Lippmann #256: 105 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

On January 19th, 2022 at 8:29 am rocks came off the east highwall striking the employee from approximately 38-42 feet up the highwall. The employee sustained multiple injuries to their head, arm, and leg.

Employee climbed step ladder to fuel Roll Plant in quarry. When descending, both feet on ground, one foot was on top of a rock. EE pivoted & foot on rock caused to lose balance, did not fall. EE was able to walk on the foot. Told supv. that they "took a digger". After seeking treatment, determined to be a R ankle sprain. We accommodated light duty and there was no lost time.

The injury occurred when a trained miner fell from a height of 4 to 5 feet onto the rock floor of the quarry. The condition contributing to the fall was the miner placing himself in an elevated position with no tie off. There was one injured party.

Fell on ice patch while walking around a conveyor, one foot on gravel other on ice patch, struck right shoulder on ground.

WHILE REMOVING A WORN PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH FROM SCREEN BOX, THE OPERATOR TURNED TO RELEASE SCREEN PANEL TO ALLOW IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND. WIRE BECAME ENTANGLED IN OPERATORS GLOVE DRAGGING HI M TO THE GROUND.

EE SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS AGAINST A GUARDRAIL-BUMPING HIS LEFT SIDE ALONG UPPER PELVIS AREA.

WHLE REMOVING A CHUTE FROM END OF SCREEN BOX, THE CHUTE TIPPED, PINCHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN AN ANGLE IRON AND THE CHUTE, CAUSING COMMUTED FRACTURE TO RIGHT THUMB.

OPERATOR WAS STEPPING OUT OF A NEW HOLLAND SKID STEER LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TIRE HE WAS STEPPING ON SPRAINING HIS RT ANKLE

SCREEN PLANT OPERATOR'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF DISCHARGE EDGE OF CHUTE ON SCREEN PLANT CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS SHIN.

MUD CONDITIONS MAY HAVE LET TO EMPLOYEE SLIPPING ON TAPERED PLATE WHILE TUTTING A SIDE DISCHARGE CONVEYOR INTO CRUSHING FLOW.

WHILE SHUTTING DOOR ON OPERATORS CAB, OF PRODUCTION LOADER, INJURED PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN LATCH ASSEMBLY AND DOOR XXXXX. HE CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLER FINGER NEED THE TIP ON THE BOTTOM OF FIN GER PRINT AREA.

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WORKING ON CRUSHER REPAIR, WHEN THE LADDER SHIFTED CAUSING HIM & LADDER TO FALL TO THE GROUND, INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

LARGE STONE BRIDGED IN JAW CRUSHER UNABLE TO PULL WITH CHAIN SO BREAKING OFF A CORNER BECAME NECESSARY WITH THE USE OF SLEDGE HAMMER STANDING IN A UNCONFORTABLE OR AWKWARD POSITION AND ATTEMPT ING TO STRIKE A BLOW TO LODGED STONE WITH REPORTBLOWS FOR A SOME WHAT LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

WHILE STOPPING THE UNIT YOU DISENGAGED THE CLUTHC AND JAMMED THE RIGHT THUMB ON THE CLUTCH LEVER.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM FUEL TRUCK STEP BROKE UNDER OPERATORS WEIGHT CAUSING RIGHT FOOT & JAW THE GROUND INJURING KNEE AREA.

WHILE MAKING A DRILL STEEL CHANGE A COUPLER IS USED TO JOIN TWO STEELS TOGETHER. THIS COUPLER CAME LOOSE FROM SHANK WHICH IS PART OF THE HAMMR USED FOR BORING HOLES IN LIMESTONE. THE COUPLER FELL ABOUT 12' STRIKING OEPRATOR ON HAND HAT AND MUFF TYPE HEARING PROTECTION THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE MUTT TO PUSH IN ON HEARING AID WORN BY OPERATOR CAUSING A CUT TO INNER AS WELLA S OUTER AR

DURING THE COURSE OF HER DUTIES AS A LOADER OPERATOR, THE CONTINUOUS AND REPETITIVE MOTION OF STEERING THE LOADER HAS CAUSED HER TO BRING ON A "ROTATOR CUP IMPINGEMENT".

HE WAS ASSISTING IN THE CHANGING OF BEARINGS ON A VIBRATING SCREEN. HE WAS STANDING ON AN AREA THAT WAS BEVELED WHICH STRAINED THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE AS HE WAS WORKING, BUT IT WASN'T N OTICEABLE UNTIL THE ANKLE HAD A CHANCE TO REST.

INDIVIDUAL WAS SHOVELING PORDUCT OFF CONVEYOR WHEN FRONT END LOADER BUMPED CONVEYOR AND INDIVIDUAL JUMPED OFF & INJURED KNEE.

WHILE INSTALLING SCREENS EMPLOYEE FELT HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

WHILE CLIMBING ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER LADDER, THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS KNEE ON ONE OF THE LADDER RUNGS, A STATIONART METAL OBJECT, CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND INCREASING IRRITATION.

HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM OF THE BREAKER, LEANING AGAINST THE RAILING WHEN THE CRANE OPERATOR FROM ROON SALVAGE MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND SMASHED THE BUCKET INTO THE RAILING THAT HE WAS LEANING ON, CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD, JARRING HIS NECK AND BACK.

WHILE CRUSHING STONE A LARGER STONE BECAME LOADGE IN JAW CRUSHER JAMBER, IN AN EFFORT TO DISLODGE IT A WEDGE DEVICE USED FOR THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, WAS INTRODUCED BETWEEN THE MOVABLE JAW AND TH LODGED STONE. THE WEDGE CAME OUT OF THE JAW CHAMBER STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE NOSE AND LIP AREA.

SHOVELING UNDER CRUSHING EQUIP EMPL STRUCK STONE WITH BLADE OF SHOVEL JAMMING RIGHT WRIST.LATER PM DIAG AS SPRAINED-TREATED EMERG RM,RELEASED.

WHILE REPIARING CRUSHING UNIT AT SHOP YARD EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING AROUND THE MACHINE AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON ANGLE-IRON MEMBER.