Churchville Quarry: 143 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

150 ton track press was being used to press track pins out of a 390. Press back plate had to be removed first. 2 cranes were used to support track press about waist high. Tech was positioned at back plate. Back plate was removed by sliding off guide rods manually by tech. When back plate came off guide rods, the press section cantilevered up striking tech's lip causing laceration.

Employee was descending the access ladder of a front-end yard loader during a pre-shift inspection when ee fell, fracturing left ankle.

While removing bowl assembly was nudging cylinder to make contact. Employee completed task 20 times, each time removing hand prior to pushing. He then rested hand on the rear of the cylinder. As it pushed, his finger was between it and another cylinder. It rotated pinching the end of the pinky finger. He lost the end 3/4" tip of his finger.

While re-lining chutes in a screen deck, employee felt pain in lower back.

Employee was using a pry bar to hold a guard in place near a conveyor belt so that he could repair the guard. The bar came into contact with the moving belt causing the bar to spin and be pulled from his hands.

While standing on a rock face, started to turn around, lost footing, right leg got stuck between two rocks, causing the rt ankle & knee to twist, fell to the ground, and hurt rt ankle.

While lifting a guard, the employee decided it was too heavy, went to set it down and it slipped out of his hand and struck his right wrist.

While helping to install drive belts on conveyor 1A, a rock came from the belt and struck employee above the right eye just to the side of the hard hat brim causing a laceration that needed 4 stitches.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE BOLT FROM THE PILLAR BLOCK BEARING CAP, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EE INT HE 2 FRONT TEETH, CHIPPING THEM.

ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING A BEARING ONTO A SHAFT WHILE EE WAS HOLDING A BLOCK OF WOOD ON IT. THE EEMISSED THE BLOCK & STRUCK EE HAND CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE LEFT RING FINGER-NEEDED 5 STITCHES

EE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM THE US2A CATWALK. HE WAS KNEELING DOWN. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE PULLED/STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CLEANING ICE OFF OF C-25 CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED & PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INSIDE OF A HOPPER WHEN HE WAS OVERCOME BY THE HEAT. HEAT INDEX WAS 105.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE COVERING FROM A BATTERY CABN LE, EE LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE.

EE STATES HE WAS HIT IN THE HARDHAT ON HIS HEAD WHEN THE BLOCK ON THE HOIST STRUCK HIM. THEY WERE USING THE HOIST TO REMOVE SCREEN PANEL

EE STATES HE WAS INSTALLING EDGE SEGMENTS ON BUCKET WHEN HE STRUCK THE SEGMENT W/A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF SHATTERED FRAGMENT ENTERED HIS FOREARM. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED. JUST DETERMINED TO BE A MEDICAL ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING A WEDGE WHEN THE WEDGE BROKE AND A PIECE OF IT STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP, STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE STATES HE WAS HAMMEIRNG ON A TIE ROD USING A HAMMER AND PIN EXTENSION. HE MISSED WHILE HAMMERING AND CONSEQYUENTLY HIS RIGHT FINGER STRUCK THE PIN.

EE STATES HE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION DRIVING A SECTION OF CHANNEL INTO POSITION WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE CHANNEL, STRIKING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HAMMER HANDLE.

EE STATES HE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER LINER WITH A KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE LINER AND CONTACTED THE EE.

EE STATES ARM OF TELEDYNE HAMMER CAME DOWN & STRUCK ANGLE HE WAS HOLDING WHICH CAUSED THE PIECE OF ANGLE TO HIT THE EE.

EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING UNDER THE CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DITCH AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THE AIR CYLINDER ON THE BACK OF THE WATER TRUCK RELEASED, CAUSING THE VALVE TO CLOSE, STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD HIS FINGERS THRU THE WIRE OPENING OF THE SCREEN WITH ONE HAND WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR STONE OUT OF THE WAY WITH HIS OTHER HAN. THE SCREEN SLIPPED & LUNGED HIS BACK.

EE STATES HE WAS CUTTING RUBBER SKIRTING WHEN THE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED ANC CUT THE BOTTOM SIDE OF HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE ROCK. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL AS HE WAS CLIMBING INTO HIS TRUCK AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND CONSEQUENTLY FRACTURED HIS ELFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING IN HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT PUNCTURED HIS BOOT AND ENTERED HIS FOOT.

EE STATED HE WAS REPLACING SIDE RAILS ON THE SCREEN. HE REACHED FOR THE JACK AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE METAL SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE REMOVED GOGGLES FROM HIS FACE, HIS GLOVES WERE MUDDY AND THE GOGGLES SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPL STATES HE WAS STANDING ON SLOPE WITH CHAINSAW IN PROCESS OF CUTTING TREE. WHILE STARTING TO CUT TREE IT SPLIT THROUGH MIDDLE & SPLIT END CAME BACK & HIT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF CHANNEL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SCREEN WITH HIS RIGHT ARM INSIDE A HOPPER BELOW THE SCREEN.BOTH HIS FFET SLIPPED OFF THE CHANNEL CAUSING HIM TO SU PPORT HIS BODY WEIGHT WITH HIS RIGHT ARM,RESULTING IN A TORN MUSCLE.

HE WAS HAMMERING A PIN OF THE SHANK GUARD ON THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN & EMBEDDED INTO HIS ARM

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE FEED DISTRIBUTOR OF THE OMNI CONE CRUSHER POSITIONED IN SIDE THE FEED CHUTE HE WAS POSITIONING STEEL INSIDE THE CHUTE WITH A CHAIN-JACK & C CLAMP C HAIN JACK SLIPPED CAUSING C CLAMP TO SPRING FREE& STRIKE THE INJURED IN THE FACE

HE WAS STANDING 20 FT AWAY BELOW THE C-8 CONVEYOR. A FLASHLIGHT WAS THROWN FROM THE CONVEYOR TO HIM EE MISSED THE FLASHLIGHT AND IT HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION BELOW THE EYE.

EMPL STATES HE WAS STEPPING DOWN TO EXIT TUNNEL #1 LOST FOOTING CASUING HIM TO FALL STEP WAS 2' DROP FROM TUNNEL TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INJURED WHILE HE WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE BELT WHILE CUTTING IT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE INSOIDE OF HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE BEAM OF A NEW FEEDER AND MADE A SIDESTEP ONTO A SMALL REBAR. HE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BEAM AND ONE FOOT ON THE REBAR. THE WELDS ON EITHER END OF THE R EBAR BROKE AND HE FELL APPROX. 3 FT., STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE BEAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE CRUSHER SHANTY WITH THE DOOR OPEN, MONITORING THE CRUSHER WHEN A STONE CHIP CAME IN THE DOOR AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPL STANDING BETWEEN 2 TELSMITH SCREENS PREPARING TO LEAVE JOB SITE.WALKING AWAY,SLIPPED ON BUILDUP OF MATERIAL ON CATWALK CAUSING FALL & TWIST RIGHT ANKLE BETWEEN SCREEN & CATWALK.

EMPL STATES HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A COVER FRAME OF A DUMP TRUCK THE WRENCH SLIPPED OF THE NUT AND THIS CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND RIB OF THE TRUCK BODY

THE INJURED STATES WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF TOGGLE BLOCK, HE WAS PRYING THE SEAT FROM THE BLOCK. THE SEAT RELEASED, CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE BOTTOM OF TOGGLE BLOC K.

EMPL WASS REMOVING CHEAT PLATE FROM JAW OF STONE CRUSHER. WHILE STRIKING PLATE TO LOOSEN IT WITH HANMER SPUR BROKE OFF & ENMBEDDED IN UPPER LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A CHUTE ON THE CRUSHER UNIT WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND FRAME.

INJ WAS STANDIN1 AT A WORK BENCH IN THE EQUIPMENT SHOP HOLDING A PLASTIC CONTAINER IN HIS LEFT HAND. WHILE USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT THE CONTAINER HIS HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING A LACERATION TO TH E INDEX FINGER 2N HIS LEFT HAND, 6 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING LADDER TO CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED ON LADDER AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING A SPRAIN, AND FLUID ON KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS WALKING THE RENTED P & H DROP BALL CRANE ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEVEL OF THE QUARRY FLOOR. THE CRANE SUDDENLY FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND DROPPED DOWN. THE CONTROL PANEL O N THE LEFT CAB 7HEN BENT AROUND HIM AND BOUNCED HIM A ROUND. WHENT HE CRANE STOPPED THE ONLY WAY OUT WAS THROUG A BROKEN WINDOW. HE CLIMBED OUT THE WINDWO AND FELL 8 FT TO THE GROUND.

WHILE THE EMPLO2EE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL RIG, THE FACE OF THE QUARRY STARTED TO CRACK-EMPLOYEE MOVED AWAY BUT WAS SWEPT ALONG WITH THE BROKEN ROCK AND GROUND AS IT FELL TO THE QUARRY FLOOR A6OUT 46 FEET BELOW. JUST AS HE REACHED THE QUARRY FLOOR,HE GLANCED UP AND SAW A BIG BOULDER COME ROLLING DOWN THE PILE OF BROKEN-AWAY ROCK TOWARDS HIM; HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM UP A

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM BELOW THE CRUSHER. HE WAS TAKING THE PITMAN BOLTS FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND CLEANING THEM. WHEN HANDED A BOLT IT HAD GREASE ON IT AND WHEN HE WENT TOG ET AN2THER GRIP ON THE BOLT, IT SLIPPED AND HE PULLED HIS RIGHT SIDE, JUST ABOVE THE HIP.

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DUMP TRUCK HAULING STONE TO THE PUG MILL WHEN HE RAISED THE BODY OF THE DUMP TRUCK HE NOTICES THAT THE CHAIN ON TAILGATE WAS CAUGHT SO HE TRIED TO PULL CHAIN OUT & CAU1HT HIS FOREFINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & TAILGATE WHICH TORE OFF HIS FINGERNAIL

EMPL GETTING READY TO WASH OUT SHORT BELT UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER NOTICED SHAKER MOTOR BELT HANDING DECIDED TO CUT IT OFF.WITH GLOVES ON HE STARTED TO CUT BELT.WHEN KNIFE CUT THRU BELT IT ALSO C UT THRU GLOVE AND RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LEANING OVER PITMAN HOLDING STRICKER WRENCH WHEN A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HITTING THE WRENCH WITH A HAMMER SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER HIT EMPLOYEE HOLDING STRIKER WRENCH A CROSS RT. HAND BETWEEN THE FINGERS & THE WRIST.

EMP WAS BACKING UP TO THE EDGE OF STOCKPILE GOT TOO CLOSE RIGHT WHEELS OF TRUCK GAVE WAY, CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN TO BOTTOM OF STOCKPILE

EE STATES DUSTMBLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.