Lake Hopatcong Quarry: 216 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Worker was climbing a step ladder when it shifted out from underneath them causing them to grab the catwalk with their left hand which caused a severe muscle strain to their left shoulder.

Employee was working in hopper to C-24, removing frozen material. While lifting a piece with a co-worker, the co-worker's side slipped out of co-worker's hand catching EE between the material and a piece of steel.

Our employee, was washing off crusher deck when a bolt fell out of the crusher box striking them on the left shoulder and their neck.

The employee was using a Skill Saw to cut plastic sheeting when the saw bounced back and sliced employee's thigh.

Caught finger between hook and roof area of cable while changing drill hammer.

Worker got cut on finger required three stitches

Chisel tip went into cheek of employee.

Standard threshold shift.

failed audiogram, sts, employee stated they had cold,

(STS) Standard Threshold Shift

Audiogram fail, STS.

While kneeling on cat walk employee used right hand for support and without realizing finger was through it, stood up lacerating right index finger

Employee was moving wooden blocks used for cribbing and weighing approximate 30 lbs., when employee felt a pop in elbow. The blocks were being moved on the back of employee's service truck to access a container.

Tripped in pot hole in parking lot at 4:00 AM. Didn't report it till 8:30 AM.

While air arcing plate off dozer blade plate had stress on it and sprung out at top hitting employee in head. Causing laceration to scalp.

sts, hearing

Standard threshold shift, hearing

Utility knife broke and hit leg

Glass in eye

Employee backed onto 3/4 rs pile to dump, pile was undercut and caved, flipped truck over once landing on roof.

Employee was working at the recycle plant, when he slipped off the crusher and fell onto the ladder. He hit a kick plate and got a contusion on the right side, between his rib & hip.

Employee was emptying garbage & stacking pallets when he twisted his lower right back.

Employee was doing winter maintenance. He cut a piece of steel and was going to install it, when steel slipped and fell on his right foot, causing contusion.

Employee was adjusting dirt shoe spring; he was down on his hand and knees. He turned the wrench once and he felt his back go out.

Employee went to assist in replacing rear cover plate on dozer; plate on floor jack on edge. While jacking up, he lost control of plate and his left thumb was pinched between plate and a solid object.

Employee states rust flew up under goggles into his right eye while using hammer. Visions blurry on right side of eye.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER THE SEAT SPRUNG HIM UPWARD. AS THE SEAT BELT CAUGHT HIM AND YANKED HIM BACK IN THE SEAT AND SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF FUEL TANK GETTING INTO ASPHALT PLANT TRUCK. HE GRABBED THE HANDLE BAR BEFORE LANDING ON THE GROUND & HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

EE WAS STRIKING HOPPER WITH A PRY BAR AND THE BAR GOT STUCK IN FROZEN MATERIAL, EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND PRY BAR CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

EE WAS CLIMBING BETWEEN WALL & SCREEN STRUCTURE. HIS HARD HAT SHIFTED AS HE WAS CLIMBING AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE COUNTER WEIGHT GUARD ON THE SCREEN. PUT A SERIOUS CUT IN HIS HEAD.

EE STEPPED ONTO LOOSE GRAVEL AND HE SLIPPED INJURING HIS BACK. EE WAS WALKING FROM PARKING LOT GOING TO CHANGE CLOTHERS FOR WORK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WETTING DOWN SHOT THE SPRAY MECHANISM CAME OUT OF ITS HOLDER WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING IT. THE FORCE OF THE WATER PRESSURE CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS ARM ON THE PLATFORM RAIL ING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE UNDER CONVEYER #1AND HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND SLID INTO WASHOUT GULLY JAMMING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE WELDING TRUCK ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE SCREEN CHUTE AND A STEEL PLATE WITH RUBBER PAD FELL ON HIS HAND AS HE WAS EXITING THE CHUTE.

EE WAS WALKING TO SHOP, HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON ANOTHER EE'S THERMOS BOTTLE. WAITED UNTI 17TH, HAND AND FINGER SWOLLEN-WENT FOR XRAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING THE SKIRT ON THE CONVEYER AND THE UITILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER. IT REQUIRED 11 STITCHES.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BOLT ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ALONG WITH INJ EE INJ EE'S THUMB WAS STRUCK BY THE SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REMOVING THE BOLT

EE CUT RIGHT HAND WHILE REACHING INTO A TOOL BUCKET ON A RAZOR KNIFE BLADE WHICH WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HE GOT A PIECE OF GRIT IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE SHIFTED LOADER FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD-FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT HAND.

WHILE EE WAS WORKING AROUND PRIMARY HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND BADLY HURT HIS KNEE. BACK TO WORK BUT HAD SURGERY 4/30/99

EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT AND BURNED HIS ARM (LEFT).

EE WAS MOVING PLATES AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN.

EE WAS DIGGING WITH BAR AND BANGED ELBOW AGAINST SIDE OF CONVEYOR RAIL

EE WAS TRIMMING BRUSH NEAR THE QUARRY WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON ROUGH TERRAIN

STANDING WITH A BRASS BUSHING OF CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WITH BRASS BUSHING CUTTING BOTH ARMS.

EE WAS CLEARING THE FRONT END OF BUCKET ON LOADER, FOREIGN MATTER FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

AN INSECT FLEW UP EE'S SHIRT & BIT HIM ON THE CHEST, IMMEDIATEDLY CAUSING PAIN & IRRITATION.

EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS WHILE SHOVELING ON JOB.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHLE STEPPING OFF OF TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE DRILL STEEL, HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE RACKING, BREACKING HIS FINGER.

EE WAS REMOVING A COMEALONG FROM AN OVERHEAD LOCATION AND IT FELL STRIKING HIS EAR

EE WAS MOVING A WATER HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMP CLIMBED AN ACTIVE STOCKPILE OF 1 1/4" CRUSHED STONE TO CHECK ON CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY. EMP STUCK HIS ARMS OUT IN FRONT OF HIM TO KEEP FROM FALLING DOWN. EMP'S LEFT FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY BEARING ASSEMBLY. EMP HAD LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED TO FIRST KNUCKLE. EMP WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON STOCKPILE.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULBS. HE WEN TO STEP OFF THE STEEL FRAME WORK ONTO THE TAIL SECTION GUARD OF 1/4' STONE FEED BELT. THE GUARD GAVE WAY AND HE SLIPPED AND HIS WORK BOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY.

DRIVING CAT HAUL TRUCK & EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN

IT WAS RAINING AND HE WAS CLEANING OUT ROCKS FROM CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED WHILE GOING DOWN FROM CRUSHER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

ON 1-31-94 AT 8:30 PM TERRY BOYER WAS TIGHTENING#3 CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON ICE. WHILE TRYING TO STOP HIS FALL HE JAMMED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HISLEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR A SKIRT ON SCALP ON BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO POWER HOUSE WHEN SLIPPEDON ICE AND LANDED ON LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLATFORM AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE LOWER BACK PAIN.

65790SKID LOADER CORNER OF BUCKET HIT ROCK MACHINE STOPPED PULLED BACK MUSCLE

EMPL DRIVING TRUCK. RAILING OF THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL OF TRUCK HIT LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM LAODER TO MOVE DRILL STEEL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HIS EIGHTH HOLE OF THE DAY. WHILE STANDING 20 FEET FROM THE RIG DUST BLEW UP FROM THE DRILL, HITTING HIM IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME. WIND BLOWING 20 MILES PER HOUR GUST 35 MILES PER HOUR.

HE WAS PULLING THE CORDS ON THE STONE BINS TO RELEASE STONE INTO HIS EUCLID.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHILE TRYING TO FREE LODGED ROCKS FROM JAW CRUSHER.STEPPING DOWN ON ROCK CAUSED RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST,RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRILL BIT OUT OF HOLE AND AIR VALVE BLEW OFF OF DRILL STRIKING HIM IN THE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE DRIVING STOCK TRUCK WHEN HE STOPPED WINDOW SHATTERED

MOVING FROM CATWALK TO FRONT OF 988B TO REPAIR ITS LIGHTS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND

REMOVING STEEL PLATE FROM CRUSHER AFTER IT FELL I N PINNED HAND BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THER CRUSHER JAW

EE WAS ON VACATION WHEN HE CALLED TO REPORT THIS ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED 10 DAYS PRIOR. EE CLAIMS TO HAVE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON 980C CAT LOADER LADDER.

REMOVING TOP OF CONE CRUSHER WHEN IT SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

REPLADING OIL IN MACHINE SLIPPED & LANDED ON OIL DRUM.

WHILE UNLOADING SHEET STEEL FROM BOX TRAILER, A SHEET OF STEEL SLIPPED OFF THE FORK TRUCK FORKS HITTING LEFT LEG.

WHEN CUTTING WASHERS OUT OF A RUBBER BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL AND HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.

I NAME WAS DRILLING HOLES IN FACE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE EUCLID WHILE PULLING THE CABLE TO RELEASE THE BIN HE STRAINED HIMSELF

EM WAS CLIMBING3DOWN OFF 980 LOADER SLIPPED CATCHING HAND RAIL WITH ONE HAND AND SWUNG INTO LADDER

THE INJURED SLI1PED OFF THE LADDER OF THE HAUL TRUCK AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE TRUCK.

WHILE WORKING O3 TRUCK DOING MAINTENANCE I.NAME GOT THE HONE STUCK IN A COFFEE CAN WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE IT I.NAME HIT THE TRIGGER THE HONE LOCKED AND SPUN AROUND SPRAYING SAFETY KLEAN INTO THE AREA SOME 2F THE SPRAY GOT INOT I.NAMES EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG REPAIR WORK TO A YARD TRUCK.HE WAS UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN RUST AND DIRT FELL INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF CAB.HE LOST HIS BALANCE,FALLING ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND.HE SUFFERED SEVERE PAIN AND SWELLING FROM A DISLOCATED LEFT WRIST.

LARGE ROCK WAS 6OUNCING IN JAWS IN MAIN PRIMARY.TWO MEN WERE LIFTING AND DROPPING ROCKS TO CLEAR.HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING .

EMP WAS CHANGIN1 THE TEETH ON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET, WHEN EMP WAS REMOVING ONT OF THE TEETH, IT STRUCK HIM ON THE RT FOOT, FRACTURING AND LACERATING SMALL TOE. THE BUCKET WAS 3-4 FT OF THE GROUND AND 5EVEL

WHILE OPERATING3SHOVEL SEVERAL ROCKS SLID, ONE HIT GUARD RAIL OF SHOVEL AND ONE LAND IN FRONT WINDOW, STRICKING OPERATOR. HIS LEG WAS PINNED CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KN EE. 3

I.NAME SLIPPED 2N ICE WHILE LOADING AN EMPTY OXYGEN CYLINDER IN EXCHANGE FOR A FULL OXYGEN CYLINDER THE CYLINDER FELL WHEN I.NAME LOST HIS BALANCE AND THE CYLINDER LANDED ON HIS WRIST

EMP WAS GETTING3OUT OF TRUCK, WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A CLUMP OF DIRT, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE

AT THE TIME THE3ACCIDENT OCCURRED I NAME WAS DRILLING AND I NAME WAS HELPING OUT BYU HANDLING SUCK DUTIES AS GREASING THE TREADS OF THE DRILL RODS AND HANDLING THE BREAKOUT WRENCH. AFTER TALKI NG TO BOTH THEM1 IT APPEARS THAT HE BELIEVE A DRILL ROD HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT. WHEN IN FACT IT HASXX HADNT HE REACHED FOR THE WRENCH AS II NAME HIT THE BREAKOUT CONTROL A SECOND TIME AND HIS RI

I.NAME & I.NAM9 WERE DOING MAIN. TIGHTENING CRUSHER BOLT. I.NAME CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN WALL & BOLT WRENCH.

I NAME AND II N5ME WERE INSTALLING HOIST CYCLINDER ON EUCLID CYCLINDER CAUGHT ON SHAFT AND RELEASED FAST CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER AND FRAME.

I.NAME & I.NAME3WERE REPLACING A BRAKE BAND ONT HE DROPBALL. THEY WERE REMOVING THE OLD BAND. I.NAME WAS STANDING ON TRACK WHEN BAND RELEASED I.NAME WAS PULLING HE FELL BACKWARDS HIT THE GRO %**%@ GROUND. 3

I NAME STOPPED 7O PULL SLACK INTO HOSE, THE TORCH TWISTED AND GOT CAUGHT AND BURNED LEFT WRIST. HE WAS WORKING ON WINTER MAINTENANCE.

I NAME AND I NAME WERE MOVING CONCRETE BLOCKS USED AS A BERM FROM THE FACE I NAME WAS WORKING THE GROUND AND HAD HOOKED UP A BLOCK HE SIGNALED I NAME TO MOVE THE MACHINE BACK WHEN THE MACHINE MOVED THE BLOCK WAS TURNED I NAME STEPPED BACK AND WENT OFF THE FACE

I NAME SAW THAT AN OWNER OPERATOR \S TAIL GATE WASNT CLOSED ALL THE WAY, HE TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAIL GATE BY HAND AND GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT.

WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE THE HYD HOSE LINE BROKE AND EUCLID BODY CAME BASCK DOWN AND JOLTED I NAME S NECK.

WHILE WORKING ON A BATTERY CABLE A SLIVER OF METAL GOT INTO STEVES FINGER AND IT GOT INFECTED

I.NAME TRIED CLEANING ICE OFF 3/8 BELT HEAD SECTION WITH A HAMMER & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & HEAD SECTION.

PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS MECHANIC I.NAME LIFTED AND TURNED WHICH RESULTED IN HERNIA.

IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND THE GROUND WAS ALREADY SATURATED. I.NAME WAS WALKING TO WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE LIFTING 2 X 2 1/2" STEEL I.NAME SLIPPED ON SYNTRON AND TWISTED BACK

THROWING HYDRAULIC PUMP ONTO SCRAP PILE FROM PICKUP TRUCK