Fentress Quarry: 120 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee had arrived at work and parked in her usual parking space. As she exited her vehicle her foot slipped on loose gravel. She fell, resulting in a broken left ankle. She has been placed on restricted duty. She is scheduled to see an orthopedic physician on 3/5/07.

Employee was operating a dump truck. He arrived at the dump site & got out to check conditions. When he stepped out of truck, he felt pain in his left knee. He continued to walk around truck. His foot slipped on a rock causing his left knee to twist. He suffered immediate pain & swelling. He was taken to the ER.

EE was operating a R-50 Euclid off road dump truck when he was bitten by a spider in the upper right back. He thought he had only been stung but noticed considerable swelling and redness as time progressed. He reported the bite on 7/26/06. The physician treated the wound and returned the employee to work.

OPERATOR PINCHED FINGER IN THE CAB DOOR OF DRILL.

REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A SHOVEL BOOM WITH A HAMMER & PUNCH WHEN A SMALL PIECE BROKE OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.

USING A HAMMER TO HIT A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT.WRENCH SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS JAMMED AGAINST HAMMER MILL. PROPER TOOL WAS AVAILABLE, BUT WAS NOT USED.

A KEY HAD FELL THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A SWITCH BOX. WHEN THE EE DISENGAGED THE SWITCH BOX IT ARCH. THE FLASH CAUSED HIS RIGHT HAND, ARM, AND FACE TO SUSTAIN FIRST DEGREE BURNS. EE WAS TRAINED IN PROPER LOCKOUT PROCEDURES. HE WASNOT FOLLOWING THEM AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

SHOVELING OUT MATERIAL THAT SPILLED FROM UNDER THE HAMMER MILL CONVEYOR BELT.

WHILEL INSTALLING A SCREEN CLOTH ON THE LOWER DECK OF THE UPPER SCREEN, A SHIFT IN WEIGHT CAUSE THE MAN TO LOOSE HIS GRIP. THIS SHIFTING SCREEN CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

TIRE WAS PLACED INSIDE A TIRE CAGE & WAS BEING INFLATED. THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ESCAPING AIR PRESSURE IMPACTED THE MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. HE HAD NOVISIBLE INJURY, HOWEVER, HE WAS DISORIENTED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. WHO REFERRED HIM TO A EENT. HE HAS UNDETERMINED INJURY TO THE RIGHT EAR. ALSO SOME AMNESIA OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH.

WAS CUTTING A BOLT ON A GRADER WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. WHEN THE CHISEL CUT THROUGH THE BOLT, THE FOLLOW THRU OF THE HAMMER STRUCK THE THUMB ON THE LEFT HAND.

AFTER INSPECTING THE UPPER SCREEN HE STARTED TO DESCEND THE STEPS WHILE GOING DOWN THE WET STEPS (IT HAD RAINED EARLY) HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HIS LEFT ARM WENT BETWEEN TWO STEPS HE WAS HOLDING TH E HANDRAIL WITH HIS RT HAND HIS LEFT FOREARM WASBRUISED & CUT (NO SUTURES WERE REQUIRED)

CHANGING FLOP GATE ON AN OVERHEAD JPANTS LEG CHUTE SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE THIS WAS CLEANED OUT BY THE DR WHO TRIED HIM TO SAY OFF FORM WORK FOR 48 HRS.

I,NAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A BATTERY IN OUR SHOP. I,NAME\S SHOE LACES WERE LOOSE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON I,NAME\S SHOE LACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL WHILE STILL G HOLDING ON TO BATTERY. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED METACARPUS OF LEFT HAND.

HE WAS STANDING UP FROM A SQUATTING POSITION THIS MOVEMENT CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WENT ON TO WORK PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES IN 10 TO 20 MINUTES THE PAIN INCREASED HE WAS THEN TALKEN TO THE HOSPTIAL DIAGNOSIS STRAINED MUSCLE AND OR LIGAMENTS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

PULLING ON HANDLE THAT OPENED STORAGE BIN.AS HE WAS WORKING THE HANDLE,SLIPPED AND HIS SHOULDER HIT CORNER OF TRUCK BED.BRUISE AT LEFT SHOULDER POSSIBILITY OF HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A V-BELT & A PULLEY ON AM IMPACT CRUSHER WHILE THE BELTS WHERE BEING REPLACED. THE SKIN WAS BEOKEN & THE END OF THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS NO DISLOCATION.