MOISTURE FROM OVERNIGHT RAIN AND EARLY MORNING DEW. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FENDER LEFT OF THE STEP LADDER THAT LEADS TO THE OPERATORS CAB OF HIS 980-C CAT LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO GET BACK INTO THE LOADER, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE REAR MIRROR, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ABOUT 5 1/2' TO THE G

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE BRAKES ON HIS TRUCK.A SPECIAL TOOL WAS BEING USED DURING THIS REPAIR.THIS TOOL WAS BEING USED TO INSTALL A SEAL.INJURED WAS SUPPOSED TO CATCH THIS TOOL AS IT WA S BEING DRIVEN FROM THE BACK SIDE.IT CAME THROUGH TOO FAST AND CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AT THE BASE OF THE FOURTH FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

PERSON WAS LAYING UNDER A HEAVY PIECE OF MOBIL EQUIPMENT MAKING REPAIRS. DUE TO QUARRY CONDITIONS, THEIR WAS HEAVY SOIL, ETC. ON THE UNDER-SIDE AREA IN WHICH THE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE. EMP LOYEE WAS WEARING HIS ISSUED SAFETY GLASSES. A FOREIGN PIECE OF MATERIAL WENT INTO HIS EYE FROM UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WINDOW SILL AND AIR CONDITIONER FRAME UNIT WHILE BEING INSTALLED.LACERATION OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

PERSON WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE BACK OF A C-60 CHEV. TRUCK. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS PLANTED ON LOOSE FOOTING, CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE DOWN A ROCKY LEDGE. HE LOST HIS HARD-HAT IN THE SLIDE. THE CROWN O F HIS HEAD STRUCK A ROCK DURING THE SLIDE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

STEPPING DOWN FROM PLATFORM USING THE OPER LADDER LANDED ON OTHER TRUCK PLATFORM SLIPPED ON RAIN WET SURFACE

HE WAS OPERATING AN AIR JACK HAMMER AT THE PUG MILL, TRING TO FREE UP HARDENED CEMENT. THE ACTION OF THE JACK HAMMER GOT HIM OFF BALANCE AND CAUSED HIM TO GET HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE JACK H AMMER RIGHT OPERATION HANDLE AND A METAL FEED BIN. THIS RESULT CAUSED HIM TO MASH HIS FINGER.

STANDING NEAR BASE OF 7' STD CRUSHER CLEANING OUT SPILL WITH WATER HOSE.HEARD SOMETHING COMING DOWN FROM ABOVE.BENT DOWN AS SOMETHING STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD.LARGE ROCK FROM ABOVE SCREEN BOUNCE D OUT FROM IMPACT OF CONTACT WITH SCREEN PLATE.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FROM RACK TO HAMMER. WHILE PERFORMING THIS DUTY EMPL FELT CATCH IN LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AT N MECK FAMILY PRACTICE C LINIC HUNTERSVILLE, NC AS BEING MUSCLE SPASMS. DRUG WAS PRESCRIBED FOR CONDITION.

HELPING TO CARRY A PIECE OF I-BEAM STEEL. WHILE BENDING OVER TOLAY THE PIECE DOWN, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK.

STANDING ON LAR1E PIT ROCK PULLING DOWN ON HOIST CABLE OF ELEC SHOVEL.PIN SUDDENLY BROKE IN CLEVIS HE TURNED CABLE LOOSE AND FELL LANDING ON LOWER BACK IN SITTING POSITION AGAINST ROCK.THE ROC K WAS SLICK DUE3TO RAIN.

EMPLOYEE STEEPE8 FROM LADDER ONTO A ECCENTRIC BASE AND SLIPPED, FALLING ABOUT FOURTEEN FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A DRILL BIT ONTO THE STEEL THE ROTATION WA SON AND THE STEEL BECAME UNSCREWED THE STEEL FELL PINNING HIS RT HAND BETWEEN THE GROUND AND BIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER W WAS BROKEN BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE AND FIRST JOINT