IMI Peru Stone Quarry: 147 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee believes they were grinding clamps on a belt when something went behind their PPE and got in their eye.

Employee turned off the agricultural lime plant to dislodge a rock in the tail pulley. After locking of the conveyor he dislodged the rock. When he did that, gravity moved the conveyor belt entangling employee's arm in the tail pulley.

EE was at the top plant of the rock quarry changing screens. As he was changing a screen, his finger was smashed between the screen & vibrator.

Miami County Highway truck pulled up to stone pile behind Rock Industries Hauler truck. Rock Industries EE was unaware that the County truck pulled in behind him and backed into the passenger side of the County Truck. No injuries occurred. The County truck had cab damage to the passenger side.

Tripped over backhoe and landed on his wrist. Had a sprain to his wrist.

Was using a screwdriver when it slipped & stabbed him in the thumb.

He was using a crowbar when it came down a hit him in the head. He was taken to the hospital where he had to have staples.

A piece of metal chipped off the hammer and hit EE in the chest.

EE WAS TAKING A BREAK PIN APART AND IT CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE GOT DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS REPLACING FLASHING ON A CONVEYOR BELT.

WAS UNHOOKING CABLE FROM BIT BARGE MOVED TIGHENED CABLE AND PINCHING PINKY OF RIGHT HAND. '

EE WAS WALKING AROUND INSIDE SHOP AREA WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE CUT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDOW WHICH REQUIRED 3 STAPLES.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A DOOR LATCH ON COMPANY WATER TRUCK WHILE USING A WRENCH. IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIS HIS FOREARM ON THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL. THIS CAUSED A CUT REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES

EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE EXAMINING A SNAD SHAKER WHICH REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #5 BELT COMING OUT OF THE WHOLE. HE WAS ON THE CONVEYER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, MAKING IT POP.

COLD, WET, AND MUDDY DRILLER TURNED AROUND TO WALK BACK TO PICKUP TRUCK AND RIGHT KNEE POPPED, THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE 2-14-00 WHEN HE WAS RESTRICTED FROM NORMAL DUTY.

EE WAS USING A CABLE WITH A TOOTH ON IT. THE CABLE SLIPPED THRU HIS HANDS & THE HOOK CAUGHT ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, PINCHING THE SKIN & TEARING IT OPEN

EE TRIPPED AND FELL ON A PIECE OF LIMESTONE WHILE CHECKING THE PILE OF STONE. HE RECEIVED TWO SMALL LACERATIONS ON RIGHT FOREARM THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE SLIPPED AND FELLON ICE CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT ELBOW WITH AN OLECRANON EFFUSION.

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED. EE'S CHEST BUMPED AGAINST AN I-BEAM. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL A LATER DATE.

EE IGNITED A CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHILE CHECKING A BATTERY ON A QUARRY TRUCK. THE BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING LIQUID FROM THE BATTERY TO SPLASH INTO HIS FACE WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO THE FACIAL AREA. H IS LEFT EYE SWELLED SHUT AND HIS LIPS WERE SWOLLEN.

THE EE WAS IN THE VICINITY OF ANOTHER EE WHO WAS WELDING & THE REFLECTION FROM THE WELDING PROCESS IRRITATED HIS EYES.

EMP WAS EXITING DRIVERS CAB OF VEHICLE AND HE STOOD UP TOO SOON AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON TOP OF TRUCK BED FRAME CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION CAUSING3 STITCHES.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE BACK OF A DOZER WHEN HIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARD. THE EE HAS BRUISED RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING WEIGH SCALES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE SCALES. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON THE FOREHEAD AND RIGHT EAR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A WATER TRUCK WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE HAS A BRUISED FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GUIDE THE CYLINDER IN PLACE ON A BOBCAT & THE CYLINDER FELL ON HIS THUMB HIS LEFT THUMB IS CUT & FRACTURED

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE SET 2 DOORS IN PLACE ON A SECO WASH PLANT. 1 OF THE DOORS STARTED SLIPPING & INJURED REACHED IN TO STEADY THE DOOR WHEN THE OTHER EE SHUT THE 2ND DOOR CAUSING 1ST DOO R TO CLOSE OF EE'S FINGER. THE R RING FINGER WASBROKEN.

EE WAS INSTALLING AN EXHAUST ON A DUMP TRUCK & ASMALL PARTICLE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE PLANT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION & BROKEN NOSE.

EMPLOYEE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE TEMPORARILY MOVED UNDER A MOVING CONVEYOR CARRYING STONE AND A PIECE OF STONE FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF HIS HARD HAT.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BOOM ON A MECHANIC TRUCK TO TRANSFER A GEAR AND SHAFT FROM THE GROUND TO A PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING THE TRANSFER, THE BOOM CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE GEAR TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND THE BOOM ARM FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK. THE BOOM WAS RATED FOR A 6,000 LB. LIMIT AND THE PART WEIGHED 1,980 LBS. THE BOOM CABLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY THE INJURED AND A

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POWER WASHER TO WASH A LOADER. DURING THE WEEK-END HIS EYE BECAME VERY IRRITATED. ON MONDAY (7/2/90) HIS EYE WAS RED AND IRRITATED AND HE DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION .

EMPL WAS USING A CROW BAR TO DISLODGE ROCK IN CRUSHER THE CROW BAR BROKE LOOSE DISLODGING AND HITTING EMPL ON THE SIDE OF HIS JAW THE CHIPPED A TOOTH AND MADE A SAMLL CUT REQUIRING 2 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS RE5EASING A CHAIN BOOM WITH LEAD PIPE ON THE END THE BOOM RELEASED AND SNAPPED UP AND THE PIPE HIT EMPLOYEE JUST UNDER THE RT EYE