GRAY COURT QUARRY: 86 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A body was found in the settling pond.

Loading a shot - started to feel ill.

***not work related*** Loading a shot, started to feel ill - transported to the hospital (diagnosed with a heart attack)

Employee was tightening bolts on the rock hammer located at the primary crusher. He was using a 16 lbs hammer and a knock wrench to tighten bolts strained right forearm and elbow. He was placed on restrictive duty on 5/28/08 no lifting over 5 lbs.

Pulling chisel out of hammer and it rolled and got his left index finger caught between chisel and the fork and backhoe.

Employee was taking right rear brake off of a Cat 980G loader when the assembly came loose allowing the axle to pivit pinning employee's right ring finger between the axle and the air impact wrench.

REMOVING A CHUTE THAT FEEDS STONE TO THE CRUSHER. CRANE WAS HOOKED TO CHUTE AND BOLTS WERE CUT WITH A TORCH. FRONT SECTION OF CHUTE DROPPED DOWN APPROX. 2' AND BACK SECTION BECAME LODGED. CHU TE BROKE FREE AND FRONT SECTION SHOT UP APPROX. 2' CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND A 12"I-BEAM.

EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRYING TO ALIGN THE OUTSIDE HOLEON THE SHOVEL TRACK WIHT THE TRACK LINK PIN. THEPIN HAD BACKED OUT OF THE FRONT LINK. AS THE TRACK WAS ROTATED TWO METAL SHARDS FLEW OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE NECK AND LEG.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BRAKE ADJUSTER IN FROM THE HOIST DRUM ON A NORTHWEST DROPBALL. WHILE LAYING ON HIS CHEST ACROSS THE GEAR BOX, HE BEGAN PULLING ON THE PIN. THE PRESSURE RESULTIN G FROM THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EE TO REINJURE THE CARTILIGE IN HIS RT RIBS. THIS IS THE 4TH OCCURRANCE OF THIS INJURY TO THIS EE.

EE WAS REMOVING A NOZZLE FROM A HOSE. THE EE WAS USING 2 PIPE WRENCHES. ONE SLIPPED AND THE ONE HE WAS PUSHING ON MASHED HIS FINGER ON THE CATWALK.

EE WAS AIR ARCING IN A HAUL TRUCK BED HE WAS SITTING AND CUTTING THE SIDE WALL WEAR METAL. SEVERAL OTHER EE HAD WALKED BY WHILE HE WAS WORKING. HE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ABOUT 5 MIN. AFTER LAST EE HAD WALKED BY AND SEEN HIM WORKING. TEMP AT OR ABOVE 100 F. WORKING IN SHAOE OF SHOP.

EE HAD COMPLETED HIS ASSIGNED TASK & HAD RETURNED TO THE SHOP AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN ORDER TO AVOID A FALL HE TRANSFERRED ALL OF HIS WEIGHT TO HIS UPPER BODY BY USING THE HANDHOLD ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK THE STRAIN OF SUPPORTING HIS TOTAL BODY WEIGHT RESULTED IN THE PULLED MUSCLE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOC UNTIL 07-11-94

CUT BOLT HOLDING CHUTE WITH TORCH IT BROKE LOOSE IT PUSHED HIM OFF CRUSHER HE STRUCK TOP HAND RAIL WITH LEGS AND FELL TO GROUND

TURNING NUT ON COVEY WITH OPEN END WRENCH WITH PIP WRENC H SLIPPED CAUS ING HIM TO LUNGE TO ANGLE IRON

ON SUNDAY 10/01/89 AT APPROX 10:00 AM AFTER THREE DAYS & NIGHTS OF ALMOST CONTINUOUS RAIN APPROX 6.25 INCHES THE CREEK WHICH FLOWS AROUND PERIMETER OF QUARRY OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS INTO SECTION OF QUARRY PIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE WELDER IN LOADING AND MOVING STEEL THAT WAS TO BE CUT UP. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WELDER TO LIFT A STEEL PLATE ONTO WELDING TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS UPPER LE FT BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING WHEEL CHOCK TO PLACE IN RACK ON FRONT BUMPER OF TRUCK. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE CHOCK IN RACK, HE NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING PORTABLE WATER PUMP FROM BLAST AREA. SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING PUMP UP MUDDY BANK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE HE WAS ON A DOWNHIL SIDE OF PUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING TRACKS TO HIS MACHINE USING WATER HOSE FROM WATER TRUCK HE WAS MOVING THE WATER SPRAY SIDE TO SIDE AND EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL PAIN IN LOWER BACK

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EMPLOYEE WAS EX3TING FROM BOTTOM STEP ON STAIRS WAY FROM SCREEN TOWER. EMPLOYEE FOOT SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND APPROX. 2 FT. BRUISING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING3GROUND AROUND PLANT AREA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT WOOD BLOCKS & SPRING FROM GROUND EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.

EMP WAS SQUATTE8 ON FRAME OF SCREEN GRINDING OFF THE LAGGING AND CUT WELDING LEFT FOR NEW DECK TO LAY FLAT ON SCREEN. HE HAD DISENGAGED SWTICH BUT DISC HAD NOT STOPPED WHEN HE WENT TO PUT DOWN GRINDER, CUT HI8 LEFT THIGH. THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT3HAND WAS RESTING ON RIM OF UPRIGHT 55 GALLON DRUM.TORCH IN RIGHT HAND CUTT ING TOP OUT OF DRUM.SUBSTANCE IN DRUM EXPLODED.ARMS &TORCH WERE FORCED UPWARDS TOWARD FACE.

INJURED LIFTED 1IPE AT LOOSE END TO REMOVE ROCK.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED ROCK FROM UNDER PIPE.INJURED WAS UNABLE TO HOLD WEIGHT AND PIPE PINNED 2ND & 3RD FINGERT OF LEFT HANBD BETWEEN 3" & 1 1/ 2" PIPE. 3