Greystone: 72 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

In the process of greasing the tail pulley of the conveyor, the employees glove came into contact with a speed sensor on the shaft of the pulley. The speed sensor caused his hand to be pulled toward the rotating shaft, resulting in a cut to his hand and arm.

On 7/7/08, an employee found an abandoned bicycle on the property. The police department was called to pick the bike up. After further investigation by the police dept. A search of the property was conducted. On 7/8/08 at approx. 9:00 am a body of an unidentified adult male was found at the base of the quarry. MSHA and the police dept conducted an investigation.

Employee was constructing a conveyor and was climbing onto conveyor steel frame when his foot slipped on a strut causing employee to lose his balance. Employee grabbed end of strut and his wrist hit an edge of strut cutting his right wrist. Employee was wearing gloves at the time.

Punctured left lower leg/shin after a piece of an adapter wear plate metal chipped off while employee hammered it.

EE WAS SLIDING A ROCK BREAKER PART ON A PALLET FROM THE BACKHOE BUCKET INTO THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE BOARD ON THE PALLET CAME OFF CAUSING THE EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS. H E ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WHICH RESULTED IN THE MAJORITY OF HIS BODY WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.

HE WAS STANDING ON THE CONVEYER BELT UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER INSTALLING A JAW DIE. HE WAS CUTTING THE LIFTING EYE OFF THE JAW DIE WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS WORK BOOT BURNING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE AND OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE DRILL. WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR JAM, HE LOOKED BACK TO MAKE SURE THE HOLE WAS O.K. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AND CAUG HT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAM CAUSING THE INJURY TO THE MIDDLE TWO FINGERS.

EE WAS PULLING ON A 1/2" HOOK ROD TRYING TO UNCLOG A CHUTE. WHEN THE CLOG BROKE LOOSE, IT ALLOWED HIS ARM TO JERK BACK CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HOOK ROD AND A A NGLE IRON BRACE INFLICTING THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WHEN HE FELL ON THE GROUND, LANDING ON THE GROUND ON HIS BACK HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE STRUCTURE AND HIS BACK ON A ROCK. HE ALSO HIT BOTH ELBOWS DURING THE FALL. THE FALL WAS BETWEEN 7-8 FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF AN OLD CRANE WE USE FOR PARTS TO SEE IF IT HAD A GUARD THAT HE NEEDED. AS HE STEPPED DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND. HIS ARM L ANDED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION CAUSING A BROKEN WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PLATFORM BETWEENTHE TELSMITH AND 5 1/2 CONE CRUSHERS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK THE SIZE OF A FIST TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE HAD CONNECTED BATTERY CHARGE TO BATTERY ON TRUCK PORTION OF T4 DRILL AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME EE REACHED INTO CAB WHILE STANDING ON GROUND &ENGAGED STARTER AT THIS POINT THE DRILL MOVED FORWAD, RUNNING OVER EE'S RIGHT FOOT. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE EE'S FOOT WAS BRUISED

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE DRILL COUPLING FROM THE KELLY BAR. THE PIPE WRENCH HE HAD HOLDING THE COUPLING BROKE AND THE BROKEN JAW FRON THE PIPE WRENCH STRUCK HIS LEFT FORE ARM, INFLICTING THE INJURY.

EE WAS SUPERVISING THE CLEARING OF TREES TO PREPARE A NEW STOCKPILE AREA WHEN A 6"DIAMETER TREE FELL ON THE DOZER BEHIND THE CAB. HE HAD A 988B LOADER TO PICK THE TREE UP OFF THE DOZER WHEN A LIMB SNAPPED BACK STRICKING THE SUPT IN THE CHEST INFLICTING THE INJURY. THE SUPT WAS STANDING ABOUT 25' IN FRONT OF THE LOADER AT THE TIME.

EE WAS SITTING IN R-50 REAR DUMP BEING LOADED WITH BOULDERS. HE HAD HIS ARM RESTING ON THE WINDOW FRAME. WHEN THE LOADER DROPPED A BOULDER INTO THE BED ON THE R50, IT SHOOK THE TRUCK CAUSING T HE EE TO BUMP HIS WRIST ON THE WINDOW FRAME INFLICTING THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE COMPLETED REPAIRS AND STEPPED INTO LOADER BUCKET TO FLAG OPERATOR TO STRAIGHTEN LOADER AND BACK IT OUT OF THE SHOP. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BUCKET, HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE WELDI NG STAND TWISTING HIS ANKLE. THE LOADER WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN HE STEPPED OFF. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS APPROX. 20" OFF THE GROUND WHEN HE STEPPED OFF.

EE WAS USING A PORTAPOWER TO ADJUST THE TRACKS ON THE 80-D DROPBALL. HE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE THE PORTAPOWER WHE TWO PIN HOLES CAME INTO THE FITTING ON THE PORTAPOWER AND SENT TWO PRESSURE STR EAMS OF HYDRAULIC OIL INTO THE RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND PENETRATING FINGER. IT SEEMED TO BE DOING FINE UNTIL HE WORK UP SATURDAY MORNING AND IT WAS SWOLLEN AND INFECTED.

INJURED WAS TURNING THE SPROCKET BY HAND TO KEEP TENSION ON THE DRIVE CHAIN.AS THE CHAIN WAS BEING FED,THE EXCESS CHAIN HUNG ON A PIPE PLUG ON THE CASE.AS THE TENSION WAS CONTINUALLY BEING APP LIED,THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE PLUG IN A WHIPPING MOTION AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH INFLICTING LACERATION TO LIP AND CHIPPED ONE TOOTH IN HIS PARTIAL PLATE.

INJURED AND TWO OTHERS WERE TYRING TO LOOSEN A NUT THAT HOLDS THE TIE ROD END ON A 773 CAT RUCK.THEY HAD A 10' LONG PIPE ON A 3/4DRIVE RATCHET WITH SOCKET TO GET MORE LEVERAGE.INJURED AND ANOT HER EMPLOYEE WERE PULLING ON THE PIPE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE TRUCK HOLDING THE SOCKET ON THE NUT.WHEN INJURED PULLED EXTRA HARD HE SAID HR FELT A BURNING IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A TRACTIONMOTOR ON THE LOCOMOTIVE. THE TRACTION MOTOR IS HELD IN PLACE WITH A PIN. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM HOLES TRYING T O ALIGN THE HOLES WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SHOVED THE PIN UP THROUGH THE BOTTOM HOLE BEFORE I.NAME WAS READY AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE TOP HOLE CAUSING THE LACERATION WHICH R

EE PICKED UP A 125 LB BARREL OF GREASE TURNED CARRIED IT TO THE JAW CRUSHER AND SET IT DOWN. THEN HE SAID HE FELT A LITTLE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE.

EMPL HELPING MECHANIC INSTALL TEETH AND ADAPTERS ON BUCKET ON LOADER.HAD STEPPED BACK 4' WHILE MECHANIC DROVE PIN TO HOLD ADAPTER ON WITH STRIKING HAMMER.SMALL METAL PARTICLE BROKE OFF PIN AND STRUCK EMPL IN CHEST INFLICTING SMALL LACERATION BECOMING EMBEDDED IN HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DOWN THE LADDER ON A 50-TON HAUL TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED THE GROUND AND STEPPED DOWN HIS FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK CAUSING HGIS RIGHT FOOT TO TURN OVER AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

INJURED WAS HELPING REMOVE FEECER HOPPER FROMA DJUSTING CAP ADJUSTING CAP WAS COCKED TO ONE SIDE WHEN INJURED PLACED H IS HAND ON ADJUSTING LOCK POST TO STEP UP ON ADJUSTING CAP THE CAP SLID INTO PLACE CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN FEEDER HOPPER & THE ADJUSTING LOCK POST

HE WAS TRYING TO POSTION A PIECE OF WEARALLOY METAL IN FEEDER TO BE WELDED. HE WAS HOLDING METAL IN POSTION WHILE HE WAS PUTTING ACLAMP ON IT SO IT COULD BE WELDED. HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND IN BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE FEEDER INFLICTING THE INJURY.

HE WAS INSTALLING RUBBER SEAL AROUND WINDSHIELD ON LOADER. HE WAS WORKING AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN BREAKTIME ARRIVED. HE TOOK OFF HIS HARD HAT AND GLASSES, LAID THEM ON TOP OF THE LA ODER, SAT DOWN AND SMOKED A CIGARETTE. AFTER HE FINISHED, HE STARTED INSTALLING SEAL AT THE BOTTOM WITHOUT PUTTING HIS HAT AND GLASSES BACK ON. THE SHARP TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED STRIKING EMP

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A ROPE TIED TO THE FOOT VALVE AT THE END OF THE PUMP HOSE AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE HOSE INTO THE POND. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCK AND FELL TO HIS L EFT TWISTING HI8 KNEE AND HE LANDED ON A SHARP ROCK BRUISING HIS THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING IN THE BOTTOM OF A RAIL HOPPER WASHING NON SPEC. MATERIALS THAT WAS LEFT IN THE DOORS OUT WITH A WATER HOSE SO THE CARS COULD BE RELOADED AS HE WAS WASHING THE MATERIALS THE PART THAT 4AS UNDER HIS LEFT LEG GAVE WASY CAUSING HIS LEG TO GO THROUGH THE DOOR THIS PUT HIS RT LEG IN A SUDDEN STRAIN CAUSING THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS RT KNEE TO TEAR

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING UNDER THE RIP RAP STRUCTURE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE STRUCTURE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES.

EMP WAS IN THE LOAD OUT TUNNEL SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN A PIECE OF TIN THAT HAD BEEN POSITIONED OVERHEAD TO KEEP WATER FROM RUNNING ON WORKERS FELL STRIKING EMP ON LEFT EAR INFLICTING A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A SCREEN ARM WITH A PRY BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND A PROTRUDING BOLT ON THE SCREEN SIDE PANEL. IT MASHED HIS RING FINGER O N THE LEFT HAND AND FRACTURED THE END OF THE FINGER. THE FINGER NAIL HAD TO B E REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN TUNNEL OF LOADOUT BELT SHOVELING GRAVEL TO CLEN DRAIN IN TUNNEL SO WATER COULD RUN OUT AS HE WAS SHOVELING HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE HE REACHED OUT FOR SOMETHING TO GRAB & CAUGHT HIS RT HAND BETWEEN LOADOUT BELT & A TROUGHING IDLER INFLICTING INJURY