Leesport Quarry: 166 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Operator was working on a platform, removing a crusher, when EE stepped in an opening in the floor, EE lost balance and caught self on a railing with rib cage and knee. EE did not report the accident until 9/8/2020

EE was wiping dirt from rear hazard strobe on top of tank during pre trip inspection. While climbing down the ladder, EE's wedding ring became caught on ladder rung causing a deep laceration to ring finger on right hand.

While pushing material on overburden pile, dozer operator observed smoke coming from around bottom of cab. Attempted to extinguish fire with fire extinguisher but ultimately machine was fully engulfed.

A suicide victim was discovered by employee of mine operator at 9:00 AM on 10/19/2011. Victim was located away from active mining near an abandoned out building along with his SUV.

While driving in pin for tooth on loader bucket, an unknown object struck employee in the area around left eye causing laceration and contusion.

Ee was greasing head pulley of conveyor #11 from catwalk. Grease tube to opposite side of lead pulley clogged. ee stretched over conveyor and slipped off end of conveyor onto rip tap pile 8' below. Ee suffered contusions.

MCCARTHY TIRE EE PROVIDING TIRE SERVICE TO QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WAS STRUCK INT HE FACE BY HYDRAULIC RAM WHILE TRYING TO POP INNER HEAD ON LEFT STEER TIRE. MCCARTHLY TIRE PROVIDES OFF ROAD TIRE SE RVICE TO QUARRY OPERATION. RAM BECAME DISLODGED AND EITHER RAM OR HYDRAULIC LINE STRUCK EE IN FACE.

WHILE PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER, EE TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL EXT ENSION CORD TO ENGINE BLOCK HEATER ELEMENT. DURING THE FALL EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND, 5TH FINGER ON COUNTERWEIGHT CAUSING FRACTURE.

LABORER WAS CLEANING ROCKS FROM CONVEYOR #6 WHILE IT WAS OPERATING. THE HOE HE WAS USING CAUGHT THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKING THE HOE TO THE RIGHT BREAKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND THE HOE HANDLE WHEN HE HIT THE STATIONARY ROLLER BRACKET. LABORERS ARE TRAINED NOT TO CLEAN OPERATING EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS STOOPING ON HIS KNEES AND PULLING UP A DUST COLLECTOR BAG WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GOING UP THE LADDER TO #23 CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ELECTRICAL CONDUIT THAT WAS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. BY WEARING HIS HARDHAT THE INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN MO RE SEVERE. JARRED HIS NECK AND BACK.

EE WAS HANDING A SLEDGE HAMMER OT CO-WORKER. WHEN EE PASSED SLEDGE HAMMER HE FELT A PINCH IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PLACING A PROPANE TANK IN BACK OF TRUCK. FELT SHARP ABDOMINAL PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER TO PERFORM REPAIRS ON EQUIPMENT. AS THEY WERE REMOVING A METAL PLATE, IT SLIPPED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND STRUCK HIS FOOT, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BIG TOE, LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS SLIDING THE FORKS ON HIS UNILOADER AND HIS HAND GOT PINCED BETWEEN FORKS AND UNILOADER.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF THE RETURN IDLER WITH A CLAW HAMMER AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN IDLER AND BELT, BRUISING IT.

WHILE EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

REMOVING STEEL PLATEIN THE SCREEN HOUSE & IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR EMPLOYEE TO LIFE BY HIMSELF. STARINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING EUQIPMENT AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE AXLE COIL SPRING SUSPENSION MOUNT OF THE 6X16 SCREEN DECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A STONE BIN & A PIECE OF LOOSE MATERIAL BROKE FREE & HIT THE SUPPORT BAR THAT WAS WELDED INTO BIN WHICH WAS ALSO SUPPORTING EE THE BAR WAS BROKEN FROM THE BIN & SENT EE B AR & THE MATERIALS DOWN THE CHUTE APPROX 10FT INDISTANCE

EMPL MAKING REPAIRS TO DRILL AND WRENCH SLIPPED OFF DRILL BAR AND HIT TOP OF EMPL FOOT.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO ENTER TRUCK BODY FOR REPAIRS THE LADDER SLIPPED & EMPL FELL TO FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH MAINTENANCE AND WHILE BURNING OFF COTTER PIN INSIDE A CRUSHER A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S SHOE, BURNING HIS FOOT.

QUARRY PUMP HAD OVERHEATED BECAUSE IT LOST ITS SUCTION & EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING HOSE & WAS HIT WITH VERY HOT WATER ON HS BACK BUTTOCKS & LEGS

WHILE EE WAS CUTTING WEEDS AROUND SHOP AREA, EE STEPPED ON NAIL WHICH WAS LAYING IN THE GRASS. THE NAIL WAS IN 2X4 PIECE OF BOARD. NAIL PUNCTURED EE RIGHT FOOT.

LOOSENING BOLT ON WRENCH IT ROCOCHETED BACK HIT ON L SIDE OF FACE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN QUARRY TO LOOSEN ROCK FOR TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND SAND AND ROCKS AND HIT HIS KNEE. IT WAS RAINING/ HAD RAINED THAT DAY.

BLOCK-UP ON TOP CHUTE OCCURRED.WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INVESTIGATING WHAT WAS CAUGHT IN CHUTE,A ROCK SLID OVER THE TOP OF THE CHUTE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

HE WAS HELPING TO ADJUST THE "66" CRUSHER WHEN THE 1" CABLE SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED IT TO PUT IN POSITION, WHILE THE LOADER WAS MOVING. HIS FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS GOT PINCHED BREAKING THE PINKY ON THE LEFT HAND.

THE QUARRY AREA WAS FLOODED WITH WATER DUE TO HEAVY RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE., HE PUT THE PUMP IN POSITION TO REMOVE WATER AND WHILE TRYING TO START THE GASOLINE PUMP, THE HANDLE CAME OFF ROPE AN D HE SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE BURNING STEEL WITH ACETYLENE TORCH INSIDE THE OVERSIZE BIN, A HOT PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS SHOE AND BURNED HIS FOOT.

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL AIR HOSE CONNECTING THE DRILL TO THE COMPRESSOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE CUTTING WEEDS AT ONTELAUNEE QUARRY INJURED CONTACTED POISON IVY

EMPL WAS CHANING OIL IN FEEDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE OIL FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY STEEL FRAME HE WAS STANDING ON.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS EUCLID WHEN HE MISSED A HAND HOLD ON THE CATWALK AND FELL TO GROUND.