Ferguson Quarry: 98 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was loosing a bolt on a hammer attachment mounted to an excavator. Lost EE's balance and fell, fracturing EE's left wrist.

tire bar slipped out of tire and cut their lip 10 stitches

EE was using a cordless drill and a 3/8 drill bit. EE was drilling a hole in a 1/8 inch thick aluminum mounting plate when the drill bit caught causing the drill to grab and twist in EE's hand.

EE stepped on a board and twisted EE's ankle. After being seen at the doctor's office it was determined that a bone in EE's ankle was broken resulting in restricted duty.

EE claims that the brakes failed at the top of the slope leading into the pit. EE was on his way to get his 9th load of the night. EE had conducted pre-shift on the haul unit. The vehicle str4uck the highwall as he attempted to negotiate a curve and ramp leading out of the pit.EE received a laceration to left forehead area and was hospitalized.

EE WAS GREASING NEW PLANT WHEN START UP ALARMS WENT OFF. EE WHO WAS NOT LOCKED OUT, WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR WHEN IT STARTED. THE EE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND CARRIED INTO A CHUTE WHERE HE EXITE D AN 8 1/2"X 30"OPENING ONTO ANOTHER BELT. HE WAS SEEN BY CO-WORKERS AND THE BELT WAS STOPPED.EE SUFFERED BRUISES AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM. EE CLAIMED IT WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH TIME TO LOTO TO

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING HIS MACK TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK STEP. THE EE FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE IN THE PROCESS. EE WALKED TO A NEARBY CONTROL HOUSE BEFORE HE NOTICED SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. X RAY EXAMINATION REVEALED THE ANKLE WAS BROKEN.

EE WAS STANDING AT EMPLOYEE BUILDING DOORWAY WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR JAM. A CO-WORKER ENTERED THE BUILDING THROUGH THE DOOR AND THE EE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER SLIPPED INTO THE HINGE AND WA S PINCHED OFF AS THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT. LEFT LITTLE FINGER TIP WAS CRUSHED OFF TO THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO LOADER. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON A STEP AND HIS HANDS ON THE HANDRAILS. HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE HAND RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTING HIS BACK. INITIAL CHIROPRACTIC DIAGNOSIS FROM EE'S PRIVATED DR. INDICATED COMPRESSED DISKS. FURTHER MEDICAL EXAMINATION DISPORVES THIS INITIAL DIAGNOSIS.

DURING THE MORNING WORKPLACE INSPECTION A GROUND FAULT WAS DETECTED IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TOWER SYSTEM. IN THE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM THE EMPLOYEE NEGLECTED TO FULLY LOCK OUT ALL POWER SOURCES AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WAS PULLED FREE OF THE POWER SOURCE AND TAKEN DIRECTLY TO A HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND IN MILL PIN IN A HAMMER MILL. HE SWUNG AT THE PIN AND MISSED, PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE. HE LACERATED THE TW O OUTSIDE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MUD FROMA REA OF PRIMARY CRUHER. THE MUDDY MATERIAL SLID TO THE REAR OF THE CAB 1 UNIT AS THE NIT STARTED UP THE RAMP. THE UNIT PROCEEDED TO TIP STRAIGHT UP AND LANDED O N IT'S TAIL GATE. BY RAISING THE BOX THE EMPLOYEE RIGHTED THE UNIT. HE SUFFERED A SLIGHT CONCUSSION FROM HITTING HIS HEAD ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT.

EE WAS MOVING A RAILROAD TIE INTO POSITION IN SETTING DOWN THE TIE HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TIE HE WAS MOVING AND OUR THAT WAS ALREADY IN POSITION. THE END OF H IS FINGER WAS SPLIT OPEN AND FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN VENT WINDOW ON A STOCK PILE TRUCK. THE LOCKING DEVICE ON THE WINDOW WAS RUSTED AND UPON TRYING TO LOOSEN AND MOVE IT, THE LOCK BROKE OFF LEAVING A SHARP POINT. THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM CONTINUED THROUGH THE WINDOW ACROSS THE BROKEN REMAINS. THE RESULTING ARM LACERATION REQUIRED 13 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING MUD OUT OF THE CHUTE AT TRANSFER POINT BETWEEN #2 AND #3 CONVEYORS SIGNALS WERE MISINTERPETED AND BELT WAS STARTED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CLIMB DOWN BRUISES TO LEFT SHOULDER BLADE 2 BROKEN RIBS AND A BRUISED LUNG WERE THE INJURIES

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING WEDGES IN PREPARATION TO CHANGE SCREENS WEDGE CAME OUT OF PIN GOING UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND STRIKING HIS LEFT EYE AND CUTTING HIS NOSE

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING WASH PLANT IN A VERY CONFINED AREA MEN DECIDED THAT ONE WOULD WELD FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IN TIGHT AREA THEN THEY WOULD CHANGE JOBS I.NAME WELDED FIRST & GOT OUT T O CHANGE WITH OTHER EMPLOYEE OTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS COAT & HANDED IT TO I.NAME I.NAME TURNED TO PLACE COAT IN AN OUT OF THE WAY PLACE & MISSTEPPED RESULTING IN A FALL OF 12 TO 15 FT TO GR

EMPLOYEE HAD DUMPED LOAD OF MATERIAL. A ROCK HAD STUCK IN THE TAILGATE LATCH WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE ROCK. THE TAILGATE SWUNG SHUT PINCHING OFF THE THUMBNAIL ON HIS RIGHT THUMB