LIBERTY QUARRY: 97 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was helping three other employees install a pump and motor onto a new pump platform that had been installed on the settling pond. The eyes that attached the walkway to the pump had been installed wrong. When the pin was removed the walkway twisted to the left, broke loose and caused the walkway to overturn. Handrail struck employee and knocked him into the pond.

Changing out a damaged roller on the conveyor when the roller fell and caught his finger between the roller and the concrete floor.

Employee was getting down from working on loader bucket and suffered a laceration to his left hand.

While dismounting the machine the mechanic turned his body while his foot was planted and twisted his left knee. He could not bear weight on his left leg and the knee began to swell immediately. He was taken to the medical facility for examination and tests are being performed at this time to determine the extent of the injury.

Boom truck was lifting pieces of zinc from inside the 54 crusher stat.and placing them into metal containers for recycling.The injured EE was guiding the pieces into the metal contain.when it bumped the side of the cont. and several pieces fell out striking the EE's left hand. EE suffered a small laceration on his left palm req. 4 stitches.

EE was going to perform a LA abrasion test on a stone sample. He was cleaning out the machine from recent repairs. He dumped welding slag from inside the machine into a catch pan under the machines. He emptied the pan, was replacing it under machine, steel sphere was missing. EE bend down to get the sphere and lost his balance and fell face 1st onto the concrete floor.

Employee was removing a piece of tramp metal from the Nordberg 7' standard crusher. He was inside the crusher using a burning bar to remove metal. When metal gave way, a piece flew out and struck employee on the right hand and under his chin.

Employee was apraying round-up on weeds in the storage area; he stepped up onto the weather head of electric motor & when he stepped onto a piece of angle iron & twisted his ankle. He was diagnosed with a fracture of a small bone on the top of his left foot.

Employee was applying kool-seal to the roof of the shop bldg., he was carrying a 5 gallon bucket to fill up a roller pan when he stepped onto the skylight & fell 22' to the floor below. EE was wearing a full body harness but was not tied off. Fracture to his right heel & ankle and he dislocated his left shoulder & hand.

Employee was grinding off motor shaft to install new bearing. Foreign object blew under his face shield and into his left eye.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE HAUL TRUCK FACING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEP HIS LEAD FOOT ROLLED OVER RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RT. ANKLE.

WHILE TRAVELING IN A LOADER FROM ONE LOADING AREA TO ANOTHER LOADER WENT THROUGH A DIP IN THEROAD & BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS CLEANING THE SHORT CONVEYOR IN THE MANUFACTURED SAND TUNNEL. EE WAS CLEANING SAND FROM BETWEEN THE TROUGHING IDLERS WITH HIS HAND. HIS SLEEVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER "CONVEYOR BELT" HIS ARM WAS PULLED ACROSS THE ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF SKIRT BOARD RUBBER ON THE SCREEN. HE BENT DOWN TO GO UNDER AN OVERHEAD BEAM AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING A 24" WIDE PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTLOCATED INSIDE THE CHUTE FROM THE 6'X 16' SCREENMATERIAL HAD BUILT UP ON TOP OF THE BELT & WAS BLOCKING THE CHUTE, AS THE BELT WAS CUT THE MATE RIAL SHIFTED & THE EE FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT EL BOW ON THE SCREEN DOOR.

EE WAS INSTALLING SERVICE HORNS. HE STEPPED ON A FENDER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD. SLAG FELL ON HIS HARD HAT AND WENT UNDER WELDING SHIELD INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A BENT TRACK PAD ON THE CAT 330B ROCK HAMMER. THE PAD WAS HEELED AND EE WAS PUMPING THE HYDRAULIC JACK HANDLE. THE HEADOF THE JACK SPRANG OFF STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLEAN A SPRAY NOZZLE AND WAS TRYINGTO GET THE PLANT OPERATOR'S ATTENTION TO TURN ON THE WATER PUMP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 4' HIGH PILE OF SCREENINGS. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO GET OFF THE PILE THE PILE WAS FROZEN AND DIDNOT GIVE AS HE EXPECTED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS CALF.

EMPLOYEE TOOK A SHORT CUT AND JUMPED DOWN OFF A 3' HIGH CONCRETE FOUNDATION TO GET A WRENCH. EMPLOYEE JUMPED TOO FAR AND LANDED ON HIS HEELS. HE FRACTURED AN ANKLE AND THEN HIS FEET CAME OUT F ROM UNDER HIM AND THEN SLID DOWN A BANK. HE HIT HIS TOE IN HIS BOOT WHEN HIS FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND FRACTURED A TOE.

EE WAS FILLING OIL TANK. OIL HAD SPILLED ONTO FLOOR ABOVE TANK. EE WAS HOLDING HOSE AT TANK. OILDRIPPED ONTO EE FROM ABOVE. OIL WENT INTO HIS EYE WHEN HE WIPED EYE WITH DIRTY HAND.

EE WAS BEING LOADED WITH BALL ROCK. WHEN LOADER DUMPED A BUCKET OF ROCK IN THE TRUCK, IT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

EE WAS USING A AMPROBE BOLT METER TOP TEST THE FUSES, WHEN HE TOUCHED ONE LEAD TO THE CENTER SECTION A FLASH OCCURRED AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN RE-INSTALLING A TAIL PULLEY GUARD, INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING THE GUARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND SCREWDRIVER TO CHIP ICE OFF TROUGHING IDLERS WHILE THE CONVEYERBELT WAS RUNNING. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AND WRIST WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE CONVEYER BELT AND THE IDLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOP SUB. THE WRENCH THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH ANDTHE DRILL HEAD.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE TRAMPED METAL (61/2 DRILL BIT) FROM THE CRUSHER. WHEN THE HEAD WAS LOWERED TO RELEIVE THE PRESSURE, THE BIT POPPED UP AND STRUCK EE ON THE FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AS A PASSENGER WHILE DRIVER WAS DUMPING ROCK AND ROCK FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE HE WAS OUTSIDE NEAR THE DOORWAY.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARE ROCK FROMTHE MUCK PILE A SMALLER ROCK ROLLED BEHIND HIS RT FRONT TIRE LIMITING HIS MOBILITY AT THE SAME TIME THE LARE ROCK SLID DOWN THE PILE & STRUCK THE RIG HT CORNER OF HIS BUCKET THE IMPACT JARRED THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CAB CAUSING HIS HEADDC TO STRIKE AGAINST THE DOOR JAM

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER 210X84 CRUSHER TIGHTENING BOLTS SITTING ON A 2X8 BOARD ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED UP AN 8INX8INX2FT CROSSITE WHICH WAS USED TO SUPPORT THE ECCENTRIC OUT OF THE HOLE THE CROSSIT IE H IT HAND RAIL POST CAUSING IT TO FALL BACK THOURH THE CRUSHER THE CROSSITE HIT EE ON HEAD & RT SHOULDER BECAME REPORTABLE ON 08-01-94

EE WAS WORKING IN A MAN BASKET ATTACHED TO THE BOOM OF THE CRANE ASSISTING THE ELECTRICIAN HANG POWER AND TENSION CABLES. THE BLOCK AND HOOK ASSEMBLY 360 LB AND 9 FEET DIRECTLY OVER HEAD. WHEN THE BOOM WAS EXTENDED AT 45 DEGREE THE WARNING ALARM ON THE TWO BLOCK DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BLOCK TWO BLOCKED AND THE ROPE CABLE BROKE DROPPING THE BLOCK ON EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP WHILE WASHING OFF WALKWAY WITH WATER HOSE HE FELT KNEE POP HE CONTINUED TO WORK WHEN HE BENT OVER TO TAKE BOOTS OFF FELT PRESSURE ON KNEE FIRST AID TREATMENT BY DOC FRO M 08-27-91 UNTIL 11-22-91 WHEN SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE DEBREE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY ON 01-06-92

EMPL STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS EATING LUNCH LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE ATTRIBUTES THIS PAIN TO TRUCK WHICH HE STATED WAS RIDING ROUGH DUE TO BAD SHOCK ABSORBERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 300 LB. ACTUATOR FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD ONE END ON THE FLOOR AND SECURED BY A ROPE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE OPPOSITE END OFF CONVEYOR IT BEGA N TO SLIDE DOWN CONVEYOR. PINCHED HAND AGAINST GUARD AT TAIL PULLEY.

EMP CLOSING DOOR ON TOOL BOX LOCATED ON RACTOR FINGER PINCHED UNDER DOOR LACERATION FINGER INFECTED TREATED WITH MED

EMPL REPORTS HAVING TROUBLE WITH RIGHT EYE. EMPL WAS SEEN BY DR WHO REFERRED HIM TO DR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY WHO REMOVED SMALL METAL FRAGMENT FROM RIGHT EYE. EMPL REPORTS HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN META L MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD OXYGEN CYLINDER INTO RACK ON TRACK. CYLINDER WAS BEING HELD HORIZONTAL WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF CYLINDER AND FALL TO GROUND WITH CYLINDER STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 75 LBS. TOOL BOX. AS HE LIFTED HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

BENT OVER TO REMOVE WHEEL CHOCK FORM UNDR YTIE WHILE REMOVING CHOCK EMP EXPER SHARP PAIN IN LOWER L HIP.

I,NMAE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REPAIRING TOOTH ON BUCKET OF KOMATSU SHOVEL. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING THE ADAPTER WHICH HOLDS THE TOOTH IN PLACE. THEY HAD WELDED THE ADAPTER INTO PLACE AND WERE GRINDING THE ADAPTER DOWN SO THE TOOTH WOULD FIT PROPERLY. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE TOOTH IT BECAME WEDGED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED. I,NAME WAS HOLDING A RAILROAD SPIKE HAMMER WITH

WORKING FOJRM LADDER REPAIRING AIR DUCT TO CROWD MOTR ON SHOVEL. EMP WA> INJ WHEN LADDER SLIDE OUT FORM UNDER HIM BOTTOM OF LADDER SLIDE BACK. EMP FELL ABOUT 12 FT.

EE WAS STEPPING3DOWN OUT OF BUS. HE STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE CAUSING HIS RT FOOT TO TWIST. RESULTING IN SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN STEPS FROM P&H SHOVEL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TO GROUND.EMPLOYEE SUFFERED LEFT HIP WITH POSSIBLE PULLED TENDON.PRESCRIPTIO N MEDICATION WA8 TAKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING LADDER TO FILL FUEL TRUCK HOSE NOZZLE WAS HANGING ON NEXT TO TOP RUNG OF LADDER WHEN EMPLOYEE PICKED UP HOSE NOZZLE FLIPPED AROUND STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH & CHIPPED TW O FRONT TETH 3

WAS CHANGING CA6LE ON ELECTRIC SHOVEL DRUM WAS SHARP AND HIT RT HAND ON DRUM CUTTING RT INDEX FINGER STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON BACK OF TAIL PULLEY GUARD WHERE HE COULD REACH BOLTS WELDED ON GUARD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 5FT LEFT FOOT HIT BEAM ON END OF CONVEYOR CAUSING HIS LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST OVER 3

PLANT FOREMAN W5S MOVING HOIST TROLLEY FROM OVER ONE CRUSHER TO ANOTHER OVER THE CATWALK HE WAS STANDING ON. THE CONTROL BOX BUMPED EITHER HADRAIL OR BEAM AND ACTIVATED THE HOIST TO MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 8TRICKING INDIVIDUAL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD CUTTING LEFT EAR.