Lebanon Crushed Stone C623: 109 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Truck was being loaded by the loader and the broom hit the truck, jarring the employee.

Employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder with another employee and it slipped, crushing the employee's right middle finger.

Employee was using utility knife to cut fitting off of hose when cut palm of hand.

Employee was on the screen tower using a hose to clear a plug up of hard pack on conveyor when his foot slipped on wet surface causing him to lose his balance, but not fall. His left knee was twisted as a result. He was treated for a ligament injury and was given a brace, crutches and work restrictions.

A frozen chunk had plugged up a conveyor on the crusher. The employee used a pinch bar in an attempt to reposition the chunk. The hook at the end of the pinch bar slipped off of the frozen chunk which caused the straight end of the bar to hit the employee in the mouth, chipping two teeth.

Employee was dismounting his loader when he twisted his knee. He was using three points of contact however the step was slippery. The employee was evaluated, treated for a strain to his right lower leg and released to modified duty.

Employee states he was looking for a piece of steel on the steel rack. The area was covered in snow, he plowed and shoveled an area around the rack. When leaving the area, the employee states he caught his right foot on a pallet and fell on his right knee. He fell onto a piece of steel causing a laceration to the right knee.

Employee was changing screen on deck and was positioning airhose when he stepped on it turning his ankle

Employee was using a propane torch and sustained 2nd degree burn when he turned it on.

Employee states he was putting belts on a loam screen motor and felt a pull in his shoulder.

Employee states that he was shoveling and when he woke up the next morning, his lower back was sore.

Employee states that while shoveling, he felt pull in his stomach region.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING SCREEN WITH CROWS FOOT WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN FOREARMS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO SPECIFIC TASKS PERFORMED FOR HIS ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO ROLL AWAY BOX TO REMOVE STONE AND HIT HIS HIP AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL CABINET TO LOAD IN PICKUP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS WRIST.

WALKING TO LOADER, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE EXITING CRUSHER CHUTE, HE SLID 4' DOWN CONVEYOR ONTO LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE REACHING IN DESK, A THUMB TACK STRUCK HIS FINGER CAUSING HIM TO PULL BACK, PUNCTURING HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A KNIFE THAT WAS IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE SLIPPED ON CATWALK WHILE PAINTING CONVEYOR GRABBED GUARD PUNCTERING HIS LEFT THUMB

WHILE HOOKING UP CABLES ON TOP OF CRUSHER, EE LOST FOOTING AND FELL APPROX 3-4 FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET AND BUMPED HIS HEAD.

WHILE EE WAS WORKING IN STORAGE TRAILER ON HANDS& KNEES NAILING SHELVES TO STORE ROLLS FOR CONVEYOR WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE COULDN'T

AFTER WELDING ON 4-28-98, EE NOTICED PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN EYES ON 4-29-98. EE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4-30-98.

WHILE EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO ADJUST A BOLT ON THE CRUSHER HEAD, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE EE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND HE FELL UP AGAINST A STEEL PLATE WHICH LACERATED HIS RIGHT THIGH AND BUTTOCKS.

MOVING TRUCK IN A TIGHT SPOT. THE STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED BACK CATCHING RT FOREARM. DISABILITY BEGAN 8-23-97. EE RETURNED TO WORK 10-31-97.

WHILE EE WAS ON BOTTOM STEP OF 980 LOADER, HE SLIPPED & FELL ONTO THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH BOLT BACK UP TO FINISH REMOVAL OF NUT WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HT ETRIGGER OF THE IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING THE BOLT TO SPIN AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOARD WHEN HIS FINGE RWAS HIT BY THE SLEDGE HAMMER. CLIPPED BONE ON 3RD FIGNER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN OF HIS KNEES CUTTING A RUBBER SHEET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SKIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE. LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE BUMPBED HIS HEAD WHILE GREASING THE LOADER. LACERATION TO SCALPE REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDKNG IN THE CHUTE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND BANGED HIS EYE AND NOSE ON THE CORNER OF THE CHUTE.

EMPL WAS UNDER TRUCK GREASING TRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK CAME UP FROM BEHIND & LIGHTLY BUMPED INTO TRUCK. EMPL WAS STARTLED & HE JUMPED BUMPING HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING 5 GAL. PAIL OF ADDITIVES TO TOP OF WATER TRUCK. THE ROPE SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND TRYING TO CATCH THE PAIL AND HIS BALANCE, HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HI S NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO UNPLUG THE SAND CHUTE. WHEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT IT GLANCED OFF AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A BALANCE WHEEL WHEN THE WHEEL SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A TOWER SUPPORT AND THE WHEEL.

HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER USING A ROPE INSTEAD OF A LADDER WHEN THE ROPE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL DAMAGE TO SCIATIC NERVE OF RT.SIDE

WORKING ON THE 651 CRUSHER CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER HIS WEDDING RING GOT CAUGHT ON THE TOP OF THE BOX & PULLED THE RING FROM THE FINGER DEGLOVED 3RD FINGER LEFT HAND

WAS STANDING ON SPRAY BAR ON #3 DECKER WASHING SCREEN, PULLED ON AIR HOSE, HOSE LET GO AND HE SLIPPED. HE HIT WRIST ON ONE OF THE OTHER SPRAY BARS.

HE WAS DRILLING3WITH A LARGE MASONRY DRILL INTO CONCRETE BLOCKS TO ATTACH ANCHORS FOR INSTALLING SAFETY HANDRAILS.THE DRILL CAUGHT IN THE BLOCK ADN TWISTED HIS HAND.HE BROKE THE BONES IN THIS RIGHT HAND. 3

CHECKING THE MO7OR ON THE TRANSFER BELT UNDER CONVEYORS. SLIPPED IN SOME MUD AND FELL ON HIS BACK. POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE IN NECK.

MAN WAS MOVING 8TEEL PLATES AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO PIECES.

WORKING ON PLAN7 WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE HOSE UNCOUPLED AND HIT MAN ON THE ARM.

WAS CLOSING THE3WATER VALVE AT THE THREE DECKER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HURT BACK

LOADER WAS SMOO7HING UP AREA TO SET A TANK AND A ROCK FELL OFF THE SIDE OF BUCKET AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON KNEE

UNBOLTING LOWER3LEVEL OF TWO DECK SCREEN WHILE STEPPING BACK AND DOWN ON TO STEP HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE

CHANGING SCREENS ON SECONDARY PLANT ON WASHING SCREEN LEVEL,STARTED WALKING DOWN STAIRS,SLIPPED AND FELL.BRUISED LEFT SIDE OF BODY.