Lowrys Quarry: 101 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The injured employee was adjusting the belt scraper on C-6 conveyor. The belt was still in motion as EE attempted to adjust the scraper and this caused the spud wrench to forcefully be spun back causing it to contact EE's finger against a rail. The employee was taken to the ER and given stitches and a splint.

Technician inspecting mobile crane and unaware of boom position in regards to positioning of technician's hand. Boom was retracted and sliding section of boom injured technician's hand. Cuts to fingers requiring stiches and fractured bone in right ring finger requiring 2 pins.

Employee was performing maintenance on a heater fan & motor. The heater started to tip over and he reached to grab it and his left little finger was caught between the blade & the sheet metal housing and sliced the finger requiring 5 stitches.

On Thursday 4/27/06 employee was taken to doctor and it was determined that he had a sprain of his left ankle. He stated his left foot slipped off a rock and turned his ankle.

Employee was using a 5 foot pry bar to pry the rocks loose from the chute when a rock came down and hit his finger against the pry bar, fracturing his left middle finger.

Employee was cutting a bolt with a torch. Torch brushed across the employee's finger and burned through glove, causing a second degree burn to the employee's left middle finger.

Supervisor was holding a box wrench on the bolt heads of the tube assembly of a Telsmith Screen while another employee was tightening the nuts on the opposite side with a ratchet when the Supervisor's right little finger got pinched causing a laceration that required five stitches.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW TAIL PULLEY WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHAFT & CONVEYOR FRAME. MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED STERI-STRIPS & A FINGER SPLINT. EE RETURNED TO W ORK, PER TREATING PHYSICIAN, BUT IS TO WEAR THE FINGER SPLINT FOR 7-DAYS. NO LOST TIME.

THE EE WAS CHANGING A TOOTH ON HIS LOADER. HE USED A HAMMER TO HIT THE TOOTH AND LOSING IT UP. WHEN HE HIT THE TOOTH ON THE POINT END A CHIP CAME OFF AND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM BICEP.

EE AND EE WERE TOLD TO CARRY SCREEN CLOTH TO THE TOP OF #2 SCREEN DECK, EE WAS BEING TREATED FOR A PRE EXISTING RIGHT SHOULDER PROBLEM. EE DID NOT MAKE THE FORMAN UNDERSTAND HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS SHOUULDER. EE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WORSE BY CARRING THE WEIGHT OF THE SCREEN CLOTH.

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE BOLTING ON A STEE ADAPTOR ON TO A 6" PLASTIC DISCHARGE PIT PUMP WATER LINETHE LINE WAS PROPED UP ON A ROCK TO GET HE BOTTOM BOLTS IN. OTHER EE PULLED ON THE LINE TO GIVE INJ EE MORE ROOM TO GET THE BOLT IN. THE LINE SLIPPED & SLID BACK AND MASHED EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP

THE EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE 1352 CRUSHER STRUCTURE. THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD THIS DAY & BLEW DIRT/DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE DID HAVE ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE JAW OPERATOR TURN A ROCKE IN THE CRUSHER OPENING. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WRAPPED A NYLON CHOKER AROUND THE ROCK AND LIFTED THE ROCK. THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF THE CHOKER CAUS ING THE LOWER CABLE BLOCK TO SWING BACK AND FORTH. THE BLOCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE LEFT EYE CUTTING HIM TO THE POINT HE NEEDED STITCHES. 1 1/4 LACERATION.

EMP WAS TURNING V BELT PULLEY BY HAND IN ORDER TO MAKE REPAIRS TO SANDSCREW SHAFT ASSEMBLY. EMP DID NOT REALIZE THE AMOUNG OF TENSION AGAINST THE V BELTS. SHAFT ROLLED BACKWARDS PULLING HIS FI NGER INTO THE PINCH POINT ON THE PULLEY.

HE SAID HIS BACK WAS INJURED BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST AND THE HAUL ROAD WAS BUMPY. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

EE WERE REMOVING WORN OUT JAW TYPES WELDED LIFTING EYES ACROSS OLD WEDGE HOOKED HOIST TO LIFTING EEYS MASHED HOIST BUTTON BOTTON STUCK IN UP POSITION BREAKING LEFT EYE OFF STRIKING EE ABOVE LE FT EYE REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

WORKING ON #1 BELT,FOOT SLIPPED ON CORNER OF CONCRETE PAD CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE AND FALL 18" LANDING ON A ROCK BRUISING RIBS ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING TO GET OUT OF A CHUTE AND SEVERE PAIN STARTED IN THE BACK.

WHILE WASHING OUT, ROCK FELL OFF FRAME OF CRUSHER AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

WASHING UNDER CONVY ROCK FELL OFF CONVY HIT HIM IN BACK BRUISED

ROCK SLID DOWN ONTO THE SHOVEL BUCKET, MESSED UP THE BOOM ON SHOVEL AND HURT I.NAME'S BACK.

WHILE DISASSEMBLING STRUCTURE OF CONV #2 PRY BAR FELL AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.

WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF BROKEN STEEL DUST COLLECTER WAS PUT DOWN ON I NAME FOOT LEFT FOOT WAS BRUISED

WHILE PRIMING THE PIT PUMP, A ROCK SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIS FOOT AND HE FELL BACKWARDS. HE CAUGHT HIM PREVENTING HIM FROM FALLING IN THE WATER. HE HURT HIS NECK IN THE FALL.

ROCK HUNG IN JAW, WHILE PULLING CABLE OUT OVER THE TOP HANDRAIL CABLE STRUCK I NAME IN RIGHT LEG, LEAVING A SLIVER IN HIS LEG.

THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO PUSH A CONVEYOR WHICH WAS TOO MUCH FOR ONE MAN TO HANDLE.IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED HIMSELF.

WRENCH SLIPPED FROM BOLT WHILE THE INJURED WAS PULLING BOLT DOWN.HIS FINGER STRUCK THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE AND MASHED THE FINGERNAIL OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.DOCTOR REMOVED THE FINGERNAIL.

HYDRAULIC HOSE RUPTURED HOT OIL AND MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE OF LINE TRUCK.THE OIL IGNITED AND BURST INTO FLAMES,HENCE SETTING THE EMPLOYEES CLOTHING AND ARMS AFIRE.THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED INTO THE W ASH POND AND EXTONGUISHED HIMSLEF RESULTING IN FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS ARMS,FACE AND LEGS.