Dolomite Mine: 125 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working in open conveyor area at the time. Was welding 2 brackets on airline but was not wearing respirator under welders mask. Injury is still undetermined. After investigating work area, the injury is still undetermined, and if other safety measures are required we will investigate further and take proper steps to correct.

Employee was coming out of the bathroom and stepped wrong on steps and sprained ankle. Note: At first it was thought to be sprained, several days later learned it was fractured.

WENT TO SEE WHY #3 CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED. THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AND APPARENTLY V-BELT WAS SLIPPING ON PULLEY. HE PUT LEFT HAND ON V-BELT AND IT PULLED HIS LEFT HAND INTO PULLEY CAUSING INJURY.

CLIMB LADDER TO CHECK HOW MUCH MATERIAL WAS IN DUMP TRUCK. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN HE MOMENTARILY SLIPPED. HE REACHED UP WITH RIGHT HAND AND GRABBED A HOLD OF GUARD WHICH CAUSED LACERATION TO THE PALM OF RIGHT HAND BELOW THUMB.

WAS CHANGING V-BELTS ON A MOTOR AND STEPPED ON A NAIL RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT.

WAS TAKING A BREAK WHEN FELT A CRAMP & PAIN TO LOWER LEFT BACK. HE WAS STANDING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. (MUSCLE STRAIN)

FINISH WORK WITH D8 CAT PARKER CAT AND SHUT DOWN. STEPPED DOWN ON DOZER ARM, LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FALL TO THE GROUND AND HIT HEAD ON ROCKY GROUND.

WAS LOADING 5' WOODEN POST ON TO FLATBED PICKUP TRUCK PULLED CHAIN OFF POST WITH BOTH HANDS, FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

WAS PALLETIZING 80 LBS. BAGS OF CRUSHED ROCK.

...STRAINED LOWER BACK CLIMBING BACK ON LOADER AFTER FUELING IT UP.BACK IS HURTING.

WAS CHECKING THE WEIGHT ON SOME BAGS.HE WENT TO SET BAGS DOWN ON BAG SCALE LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

PARKED LOADER CLIMBING DOWN R FOT SLIPPED OFF LOADDER RUNG HAND HE FELT PAIN IN R GROIN

WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON GRIDNING WHEEL. EE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

WHLE FUELING UP 966 LOADER, HE SLIPPED WHILE GETTING BACK ON LOADER CAUSING INJURY.

WAS LIFTING TOP DOOR ON SCREEN TO PUT BASCK ON WHEN HE FELT A SHARP AND BURNING PAIN FROM LOWER ABDOMEN AND GROIN AREA.

I.NAME WAS SELECTING 8 IN TO 12 IN CHUNKS OF ROCK FOR BLDG STONE HE PICKED UP A CHUNK OF ROCK AND WENT TO THROW IT INTO FRONT END LOADER BUCKET THE ROCK BROKE IN HALF HIS HANDS CAME TOGETHER AND THE PIECE IN HIS RT AHND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION

SUBJECT WAS HAND SELECTING BLDG STONE. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP PIECE OF ROCK. HE SAYS THAT HE HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST AGAINST SHARP CORNER OF ROCK. IT PUNCTURED SKIN & CAUSED HIS HAND TO SWELL.

SELECTING WHITE3BLDG STONE.TRYING TO BREAK ROCK TO BLDG STONE SIZE-12''. STRUCK ROCK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER CHUNK ABOUT SIZE OF APPLE FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SHIN BONE BELOW KNEE CAUSING S MALL LACERATION3& SWELLING.

WAS HAULING ROC5 FROM ROCK QUARRY TO MILLSITE AFTER 1ST LOAD HE SAID HE FELT A HEADACHE COMING ON SO HE STOPPED AND TOOK 2 ASPRIRIN. ON SECOND LOAD HEADACHE BECAME WORSE, FELT DIZZY VISION BL IURRED. WAS TAK9N TO SO. INYO HOSPITAL EMERGENCVY FROM FOR TREATMENT AND THEN RELEASED TO GO HOME FOR REST OF DAY. DR. SAID THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE FUMES.

2 MEN WERE BREA5ING ROCK WITH 1I LB SLEDGEHAMMERS BOTH MEN WERE APPROX 10 FT APART ONE MAN STRUCK ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A SMALL CHIP OF ROCK FLEW AND STRUCK THE OTHER MAN ON RT SIDE OF CHIN

WAS BARRING LOOSE ROCK OFF QUARRY WALL,WHEN A SMALL ROCK DISLODGED APPROX.3 TO 4FT ABOVE HIM AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF RIGHT SHOULDER.