GREENWOOD QUARRY: 74 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Customer Truck Driver was closing tailgate when a finger got caught between the tailgate pin and the truck bed resulting in amputation of finger tip, no loss of bone.

Working on crusher, he was struck by falling slag.

Employee missed hit while driving bearing in head pulley and struck thumb.

Employee was using a porta-power jack to push the crusher motor base back to tighten v-belt drive. The jack's head kicked out and fell towards the ground, the handle end of the jack flipped up and struck employee in the mouth.

Employee climbed down the ladder of the haul truck. He reached the ground, took a step backwards and twisted his ankle.

EE was helping unload jaw crusher parts from two tractor trailers with a mobile crane. A motor base was unloaded and placed on the ground. A toggle block was unloaded and placed on the motor base. A crusher shaft was then unloaded and placed on the ground with one end resting on the motor base. EE was walkign away when the toggle block slid off the motor base striking his foot.

EE WAS RE INSTALLING A RETURN ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR APPRLX. 32 INCHES FROM THE GROUND HE WAS UNDER THE CONVEYOR ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES. AFTER INSTALLING THE ROLLER. THE CONVEYOR WAS LOWERED INT O POSITION. AT THIS TIME, THE ROLLER FALL OUT OFONE OF THE BRACKETS AND STRUCK EE ON THE FINGER.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF A FRONT END LOADER. HIS HANDSLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDRAIL CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIST OFF TO THE SIDE. HE FELT HIS KNEE POP WHILE TWISTING.

THE EE WAS SITTING ON THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER INSTALLING A PIECE OF RUBBER AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUTE FEEDING THE CRUSHER. AS THE EE WAS BOLTING THE PIECE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING TO CARRY A SECTION OF 1/2' SCREEN CLOTH ONTO SCREENING TOWER. HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK LATER DURING THE SHIFT.

EE WAS MOUNTING WATER TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEP AND HE STRUCK AND BRUISED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER HAD HOOKED A CHAIN ONTO A CHUTE BEING USED WITH A PROATABLE SCALPING SCREEN. AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CHAIN TO MOVE THE CHUTE INTO POSITION, HE FELT DI SCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR SWING CLUTCH ON DROPBALL CRANE. AS HE WAS USING PRYBAR TO ASSIST IN REMOVING BOLTS, IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HARDHAT AND SAFETY G LASSES.

EE CLIMBED THE LADDER OF HIS LOADER AND BENT OVER TO OPEN THE DOOR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK..

NEW EE WAS BEING TRAINED TO DRIVE A HAUL TRUCK, A ROCK WAS IN THE ROAD. THE DRIVER AND TRAINEE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO PICK UP THE ROCK. WHEN HE BENT OVER, SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK. HE WAS IN A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN AND AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED TO TAKE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

ENJOYED WAS KNOCKING OUT ROCK THAT HAD LODGED OR CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO WHEELS TIRES ON HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT ROCK A PEG ROCK BROKE OFF OR CAME LOOSE HITTING AND CUT IN DEX FINGER ON RT HAND.

PUTTING BOLT IN JAW PLATE.RAISING JAW PLATE WITH EYE WELDED ON JAW PLATE CAME LOOSE AND EYE CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.

ROCK CHUTE WAS STOPPED UP. THEY WERE TRYING TO UNSTOP CHUTE. EMPL WAS HOLDING BAR AGAINST ROCK IN CHUTE. EMPL WAS HITTING BAR WITH HAMMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED OFF HANDLE HITTING EMPL IN LEFT SIDE.

KNOCKING OUT A BEARING FROM A 2IN.SCREEN A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OUT & HIT OPPENT OF LEFT ARM SMALL PUNCTURE LACERATED IN TOP PART OF LEFT ARM SENT BACK TO DOC.ON 20TH JUNE DUE TO SMALL A MT.OF SWELLING

GRINDING SLAG O0F INSIDE OF ANGLE IRON WITH PORTABLE SIDE GRINDER.DISK HUNG ON,SLAG JUMPED UP AND KICKED BACK AND CUT LEFT WRIST.

INJURED WAS HELPING CHANGE DRILL BIT. STARTER STEEL AND HAMMER CAME LOOSE FROM TOP POSITION SLIPPED DOWN ON HAND AND FELL OVER SIDE OF INJURED BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN AN EMBANKMENT FRACTURED 3 RD 4TH 5 TH TRNASFER PROCEDSER OF BACK.