LYMAN QUARRY: 101 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE claims they injured their left shoulder while climbing out of a chute. This incident did not become reportable until 12/5/2023 due to the employee going to the doctor on 12/4/2023.

Employee was attempting to shovel material underneath a conveyor when EE felt a pop in their left shoulder.

Driver was attempting to cut the end of a hose when the safety knife slipped, and EE cut self on the top of EE's right thigh a few inches above EE's knee. EE required 3-4 stitches.

Employee was dismounting from the Cat 988F loader located inside the plant shop. There were some loose rocks on the bottom step, employee's foot slipped on loose rock and he lost his balance, he tried to catch himself with his left hand and fractured the small bone between his thumb and wrist.

2 employees were performing routine maintenance on the Komatsu PC300 Rock hammer. They were replacing a section of the hydraulic hose from the boom to the hammer. Injured was loosening the nut on the hammer end & co-worker was using his pocket knife to cut tie straps which were holding a smaller hose to the one they were replacing. He cut a strap & knife hit EE in lower right leg.

DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSE - HEART ATTACK.

EE WAS LOADING A FULL OXYGEN BOTTLE ONTO THE WELDING TRUCK. HE LIFTED THE BOTTLE BUT WAS NOT ELEVATED ENOUGHT TO PLACE IT ONTO THE STAND. HE GOTON HIS TOES AND ARCHED HIS BACK TO GAIN HEIGHT. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

EE WAS INSIDE OF A SCREEN. HE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK USING HIS FEET TO PUSH A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN SCREEN BOLTS

EE WAS LEVELING THE FLOOR IN THE PIT. AS THE EE WAS DRIVING FORWARD, THE LOADER BUCKET CONTACTEDA TOE STOPPING THE LOADER IMMEDIATELY THE EE'S KNEE CONTACTED THE DASSH

EE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN WASH BIN EE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE PULLING PLATE INTO POSITION EE FELL APPROX 1-2 FT BEFORE HIS FALL PROTECTIONHARNESS CAUGHT HIM Y

TWO EMPLOEYE WERE TIGHTENING THE LOCK NUTS ON THE FRAME BOLTS OF A JAW CRUSHER. ONE STEADIED THE WRENCH WHILE HTE OTHER STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. DURING THIS ACTIVITY. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

THE EE HAD BEEN OPERATING HIS HAUL TRUCK FROM THE PIT TOT HE PRIMARY ALL DAY. THE TEMP WAS IN THE HIGH 90'S. THE AIR COND IN HIS TRUCK HAD QUIT WORKING DURING HIS SHIFT. HE HAD A COOLER FULL O F ICE AND DRINKS IN HIS CAB. AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HAUL ROAD AND PARKED. MOMENTS LATER, HE PASSED OUT.

WHILE UNLOADING 35LB SHIPPER BAGS, EMP STRAINED THEIR LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER. AS HE WAS STANDING IN THE FEEDER, PULLING THE METAL WITH BOTH HANDS, A ROCK ROLLE DONTO HIS LEFT HAND SCRAPING IT AGAINST THE METAL.

WHILE OUT ON A SHOT HE LOST HIS FOOTING IN LOOSE GRAVEL. HIS BODY WENT IN ONE DIRECTION AND HIS FOOT WENT IN ANOTHER.

WHILE WALKING BESIDE THE HYDRO, SHOVEL A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE/SHOOT OFF OF THE TRACK RAILS AND CUT THE BACK OF THE RIGHT CALF AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE LEAVING A PIECE OF STEEL INBEDED IN THE LEG. THE RAILS ARE WORN ANDLOOK TO HAVE BEEN BINDING AROUND THE REAR SPROKET.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT UNDER THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER A ROCK(6INX4INX3IN) FELL FROM BETWEEN THE GRIZZLEY & THE HOPPER THE ROCK HAD WORKED ITS WAY AROUND THE SKIRT RUBBER THE ROCK ST RUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE L FOOT AFTER IT FELL 12FT THE EMPLOYEE HAS A BRUISED UPPER LEFT FOOT

EE & EE WERE REPLACING THE HOOK ON THE LOADER BUCKET WHILE FITTING THE TOOTH THE TOOTH WAS STUCK BY EE W/A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF STRIKING EE IN THE JAW EMPLOYEE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A NICK TWO WEEK LATER XRAYS AT DENTIST REVIELED A PICE OF METAL IN HIS JAW

INJURED & COWORKER WERE TIGHTENING THE JAW DYE BOLTS ON THE TELESMITH CRUSHER. THE TWO MEN WERE SUING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON 2 1/4" BOX WRENCH IN A CONFINED AREA. INJURED REPORTED THAT HE WAS SITT ING IN A POSITION WHERE HE COULD ONLY PUSH UP ON THE WRENCH. AFTER TIGHTENING THE BOLTS HE REPORTED TO HIS COWORKER THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING.

INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING DOWN CONCRETE WALKWAY TO GO INTO TUNNEL. HE WAS NOT HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL. HE SLIPPED & WHILE FALLING GRABBED HANDRAIL PULLING MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE CUTTING PIECE OF METAL,HOT SLAG FELL INTO EMPL BOOT BURNING TOP PORTION OF FOOT.

INDIVIDUAL WAS CLIMBING INTO CHUTE PULLING HIMSELF INTO CHUTE BY CHAINFALL,WHEN HE BENT OVER INTO SQUATTING POSITION,ONE OF THE WELDING RODS LOCATED IN HIS PANTS POCKET PUNCTURED HIS MOUTH AT ROOF AND CHIPPED TOOTH.

INDIVIDUAL WAS CLIMBING STATIONARY LADDER UP SCREEN TOWER TO 1ST CATWALK. INDIVIDUAL CLIMBED INTO SAFETY RAIL AT TOP OF LADDER STIKING MOUTH INTO SAFETY RAIL.

HE WAS OBSERVING ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES UNCLOGGING A CHUTE OVER CRS USING A PRY BAR WHEN ROCKS UNCLOGGED AND STARTED FLOWING DOWN CHUTE ONE FLEW OUT STRIKING IND LEFT RING FINGER MASHING IT AGAI NST CRS HOLD DOWN HYD CYCLINDER BREAKING FINGER.

LIFTING PIECE OF WIRE SCREEN CLOTH - PULLED MISCLE IN NECK - PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRESCRIBED.

EMP WAS INSTLLI3G JAW PLATES INTO THE CRUSHER. EMP WAS USING PRY BAR AND BLOCK OF WOOD TO PRY B OTOM PART OF PLATE INTO PLACE

THE EE WAS INS9RTING A V-BELT IN SHEAVE GROOVE. ROTATING THE SHEAVE WHEN THE MOMENTUM FROM ECCENTRIC MECHANISM PULLED HIS HAND INTO SHEAVE UNDER V-BELT MASHING THE MIDDLE & RING FINGER ON RT HAND. 3

WHILE WATCHING 7ONV BELT FOR SHOVEL SHANK METAL, INDINIDUAL WEDGED A 2X4 BOARD BETWEEN CONV AND TUNNEL WALL AND WAS SETING ON IT. IT SLIPPED AND INDIVIDUAL FELL APPROX TWO FEET TO FLOOR BRUI SIDE 3

MAN WALKING FRO4 BELT BY PRIMARY CRUSHER TO THE OFFICE TRAILOR STEPPED ON PIECE OF MATEL, METAL FLEW UP & HIT HIM IN THE KNEE. IT WAS SLOUDY & STILL DARK THAT MORNING. REQUIRED STITCHES.

SETTING 20 HP V2S MOTOR ON VERTICAL TURBINE PUMP FINGER MASHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND PUMP FACES

WHILE LIFTING M9TAL BEAMS INTO PLACE BUILDING NEW PLANT, INDIVIDUAL WAS HOLDING TAG LINE TIED TO END OF BEAM WHILE BOOK TRUCK WAS LIFTING METAL BEAM, WHEN BEAM STARTED TOWARDS VEHICLE THAT WAS LIFTING IT, IN8IVIDUAL PULLED ON TAG LINE AND AT THE SAME TIME GRABBED THE METAL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND GETTING IT PINCHED BETWEEN OUT RIGGER AND METAL MASHING RIGHT THUMB.

WHILE INSTALLIN1 NEW PLANT DUMP HOPPER A 12 INCH BEAM BEING SWUNG INTO PLACE WITH BOOM TRUCK AND STEEL CABLE CHOCKER THE CHOCKER SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN CABLE AND BEAM.