Habersham Quarry: 83 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing the gear box from a head pulley. Employee was using a 3 ft 6 lb soft face hammer. EE struck the bearing in an up to down motion. When ee hit bearing it shattered in multiple pieces. One of the pieces struck the employee in left upper arm, approximately 4 inches in length.

Employee was positioning hydraulic ram on 4 1/4 cone crusher to tighten bowl down. As ram retracted employee did not realize his finger was in the way of the moving cylinder. As the cylinder closed the tip of his right index finger was crushed.

Customer truck driver had the truck bed back gate close on his middle finger of his right hand. The injury required stitches to close cut.

While cleaning tracks on excavator part of the debris came over safety glasses into eye. This was due to material being frozen more force was used to get it to break loose. Attempt was made previous day but again it was frozen. Employee sustained a scleral abrasion to the right eye.

EE WAS REBUILDING A SMALL HYDRAULIC PUMP, WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY A BENCH VISE. WHENT HE PUMP SLIPPED LOOSE FROM THE VISE, THE EE REACHED TO CATCH IT, GETTING HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PUMP AN D TABLE SURFACE. T

WAS TIGHTENING THE TENSION ROD AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE ROD BROKE, AND THE TORQUE EXTENSION HANDLE END RAKED ACROSS HIS HAND CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS LIFTING SCREENS INTO PLACE ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF #2 SCREEN.

WHILE TIGHTENING THE SCREWS TO A BREAKER IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX THE SCREWDRIVER MADE CONTACT WITHTHE METAL FRAME CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND ELECTRICAL BURNS TO EMPLOYEE'S FACE, EYES AND FOREARM.

WHILE TIGHTENING THE SCREWS TO A BREAKER IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX THE SCREWDRIVER MADE CONTACT WITH THE METAL FRAME CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT & F LASHBURNS TO EE'S EYES. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTIO N FOR HIS EYES.

EE ATTEMPTING TO CUT RUBBER BELT INTO WHEN BOX KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

GRIZZLY FEEDER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY/OPERATOR WENT TO DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION/LEANING OVER MOTOR ALBWING HIS GLOVE TO BE CAUGHT PULLING HIS HAND INTO PINCH POINT CAUSING LACERA TION TO HIS HAND. GRIZZLY FEEDER

WHILE CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON #3 SCREEN TOWER, INJURED & EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO THROW USED SCREEN CLOTH FROM CUT WALK WHEN A PROTRUDING WIRE CAUGHT THE TOP OF INJURED'S RIGHT HAND CAUSIN G A 1" LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SITCHES.

WHILE TAKING JAM NUTS OFF OF SWINGING DYE AT PRIMARY CRUSHER A WELDING ROD HAD BEEN PLACED INTO A SOCKET TO HOLD IT ONTO AN AIR WRENCH. THE VICTIM WAS HOLDING AIR WRENCH FROM UNDERNEATH INTO PLACE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO THE SOCKET AREA CAUSING THE WELDING ROD TO TEAR INTO LEFT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE ENGINE OF A CAT 769C HAUL TRUCK TO REMOVE A PISTON AND LINER. THE PISTON ROD NEEDED LINING UP. HE TOLD HIS HELPER TO "TAP IT". THE HELPER THOUGHT HE MEANT BUMP THE STARTER. THE MECHANIC SAID HE MEANT TAP ON THE PISTON WITH A TOOL. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE PISTON ROD. HE SUFFERED A CUT AND SOME LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO HIS HAND.

EE WAS TRAINING TO OPERATE DROPBALL CRANE. DUE TO LACK OF ROOM INSIDE CAB, WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OBSERVING AND A SHARP FRAGMENT OF ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM REQUIRING 6 STIT CHES.

EE EXITED HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED SANDCHUTE WAS STOPPED UP. AS HE STARTED TOWARD SANDCHUTE HE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE. THE NEXT MORNING THE ANKLE WAS BADLY SWOLLEN AND DISCOLOR ED AND THEN REC'D MEDICAL ATTENTION.

DURING LOADING OF HAUL TRUCK DRIVEN BY INJURED, APPARENTLY THE PIT LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED A LOAD ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED BEFORE THE OPERATOR WAS READY AND THIS CAUSED A SHARP TILT TO THE RIGHT. THIS MOVEMENT CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO BE SNAPPED SIDEWAYS WHICH RESULTED IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED AND OTHERS WERE CHANGING OUT BOTTOM PIECE OF 1" SQ OP SCREEN CLOTH ON 2ND DECK OF DOUBLE-DECK SCREEN. NEW PIECE WAS FED THROUGH 8" GAP BETWEEN SCREEN FRAME AND CHUTE GATE WITH INJURED ON INSIDE PULLING IN THE SCREEN CLOTH. 2" OF EDGE WAS LEFT ON EDGE OF GATE WHILE HELPER ENTERED SCREEN DECK TO AID IN FINAL POSITIONING OF SCREEN. DURING THIS, THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND DEFLECTED

EMPLOYEE AND OTHERS WERE REPAIRING WORN WEAR PLATE IN FEEDER BOX ON THE JAW CRUSHER BY CUTTING AWAY WORN STEEL USING OXY-ACET TORCH AND WELDING NEW BACK IN PLACE. WORN PIECE WAS CUT AWAY AND L AID A SIDE WHILE NEW WELDED BACK IN. DURING CLEAN UP, INJURED AND OTHER PASSED A 3/4" X 4" X 13" PIECE OUT TO OTHER EMPLOYEE. STEEL WAS STILL HOT. DURING HANDLING, THE PIECE SLIPPED AND SLID

EMPL USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND SLUG WRENCH TO TIGHTEN CAP NUTS ON TOGGLE BOLTS IN TIGHT WORK AREA ON JAW CRUSHER.DURING A SWING,HIT OVERHEAD PLATFORM WITH THE SLEDGE WHICH CAUSED THE HAMMER TO S LEW AS HE SWUNG.THIS CAUSED RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE CAP NUT WHICH RESULTED IN A DEEP BRUISE ON THUMB AT THE NAIL WHICH BECAME INFECTED. TREATMENT DONE BY CO DR INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF THUMBN

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISC WHILE OPERATING A REAR DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK SUPPOSEDLY STRUCK A DIP IN A HAUL ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE HERNIATION.

INJURED AND OTHERS WERE ADDING FRAME SUPPORT STEEL (1" X 1 1/2" ANGLE IRON) TO DROPBALL BOOM. INJURED HAD JUST CUT A 2' LENGTH WEIGHING APPROX. 2 LBS. AND PASSED THIS PIECE TO THE WELDER. HE D ID SO BY TURNING ONLY AT THE WAIST AND "TOO FAST". HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN THAT DAY AND ALL THE NEXT. ON 12/12 HE WAS SENT TO COMPANY PANEL DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS A PULLED MUSCLE

A SCREEN SIDE PLATE W/WEAR STEEL THAT THE INJURED HA DBEEN WELDING ON FELL APPROX 3' OFF THE 6"X6"X3' WOODEN BLOCKS (SET ON END) THAT HE HAD BEEN USING AS A WORK BENCH. THE INJURED'S TORCH ST RIKER WHICH WAS HUNG FROM HIS BELT CAUSED THE PLATE TO FALL OVER ONTO THE TOP OF HIS FOOT CAUSING SOME BRUISING AND A SPRAIN. DR RECOMMENDED NEXT DAY OFF, BUT EMPLOYEE REUTRNED TO WORK DOING

CLEANING LOADER SOLUTION AND DIR OFF LOADER SPLASHED BACK IN R EYE

EE WAS RETURNING TO STONE BINS AFTER DUMPING AT STOCKPILE WHILE TRUCK BED WAS IN THE UP POISTION AND DECLINING ACCESS RAMP THE LIP OF THE TRUCK BED CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE LINE IN AN EFFORT TO FREE THE TRUCK OF THE WIRE, ATTEMPTS AT BACKING WERE UNSUCESSFUL DUE TO INCLINE AND LOOSE STONE. UPON PLANT FOREAMSN ADVICE HE JUMPED CLEAR OF TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO STONE BINS AFTER DUMPING AT STOCKPILE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW THAT BED WAS IN UP POSITION WHEN WENT UNDER OVERHEAD CONVEYOR BELT, AND SO, HIT THE CONVEYOR FRAME 2/ TH E RIGHT CORNER OF THE BED AT 5-10-MPH TRUCK SLEWED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK FOOTING OF OTHER CONVEYOR SUPPORT. EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY STRUCK ELBOW ON DOOR OF TRUCK BUT DECLINED TO BE TAKEN TO CO.

EE WAS TRYING TO PUNCH A BOLT HOLE THRU 1/2" RUBBER BELTING WITH A 5/8" BELT PUNCH USING A 6LB SLEDGE HAMMER FROM A CROUCHING POSITION. PUNCH WAS NOT BEING STEADIED WHEN HAMMER HIT IT. THE PUN CH COME OUT FROM THE BELTING AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT SHIN CAUSING A CUT. THE CUT DEVELOPED REDNESS AND WAS SORE OVER THE FOLLOWING 6 DAYS. EE WAS SENT TO CO DR WHO DIAGNOSED INFECTION AND

GREASE HAUL TRUCK FITTING LOOSE AT AIR POWERED GREASE GUN GU N SLIPPED IN WATER, CLEANING MIX SPLASHED IN EYE

EMPLOYEES & INJURED CLEANED OFF BELT CONTAININGF SURGE ONTO WALKWAY TO AID IN STARTUP OF BELT AFTER BELT REPAIR EMPLOYEES EXITING OFF CATWALK PRIOR TO STARTUP TO BE IN A SAFE PLACE SINCE BELT STILL HAD SOME SURGE ON IT & PILE WAS SELF FEEDING AT TIME INJURED SLIPPED ON PIECE OF SURGE INJURED PUT OUT RIGHT-HAND TO CATCH SELF ON GUARDRAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING HAND CAME IN CONTACT WIT

EMPLOYEE WAS CORRECTING TIME CARDS & HAD FACE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TIME CARD SO SHE SHOULD SEE THE NUMBERS BETTER WHEN SHE RAISED UP FROM THE TIMECARD THE PEN END CAUGHTIN HER COAT FABRIC CAU SING THE PEN TIP TO ROTATE UP & STRIKE HER RT EYEYE BALL WAS SCRATCHED ABOVE THE IRIS EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR APPLIED DROPS & OINTMENT & ISSUED PRESCRIPTION FOR OINTMENT & PAIN -KILLER CO DOC C

EMPL & OTHERS WERE SETTING 1" X 12" X 20' PIECE OF STEEL IN JAW FEEDER FLOOR.EMPL SET PIECE IN FLOOR AND RERIGGED CHAIN TO SET PIECE IN FINAL POSITION USING LOOPED CHAIN THROUGH LOOPED CHAIN W ATTACHED TO CLAMP ON STEEL PLATE.INJ GUIDING PIECE INTO PLACE WHEN SLACK IN CHAINS CAME OUT AND STEEL DROPPED STRUCK INJ FOOT NEAR STEEL.X-RAYS TAKEN-FX OF 2 METACARPALS..RETRW ON RESTRI DUTY

INJURED AND 3 OTHER WERE LINING UP 87"X6" I BEAM IN PREPARATION OF WELDING IT IN PLACE. END OPPOSITE TO INJURED KICKED OUT AND FELL OFF OF PRYBAR CAUSING INJURED'S END TO JUMP AND CATCH HIM T HUMB AGAINST SCREEN SIDE. LACERATION TO THE THUMB. INJURED WAS HELPED OFF OF SCREEN TOWER AND TAKEN TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM. INJURY WAS EXAMINED. TREATED AND STICHED. PRES. FOR ANTIBIOTICS

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEE TIGHTEN BOLTS ON JAW DRIVE COUPLING USING BOX/OPEN END COMBINATION WRENCH & PIPE INJURED WAS USING HAND TO STEADY WRENCH ON BOLT HEAD WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEES TIGHTENED UP ON BOLT INJUREDS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH & COUPLING RIM INJURED SUFFERED AVUISION OF FINGER NAIL & WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM PRESCRIPTION ISSUED & RETURNED TO WORK

EMPLOYEE AND FOREMAN HAD POSITIONED FRESH OIL DRUM AGAINST TILTED CRADLE WHEN TILTED CRADLE AND DRUM BACK INTO POSITION THE FLESHY PART OF INJURED FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRUM AND CRADLE EDG E LACERATING . THE FINGER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO CO PORTAL DR HAD X RAY TAKEN HOSPTIAL WHICH SHOWED NEGATIVE CO DR CLEANED STITCHES AND BANDERED FINE OR ISSUED A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN AND RELE

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SLUG WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT IMPACTG END OF WRENCH WITH AN 8LB HAMMER EMPLOYEES WERE IN A TIGHT AREA SIDE BY SIDE EMPLOYEE USING HAMMER SWUNG DOWNWARD MAKING CO NTACT WITH STEEL FRAMEWORK WHICH DEFLECTED THE HEAD OF THE HASMMER MAKING IT STRIKE EMPLOYEE HOLDING WRENCH ON THE HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER INJURED WAS TAKEN TO H OSPITAL WHERE HIS FI

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT UNDER THE #1 CONVEYOR TAKE-UP PULLEY USING A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE.BACK SPLASH WATER AND SAND ENTERED EAR CANAL WHICH CAUSED SOME INTIIAL DISCOMFORT.LATER DEVELOPED INTO EARACHE SUFFICENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE OUT OF WORK UNTIL TREATED BY APHYSICAIN.

EMPLOYEE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON DROPBALL.A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW LOOSE QUARRY DUST INTO HIS WORK AREA.SOME OF WHICH GOT AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.IRRITATION OF EYE TREATED WITH EYE WASH AT PLANT.CONTINUED IRRIATION PROMPTED EMPLOYEE TO SEEK TTEATMENT ON 04/UK/88 AT EMERGENCY ROOM.04/18/88 WITH DOCTOR WHO ISSUED PRESCRIPTION AND RELEASE TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP SNATCH BLOCK ON PULLEY & CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK TO LIFT PULLEY TO REMOVE A HANG-UP EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON PULLEY ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF HANG-UP WHILE HOOKING UP THE BLO CK PULLEY ROTATED TOWARDS HANGUPHIS FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE PULLEY CLEANING WINGS & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY EMPLOYEE WAS PULLED INTO PINCH POINT TORSION BETWEEN HIS KNEE & F

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING TO THE BLENDING PLANT TO REPLACE BELTS ON THE MOTOR. AS HE WAS WALKING ALAONG, HE WAS SWINGING HIS ARMS AND HE WAS TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE CATWALK. HE MADE CONTACT WIT H HIS LEFT FORE5RM TO THE TOP CORNER OF A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT IS PART OF A CONVEYOR CATWALK FRAME. THE ANGLE IRON HAD A SHARP EDGE WHICH OPENED UP A CUT ON HIS FOREAR

EMPLOYEE ENTERE8 JAW CRUSHER TO REMOVE ROCKS SO THAT THE JAW CRUSHER COULD BE STARTED.THE REMOTE START/STOP SWITCH SHORTED ACROSS THE SWITCH CONTACTS WHICH STARTED THE FEEDER.ROCKS THAT WERE I N THE FEEDER FE5L OVER INTO THE JAW CRUSHER STRIKING HIM ON THE ARMS,LEGS,BACK,CHEST AND HEAD CAUSING BRUISES AND ABRASIONS.

EMP USED FOOT B9AKE AND RETARDER BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO HIS BELIEVING HE WAS GOING OVER THE JAW CRUSHER DRAMP BERM. THE SUDDEN STOPPING OF VEHICLE DUE TO HIS USING BOTH BRAKES AT SLOW SP SPEED AND HIS A5READY BEING LEANED FORWARD WHILE DOING SO CAUSED HIM TO CONTINUE HIS FORWARD MOTION RESULTING IN MINOR NOSE BLED FROM CONTACT WITH STEERING WHEEL RIM AND MUSCULAR TRAUMA FROM

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING A CAT 769B REAR DUMP TRUCK WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LAST CABLE STEP AND ALL HIS WEIGHT LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT WHICH CAUSED THE ANKLE TO TURN.THIS TURNING M TION CAUSED A S1RAIN OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE.