EUREKA QUARRY: 137 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was drilling rock when he says he turned and felt his knee twist.

Employee was standing on a rock when his foot slip and fell between 2 rocks causing a fracture to his L ankle.

EE WAS SEPARATING BLOCKS OF SLATE WHEN HE HURT HIS LT. SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SOME CHIPS WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER HIS FLOOR MAT CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LEFT WRIST AND LOWER BACK.

PARTNER WAS NOT PROPERLY HOLDING DRILL HAMMER WHEN HURT EE STARTED THE HAMMER. THE RESULT WAS THE HAMMER SLIPPING & EE STRAINING HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS FABRICATING SCUPLINGS WHEN HE HIT HIMSELF ON THE ARM THREE TIMES WITH A FOUR POUND HAMMER.

EE WAS DRILLING AND LOADING HOLES HE TURNED TO LOAD HOLE AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN OR PULL IN HIS MUSCLE. THE PAIN WAS LOCATED IN HIS BACK. NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS LOWER OR UPPER.

THE EE WAS BARRING DOWN A STONE. HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ROLLERS. THIS CAUSED A PINCHING OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. THE BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSED THE FINGER TO SPLIT OPEN. TH E END OF THE BONE WAS BROKEN.

EE WAS TURNING OVER A PIECE OF SLATE ON HIS SPLITTING BENCH WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM.

EE DRIVES TRUCK AS PART OF HIS REGULAR DUTIES. THE JARRING AND GIGGLING OF THE TRUCK AFTER TIME CAUSED A STRAIN TO EE'S BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT HIS INJURY UNTIL HE RETURNED BACK TO WORK AND HA D ALREADY RECEIVED TREATMENT. 6/7/99 REPORTED TO"FIRST INJURY" HARTFORD.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING, SLIPPED ON ICY GROUND AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE DISMOUNTING A 235 CAT BACKHOE. NO MEDICAL UNTIL 12-22-98--KNEE SLEEVE RECOMMENDED.

EE WAS PACKING ROOFING SLATE. HE MEANT TO HIT THE EDGE OF THE SLATE WITH A RUBBER MALLET AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND INSTEAD.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED ABOUT BACK PAIN AND WAS TOLD TO GO SEE A DOCTOR.

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RAISE A CLEAVE ON A STONE. THE WEDGE CAME OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

THE ROUGH EDGE OF THE STONE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS HAND.

HE REACHED UNDER A STONE TO GET THE CHISEL AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.

EE WAS TRIMMING A PIECE OF ROOFING SLATE. THE SLATE BROKE AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AND THE EE TRIPPED OVER IT AND FELL TOWARD THE MACHINE. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WS STACKING SLATE AGAINST THE WALL AND AS HE TURNED HE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE STACKED PILE NEXT TO HIM.

EMLOYEE WAS HITCHING A CHAIN ON STONE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON TH BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

EE WAS CLEAVING A STONE, MISSED THE CHISEL AND HIT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HIT A CHISEL TO SPLIT SLATE EE MISSED THE CHISEL AND HIT HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND UNDER THE SLATE HE WAS TRIMMING, THEREFORE HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE HIS FINGERS WERE COMPARED TO THE SLATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP A TRUCK WHEN THE TIRE HIT A STONE SNAPPING THE STEERING WHEEL AROUND BREAKING THE DRIVERS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROCK WITH JACKHAMMER. JACKHAMMER STUCK- EMPLOYEE PULLED- JACKHAMMER RELEASED AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROCK BENCH.

EMPLOYEE TOOK CRAMP OFF STONE. WHEN HE WENT TO PICK IT UP TO PUT IN BOX, STONE BROKE IN TWO AND CUT RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS CARRYING SLATE TO WASTE BOX. SLATE BROKE BEFORE HE GO TO THROW AWAY IN BOX.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A STONE AND THE DIRLL GOT STUCK. EMPLOYEE PULLED ON THE DRILL AND FELT SOMETHIGN POP IN LOWER BACK. HIS RIGHT LEG WEN TNUB. HE HAS A LOW BACK STRIAN.

EE WAS THROWING RUBBISH IN WASTE BOX. SLATE WAS BROKEN WHERE HE COULD NOT SEE IT. SLATE CUT BACK OF RIGHT HAND WHEN PICKED UP.

EE WAS CLEAVING ROCK. A METAL SPLINTER CAME OFF THE CHISEL AND STRUCK EE IN THE NECK. THE METAL SPLINTER IS STLL IN THE NECK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A SMALL PILE OF ROOFING SLATE. EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS IN A HURRY AND STRETCHED AND LIFTED INCORRECTLY.

EMPLOYEE IS A SLATE SPLITTER.

YEARS OF LIFTING SLATE.

USING JACKHAMMER TO BREAK SLATE INTO SMALLER PIECES STRAINED BACK

INJURED WAS CLEAVING STONE. A CHIP FLEW OFF AND CUT HIS FINGER, RIGHT HAND. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY OR HAVE FIRST AID. THE AREA BECAME INFECTED. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. AFTER CALLING THIS OFFICE.

EE CLAIMS HE HAD NECK STRAIN DUE TO BEING MOVED FROM ONE MILL TO ANOTHER, AS HE COULD SIT TO SPLIT AT THE FIRST MILL, BUT HAD TO STAND TO SPLIT AT THE SECOND MILL. EE WAS RELEASED FOR WORK ON 7-31-95 BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEAVING ROCK. HAMMER HIT THE STONE AND THEN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB CAUSING A CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF STONE. HE WAS TAKEN TO CASTLETON HEALTH ASSOCIATES. HE RECEIVED 16 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A LIFT TRUCK.HE STARTED ENGINE WHILE THE MACHINE WAS IN GEAR.THE LIFT TRUCK RAN OVER HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING A BENCH AND STEPPED BACKWARD CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS BARING STONE AND FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSIGN TRUCK DOOR AND THE GLASS WINDOW BROKE.

EE PUTTING HOLE IN STONE WITH JACK HAMMER STONE SLID AND PINNED HIS LEG CONTUSION TO LEFT LEG AND CHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED 7 YRS AGO WHILE EMPLOYED ELSEWHERE THIS IS IRRATIATION TO A PREVIOUS INJURY WHILE OPERATING A SAW DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE REGULAR OPERATOR SURGERY CAME 08-19-94

EMPLOYEE WAS GETETING OFF THE TRUCK LOST HIS BALANCE FELL OFF THE TRUCK & HURT HIS BACK

EE MISSED THE CHISEL AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER. PINKY FINGER BADLY INJURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN PALLETS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HIS REGULAR WORK AS A ROCKMAN. ANOTHER CREW SE TOFF A BLAST AND A STONE FROM THE BLAST HIT THE GROUND AND THEN HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE BELT ON PULLEY WITHOUT SHUTTING MACHINE OFF.

EE HAS USED REPETITIVE HAND MOTIONS THRU OPERATIONS AS A SPLITTER AND SAWYER.

MUD AND ICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JACKHAMMER FROM THE DRILL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & DROPPED THE JACKHAMMER ON HIS LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND HIS EQUIPMENT WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL.

REPEATED USE OF THE HANDS. SURGERY 1/3/94.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A SLAB OF SLATE AND CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PILLING ROOFING SLATE ON TO A PALLET EMPLOYEE REACHED TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE PALLET WITHOUT BENDING HIS KNEES & HURT HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE STORAGE BARN, STRUCK HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG AGINST A PIECE OF SLATE CONTUSION REQUIRED 4 STICHES.

ROCKMAN WAS DRILLING WITH JACK HAMMER.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED US HE WAS GOING TO HAVE SURGERY. V.S.S. HAS INSISTED ON A SECOND OPINION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN EXCAVATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING STONE, TWISTED AND HURT HIS BACK

BACKHOE WAS DIGGING RUBBISH AND A SMALL CHIP OF SLATE FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING STONE AND THE STONE CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGTH HAND MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND, FRACTURED.

EE WAS STARTING WEDGE INTO THE STONE WITH AN 8 LB HAMMER. HE MISSED THE WEDGE AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT HAND.

THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE TRUCK BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A CHAIN TO PUT AROUND A SLAB OF SLATE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE CHAIN AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE PIT TRUCK AND JUMPED OFF. RE-0PEN INJURY FILE FOR LOST TIME.

A STONE SLIPPED OFF BACKHOE BUCKET LANDING ON EMPL RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STONE AND STONE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEMPLOYEE'S FOREARM.

DROPPED STONE ON R INDEX FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A BACKHOE.

RIDING ON TRUCK JUMPED OFF

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROCK WITH A JACKHAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE PIT WITH SLATE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & BUMPED HIS HEAD ON STONE

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPL CHANGING OIL FILTER ,CUT RIGHT THUMBJ ON JAGGED PIECE OF METAL RECD 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE PUTTING SLATE ON PALLET, HIT LEG ON SLATE CUTTING HIMSELF ON LEFT SHIN AND REQUIRED 12 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED.

EE CLIMBING UP ROPE EE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND ON ROCK LACERATION REQUIRED 9 STICHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SLATE FROM CONVEYOR AND HIS HAND HIT THE SIDE OF THE STONE CAUSING A LACERATION OF RIGHT THUMB THAT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

EMPL WAS BARRING ON STONE & BAR SLIPPED EMPL CUT LEFT WRIST ON SHARP STONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UNDER THE STONE TO GET THE WEDGE OUT HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON THE SLATE AND REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

SPLITTING STONE HURT BACK

WELDING SLAG BLEW IN GLOVE BURNING HAND WRIST

EMPL BARRING STONE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE WORK BENCH REACHING FOR THE BATTERY TESTER ON THE SECOND SHELF EMPLOYEE HIT THE ACID CONTAINER ON THE SHELF ABOVE CAUSING THE TUBE TO DROP AND LEAK THE ACID IN THE TUBING I NTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITCHING UP STONE AND SLIPPED ON A WET CLEAVE TWISTING HIS KNEE (LEFT). HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR. HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY TO CORR ECT THE IMPAIRMENT. EMPLOYEE REQUESTED HIS DOCTOR TO ALLOW HIM TO WORK "LIGHT DUTY" UNTIL SURGERY AS HE MUST HAVE WEEKLY INCOME AT FULL PAY FOR HIS FAMILY. HE WILL WORK AT OUR MILL.

EE HAD PUNCHED CUT FOR THE DAY AND WAS GOING TO HIS VEHICLE EE SAID HE WAS RUNNING TRIPED AN FELL WITNESS SAID HE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR JUMPED OFF AND FELL.

CONDITONS NORMAL NO KNOWN CAUSE.

EE WAS LIFTING SLATE WITH CRANE THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED STRICKING THE EE ON THE ELBOW AND SENT THE PINKY FINGER RIGHT HAND INTO THE DOOR FRAME AS THE DOOR CLOSED ON IT SEVERING THE TOP OF THE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WEDGE CAME OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD SMALL LACERATION ON FOREHEAD ABOVE LEFT EYE.

EMPL CLEAVING SLAB OF SLATE WITH OTHERS,IT BROKE ON A NATURAL JOINT AND FELL AGAINST BACK OF EMPL LEG.DIDNT REPORT FOR WORK REST OF WEEK,SAW DR 4-20-90.

EE WAS REPAIRING A VEHICLE AND HAD REMOVED THE BELL HOUSING. THE BELL HOUSING FELL FROM POSITION AND FELL ACROSS THE EE S HAND AND WRIST CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO THE RIGHT HAND WRIST.

GETTING IN CRANE, SLIPPED CUT L HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP AND TURNED TOWARD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, THEREBY, "TWISTING" HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPL CAUGHT HIS R LEG BETWEEN THE RUBBISH BIN AND SLATE AND CUT HIS SHIN

EMPL WAS OPERATING LIFT TRUCK HE BACKED THE LIFT TRUCK INTO A MOVING DUMP TRUCK AND WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE FORK LIFT ONTO THE GOUND

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING SLATE WHEN THE STINE BROKE AND FELL AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG CAUSING IT TO TWIST A THE KNEE.SURGERY TO BE DONE THIS NEXT DAY.

EMPL WAS CLEVEING SLATE & PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF CHISEL & WENT INTO EMPL'S FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SLATE AND TWISTED HIS BODY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ESTABLISHING CLEAVE HOLE IN STONE. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE STONE CAUSING A BRUISE THAT LATER BECAME INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PLUG OUT OF SLATE. CUT PART OF TENDON RIGHT HAND MID FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD ROOFING SLATE AND TWISTED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING STONE & TWISTED HIS LEG RESULTING IN TORN LIGAMENTS (LEFT ANKLE)

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP STONE TO PUT IN RUBBISH BOX HURT BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AND TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL.

EMPLOYEE PUT ST9AIN ON HIS BACK LIFTING THE STONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING BACK TO HOIST AND HIT HIS LEG AGAINST HANDLE OF WHEELBARROW.

EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING UP ROCK WITH A HAMMER HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER HE RECEIVED A BADLY BROKEN MIDDLE FINGER & LACERATIONS & CONTUSIONS TO THE OTHER 3 FINGERS

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN ROCK. HE TRIED TO PULL THE DRILL OUT BUT HAD DIFFICULTY AND DID NOT ASK FOR HELP AT FIRST. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LUMBAR SPRAIN.

EMP WAS BARING SLATE. HE DROVE THE BAR THROUGH HIS SHOE INSTEAD OF THE ROCK

E,P WAS PREPARING TO HOOK HOIST CHAINS AROUND STONE WHEN THE CHAIN SWUNG AND STRUCK EMP ACROSS THE MALE ORGANS

EMPLOYEE WAS BARING STONE AND SLIPPED IN MUD WRENCHING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEADING SLATE INTO RUBBISH BIN. SLATE SLIPPED BACK AND CUT EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT SIDE ABOVE HIP.

EMP WAS HELPING TO HOIST SLATE DUMP BAR HIT EMP ON RT HIP CAUSING RT HIP HEMOTOMA RT KNEE CONTUSION

EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND H IS LEG WENT UNDER A RUBBISH BOX

SNOW ON GROUND, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CLOSING TAIL GATE ON TRUCK. DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 1-27-84.

DRIVING TRUCK THROUGH AREA WITH LARGE HOLES IN ROAD.

EMPL ON SLATE BENCH PULLING ON BILLY-WHEEL AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURY OCCURRED ON BENCH IN QUARRY WHILE EMPL PICKING UP STONE TO PUT IN RUBBISH BOX AND STRUCK HEEL.