Marble Cliff Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was operating a jack leg installing bolts into the face of the high wall. The employee was installing the bolt at a downward angle. The socket slipped off the head of the bolt causing the jack leg to rotate forward and mash the operators hand between the machines handle and the highwall face.

Truck driver was walking on a blasting bench. It had rained so the bench was muddy and had some standing water. The driver stepped in a hole that was obscured by water and twisted left foot/ankle.

Employee was working on a crusher and climbed onto the crusher's drive belt guard without the required fall protection. Employee slipped and fell 6 feet onto the crusher platform. The fall resulted in a fracture to the pelvic bone, the employee was released with restrictions.

Operator in trackhoe using hydraulic hammer, secondary rock breaking. Heard a loud crack from above, dust flew and rock hit the cab. Lacerations on head, hands and left knee each requiring stitches. Admitted overnight for observation only.

Non Employee and his friends trespassed onto an inactive section of the Quarry. They started swimming in a lake on the Quarry property. This person went under water and did not resurface. 911 responders arrived on site and recovered him from the water. Person was pronounced dead at 10:22 p.m. Drowning was the cause of death.

EE was making a repair to the belting on C-1 conveyor. He was using a utility knife to cut a piece of belting to use as a patch. He was kneeling on the conveyor catwalk and cutting the belt. As he was cutting the belt, the knife slipped and he struck his left thigh with the knife causing a laceration approximately 1 inch long by 3/8 inch deep.

Employees were adjusting a blow bar in a H.S.I. crusher. A 3lb. sledge type hammer was being used to knock the bar retaining wedges loose so the bar could be slid into position on the rotor. When an employee struck a wedge, a piece of metal broke off the hammer face and struck the employee in the right forearem. This caused a deep cut to the employee's arm.

Chute from 8'x20' screen to surge rock transfer conveyor plugged up w/material & had to be cleared. Once plug up was cleared EE & co-worker were walking under screen tower to haul trucks. A large wood block was on the concrete. EE saw the block & tried to step over it. He tripped & began to fall. He reached out & grabbed the side of the conveyor to keep from falling.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A LOADER WITH AN AIR GREASER LOCATED AT THE EQUIPMENT SHOP. THERE WERE SOME SHEEL CHOCKS AND A FEW STONES ON THE GROUND BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE SHOP WALL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE SHOP WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER ONE OF THE STONES OR WHEEL CHOCKS AND FELL TO THE GROUND DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

Working on V.S.I. crusher. Inspection doors opened to access table. While ee was reaching into the crusher, one of the inspection doors fell closed striking the ee on the hard hat. The ee began having neck pain & went to get checked by a physician. The physician gave no treatment at that time. 8/9/04 ee returned to physician w/neck pain. Medication prescribed.

EE WAS STANDING ON BOULDER AND SLIPPED, FALLING AGAINST TRUCK AND INJURING HIS SHOULDER. (EE WAS LOADING BOULDER WITH EXPLOSIVES TO SHOOT IT. GRABBED DOOR HANDLE ON TRUCK AS HE FELL - HYPEREXTENDED HIS SHOULDER.)

COUNTY HEALT DEPARTMENT CONTACTED CO. ON MARCH 16, 2004. A PAST EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BEING INFECTED WITH ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE CHECKED AND TWO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH LATENT TB. IT IS NON-COMMUNICABLE & BOTH EMPLOYEES WILL BEGIN ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT. WHEN FINISHED BOTH SHOULD FACE ONLY AN EXTREMELY LOW CHANC OF INFECTION RETURNING.

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTACTED CO. ON MARCH 16, 2004. A PAST EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BEING INFECTED WITH ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS. ALL EMPLOYEE WERE CHECKED AND TWO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH LATENT TB. IT IS NON-COMMUNICABLE & BOTH EMPLOYEE WILL BEGIN ANITBIOTIC TREATMENT. WHEN FINISHED BOTH SHOULD FACE ONLY AN EXTREMELY LOW CHANCE OF INFECTION RETURNING.

EE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM A WALKWAY ALONG THE CRUSHER. SOME OF THE MATERIAL WAS FROZEN, SO A SPUD BAR WAS BEING USED TO LOOSEN IT. ONE EE WAS USING SPUD BAR & 2ND EE WAS SHOVELING IT OFF T HE WALKWAY. THE SPUD BAR BOUNCED OFF A STONE AND THE OTHER END OF THE BAR STRUCK THE EE IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. HE RECEIVED 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING PIT ROCK UP TO CRUSHER, HE WAS LEAVING PIT WITH A LOADED TRUCK AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE TRAVEL ROUTE WE ESTABLISHED. HE RAN THE TRUCK THROUGH A LOW SPOT IN FLOOR OF PIT. THE FRONT SHOCK ON TRUCK CAME APART. EE CLAIMS HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DISLODGE A WHEEL ON A STACKER CONVEYOR. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HOOD OF THE VOLVO HAUL TRUCK. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE THE HOOD.

AT 1030 A BEARING LOCKED UP ON USI SHUTTLE CONVEYOR. TO REMOVE BEARING NEEDED TO GET STONE OFF BELT, STARTED TO HOSE THE BELT HE WAS STANDING ON THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD. WHEN HE TURNED THE ON TH E HOSE IT KNOCKED HIM OFF BALANCE AND HE STEPPED OFF THE GUARD BACKWARDS AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS FLIPPING BLOWBARS IN THE CRUSHER WITH TWOOTHER MEN. THEY HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE ROTOR &EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE IMPELLAR & BACK WALL OF THE CRUSHER & STRAINED HIS ANKLE.

WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAD BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG OR GRINDINGS FLEW UP AND HIT HIS CHEEK AND WENT UNDER GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

ACCIDENT HAPPEN ON 8-2-01 TIME UNKNOWN. EE CAME TO ME ON 8-3-01 AT 6:00 P.M. STATED HE NEED TO GO AND GET CHECK OUT CAUSE HIS BACK WAS HURTING. I ASKED WHAT HAPPEN. HE STATED HE WAS DOWN INT T HE VSI GETTING A BLOCK OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT. HE FIGURE IT WOULD BE BETTER THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS FUSING PLASTIC POLY-PIP TOGETHER AND WAS TRYING TO ALIGN THE 8" PIPE WITH THE FUSING MACHINE. HE BENT OVER AND TRIED LIFTING THE FUSING MACHINE AND PULLED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LOADER AND SLEPT DUE TO FROST BUILD UP ON THE LADDER HANDRAIL. HE WAS REACHING FOR THE DOOR LATCH WHEN HIS OTHER HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL.

EE AND OTHER AND ANOTHER WAS HORSEPLAYING IN THE SHOP EE WAS RUNNING AROUND HE SHOP TABLE WHEN OTHER GRABBED HIM IN A BEAR HUG AND PICKED HIM UP AND HURT HIS BACK.

SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE STEPPING OFF IT18B.

EE WAS CUTTING BAD CLAMPS OUT OF F-3 CONVEYOR BELT. THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FOREAQRM ON THE RIGHT ARM

WHILE USING A CHIPPING TO TAP A BREAKER BLOCK ON CRUSHER CURTAIN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER AND LODGED IN TO EMPLOYEE'S CHIN.

EE HAD CLOCKED OUT AT THE END OF HIS NORMAL SHIFT AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO DENTIST APPT AS HE WAS STARTING TO EXIT THE PROPERTY BACK GATE, HE COLLIDED WITH AN FORD F-3000 DUMP TRUCK COMING ONTO T HE PROERTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK IN FRONT OF A GRIZZLY FEEDER. HE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION AND LEANED FORWARD AND GRABBED A ROCK AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WENT TO GET OUT OF GEHL AND WHILE DOING SO, THE DOOR STUCK. HE FORCED THE DOOR OPEN WITH HIS FOOT, SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST FRAME OF MACHINE.

WGUKE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT UPPER RIGHT KNEE.

OBSERVED VICTORY STEPPING FROM F-3 CONV TO THE BUMPER ON BUCKET TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BUMPER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND IN DOING SO, HITTING RIGHT RIB AREA.

WALKING DONW STEPS LEAVING SCALE HOUSE MISSED STEP AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON CONCRETE SIDE WALK.

BLASTER WAS FASTENING HOSE TO BULK AN/FO TRUCK USING BOTH HANDS TO FASTEN KAM-LOCKS TO SECURE HOSE. HOSE SLIPPED FROM THE FEMALE KAM-LOCK HITTING THE WORKER IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A 14" X 14" X 3' WOOD BLOCK USED FOR CRIBBING. HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT BLOCKBY HIMSELF. HE SAID HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL A LITTLE. EE REFUSED TREATMENT. ONE WEEK LATER H E WENT TO DR. & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK. THIS IS A REACURRENCE FROM AN INJURY THAT OCCURED AT HOME 3 YRS PREVIOUS.

EE WAS PUTTING ON HIS OVERHAULS AT WORK AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT. WHEN HE BENT OVER AND STOOD BACK UP. HE GRABBED HIS BACK AND SAT DOWN. AT 7AM HE SAID HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING BADLY AND NEEDED TO SEE A DR. HE WENT TO HIS CHIRO AT 1009 (LEFT WORK). DR HAS HHIM ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ESTIMATED 2 WKS. B1U SAID THAT HHIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERIN GHIM PREVIOUSLY SINCH AN ACCIDENT

EE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE OVER AN UNLEVEL SURFACE EE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL THE WATER HOSE WAS ON AT THE TIME & SLIPPED OUT OF EE HAND & HIT HIM IN THE TESTACLES

EE WAS TIGHTENING A HYDRAULIC HOSE USING TWO WRENCHES. ONE OF THE WRENCHES WAS UP AGAINST CRUSHER FRAME WHILE TIGHTENING WITH THE OTHER. THE WRENCH AGAINST FRAME SLIPPED AND END OF IT HIT BETW EEN THE EYES AT TOP OF NOSE.

WHILE CHANGING SHOES IN THE V.S.I. EMPLOYEE USEDA HAMMER TO KNOCK SHOES CUT. WHILE DOING THIS A PIECE BROKE OFF HITTING AND STICKERG TO HIS NECK.

WHILE HOLDING END OF HOSE ON GREASE GUN WITH ONE HAND AND PUMPING GREASE GUN WITH OTHER HAND, THE GREASE GUN TURNED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS WRIST.

WHILE CUTTING LAST BOLT LOOSE FROM DRIVE PULLEY ON FL WITH BOOM OF IT MACHINE HOOKED UP TO PULLEY THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING EE TO JERK AWAY FROM PULLEY & HITTING HIS HAND ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR FR AME

WHILE EE WAS LOOKING THROUGH DRAWERS INTOOL CABINET A 48IN PIPE WRENCH WHICH HAS SETTING UPRIGHT LEANING AGAINST THE SIDE OF TOOL CABINET FELL & LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT BREAKING HIS LITTLE TOE

MPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT SOME FROZEN STONE IN A HEAD BOX WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL AND HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

USING WATER HOSE FROM WATER TRUCK HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL AGAINST CONCRETE PILLAR

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TO ADJUST A TAIL PULLEYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SOCKET & RATCHET. TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO BRAKE HIS FALL AND FRACTURED HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & HOLE PUNCH IN RAINY CONDITIONS. EMPLOYEE MISSED HOLE PUNCH AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

CLEANING CONVEYOR HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR IN HIS RIGHT RIB AREA.

EE WAS PULLING ON HANDLE OF FLAP GATE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING HOSE OFF THE BACKWARD OF WATER TRUCK. HE CUT HIS THUMB ON A PIECE OF WIRE STICKING OUT OF THE END OF THE WATER HOSE.

REPAIR MEN WERE CHANGING A SCREEN JUST AFTER A RAIN STORM. WHEN EE ENTERED THE SCREEN FLEG WAS IN AND THE OTHER WAS OUT MUD AND DUST WAS BUILT UP AND HE SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON HIS GROIN ON T HE BACK OF THE SCREEN.

THE INJURED, WORKIGN HIS NORMAL SHIFT AS FOREMAN, WAS INSTRUCTING AN EMPLOYEE,W HEN HE STEPPED ON A SLIPPERY STEEL BEAM. T EH BEAM WAS COATED WITH MUD CREATED THE PREVIOUS NIGHT DURING A RAIN STORM. AS HIS FEET SLIPPED HE FELL APPROX 6' LANDING ON THE CRAWLER FRAME OF THE MBOIL CRUSHER THEN ROLLER TO THE GROUND 3 FEET BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OF FLOADER ADN STEPPED ONT EH BOTTOM. STEP OF LOADER AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FALLED BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL IN THE AREA OF THE F1 & F5 PRIMARY STACKERS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE CHEST AREA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAIN WAS DUE TO A PULLED CHEST MUSCLE.

INJURED WAS MOVING 6"X0" MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE RADIAL STACKER WHENT HE LOADER BOUNCED DUE TO UNEVEN SURFACE ADN AS A RESULT A LUMBAR STRAIN OCCURRED.

DRILL OPERATOR JUMPED DOWN FROM DRILL CAB, ABOUT 40" TO THE GROUND. WHEN HIS FEET HIT THE GROUND THEY SLIPPED IN MUD, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. THE INDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND HIT H ARD ENOUGH TO DISLOCATE AT THE FIRST JOINT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN RUSTY BOLT WITH BOX END WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT CAUSING HIM TO JERK PULLING MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE.

EMPL WAS CLEANING OUT SCREEN HOPPERS WITH AIR HOSE MATERIAL FELW BACK IN FACE. HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON BUT STILL GOT DIRT IN EYES.

EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A PCS OF SCREEN PLATE INTO HIGHLIFT BUCKET WHEN THEY LET GO OF IT IT STRUCK LIP OF BUCKET & KICKED BACK LANDING ON INJURED EMPLOYEES FEET SCREEN P LATE MEASUR ES 6FTX5FTX3/4IN THICK WEIGHING APPROX 200LBS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS SCREEN PLATE LANDED BEHIND STEEL TOED

CRUSHER OPERATOR TURNED IN HIS CHAIR AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING BACKHOE CONTROLLS. HE WAS TURNING IN SWIVEL CHAIR TO MOVE TO OTHER CONTROLS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS UNHOOKING SCREEN CLOTH FROM CALBE HOIST AT STAGE 3 WHEN SCREEN CAME UNHOOKED. EMPL HELD ONTO SCREEN TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING WHEN HE INJURED LEFT WRIST HAND.

OPERATING FRONT END LOADER LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP ABRUPTLY SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING FORWARD & BACKWARD MOTION TO HEAD & SHOULDERS RESULTING INCERVICAL SPRAIN TO NECK & SHOULDERS.

LOADER WAS MOVING 304 STOCK ON TOP OF PILE.OPERATOR HAD LOADER ON TOP OF 304 PILE WHEN STEERING WHEEL KICKED CAUSING INJURY TO UPPER RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.INJURY RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE HAVING S HOULDER OPERATED ON 07-07-89.

SMALL CABLE HAD NOT BEEN PUT ON TO KEEP COUNTER WEIGHT FROM TURNING. WHEN EMPLOYEE REMOVED CLEVIS FROM CABLE THAT HELP COUNTERWEIGHT UP CABLE SPUN AROUND SEVEREAL TIMES. CLEVIS STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN UP SCRAP METAL & SCREENS FROM AROUND PLANT. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP APPROX. 50 LBS OF SCRAP WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK-HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS JOB FOR ABOUT 15 MIN.

EMPL DID NOT CHECK WORK AREA TO SEE IF HAD HOLD BOOM TO USE SLEDGE OVERHEAD

LOADING CUSTOMERS TRUCK WITH 57 MATERIAL WAS APPROACHING 57 PILE WITH BUCKET ON GROUND.BUCKET STRUCK CONCRETE THAT HAD BEEN POURED OVER CORRUGATED PILE TUNNEL CAUSING LOADER TO STOP IMMEDIATEL Y CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING WRENCH TO SLEDGE UP WHEEL LUG NUT, WRENCH CAME OFF OF NUT, AND FELL TO INSIDE OF RIM. HIS HAND WAS BETWEEN, WRENCH AND RIM.

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF JOB EMPLOYEE HAD SEEN BIGGER MEN USE PRY BAR IN SAME MAMMER AND THOUGHT HE COULD ALSO.

RELING DISCHARG9 CHUTE FROM SAND SCREW-DOES NOT REMEMBER WHEN PARTICLES ENTERED HIS EYE-EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES HAVING TAKEN THEM OFF TO USE CUTTING GOGGLES AND THEN NOT PU TTING BACK ON.E4PLOYEE HAD AT THAT TIME AN IMPROPER ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE WEARING OF SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT, AND WAS STUNG BY BEE.

EMPLOYEE FAILED3TO PUT ON SAFETY GLASSES AFTER REMOVING CUTTING GOGGLES & WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK TRYING TO MOVE SCREEN CLOTH WITH HIS FEET

WHEN LEAVING CA6 OF TRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND MISSED THE GRAB HANDLE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 8 FEET AND LANDED ON BOTH FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING BOLTS IN AIR HAMMER AND PULLED TOO HARD PULLING MUSCLES IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

EMP WAS WELDING3AND CUTING AND A BUILD UP OF FUMES FROM OIL PIPE. CUTTER EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH ARMS AND FHANDS

EMPL CLEANING O6T CHUTE USING STEEL ROD WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER.FAILED TO PUT BOTH SHOES DOWN -1 DOWN,1 TURNED UP, LADDER MOVED CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE.BOTH HE AND LADDER FELL BACKWARD S FROM 6' LANDI3G ON STEEL FLOOR.

HOT AND HUMID E4PLOYEE HAD NOT DONE THIS JOB BEFORE POOR FOOTING.

PIECES BROKE IN3CRUSHER AND HIT CATWALK.EMPL STEPPED ON CATWALK FELL THROUGH 12' TO BOTTOM FLOOR.

EMP STEPPED DOWN FROM 1/2 IN OF 55 GLA DRUM APPROX 20 IN HIGH AS HE TURNED HE TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN HE FELL HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL STRIKING HIS RT HAND ON TOP OF ANOTHER DRUM CAUSING THE CUT ON RT HAND

USING JACK HAMMER TO REMOVE CONCANIS? JACK HAMMER STEEL BROKE AND JACK HAMMER CAME DOWN ON EMPL LEFT FOOT.

INJURED DROVE PIT TRUCK TO SHOP BECAUSE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING WHILE STANDING ON THE BUMPER TO REMOVED RADIATOR UP WHICH SPEWED STEAM AND HOT WATER OVER THE INJURED CAUSING RUN TO FALL APPROX 5 FT.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING PUNCH PLATES AT SHOP UPON COMPLETION OF JOB HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK AND LEG PAIN