East Norriton Quarry: 64 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE LEVERTO OPEN THE #57 STONE BIN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS SITTING ON A FENCH, FELL BACKWARDS, HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF, AND HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

EE WAS CLEARING A JAM IN THE PRIMARY KVS CRUSHER, WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE CALF AREA OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHUTING DOWN THE 651 CRUSHER, AFTER TURNING THE POWER SWITCH OFF, A FLASH TOOK THE COVER OFF THE PANEL BOX, AND THE FLASH BURNED EE S RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS.

EE WAS ABOUT TO CHECK THE LOWER SECTION OF THE 1650 CRUSHER, AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS, ONE OF THE STEPS BROKE, AND HE FELL AGAINST THE CRUSHER WALL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE WALL.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE WIPER BLADE ON HIS MICH. 175B LOAD, HIS HAND SLIPPED AS HE WAS MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT ON THE BLADE.

DRIVER WAS DRIVING HIS INTERNATIONAL 350 PAYHAULER UP THE RAMP, SAID HE HEARD A BANG NOISE AND HE JUMPED OUT OF HIS VEHICLE.

EE HAD FINISHED CHECKING OUT THE CAB OF A MICH175 TIRE LOADER AND HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB.EE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE HEADLINER.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL THE CONE ON THE 1051 CRUSHER AS THEY LOWERED THE CONE EE CAUGHT THE 3 FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND ON THE MOUNDING SEAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE STARTER BOX ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. TWO WIRES TOUCHED AND CAUSED A FLASH, THE FLASH BRIGHTNESS CAUSED A BURN TO EMPLOYEE'S BOTH EYES.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE TRUCK OPENED. POLICE SAID AS EE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP. AS HE REACHED TO SHUT THE DOOR, HE UNKNOWINGLY STEERED TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. AFTER REALIZING WHAT H E DONW, EE JUMPED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCKA BOULDER AND TURNED OVER AND LANDED ON EE.

EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A HAND GRINDER, WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STUCK HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE WAS BREAKING BUILDING STONE AFTER WORK, AND HE ADVISED ME HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, SAID MATERIAL CAME IN THE AIR HOLES IN HIS GLASSES IN HIS RT EYE. HE ADVISED ME HE TOOK THE MATE RIAL HOME WITH HIM, AND AS HE WAS UNLOADING IT FROM HIS TRUCK A GUST OF WIND BLEW MORE MATERIAL INTO HIS EYE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME HE DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A MOTOR WHILE HE WAS INSPECTING THE LINKBELT SCREEN.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER STEPS FROM THE CAB OF A CAT 773 REAR DUMP TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HEAL.

EE WAS DRIVING HIS 180 INTERNATIONAL PAYHAULER REAR DUMP TRUCK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE QUARRY TO THE CRUSHER AT THE TOP, ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP THE RAMP, THE 180 LOST POWER AND EE T RIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO THE WALL TO STOP IT. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE 180 TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS WORKING ON A MICH 1 75-B FRONT END LOADER SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND FROM THE SIDE OF THE LOADER

EMPLOYEE WAS JUMPING OFF THE CAB STEP OF HIS MACK TRUCK R MODEL REAR DUMP STOCK TRUCK. HE SAID WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN REPAIR ON THE ALLIS CHALMERS CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS BACK ON A BEAM. AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR HE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDIC AL ATTENTION, HOWEVER ON 10/04/93 HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR HE STILL HAD PAIN IN THE AREA OF THE INJURY, HIS SUPERVISIOR TOLD HIM TO GO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE ENGINE OF THE CAT 773 REAR DUMP TRUCK, SAID HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK AS HE WAS REMOVING A PART FROM THE ENGINE. .

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE OPERATIONOF THE KENNEDY VAN SAUM PRIMARY CRUSHER HE WAS OPERATING WHEN A PIECE OF STONE FLEW OUT & HIT HIM ABOVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES IN THE AREA OF HIS LEFT EYEBROW.

INJURED WAS CLEARING SOME STONE BUILD UP AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR FENCE WITH A SHOVEL.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS ON HIS CAT 988B LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED HARD ON THE GROUND.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE CAB OF HIS CAT.773 REAR DUMP TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LADDER BRACKET.

INJURED WAS CUTTING THE END OF A TRUCK MUFFLER AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

CLIMBING THE LADDER TO THE CAB OF HIS 773 CAT REAR DUMPC TRUCK,HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER RUNGS.

HE TOLD US AS HE WAS PULLING THE LEVER TO OPEN THE 2-A BIN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS ADVISED HE HAD A SPRAINED BACK.

HELPING REPAIR KENNEDY 30" CRUSHER,FEELS THIS WAS THE TIME HE DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND SHOVEL.NOT UNTIL MAY THAT HE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS.

I.NAME WAS PULLING THE LEVER ON THE 2A BIN WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS, HITTING HIS BACK AREA ON THE SUPPORT WALL.

EE WAS CHANGING THE OIL ON HIS CAT 988B LOADER, AND OF THE DRAIN OIL RAN INTO HIS EAR, AS HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO GET AWAY HE SPRAINED HIS UPPER NECK.

HE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF PIPE NEAR THE HIGHWALL, AND A PIECE OF ICE FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG.

HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SIX FOOT PIECE OF 6" STEEL CASING THAT WAS FILLED WITH GRIT.

HELPING ASSEMBLE ROLL CRUSHER,SHEAR WASHER CAME LOOSE AND JAMMED FINGERS AGAINST SIDE OF ROLL MISS.ROLL MILL NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

FILLING WATER TRUCK SLIPPED BACKWARDS & FELL AGAINST CAB.

I NAME TOLD US AS HE STARTED UP THE RAMP, HIS VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, HE THEN PUT IT IN LOW RANGE AND IT STEIL WOULD NO TMOVE. HE PUT ON THE BRAKE AND WENT OUT OF THE CAB AND SAW FLUID ON THE GROUND, AS HE W ENT TO ENTER CAB A FIRE STARTED AND HE JUMPED OVER SIDE OF TRUCK

I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A SPRING ON THE NO. 1 SCREEN THE SCREEEN WAS JACKED UP SO THAT I.NAME COULD WORK WHILE HE WAS WORKING THE JACK SLIPPED AND THE SCREEN CAME DOWN ON I.NA MES FINGER TIP

I NAME HAD TO RAISE THE DUMP BODY TO DO THE WORK AFTER RAISING THE BODY I NAME PRECEDED TO START WORKING IN THE TRUCKWITHOUT PUTTING A WEDGE BETWEEN THE FRAME AND BODY. THE BODY CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HTE FOUR FINGERS ON MR FRAME& BODY.THE BODY CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT THE FOUR FINGERS ON I NAME.WILLIAMS RIGHT HAND.

HELPING HIS FOREMAN IRVIN GILL REPAIR A BEARING ON AC1650 CONVEYOR BELT HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND A PC OF GRIT OR STONE WENT INTO HIS BOOT AND SCRATCHED HIS LEFT FOOT THE EMPLOYEE PUT A BANDAGE AND MEDICATION ON THE SCRATCH AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL 062283 THAT HE WENT TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP AS THE SCRATCH WOULD NOT HEAD