IRIDIAN QUARRY: 25 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee started fire on ground to burn garbage, returned to fire with second bunch of papers. He removed can of OFF from second bunch and saw can of blue paint already in fire. He turned away just as can of blue paint exploded and hot paint was sent into the air, burning employee's arms, right side of face, right ear, lower part of left leg and little spot on chest and back.

Employee was pressure washing loader, climbed down off machine's ladder, lost balance on ice, slipped and fell on hip, causing left hip contusion. Did not return to work the following day but went to doctor, was released to return to work light duty, full release effective 3-8-11. One day lost time, three days light duty.

Employee was running trim drill, drill steel broke. He went to get new drill steel. He did not unhook safety harness, got to end of rope the rope pulled him down and he fell on the foot of the drill, fracturing a rib on his right side.

Employee was doing maintenance at Quarry, changing oil on a grove crane with the hood open. The hood pin was not in all the way. He hit the hood and the pin came out, slamming hood on his finger. He fractured his right index finger. He continued to work his shift, then saw doctor in the evening, returning to work the next day at the Rockville Shop.

Employee was wedging stone, stone shifted, pinned his foot and ankle between stone and loader bucket. When bucket was lifted, foot was loosened and stone started to shift, he jumped from block and cut his arm. He sustained multiple fractures to the right ankle, possible skin damage to both sides of the right ankle.

EE WAS PULLING 21' DRILL STEEL BY HAND, STRAINED LOW LEFT BACK.

EE SLIPPED ON SMALL ROCKS, RIGHT HAND WAS CUT ON SHARP ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE GROVER, SLIPPED ON THE ICE, REACHED OUT TO GRAB THE TOOL BOX, CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A SCREW WITH A JACKKNIFE AND THE BLADE CLOSED ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, CUTTING THE TENDON.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACK HAMMER, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR ON 3-8-97, REPORTED INJURY TO COMPAN ON 3-25-97.

EE S LEFT WRIST HURTS ALL THE TIME CARPAL TUNNEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE GROUT TRUCK AND HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP.

SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF TRACTOR MUD ON STEP

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A HOSE TO A STEEL AIR HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL DOWN. ABRASION TO HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE STEEL WHILE FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE PLUG DRILL,THE STEEL BROKE AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATED TO SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD A BACKACHE-WHEN THE SUPERVISOR QUESTIONED HIM AS TO WHERE HE HAD HURT IT, HE REPLIED WITH THE STATEMENT THAT HE ALWAYS HAS A BACK ACHE. LATER IN THE DAY HE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

WHILE UNHOOKING HOSESS FROM THE DERRICK,TWISTED AND BENT BACK CAUSING PAIN IN THE BACK.

HELPING UNLOAD BLOCK OF GRANITE FINGER PINCHED IN BETWEEN HOOK AND GRANITE CUT FRACT. OF FINGER.