Hamilton Quarry: 13 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE pushing stone off forks onto a pallet and felt abdomen pain.

EE lifting stone in quarry, stone shifted and pinched finger between stone and quarry floor.

EE splitting stone, went to swing, but stone split mid swing causing EE to swing and not hit anything.

Employee was splitting field stone when a piece of EE's chisel broke off and hit EE's knee.

EE working in quarry splitting stone using chisel, piece came off chisel and hit knee and was stuck in skin.

EE was carrying a stone, left foot slipped but EE caught self and felt pain.

EE was adjusting a piece of flag stone to be stacked, another piece that was already stacked fell, hitting EE in the foot.

EE carrying stone, stone slipped in hands and fell on right foot.

EE carrying stone in quarry, slipped and felt pain in back.

EE using chisel to split stone, missed chisel and hit finger

EE was picking up a stone approximately 150 lbs., twisted to put it on a pallet, and felt lower back pain.

EE picked up stone approximately 80-120 lbs., set it on EE's thighs, rolled stone towards chest, adjusted grip on the stone, and set it on the pallet. When the stone rolled up and towards EE's chest it contacted EE's left ribs, resulting in a fracture.

Employee was stacking large stone when EE felt pain in EE's elbows and wrists. The condition worsened over time. Employee sought medical care on 10/29/21. EE was diagnosed with joint pain. Injury was determined reportable on 10/29/21.

On Wednesday, 5/12/21, at 2:48 pm, employee moved a stone forward on the feeder conveyor towards the breaker. They lifted it with the lifter table. EE then attempted to spin the stone with left hand when the stone slipped off the lifter table and fell. When the stone fell it pinched their left 2nd digit in between it and the feeder conveyor resulting in a laceration/open wound.

EE was pulling stone on a breaker feeder table when a small piece broke off, fell off the table, and contacted the top of EE's left ankle resulting in a laceration.

At 9:45 am on Friday, 4/16/21, employee was attempting to climb over a conveyor, when a foot became stuck in a pallet, employee lost balance, and fell sideways onto the concrete floor, hitting left shoulder on the floor.

EE reported left shoulder pain to the supervisor. EE felt pain in the shoulder when EE was swinging a hammer to hit a chisel on a piece of stone.

EE was sorting and stacking stone in the Hamilton Quarry. EE picked up a piece of stone and was carrying it out of the stone pile when EE slipped and twisted EE's back.

Employee was stacking stone on a pallet when a piece of stone fell off the pallet and struck EE in the hip and foot resulting in contusions.

Employee was sorting and stacking stone in the quarry. EE lifted a 50 lb. stone and felt pain in EE's lower back.

At 4:00 pm on Tuesday, 6/16/20, EE was feeding a splitter at the Hamilton Shop. EE was turning a stone on the turn table on the feeder table when the stone moved suddenly and EE's left 4th finger was pinched between the stone and a piece of steel on the feeder table, resulting in a laceration.

Employee pushed a stone onto a pallet and felt lower back pain.

Employee was setting down a rock resulting in a fracture to left fifth finger.