Golden Gate Quarry: 173 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was operating loader when EE drove over uneven ground causing the loader to move side to side aggravating a pre-existing lower back condition from 6 years prior.

As employee was stepping off the back of mechanics truck, they rolled their ankle/leg resulting in a closed fracture to the fibula just above their right ankle.

Employee struck a piece of metal with a hammer causing a quarter inch shard of metal to chip off and embed itself in the top on EE's right hand. Employee was wearing PPE to include work gloves but the piece of metal pierced through the top of the glove and into the back of EE's hand. Stitches were required after removal of metal shard.

Employee was attempting to step up onto a seven inch high steel grated walkway and caught the toe of boot causing her to fall forward and dislocate her left fifth (pinky) finger.

EE suffered a heart attack while at the aggregate plant. EE was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.Ee had been treated recently by his personal physician for heart-related health issues.EE was using an inhaler medication to help him breath.

Being in tight quarters and not having proper tools for leverage.

Employee was observing a coworker remove a stuck tooth from dragline bucket with a hammer, when a piece of metal from the tooth dislodged and embedded in injured's left wrist while walking away from jobsite causing a puncture wound.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER OF 5'X16" SHAKER MOTOR WHEN THE COVER SUDDENLY SHIFTED SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WALL OF THE SHAKER AND COVER.

EE STATES THAT HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TUNNEL DRIVE BELT & PULLEY WHILE REPLACING THE LAGGING.

EE STATE THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A SHAKER SCREEN WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A CONTUSION.

WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINING DOWN BACKHOE ONTO LOWBOY TRAILER, PIPE USED TO PULL BINDERS SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE.

WHILE REARRANGING BREAKER BARS ON A PALLET, ONE BAR SHIFTED AND PINCHED THE END OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

WHILE EE WAS WASHING CAT TRUCK OFF WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AT PLANT, A FOREIGN OBJECT WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

WHILE OTHER AND EE WERE CHANGING SCREEN TOP DECK OF 8X20 SHAKER OTHER WAS PUSHING SCREEN INTO PLACE, THE SCREEN SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND CAUGHT EE S FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS WASHING CUTTING WELD FROM KEYSTOCK ON KELLY BAR SUBSTOP FROM DRILL RIG MOUNTED IN VISE. EE WAS LOSSENING VISE TO ROLL SUBSTOP IN ORDER TO WORK ON OTHERSIDE, WHEN SUBSTOP SLIPPED, AT THA T TIME EE REACHED AND BENT TO TRY AND CATCH SUBSTOP BEFORE IT FELL. AT THIS TIME EE TWISTED AND STRAINED BACK.

WHILE DRIVING LOADER THROUGH WATER, WHEEL FELL IN HOLE, CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE HIS GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT THE FRAME BETWEEN THE ARMREST & SEAT.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING DRILL RIG,EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN HAUL TRUCK DRIVING FROM PIT TO PRIMARY CRUSHER - WHEN LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL INTO A HOLE.

WHILE EE WAS SPRAYING DOWN MANITOWOC DRAGLINE WITH AIRHOSE FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

AFTER DUMPING A BUCKET OF ROCK INTO THE TRUCK, EE BACKED UP & THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT INTO A 2' HOLE CAUSING THE LOADER TO DROP AND THROWING EE TO SIDE OF CAB OF LOADER.

EMP WS STARTING TO WALK DOWN STEPS BY NEW REWASH. STEPPED OFF PLATFORM ONTO FIRST STEP. MUD ON BOTTOM OF BOOTS MADE FOOT SLIP OUT, CAUSING EMP TO SLIP AND FALL.

DOZER OPERATOR BACKED DOZER OFF OF ROCK PILE. FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AT L-7.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF READJUSTING THE ENGINE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPING. AFTER ADJUSTING THE ENGINE CLUTCH, EMP ENGAGED THE CLUTCH MANUALLY. WHILE ADJUSTING THE AIR CYLINDER LINKA GE TO THE CLUTCH LEVER THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED ANDPINCHED EMP'S FINGER BETWEEN THE CYLINDER ADJUSTING YOLK AND THE CLUTCH LEVER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING CABLE WITH HANDS IN PLACE INTO THE HANGER, EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

WHILE REPAIRING WATER MANIFOLD IN NEW RE-WASH EMPLOYEE TOOK OFF 1/2 OF FLIGHTS TO REPLACE MANIFOLD. WHILE ROTATING SHAFT EE CAUGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT AND DRIVE BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICKUP A 3/4" COMBINATION WRENCH & FELT A PULL IN BACK

EE THREW A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS INTO TRASH DUMPSTER AND AFTER TURNING AROUND FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.

WHILE EE WAS CLIMBING ON SHAFT OF TWI SCREW REWASH, EE LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT LOWER KNEE ON FLIGHT.

WHILE LUBRICATING UPPER BUCKET PINS ON CAT 988B LOADER FOOT SLIPPED & CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE RT KNEE ON LOADER

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL OUT OF TRIPLE DECK SHAKER, EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO CLIMB OUT, & REACHING FOR CAT WALK & FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SUCTION HOSE OFF RACK ON DRILL RIGH- EMPLOYEE PLACED HOSE ON GROUND THE HOSE WAS STIFF FROM COLD WEATHER WHEN EMPLOYEE PLACE HOSE ON GROUND BECAUSE OF THE STIFFNESS OF HOSE HOSE FLEW BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFTSHIN, COULPLING ALUM ON HOSE HIT EMPLOYEE ON SHIN.

WHILE INSTALLING LADDER ON SERVICE TRUCK EE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON EDGE OF SERVICE TRUCK.

WHILE EE WAS CHANGING BLOW BAR IN CRUSHER, ONE BAR HIT ANOTHER BAR AND FRAGMENT OF BAR FLEW UP AND HIT EE IN RT FOREARM.

WHILE WENCHING A SHUT IN PLACE, SHUT WENT IN PLACE AND EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO LOCK WENCH WHEN LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF WENCH HAND. AND WENCH HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

WHILE INSTALLING PIN IN BUCKET ON 220 BACKHOE EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE WAS USING A 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HEAD CAME OFF HANDLE AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT TOE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLIP OVER 4600 DRAGLINE BUCKET TEETH, SLEDGE HAMEMR STRUCK BACKOUT PUNCH WHIHC IN TURN STRUCK TEETH CHIPPED BACKOUT ADN A PIECE FLEW INTO FACE.

WHILE WORKING UNDER DRAGLINE/FOREIGN OBJECT FEEL INTO RIGHT EYE.

WHILE INSTALLING GUARD IN PAVER EQUIPMENT, GUARD SHIFTED POSITION AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN GUARD AND CONVEYOR CHAIN.

WHILE HOLDING CUTTING TORCH IN LEFT HAND, PULLED RIGHT HAND BACK, TORCH SLIPPED AND WENT INTO GLOVE OF RIGHT HAND. BURN, 2ND DEGREE.

MECHANIC HELPER WAS HELPING TO LOAD TRUCK TIRES INTO SHOP PICKUP TRUCK POSSIBLE STRAIN TO RT FOREARM

WHILE FABRICATING A 4 FT HIGH ROCK BOX JUMPED OFF TO GROUND STAINED BACK LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPL SITTING IN FRONT END LOADER WAITING FOR TRUCK TO MOVE INTO POSITION FOR LOADING.WHILE LOOKING AROUND,FELT PAIN IN NECK.REPORTED TO FOREMAN ON 6-19-92.

WHILE GETTING OUT OF CAT HAULER FOOT SLIPPED ON CATWALK EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND

WELDING ON BOMAG MIXER,PIECE OF WELDING SLAG POPPED AND WENT UNDER WELDING HOOD AND INTO RIGHT EYE TO RIGHT SIDE OF CORNEA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT TENSON ON 950B LOADER (#442-186) WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT RIGHT THUMB ON ALTERNATOR FAN HOUSING.

VIBRATION IN BEARING HOUSING CAUSED SPARKS- EMPLOYEE WENT TO FIND WHY- WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST AND PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES.

WHILE GREASING PRIMARY CRUSHER, WIND STARTED BLOWING AND BLEW PIECE OF DUST IN RIGHT EYE.

MECHANIC STRUCK SHANK ON BUCKET OF 4600 MANITOWOC DRALINE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF HITTING EE ON LEFT FOREARM.

WORKING ON INTERLOCK, BUMPED L ELBOW ON TOOTH 6 STITCHES

WHILESTEPPING DOWN OFF SERVICE LUBE TRUCK, LEFT HAND HIT NOZZEL CAUSING MINERAL SPIRITS TO SPRAY IN LEFT EAR.

SLIPPED ON DRAGLINE TRACK BRUISED BONE ON LOWER R LEG TRYING TO START GENERATOR FOR LIGHTS

CLIMBING OUT OF EUCLID DUMP TRUCK-FOOT SLIPPED & LOST BALANCE JUMPED INSTEAD OF FALLING

WHILE CLEANING DECK WITH SOAP AND WATER ON 4600 DRAGLINE TO REMOVE GREASE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON CROSS MEMBER UNDERNEATH OPEN AIR VENT DOOR HITTING REIGHTSIDE HIP AND TWISTING LOWER BACK.

WHILE MOVING COMPOUND AWAY FROM WORK AREA BUCKET SLIPPED OUT OF HAND & SPLASHED UP ON RT HAND R T FOREARM & NECK

WHILE TURNING HOIST DRUMS WITH BAR, FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND ANGLE IRON.

WHILE WALKING IN DOORWAY WITH 4" RISE IN FLOOR STUMPED FOOT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL, TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT HAND, AND THE RIGHT ELBOW HIT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR. CAUSING A CRACK IN THE BONE IN THE ELBOW.