Forest Park Quarry: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was changing springs on the 8x20 screen. Employee was trying to remove the spring when the chain broke allowing the spring to pinch a finger.

Employee alleged that they injured their shoulder while running the loader on 6/2/2025 but did not report this injury until 7/2/2025 and became reportable due to restrictions on 7/3/25.

Employee was descending into the pit when they lost control of the water truck they were operating. Employee attempted to turn up an old ramp and overturned the truck. As a result, the employee sustained two fractured vertebrae.

Employee was exiting a service truck when they slipped and twisted their left ankle.

Employee alleged that EE twisted EE's ankle on a rock as EE was walking to EE's truck.

Employee was descending steps when they rolled their ankle.

Employee was cleaning the pin/locking mechanism on a skid steer bucket, when the pin retracted, the bucket came off and struck the employee's foot.

Employee struck their finger with a hammer causing a minor laceration. The doctor gave the employee a splint.

Employee was using a impact wrench with is right hand to break a bolt on a cylinder rod end, he was holding the socket with his left hand for balance and as the bolt backed out it cut his finger.

Employee was removing the old worn teeth on a 988H loader bucket, when he struck the tooth with a hammer and a piece of metal broke free and lodged in the employee's upper right thigh. Eight stitches were required to remove the metal fragment.

Worker was standing under scalper conveyer platform, removed his hard hat to wipe sweat from his forehead and worker on platform kicked a rock off the platform while walking, the rock struck worker's head causing laceration requiring stitches.

EE WAS OPENING THE TAILGATE FROM THE DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK AND EE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND A PILE OF DIRT.

VICTIM WAS REMOVING PIT PUMP. SET THE PUMP UP TO REPOSITION WHEN CRANE LIFTED PUMP HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND PUMP CAUSING DEEP CUT TO TOP TO LITTLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STIT CHES.

EE WAS WELDING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WAS BLOWN INTO HIS LEFT EAR CAUSING PAIN AND IRRITATION.

EE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT IRRITATION OF HIS EYE THATINCREASED AS DAY WENT ON TOWARDS END OF SHIFT HE WENT TO DR. WHO FOUND SMALL SLIVER OF METAL LODGE IN HIS EYE. DR. REMOVED IT. EE WAS BACK AT WO RK ON MONDAY.

EMPLOYEE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS. WHILE CLIMBING UPLADDER ON TRUCK, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE TRUCK.

EE WAS RUNNING A SAMPLE WHILE TAKING A SCREEN OUT HE BRUSHED AGAINST ON EOF HTE SCREENS ON THE WALL, IT FELL AND HIT HIS FOOT. RIGHT FOOT SWOLLEN. CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT 924.2

WHILE CLOSIGN FRONT GATE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN ROLLER, LACERATING AND BREAKING FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO TIGHTEN THE GYRATORY SPIDER BOLTS WHILE HOLDING THE IMPACT WRENCH, AN AIR HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE WRENCH. THE AIR LINE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE. INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE MINOR CUTS AND BROKEN EYEGLASES.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE UNLOADING SOME PIPE. AS THEY STARTED TO LOWER THE PIPE, EE DROPPED HIS END. THE PIPE SPRUNG BACK AND CUT EE'S FINGER. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES, BUT IT CUT THROUGH THEM.

BROKEN HYDRAULIC HOSE FELL FROM DRILL BOOM STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL & RELEASED THE NEXT DAY, 1-23-93.

HE WAS TAKINGA HYD. LINE OFF THE DEMAG BUCKET WITH A WRENCH. WHEN HE PULLED THE WRENCH UP HIS FINGER STRUCK A SHARP OBJECT.

ATTEMPT. TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE CABLE ON MOWER. USING PEN KNIFE AS PRY. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK AROUND A CURVE IN THE HAUL ROAD AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK ROCKS ON THE BERM, WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO OVERTURN. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BRUISES CAUSED WHEN THE B TRUCK HIT THE ROCK BERM AND TRUNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

OUR CLIENT FLORIDA ROCK INDS. WAS REMOVING SALE DECK AND WEIGHTBRIDE FOR FOUNDATION REPAIR VA MOBILE CRANE. FAIRBRANK EMPLOYEE OBSERVING REMOAL TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SCALE EMPLOYEE HAD HAND ON STEEL DECK ELECTRICAL BURNS TO EMPLOYEE S RIGHT HAND AND BOTH FEET.

EE HAD FINISHED3PUTTING A FEED PLATE ON CRUSHER & WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS FREOM THE CRUSHER WHEN HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON A ROCK & FELL ON HIS RT KNEE.

EMP WAS CLOSING3THE WATER VALVE TO THE SETTLING PONDS. THERE WAS A PIECE OF WATER PIPE OVER THE WATERVALVE. WHEN HE TRIED TO SHUT IT HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FLAT ROCK OFF BELT WHEN OPERATOR STARTED BELT EMPLOYEE JUMPED APPROX 10FT TO GROUND

EMP WAS DRIVING A CONVERTED PAN (WATER TRUCK) UP THE HAUL ROAD WHEN THE WATER TRUCK LOST POWER THE EMPLOYEE BRAKED AND RESTARTED THE UNIT. THE UNIT AGAIN LOST POWER AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. AT THIS POINT THE UNIT HAD LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HAUL ROAD TOWARD THE BOTTOM. EMP PANICKED AND JUMPED OFF WATER TRUCK INJURING HIS KNEE WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUN