Franklin Quarry & Mill: 73 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

At approximately 8:15 am (CST) customer driver climbed over a concrete barricade to retrieve their weigh ticket. When they stepped down, they fell on their left side. Person was treated and released with no restrictions.

Injured employee slipped on a rain soaked step and fell, resulting in a laceration to his left elbow which required 3 stitches.

EE WAS OPERATING MOBILE VIBRATOR ON THE NEW PARKING LOT BEHIND THE SHOP. THE NEXT DAY HE MADE COMMENTS OF HIS BACK BEING STIFF. ON 08/08/05, HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS BACK AND WENT TO HIS DR ABOUT THE BACK PAIN. DR RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK UNTIL THE 17TH OR UNTIL THE NEXT CHECK-UP.

Employee went to pull the 2x4 board that was attached to the banding strap, which was used for banding the water discharge pipe. The band was stapled to the 2x4 board, snatched the employee's right hand below the thumb, close to the palm.

EE RECIEVED A CRACKED RIB WHEN HE WALKED UP THE STEPS STAIRS WITH HIS HANDS IN COAT POCKETS LOOSING HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST HANDRAIL. CRACKED RIB.

EE RECEIVED A SMALL CUT BEHIND HIS EAR WHEN THE WATER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING STRUCK A PILE OF MATERIAL AND ROLLED FORM ITS BASE. (LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES).

SHEET IMPACTOR OFF & LOCKED IT OUT TO CHECK LOCKHUNG IN MOUTH WAITED FOR WHEEL TO STOP TURNING SO HE COULD SLIDE A BAR IN WHEEL & CHOCK IT WHEEL STEPPED & HE STARTED TO PUT BAR IN SO HE WAS SL IDING BAR IN WHEEL ROLLED BACKWARD CATCHING HANDBETWEEN BAR & GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEERING CYLINDER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE STEERING CYLINDER. LACERATION TO THE FINGER OCCURRED.

38505E WAS EXTENDING THE GUARDS ON U5 CONVEYOR. HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO PRY A ROLL BACK STONE AWAY FROM SHEAR PLATE AND STRAINED LOWER GROIN.

HH STEPPED UP ON BOX AT END OF SCREEN TO UNLODGE ROCK FROM CHUTE AS HE WAS STEPPED DOWN, HE HUNG HIS HEEL AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE ON THE PLATFORM.

STARTED TO PULL UP THE OVERHEAD DOOR OF SHOP. DOOR STUCK ABOUT 1 FT OFF THE GROUND. JERKED ONDOOR TO TRY TO GET IT TO OPEN. PULLED THE MUSCLES BEHIND HIS L SHOULDER BLADE WHEN JERKED ON DOOR

I.NAME PREPARING TO LOAD SHOT.WAS LIFTING 50 LB BAGS OF AMMONIA NITRATE & CARRYING THEM TO HOLES AND LAYING THEM DOWN ,STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A 10X25 TIRE THE INNER RIM OF THE TIRE WOULD NOT COME OUT EMPLOYEE LAID THE TIRE AGAINST HIS UPPER LEGS HE USED A 2 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE THE INNER RIM OUT OF TIRE THE RIM FELL OUT OF THE TIRE FALLING ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT IT MASHED HIS BIG TOE AND BROKE 3 BONES BEHIND THE 1ST JOINT OF HIS BIG TOE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CAST BELOW HIS KNEE ON HIS LEFT LEG

I.NAME AT PUG M3LL CLEANING HEAD PULLEY.TOLE EMPL TO START CONVEYOR BLET.I.NAME HAD WIRE BRUSH IN RIGHT HAND IT WAS BEISDE FRAME OF HEAD PULLET WHEN BELT WAS TURNED ON IT JERKED WIRE BRUSH INT O HEAD PULLEY W3TH RIGHT HAND WENT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLEY.IT CUT MIDDLE FINGER AND BRUISE HAND MIDDLE FINGER NEED SUTURES.

I NAME HAD STEP1ED UP INTO 988B CAT LOADER BUCKET APPROX. 2 FT OFF THE GROUND TO LOOSEN A CHAIN FROM THE TOP OF THE BUCKET TO THE IMPACT CRUSHER THE CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TONGUE OF THE

I NAME WAS USING A BREAKER BAR AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN THE LUGS ON A TIRE ON PAYHAULER WHEN HE PULLED ON THE BREAKER BAR, HE STRAINED THE MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG AND HIS RIGHT GROIN. HE DI D NOT REPORT THIS INJURY UNTIL 7 700 AM ON 6-14-85 AT WHICH TIME WEN SENT HIM TO THE DR.