Cookeville Quarry: 72 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Delivery driver mashed hand between the lift gate of delivery truck and a 55 gallon drum of antifreeze.

A miner with approximately 38 years experience had a medical event while behind the wheal of a water truck. The miner was removed from the truck and transported by ambulance to a hospital. Nothing associated with the mine or equipment led to the medical event and no accident is being declared. The miner was released from the hospital within 4 hours of the medical event.

Pulled back while exiting the vehicle.

Miner was doing mechanical work on a quarry truck, while accessing the truck a ladder was used, miner placed ladder on unstable area, miner fell and injured left knee.

While removing fill plug from hydraulic tank on trackhoe. EE lost grip on wrench and fell to ground hitting left shoulder on ground. He requested medical attention because of recurring shoulder pain-until that the injury was classed as non-reportable. Note 10 days reportine.

Customer was pulling drill with a dozer, steele got hung behind dirt pile, steele broke loose and struck leg/calf.

HE WAS CUTTING SOME BRUSH FROM AROUND THE CRUSHER WHEN HE STUCK A PART OF THE BRUSH THROUGH HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

DRIVER WAS CLIMBING INTO TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP OF THE TRUCK & CAUGHT HOLD OF THE DOOR, WHERE THE WINDOW MEETS THE DOOR, & CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR, CUTTING IT. [RIGHT THUMB]

HELPING TO REPAIR CRUSHER. LIFTING TOGGLE PLATE STRAINED BACK

USING A SCAFFOLD IN REPAIRING JAW CRUSHER. SCAFFOLD FELL THROWING HIM INTO THE JAW CRUSHER

BURNED EYES WHILE WORKING AROUND WELDER.

LIFTING AND MOVING A FIFTY POUND BOX OF BLASTING POWDER.

GETTING OFF BULL DOZER, SLIPPED OFF TRACT AND BROKE HIS LEFT LEG IN 3 PLACES.

EE WAS TRIMING RIGHT OF WAY FOR A FENCE AT THE QUARRY, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF A BOULDER, HE TWISTEDHIS ANKLE.

EE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS ON THE CRUSHER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL ONTO HIS HAND, CAUSING A CUT IN HIS LEFT RING FINGER, THAT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE AFTERNOON OF THE AC CIDENT AND LOST NO TIME OR PAY.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON HEAD PULLEY, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE COOKEVILLE GENERAL HOSP WHEN HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS HAVING MSUCLE SPASMS AND WAS GIVEN MEDICATION AND SENT HOME. HE WAS OUT OF WORK ON 11-17-94 ALSO.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT BIN AND WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE BOULDER IN JAW OF BIN WITH A TOOL THAT HAS BEEN MADE BY OUR MEN TO USE FOR THIS PURPOSE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WORKED THE REST O F THAT DAY, BUT HIS BACK HURT SO BAD THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT HE CLOCKED IN TO WORK BUT DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR SOMETIME UP IN THE MORNING. THE DR. ADVISED HIM TO STAY OFF WORK UNTIL MONDAY

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT BIN WHEN A CHU;NK OF LIME FELL & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE METAL ON BIN & THE CHUNK OF LIME.

EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF BINS, USIKNG PICKAXES AND SHOVELS. A PICKAX FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCK PILE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD, KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND CUT A GASH ON EL FT SIDE OF HEAD, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON JAW CRUSHER AND HE HAD PIPE ON 3/4 RACHET AND THE BOLT LOOSENED GIVING WAY AND HE FELL INTO WHEEL ON JAW CUTTING HIS LEFT EYE OR OVER LEFT EYE.

EMPL STARTED LOADER TO GET IT WARMED UP AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM IT AND SLIPPED & FELL STRUCK BACK ON LOADER STEPS.

FELL OFF BOULDER ON R ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SOME PIPE WITH TORCH TO PUT UP A LADDER ON THE CAT WALK AT QUARRY.HE SAYS THAT IN CUTTING THE PIPE,THAT SOME RUST OR SOMETHING GOT IN BEHIND THE CUTTING GLASSES THAT HE WA S WEARING AND SCRATCHED OR IRRITATED THE LEFT EYEBALL.HE WASHED THE EYE WITH EYE LOTION,BUT IT STILL FELT SOMETHING IN THE EYE,SO HE WENT TO THE LOCAL HEALTH CLINIC.

EMPL GETTING OUT OF DUMP TRUCK.STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK,FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TURNED FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BOULDERS-HAMMER HUNG CAUSED FELL THREW INTO HUGE BOULDER-BACK HIT FIRST. ABRASIONS=NO DOVIOUS CUTS. ( EMPLOYEE SAID IN PAIN, GOING TO CLINIC.

EMPL CLIMBING DOWN FROM BED OF DUMP TRUCK,SLIPPED AND STARTED FALLING.CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT HAND PULLING MUSCLES AND BRUISING UPPER RIGHT ARM,RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.EMPL N OT A QUARRY WORKER,WORKS ON ROAD MAINT.CREW THEY HAD GONE TO QUARRY FOR ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A BOULDER WITH A JACKHAMMER WHEN THE BOULDER SPLIT & CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES RT FOOT BETWEEN PIECE OF BOULDER THAT SPLIT & NOTHER BOULDER BRUISING THE FOOT REAL BAD HE WENT TO THE LOCAL CONVENIENT CARE CLINIC & WAS EXAMINED & X-RAYS TAKEN DOC SAID THAT FOOT WAS NOT BROKEN ONLY BADLY BRUISED HE ADVISED EMPLOYEE TO STAY OFF WORK & OFF HIS FOOT FOR THE NEXT DAY

CLEANING OUT CHUTES ROCK DUST GOTIN EYES

EMPL LOADING GRAVEL TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING WITH ROCK FROM BINS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD WITH ROCK.HEAD WAS CUT & BRUISED.WENT TO EMERG RM,THEY DRESSED WOUND AND SENT HIM HOME FOR REST OF DAY.THOUGHT HE HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSION.

EMPL WAS CUTTING PIECE OF METAL FROM CONVEYOR AT QUARRY WITH WELDING TORCH. PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN FINGERS BURNING THEM. HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID TREATMENT AT COUNTY HIGHW AY DEPARTMENT OFFICE. HE WORKED REST OF DAY & NEXT. ON SAT RED STREAKS BEGAN TO APPEAR ON HAND & ARM. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM OF COOKEVILLE GENERAL HOSP & WAS TREATED THERE.

EMPL WAS FEEDING JAW CRSHER WHEN LARGE ROCK BECAME LOADGED & ANOTHER EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK UP ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMME WHEN PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF & STRUCK EMPL IN LEFT SIDE OF MOUTH. EMP LS LIP WAS BRUISED & CUT ON LEFT SIDE OF MOUTH &TOOTH WAS BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL UP UNDER THE HAMMER MILL TO BE WELDED. HE STOOPED OVER AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP WITH METAL HE COULD NOT GET UP.

EMPL WAS STANDING ON METAL BEAM LOADING TRUCK WITH G RAVEL FROM BIN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BEAM & HE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON BEAM.

EMPL WAS STEPPING OUT OF LOADER & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMP HAD LOADED 2IS TRUCK AND WAS UP ON TRUCK RACKING EXCESS ROCK FROM TRUCK SO THAT IT WOULD NOT FALL OFF THE TRUCK WHEN HE GOT OUT ON THE ROAD. HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE TRUCK FALLING AGAI ST THE SIDE OF 7HE TRUCK AND BREUISING HIS RIGHT SIDE WHERE HE STRUCK THE TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A POCKET KNIGFE TO PUNCH A HOLE IN A CONVEYOR BELT THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO PUT ON THE CRUSHER THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE INSIDE OF THE INDEX FINGER ON RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A BELT ROLLER OUT OF THE WAY AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND AS HE GRABBED FOR THE ROLLER HIS HAND STRUCK A NAIL ON THE GROUND AND IT PUNCTURED A BIG HOLE IN THE PALM OF HIS RT A HAND AND TORE 5 STRIP IN THE FLESH OUT TO THE EDGE OF THE HAND

EMP WAS PUTTING3A CONVEYOR BELT ON THE CRUSHER PLANT AND WAS STANDING AND PULLING ON THE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 12' STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A SHOVEL

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT FROM UNDER THE BINS AT THE ROCK CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BINS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT THUMB, FRACTURING THE THUMB. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK, BU T HIS THUMB STA9TED SWELLING AND HURTING SO HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AFER WORK HOURS.

EMPL CUTTING ST9EL BEAM LOOSE ON FRAME AROUND HAMMER MILL WITH WELDING TORCH AND D FELLOW EMPL WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOLDING THE BEAM.WHEN THE EMPL HAD CUT THROUGH THE BEAM THE OTHERS WERENT HOL DING THE BEAM A3D IT FELL STRIKING EMPL ACROSS RIGHT KNEE.HASNT SEEN DR TO DATE.

EE WAS LIFTING 5 LARGE TIRE TO PUT ON CRANE & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMP WAS WELDING3PLATE IN BOX UNDER SCREENS IN ROCK CRUSHER PLANT WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL DOWN THE CHUTE OF THE CRUSHER PLANT STRIKING SOMETHING AND BREAKING TWO RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE A BRUISING HIMSEL0

EMP WAS DRIVING3A TRUCK, STOCKPULING LIME, WHEN HE BACKED UP ON THE LIME PILE TO DUMP HIS LOAD OF LIME, THE LIME PILE BROKE OFF AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER TWO OR THREE TIMES

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A JACK HAMMER AND DRILLING A BOULDER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK AND LIME DUST GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPL STARTING L2ADER BY JUMP STARTING IT WITH BATTERY CABLES ATTACHED TO LOADER BATTERY AND TO BATTERY IN PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN BATTERY IN LOADER BLEW UP THROWING ACID INTO EMPL FACE AND EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO PUT IN NEW LINERS IN THE HAMMER MILL & IN LIFTING THE LINERS T O PUT THEM IN PLACE HE STRAINED HIS BACK EMPLOYEE DID NOT THINK AT THE TIME HE WAS HURT VERY BAD & DID NOT REPOR7 THE INJURY UNTIL HE KEPT HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS BACK HE HAD CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WAS HAVING A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN WITH HIS BACK HE REPORT ED THE INJURY TO THE OFFICE ON NOV.

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING IN A ROCK TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED WITH BOULDERS WHEN A BOULDER OF ROCK FELL ONTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND PARTICLES OF GLASS OUT INTO THE EYE O F THE EMPLOYEE.3

EMPLOYEE IS A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS STANDING BY HIS TRUCK WHEN IT WAS BEING LOADED AND LINE DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CABLE ON CRANE AND WAS PULLING ON CABLE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST A TRUCK STRAINING HIS BACK EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM OF LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND RETURNED SAME DAY

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOLT BACK IN SIDE PLATE OF JAW CRUSHER. OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HOLDING THEPLATE WITH A BAR AND THE BAR TURNED LETTING THE PLATE SLIP AND IT CAUGHT THE LEFT THUMB OF THE EMPL OYEE BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE JAW CRUSHER, BRUISING AND BURSTING THE THUMB. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM OF LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE THUMB WAS TREATED AND DRESSED. HE WAS TOLD NOT TO

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A UKE TRUCK AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BURSTING BOULDERS WITH A HEADACHE BALL SOME DISTANCE AWAY WHEN THE HEADACHE BALL STRUCK A BOULDER AND A PORTION OF ROCK W AS THROWN THROUGH THE AIR AND STRUCK THIS EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT CHEEK AND NECK BELOW EAR AND EXTENDING TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE BACK.

EMP WAS OPERATING CRANE BURSTING BOULDERS WHEN CABLE ON CRANE BROKE AND END OF CABLE GOT CAUGHT IN SPROCKET WHEN EMP PULLED THE CABLE LOOSE ONE O F THE LITTLE WIRES OF THE VCABLE STRUCK HIM TOP OF MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND BETWEEN THE SECOND JOINT AND KNUCKLE AND STUCK IN HIS FINGER