GREENVILLE QUARRY: 357 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Rotating rotor on red mill crusher to check clearance. Employee got their finger caught between the drive belts and sheave.

Beltline was down, shoveling rock off beltline.

EE had been in tunnel putting a coil on centron. The job was finished and he was on a ladder climbing out, when a rock fell from the surge pile and mashed his hand against the ladder.

EE was under the truck scales cleaning and raised up and hit his head.

Working on opening a chute door to do repairs on inside. The door wedged and when it came open, it caught his hand.

Helping take pump out of lake for repairs. Pulled his shoulder

Employee was putting a toggle plate seat in botom jaw. He was lifting about 4 feet high. Strained his back.

rock rolled down surge pile & struck his right knee

Employee was backing up in his Euclid to dump DGA in stockpile. He backed up too far and backed over the edge of the stockpile and flipped over backwards, with the Euclid landing on its wheels.

Employee was taking a pulley off shaft on screen. He was using a sledge hammer to loosen it and hit his finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A HYDRAULIC HOSE OFF THE LOADER. HE WAS TRYING TO GET A FITTING LOOSE AND WAS BEARING ON IT. WHEN THE FITTING BROKE LOOSE, HE FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOADER.

EE STATES THAT DURING A LIGHTNING STORM THE POWER WENT OFF AT THE CONE CRUSHER. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE CRUSHER, THE POWER BOX SHORTED AND THE DOOR BLEW OPEN AS A FLASH OF FIRE CAME OUT AND SLIGHTLY BURNED HIS CHEEK AND NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCKS FROM STORAGE BIN WHEN A ROCK APPARENTLY FELL OFF A TRUCK AND HIT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND A SPINDLE ON A EUCLID AND A PIECE FLEW OFF THE GRINDER AND HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH.

EE WAS LIFTING A PUMP OFF A LOADER DOWN TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND PULLED HIS BACK.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS COMING OUT OF PIT ON A MODERATE INCLINE LOADED WITH ROCK ON HIS FIRST LOADOF THE DAY. THE EUCLID STALLED AND HE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT HELD ON FOR AWHILE THEN ST ARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND RUN UP ON A SIDE ENBANKMENT AND EASED OVER ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE.SEAT BELT WERE UNAVAILABLE BUT SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON THE EE WAS NOT USING IT.

REMOVING CURTAIN LINER FROM IMPACT CRUSHER. IT WAS ON HIS SHOULDER AND IT FELL OFF AND HIT HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON PRIMARY CRUSHER AND SETTING LINERS ON MILL, HE RUPTURED HIMSELF WHILE LIFTING.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTINGHIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE TORE LIGAMENTS IN ELBOW WHILE OPENING ADENSE GRADE STORAGE BIN DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A WATER PUMP. THERE WAS WATER IN THE PIT. HE USED THE LOADER TO GET OUT TO THE PUMP. EVERYTHING WAS WET. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LOADER AND HE FELL AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STEPPED UP ON TO THE LOADER, AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET TO A WATER PUMP TO WORK ON IT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, GRABBING ONTO THE HAND RAIL. HE HIT THE WALK ON HIS RIGHT LOWER SIDE NEAR KIDNEY AREA. RECEIVED A 3" LONG CUT AND BRUISES.

EE STATES THAT WHILE WALKING ON THE CATWALK HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF TIN.

EE WAS PUTTING A BELT ONTO A MOTOR IN THE JAWCRUSHER WHEN THE MOTOR WHICH WAS BEING HELDUP BY ANOTHER EE USING A PRY BAR, SLIPPED OFF THE BAR & HIT HAND

EE STATED AS HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF TRUCK BED BACKWARDS, THE BACK OF HIS LEG BEHIND THE KNEE HIT A PIECE OF METAL ON A DOZER. STAYED ON JOB UNTIL 6/9 AND RETURNED 7/27

EE STATED HE WAS WELDING ON THE CHUTE AT THE TIPPLE WHEN HE PASSED OUT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. HE CUT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS ROCKS IN QUARRY PIT TO WATER PUMP. ROCK SHIFTED AND EE TURNED ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A STOCKPILE, EUCLID ONT HE QUARRY SITE WHEN THEH EUCLID'S TIE ROD END BROKE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN TRYING TO STEER THE EUCLID. AS A RESULT THE EUCLID STRU CK A ROCK IMBANKMENT TURNING OVER ON IT'S SIDE. THE INCIDENT LEFT THE EMPLOYEE WITH MULTIBLE BRUISES ONLY.

EMP SAYS THAT HE WAS USING AN EXTENDED PIPE WRENCH TOOL IN ORDER TO STRAIGHTEN THREADS ON A NUT LOCATED ON THE REAR END OF 22 TON STOCKPILE EUCLID. WHILE TURNING THE WRENCH FOR AN EXTENDED PER IOD OF TIME THE EMP STATES THAT HE STRAINED BACK

THE EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS SERVICING A TRACT DOZER AND HE REACHED DOWN AND PICKED UP A BUCKET OF OIL OFF THE GROUND AND PLACED THE BUCKE TIT ON THE DOZER CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS BACK.

EE SAYS HE WAS CLEANING THE LIME BIN OUT WHEN A LARGE CHUNK OF HARDENED LIMESTONE SLID DOWN THE CHUTE STRIKING HIM ON HIS RT LEG. THE LIMESTONE CRACKED A SMALL BONE IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE EE'S RT LEG.

EE SAYS HE WAS LINING UP A CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE IN THE WELDING TRUCK WHILE HOLDING THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION, THE EE HIS BACK WAS INJURED DUE TO THE STRAIN OF PUS HING THE PARTS THE PARTS INTO PLACE. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-10-95.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED TIPPLE TO RETRIEVE A ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED IN #2 SCREEN. BEFORE TURNING #2 SCREEN OFF THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE DUE TO VIBRATIONS FROM THE SCREEN. EMPLOYEE FELL AGAISNT TH E #2 SCREW CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #1 CONVEYOR BELTLINE AT THE QUARRY. EMPLOYEE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE V BELT CONVEYOR AND THE PULLEY ON THE SIDE OF CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A RADIATOR OUT OF A 31 DOZER WHEN THE EYEBOLT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE CHAIN TO BREAK. THE CHAIN LOOPS CAUGHT RIGHT HAND CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT HAND & RIGHT HAND THUMB.

EE WAS DRIVING 50 TON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK UP SHORT RAMP 200 FT LONG W/36 ELEVATION CHANGE HAULING ROCK FROM PIT TO JAW CRUSHER EUCLID ENGINE BLEW A PISTON CAUSING PARTIAL POWER LOSS EE STATED HE PANICKED AND JUMPED APPROX. 8 FT TO GROUND EUCLID ROLLED BACK 20 FT AND STOPPED AGAINST BERM ALONG SIDE OF HAUL ROAD. SEAT BELTS WERE AVAIALBE EE WAS NOT USING ALL EVE DRIVERS ARE INSTRUCTED

HE WAS ON A LADDER GREASING THE PULLEY OF THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BEARING AND THE ROLLER. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT LEG. HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BRUISED, AND BROKEN AND THA T HE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY.

EMPL WAS PICKING UP SOME LARGE ROCKS WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT FOREARM.

I NAME WAS WORKING ON BELTS ON HAMMERMILL WHEN THE JAW BELT WAS BROKEN AT THAT TIME HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE HE KEPT ON WORKING HE HAS HAD SOME PAIN BUT IT WAS TOLERATED UNTIL LAST WEEK W HEN HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DOC HE WAS TOLD HE HAD A HERNIA HE HAD SURGERY ON 022690

HE WAS DRIVING A EUCLID WHEN IT BECAME OVERHEATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE RADIATOR CAP AND IT BLEW UP- CAUSING HIM TO SUFFER FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE, ARMS AND CHEST. HE WAS HOSPITAL IZED ON 11-13-89.

EE WAS DRIVING A EUCLID WHEN HE TURNED IT OVER AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION AND TOLD TO REST.

I,NAME WAS WORKING IN THE HAMMER MILL WHEN IT ROTATED AND CAUGHT JUST ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS SEEN AT THE MUHL. COMM. HOSPITAL AND SENT TO AN ORTHEPEDIC SPE CIALIST IN MADISONVILLE.

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE FEEDER. HE WAS CHECKING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WHEN THE SWITCH BOX BLEW UP IN HIS FACE CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE.

THE INJURED WAS3SHIFTING SWINF LEVER FROM SWING TO TRAVEL WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I NAME WAS HELP3NG CHANGE THE HAMMERS AT THE HAMMER MILL WHEN HE PULLED A MUXCLE IN HIS BACK

HE WRAPPED A CH5IN AND A COME-ALNG AROUND A UKE TIRE TO TRY TO FORCE THE TIRE TO TAKE THE AIR. THE CHAIN BROKE AND WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK AND THE COME-ALONG HIT HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW. X-RAYS WERE MADE. THER9 WERE NO BONES BROKEN BUT HIS NECK AND LEFT ARM WERE BADLY BRUISED.

HE WAS LIFTING 9OCK OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CRUSHER AND A PIECE OF STEEL.HE CHIPPED THE BONE IN THE END OF HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON THE DRAGLINE. THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR HIT ONE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO I.NMAES RIGHT WRIST SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE IT REMOVED

A SHOT WAS BEIN1 PUT OFF AT THE QUARRY. THE FLYING ROCKS HIT HIM AND CRUSHED HIS LEG.

I,NAME WAS GETT3NG A PIECE OF RIP RAP FROM THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN TI AND TORE IT. HE WENT HOME FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

WAS CHARGING HI8 OWN BATTERY ON COMPANY BATTERY CHARGER AND IT EXPLODED THIS OCCURRED DURING HSI LUNCH HOUR.

HE JUMPED ONTO 5 ROCK AND TURNED HIS RIGHT KNEE. WHEN HE TWISTED IT, HE PINCHED A NERVE.

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX AT THE QUARRY WHEN IT BLEW UP CAUSING BURNS TO HIS HANDS AND FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES

I,NAME WAS SCRA1ING GREASE ON THE DRAGLINE AT THE QUARRY SHOP. STEAM HAD CAUSED ICE TO FORM & HE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE ICE ON HIS RIBS. SORENESS DEVELOPED SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY HE WAS X-RAYED1NOTHING BROKE-POSSIBLE TORN CARTILDGE.

I.NAME WAS REPA3RING INJECTOR WHEN THE PARTS CLEANING FLUID SHOT THRU HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUSING IT TO BECOME INFECTED

I.NAME HAD GOTT9N OUT OF THE UKE TO SEE ABOUT A ROCK THAT WAS HUNG AS HE STEPPED BACK TO THE UKE HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE

A LARGE CLOT OF3DIRT HIT HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE PAIN & SWELLING OCCURRED

I.NAME PULLING BREAKER BOX LEVER TO CRUSHER WHEN ITBLEW UP CAUSING FIRST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ARMS AND LEGS.HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.