IMI Huntington Quarry: 168 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was cutting an old belt to use as skirting boards for the tail end of the number 5 belt. The EE was using a box cutter to perform this task. The EE was cutting towards themself when the knife slipped and cut the EEs right mid-thigh (approximately 8 inches above the knee) leaving a 2 cm laceration.

Employee's right hand was caught between pulley and the drive belt while rolling a belt on the crusher.

Employee was trying to open the gate to a bin with a sledge hammer and missed and struck finger.

While thawing ice on a bin pulley, a propane thawing device became entangled, causing the employee to become entangled. Investigation continues.

EE drove the cat skidloader to the shop to take bucket off and put the forks on. EE put front of bucket on the ground, could not get pins out to release the bucket. EE used a hammer to hit the pin. Once EE did that, the back of the bucket fell onto EE's foot.

The employee was operating Cat 775D Haul Unit stocking out. The right front tire drove over a pile of stone. The unit bounced the seat bottomed out and the employee felt pain in lower back. Depending on the healing, surgery may be required.

EE was cutting the outer jacket off of a piece of wire, holding the wire with his right hand and the utility knife in his left hand slicing back towards his right hand. The utility knife slipped and continued through his right thumb. Resulting in a cut requiring 11 stitches.

EE and another EE were working @ the #3 bin. They had a piece of steel on sawhorses. Injured EE went to flip the steel over and the steel hit a 2' level causing it to fly up and hit EE in his left cheek.

We were pulling a belt back up on conveyor with a rope tied off onto a loader. The rope broke and we don't know whether the rope, chain, pulley, clevice or what came up and hit his arm.

DRIVER HAD BACKED UP TO STOCK PILE AND WAS WAITING TO BE LOADED. HE HAD BEEN ASLEEP, WOKE UP AND TOLD A FELLOW DRIVER HE COULD NO SEE, & HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. CO-WORKER SAID THAT HE WOULD GO & GET HELP BUT EE SAID NOT TO & THAT HE WOULD BE ALL RIGHT, WHEN EMS ARRIVED THEY PUT MONITOR ON EE & SAID HE WAS GONE.

TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE CHANGING RETURN IDLERS ON A SECTION OF CONVEYOR. THEY HAD THE CONVEYOR BLOCKED UP 6" OFF THE GROUND, WHEN THE BLOCK SLIPPED AND FELL ON INJURED'S FOOT.

EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER READ GROUND RESISTANCE. HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE QUARRY FLOOR, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK. THE ROCK ROLLED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON TO ANOTHER ROCK.

EE WAS CHECKING THE TWIN SCREENS WHEN THE COVER TOT HE ACCESS HOLE FLIPPED SIDEWAYS, CAUSING HIMTO FALL BETWEEN

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO 1ST STEP OF HIS LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HAUL UNIT AND LOST HIS FOOTING. IN DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER A PILE OF STONE AND LOST HIS BALANCE, SLIPPED AND FELL. PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.

EE WAS TAKING CABLE SLINGS OFF OF THE CRANE HOOK, THE THIRD CABLE SLING FLIPPED. CABLE STRUCK HIS MOUTH, AND CHIPPED FRONT LEFT TOOTH.

HOLDING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT, ANOTHER EE WENT TO HIT THE BOLT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. SLEDGE HAMMER CAME DOWN ON RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS BEATING ON THE GATE OF THE HOPPER TO RELEASE STONE, WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO HSI LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO CRUSHER. HE SPOTTED A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO MVOE ROCK AND PULLED THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING A LOADER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL. HE HAD SONTUSIONS & ABRASION TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE & NECK.

HE WAS USING THE GRINDING WHEEL ON CARRIER ROLELRS, WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GALSSES.

I.NAME -TRUCK DRIVER EMPLOYED BY ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAD WEIGHED OUT HIS LOAD AND WAS GETTING BACK INTO HIS TRUCK.SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS FROM TOP STEP OF SEMI.LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TRACT OR OF TRUCK AND TOP STEP.FELL STRAIGHT BACK HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE.CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING -RAINY WEATHER.

INJURED PICKED UP ARM ON HYDRAULIC PULLER-WHEN HE STARTED TO CARRY IT AWAY HE REALIZED HE WAS LOSING FOOTING ON THE 14" SLAB HE WAS WALKING ON, WHEN TYRING TO OBTAIN HIS BALANCE HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A SPRAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF SPINE.

I NAME WAS REMOVING POWER LINE HE WAS CUTTING NYLON STRAP WITH A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF NYLON STRAP & CUT INTO I NAME LEFT THIGH

HE WAS ROLLING OUT A BEND PULLEY. IN DOING SO HE GOT HIS FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN THW WEDLING TRUCK AND THE BEND PULLEY.

LOADING RAILROAD TIES ONTO TRAILER FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SITE FOR NEW TRACK INSTALLATION.

HEAT FROM TORCH-CUTTING & HOT STEEL CAUSED CONCRETE TO EXPLODE BLOWING PARTICLES IN HIS EYE.

SCREED DECK HAD3BEEN LIFTED OFF TOP OF HOPPER AND SET ON GROUND TO BE REPAIRED.EMPLOYEE WAS SUING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT RUBBER COATED SCREEN.HEAT FROM CUTTING TORCH CAUGHT RIBNBER ON FIRE AND H E STARTED SLAPP3NG AT FLAMING RUBBER WITH HIS GLOVE AND SPLATTERED MOLTEN RUBBER ONTO HIS FACE.

STEPPED DOWN ON STAIRS SIDE RAIL OFF SCREEN LAYING THERE AND COVERALLS CAUGHT ON IT AND FLIPPED IT UP INTO CENTER HE WAS ASSIGNED TO HELP DISMANTLE SCREEN DECK AND REPAIR SAME

HE WAS ON TOP O0 EXTENSION LADDER CHECKING MEASUREMENT OF SURGE TANK ROLLER AND STEPPED DOWN ONE RUNG AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF RUNG AND HE FELL APPROX. 10 FEET TO CONCRETE FLOOR LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE. 3

HE WAS LAYING O3 HIS RIGHT SIDE ON CRAWLER TRACK TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON METAL GUARD AND PUT WRNECHXX WRENCH BEHIND GUARD TO HOLD NUT AND TOUCHED COLLECTOR RING. CAUSING SHORT IN CIRCUIT.

PLACING SLING FOR CRANE TO LIFT CRUSHER SHELL FROM RAILROAD FLAT CAR AND FELL FROM LADDER. BRUISED HIS HIP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD. FINISHED WORKING SHIFT AND REPORTED NEXT REGULAR SHIFT AND WORKE D HALF DAY BEFORE TAKING OFF REST OF THAT DAY AND FOLLOWING DAY.

FILTER WAS STUCK AND WHEN HE JERKED TO LOOSEN IT, IT POPPED LOOSE AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING OFF TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING IN RESTRICTED AREA, ON OPEN SIDE. SHOULD HAVE POSITIONED HIMSELF AG AINST BACKWALL, FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD AND LUMBARD REGION.

HE DID NOT CHECK FACE OF PILE BEFORE DUMPING. SOME MATERIAL HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM BOTTOM OF PILE DURING DAY SHIFT. HE BACKED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF PILE AND WENT OVER EDGE ENDING UP AT FOOT OF P ILE. SAID HE WAS NOT HURT BUT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY FOR CHECK-UP DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE SLIGHT CONCUSSION.

DRIVING HAUL TRUCK DOWN HILL AND AROUND CORNER WHEN MET LOADER.LOCKED UP BRAKES AND TRUCK SLID ON WET PAVEMENT STRIKING LEFT FRONT TIRE OF LOADER.DAMAGE TO LOADER-FLAT TIRE,CRUSHED FUEL TANK A KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT.DAMAGE TO TRUCK-CAB KNOCKED LOOSE,BUMPER BROKEN OFF AND AUTO TRANS MALFUNCTION.