Millington Quarry & Mill: 19 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Slipped while descending steps of 992 loader and fell to ground. Fractured finger.

While removing a grease fitting on a cylinder, the grease ejected into the employee's thumb.

A loader and haul truck struck each other, causing the employee to hit head against the radio system attached to the roof of the cab.

While exiting a dozer, during rainstorm, employee slipped (did not fall), striking leg against dozer.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SCRAPER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR CONVEYOR #14. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH. LACERATION REQUIRED FIVE (5) STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. DUST/DIRT COMING OFF BELT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

DETERIORATED AND RUSTED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT (ELECTRICAL) WAS BEING REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT; WHEN EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON CONDUIT TO REMOVE FROM FITTING, CONDUIT BROKE APART IN HIS HAND, GASHING PALM.

EE WAS ATTACHING A HOSE TO THE WATER TRUCK. HE WAS STRUCK BY HOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.

EE WAS GRINDING A 992 LOADER HIGHLIFT BUCKET WITH A 5900 RPM MILWAUKEE GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON A CUT IN THE BUCKET AND CAUSED THJE GRINDER TO KICK HITTING THE EE IN THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A WEAR PLATE ON THE CHUTE THAT FEEDS 3 & 4 CRUSHER. THE PLATE WAS 1" THICK MEASURING 14" X 18". THE PLATE WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ANOTHER EE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE P LATE SLID DOWN ON INJURED EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO OFFICE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPEDAND FELL IN HALLWAY, FRACTURING BONE IN LEFT ARM

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A COUNTER SHAFTIN #3 CRUSHER THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & EE'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PRY BAR AND SOME STRUCTURAL METAL.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF O&K SHOVEL EQUIPMENT #208. EE BEGAN WALKING TOWARDS MAINTENANCE SHO[ & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS KNEE. EE WORKED WITH INJURY UNTIL 3/17/99 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE WATERLINE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE FRACTURING LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF SCREEN HOLES WITH A HAMMER. A ROCK FRACTURED INTO PIECES AND CAME UP AND LACERATED THE EE S LIP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A FUSE BOX FOR #16 CONVEYOR. EE WENT TO INSERT FUSE. FUSE APPARENTLY CROSS-LEGGED, SHORTING OUT THE FUSE BOX AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH

EE WAS WALKING UNDER ROCK CRUSHER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR. EE STRAIGHTENED UP TOO SOON BRUISING MIDDLE OF BACK

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP WHEN A HOT SPARK FROM WELDING WENT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE.

EE HAD GONE OUT TO START CAR. IT WAS RAINING. UPON RE ENTERING BUILDING, EE SLIPPED ON TILE FLOOR AND FELL.

AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK DRIVER WAS PICKING UP A LOAD OF STONE. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS CHECKING HIS DUMP DOBY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAN. WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROMHIS TRUCK HIS WEDDING RING GOT STUCK ON THE BACK RAIL OF TRUCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS WELDING A PLATE ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT 03-208 IN A KNEEING POSITION. A SPARK IGNITED THE EE'S WORK SHIRT, CAUSING 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO BACK AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CENTER DRIVE SHAFT ON A 980C LOADER. THE SHAFT SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 992 FRONTEND LADER. EE S FOOT SLIPPED, MISSING LADDER RUNG AND EE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMP WAS REPAIRING BENT LADDER ON C-19 TAILPULLEY. EMP WAS HOLDING LADDER. WHEN EMP CUT LADDER FREE, IT SPRUNG OUT OF POSITION CATCHING THE WELDING TORCHES HOSE WHICH TWISTED, KNOCKING THE TORC H OUT OF EMPS HAND. FLAME FROM TORCH SHOT INSIDEGLOVE OF RIGHT HAND.

WAREHOUSE PERSON WAS REMOVING GEARBOXES FROM THEWAREHOUSE TO BE REBUILT WHEN EMP STEPPED ON A NAIL PROTRUDING OUT FROM A PALLET ON FLOOR.

EMP WAS TAKING CABLE OFF HOOK ON 80 TON GROVE CRANE. CABLE HIT EMP IN LEFT CHEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BAG USED BY A QUALITY CONTROL DEPT. THAT WAS FILLED WITH STONE. THIS BAG OF STONE WAS BEING USED AS A WEIGHT TO HOLD A WOODEN STANDARD IN PLACE, BLOCKING OFF THE 3/4" C LEAN STOCKPILE.

EE WAS CHANGING A BROKEN TRACK LINK ON THE 0&K SHOVEL 03-208. TRACK LINK FELL ON EE S FOOT.

EE WAS TIGHTENING FEEDER FLOOR BOLTS WHEN 3/4" IMPACT SWIVEL BROKE. PIECE OF SWIVEL HIT SIDE OF STEEL BOX AND RETURNED STRIKING EE ON LEFT THUMB

BREAKING CRANE DOWN EE WAS PUTTING STABILIZING PAD BACK IN PLACE TO MAKE CRANE MOBILE. PAD DID NOT SET IN PROPER POSITION. EE RESET PAD. STABILIZING PAD THEN CAME DOWN WEDGING EE'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A STEEL PLATE ONTO THE BUCKET OF A SHOVEL. A FRAGMENT OF STEEL CAME OFF PLATE AND LODGED IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EE WAS LOADING CUSTOMER TRUCKS WHEN SOME FROZEN DGA (DENSE GRADED AGGREGATE) COLLAPSED ONTO THE 980 LOADER THE EE WAS OPERATING. UPON COLLAPSING, THE FROZEN DGA BROKE THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERING GLASS ONTO THE EE.

EE WAS REMOVING A SWING TRANSMISSION FROM CRANE WHEN THE HEADACHE BALL DESCENDED AT A SLOW SPEED& HIT THE EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.

EE WAS LIFTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT PARTS FROM A SHELF TO THE FLOOR IN THE MILLINGTON WAREHOUSE. EE CLAIMS HE TWISTED & HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A THREE (3) TON COME-A-LONG UP FROM THE GROUND WHILE ON C-1 CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP A REAR RIDE CYLINDER ON A 777B CAT HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE CYLINDER CAME LOOSE AND THE PRY BAR THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING DAILY PLANT MAINTENANCE WHEN DIRT GOT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE DUE TO HIGH WINDS

EE WAS LIFTING A TAIL PULLEY TO PUT IN PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE BELT THAT WAS JAMMEDEMPLOYEE THREADED A NUT ON TO FREE BELT. BOLT BROKE FREE WHILE EMPLOYEE HELD OUT NUT. WEIGHT OF BOLT PULLED EMPLOYEE'S HAND DOWN PINCHING EMPL OYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE NUT AND JAW FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE. WHILE PULLING THE TUBE OUT OF THE TIRE EMPLOYEE FELT A LOWER GROIN PULL ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

TWO [2] EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING AN ANGLE IRON CLAMP FROM CONVEYOR BELT. THE ANGLE IRON CLAMP FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND PINCHING HAND BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO A HOPPER VIA A SAFETY ROPE. WHILE STEPPING FROM HOPPER WALL TO FEEDER FLOOR, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAMCLEANING THE BACKHOE. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO WASH MUD OFF SHOES. POWER WASHED SHOES WITH APPROXIMATELY 1700 PSI AT APPROXIMATELY 220 DEGREE WATER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A WEAR PLATE IN CHUTE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUNDING THE PLATE WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED & STRUCK THE FIRST EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SCREEN CLOTH FROM DUST DECK & GOT CLOTH JAMMED EMPLOYEE SPRAINED THE 4TH FINGER ON THE RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER FROM A SITTING POSITION EMPLOYEE MOVED & FELT A MUSCLE PULL WHILE HE MOVED

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING LIP ON 980C BRAKE OIL CANISTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN FITTING WARE BARS ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STOOD UP & HIS KNEE BUCKLED

EE WAS DESCENDING THE STAIRS ON #2 SCREEN TOWER. EE SLIPPED & FELL.RIGHT LEG BECAME CAUGHT IN HANDRAIL.

EE WAS CARRYING WEAR PLATES INTO TUNNEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OTU OF A JD675 SKID STEER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT LOWER BACK ON THE BUCKET OF THE SKID STEER.

EMPLOYEE WAS POWERWASHING A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON DEBRIS.

EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH TO HEX PLATE ON DIESTER 3820 SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR JAMMED ROCK FROM #3 BELT TAILPULLEY. EMPLOYTEE CUT PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON A CROWBAR.

EE WAS CHANGING A CONVEYOR BELT. EE REACHED UP TO PULL A PORTION OF THE SUSPENDED BELT ROLL TOWARDS HIM AS THE ROLL WAS BEING PULLED THE BLET FELL ON THE CONVEYOR PINNING THE EE.

EE WAS ASSISTING ON A CONVEYOR BELT CHANGE ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT WAS SUSPENDED OVER CONVEYOR APPROX. 1 1/2. BELT SWUNG STRIKING EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD BEFORE FALLING ONTO CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE MAIN GATE AT THE QUARRYENTRANCE WHEN THE METAL PEG ON THE MAIN GATE FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE ROCK BOX OF THE JAW. THE STEEL PLATE SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND FELL ON RIGHT FOOT, CUTTING FOOT. FOOT BECAME INFECTED AFTER SEVERAL WEEK SFROM THE DATE OF THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING REMOVAL OF A PUNCH PLATE SCREEN CLOTH WITH THE USE OF A CRANE WHEN THE CLOTH CAME FREE IT SWUNG TOWARDS EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM FROM THE TOP DECK TO THE CATWALK BELOW APPR OX 7FT

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING GROVE R.T. 825 CRANE. STEPPED ONTO OUTRIGGER BOX, COVERPLATE WAS LOOSE, ELMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 5 TO 6 FT TO THE GROUND.

54736YEE REPORTED PAIN IN THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF THE RIGHT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS INFLAMMATION OF THE ELBOW.

EMPL REMOVING RUBBER SKIRTING OFF THE END OF C-6 CONVEYOR 6. EMPL LOST FOOTING AND FELL 7' TO GROUND.WAS WEARING HARD HAT BUT IT FELL OFF DURING THE DESCENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN DISCHARGE CHUTE ON THE #2 SCREEN. A PIECE OF SLAG HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE BURNING THE LEFT ANTERIOR TIBIA WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FRONT TIRE OFF OF A 1982 PETERBILT TRUCK 08-132.

EMPL REACHING FOR MATERIAL ON A SHELF.THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPL TO FALL STRIKING FLOOR AND SHELVES BEHIND HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE FLOOR. THE WAND HE WAS USING WENT ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT, CAUSING TH FOOT TO GET BURNED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOT KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED SUTURES.

WHILE CLEANING THE WINDOWS ON THE LOADER, THE EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS HEAD, LOST HIS FOOTING AND GRIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND, BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS ARMS.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE WRENCH WHICH WAS HOLDING A BOLT SLIPPED THROWING HIS HAND TOWARDS HIS FACE. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND MADE CONTACT WITH HIS FACE, PUNCHING HIS LEFT JAW. EMPLOYEE UPON CONTACT BITE DOWN ON TONGUE WHICH REQUIRED FIVE (5) SUTURES.

WHILE REPAIRING CAB STEPPED ON AIR HOSE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED TURNED TO GIVE SIGNAL TO LOADER OPERATOR TWISTED FOOT WAS PLANTED;DID NOT TURN,CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST;CAUSING SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.

EMPL HAD 6"X36" SIDE RUBBER ON GROUND. ATTEMPTING TO CUT NOTCHES WHERE BOLTS OF SHORT B AND WOULD GO RAZOR CUT EASIER THAN HE EXPECTED & SLIPPED OUT OF GROOVE IN RUBBER CONTACTING KNEE GIVING CUT REQUIRING SUTURING & ANITIOTICS.

SLIPPED OFF OF SCREEN #5 WHILE CHANGING THEM

SUBJECT WAS PULLING A WIRE REEL OUT FROM UNDER SHELVING.

VAN HE WAS RIDING IN STOPPED SHORT,INJURED PARTY FELL SHORT AND THEN SEVERAL OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VAN FELL ON TOP OF HIM.

EMPL WAS SHOVELING STONE OFF CATWALK AROUND CRUSHER ON A RAINY DAY SHOVEL HANDLE SLIPPED INJURING HIS WRIST

MECHANIC WAS LAYING PRONE WHILE USING GRINDER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM THE GRINDING STRUCK HIS EYE

HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OUT OF 6 SCREEN FEED CHUTE HE STEPPED ON THE DIRT HE HAD CLEANED OUT AND SLIPPED HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK

HE STEPPED OFF CONCRETE PLATFORM AT NUMBER ONE SCREEN ONTO SOFT GROUND HE SPRAINED HIS RT ANKLE

EMPL STATES HE WAS GRINDING STEEL ON A CRUSHER REPAIR AND SPARKS FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES

INJURED WAS LIFTING UP A HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER WHEN THE CYCLINDER RETRACTED CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER-TIP.

INJURED WAS MOVING AROUND INSIDE CRUSHER WITHOUT USING EYE PROTECTORS AT TIME AN AIR ARC WAS STRUCK.

HE WAS WORKING AS A WELDER'S HELPER AND HOT SLAG BURNED HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-30-89 BECAUSE HE DID NOT REALIZE AT FIRST THAT IT WAS NEEDED.

MAN WAS USING GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE R KNEE CAUSING A 4 CM LACERATION AND EMBEDDING A FOREIGN BODY THAT REQURED REMOVAL ANTIBIOTICS STERILE DRESSING AND SUTURES

HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE WOODEN BLOCK WHENHE LOST HIS HOLD AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT.

HE WAS CHECKING TO MAKE SURE BOLTS ON EQUIPMENT WERE NOT LOOSE OR BROKEN AND SLIPPED IN A HOLE AND LOST HIS BALANCE.HE DIDN'T THINK HE WAS HURT BADLY SO HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL DEC 2N D.

WHILE RETIGHTENING CAP ON CRUSHER TANK, AN EMPTY OIL BARREL SLID OFF THE FORKS OF FORKLIFT AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND.

EMPL HAD PUMP ON JACK RAISING IT INTO POSITION. PUMP FELL OFF JACK HIT EMPL RIOGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A LARGE SOCKET TO TIGHTEN NUT ON JAW CRUSHER. HE TURNED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK AND COULDNT STRAIGHTEN OUT FOR 5 MINTUES.

LOST FOOTING ON CHUTE LOADING TO 2 CRUSHER AND SLID DOWN CHUTE INTO 2 CRUSHER APPROX. 81/2 FT DROP WAS TRYING TO REINFORCE CHUTE WORK.

CLEANING MUD FR2M SCREENING EQUIPMENT

EMPL BLOCKED FLOW OF MATERIAL IN CHUTE IN ORDER TO REPAIR CHUTE.ROCK BROKE FREE OF BLOCKAGE AND CAUGHT EMPL ON RIGHT THUMB CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE DROPPED ROCK ON FINGER.

OWNER OPERATOR OF TRUCK WAS OUTSIDE VECHILE INSPECTING DAMAGE HE INCURRED AND FLAGGED LOADER TO COME TO HIS VEHICLE WHEN COPPER APPROCATED TRUCK AND TRUCKER TRUCKER WAS APPRENTLY STRUCK BY LOA DER.

EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT ARM ON CONVEYOR - C-2 IN MILL (RETURN)

SLIPPED WHILE USING DRIVE AIR WRENCH TIGHTENING WHEEL NUTS.

CHANGING CABLE ON CRANE CABLE END CAME UP AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ON JAW

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING JAMMED STONE FROM BY-PASS DOOR IN STONE CHUTE SO AS TO CLOSE DOOR HE HAD FINGERS IN POSITION SO DOOR COULD CATCH THEM WHEN DOOR FELL OPEN INSTEAD OF CLOSED