Monroe County Quarry: 131 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The employee's left shoulder popped out of joint while climbing down into a jaw crusher to perform maintenance.

While changing V-belts on the #2 shaker screen, a come along was being used to lift the motor base. During this action, the tension spring rod broke, causing the spring to fall out and strike the employee on their right knee.

Employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor. Sunny, temps in the 90s, and high humidity. The employee had been taking breaks, and water and popsicles were available. EE reported feeling strange, lightheaded, experienced cramps in their arms, and vomited. Employee had been sick previous weekend, later confusion if issues were related to heat or previous illness.

While pulling on a piece of replacement rubber belt, the employee's foot was struck by the wooden piece connected to the rubber. The wood hit their foot, bruising it and caused them to step backwards awkwardly. Self-care was advised by care coordinator, but symptoms didn't resolve. On 4/19/24, employee was taken for additional treatment and received work restrictions.

EE was tightening a bolt when the wrench slipped causing EE's hand to thrust forward. The EE's left hand struck the differential causing a laceration.

Employee pulled muscles in his left shoulder when he opened the water valve to fill the water truck.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A 40 LB PIECE OF ROLLED-UP CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS ISSUED WORK RESTRICTIONS, COMPLETED PHYSICAL THERAPY, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, AND RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUYT ON 9/8/03.

CHANGING SCREENS USING AIRWRENCH. THE WRENCH SPUN GROUND AND PINNED HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND ROCK.

LIFTING LOADING PLES FROM BLAST HOLES

GEOLOGICAL FAILURE (APPROX 400' BY 450' EST AT 1 MILLION TONS OF MATERIAL ON NW SIDE OF PIT.

GETTING DOWN LADDER FROM HITACHI TRACK HOE WHEN ON GROUND & TURNING TO WALK AWAY FELT DISCONNECTLEVER IN MACHINE CATCH LITTLE FINGER & NATURAL REACTION WAS TO JERK & AWAY CAUSING INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING FROM UNDER SCALES HIS GLASSES FOGGED UP. HE PULLED HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF AND BLEW MUD IN HIS FACE PUTTING DIRT IN BOTH EYES.

EE WAS HELPING THE JAW OPERATOR TIGHTEN DIE BOLTS. AS HE WAS HANDING THE SOCKET TO THE OPERATOR, THE HOSE BLEW APART, HITTING EE'S EYE AND ASSISTING IN PUTTING SOCKET ON BOLTS.

EE CAME TO US SAYING HE HAD SURGERY SET UP BY DR IN MACON AND THAT DR HAD TOLD HIM HIS CONDITION WAS JOB RELATED. HE TOLD US HE HAD NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS. WE TOOK HIM TO OUR COMPANY DR.

EE WAS SETTING UP SCAFFOLDING TO WORK ON GATE ON LOADOUT BIN, WALK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, HE THEN TRIED TO CATCH WALKBOARD CUTTING THE 3RD & 4TH FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT AN AC UNIT TO PUT INTO WALL MOUNT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING PREVENTIVE MAINT. ON JAWCRI WHICH INCLUDED TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CHUTE BEHIND JAW CRUSHER & UNDER CRIZZLY BARS. THE POSITION THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN WHEN TURNING TO REACH THE MIDDLE BOLT, PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE LEFT KNEE CAUSING THE KNEE TO TWIST.

STRAINED MUSCLE IN NECK & SHOULDER WHILE GETTING ON & SHOULDER WHILE GETTING ONTO OFF GROVE CRANE.

EE NOTICED A FIRE ON THE PIT LOADER. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE LOADER OPERATORS. ATTENTION. IN A HURRY, EE DISMOUNTED HIS HAULPAK TO GO TO THE AID OF THE LOADER OPERATOR. WHILE DOING SO, EE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT THE TOP PORTION OF THE BUMPER.

HE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN HANDLE OUT OF A HAMMER WITH AN ALLEN WRENCH. HE MADE A MISS LICK AND HIT HIS INDEX FINGER, BREAKING IT.

INJURED WAS HELPING REPAIR 4 1/4' CRUSHER BY REMOVING 4 BOLTS THAT HOLD IN LINER. BACKING MATERIAL HAD SEEPED IN AROUND BOLTS. TO BRAKE THE MATERIAL OUT HE USING A 4' RR BAR. HE MISSED TARG ET AREA HITTING THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER AND BAR BOUNCED OFF CRUSHER HITTING HIS LEFT FOOT RIGHT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE IN HIS BOOT, BRAKING HIS LITTLE TOE.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT THE TONGE OF A TRAILOR WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE TRAILER SUCH AS A GENERATOR MOTOR & FUEL TANK HE PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA

I.NAME IN THE PIT LOADING TRUCKS. DIDNT HAVE A TRUCK,WAS SWEEPING FLOOR AREA OF PIT.LOADER BUCKET CAME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HIGH BOTTOM IN FLOOR CAUSING A SUDDEN JAR TO LOADER BRINGING LOADE R TO A COMPLETE STOP JARRING I.NAME NECK.

HE WAS TAKING OFF OLD SHEEY METAL OFF OF A 980-C ALSO STRAIGHTENING BRACKETS WITH HAMMER AND CHAIN HOIST AND REPLACING NEW SHEET METAL. AROUND 3:00 PM HIS NECK STARTED HURTING WHILE HE WAS LIF TING SHEET METAL.

INJURED WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON TOP DECK #2 TOWER TWISTING MOTION WHILE LIFTING. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. SCREENS WEIGHT WAS 225 LBS. CHANGING WAS DONE ENTIRLY BY HAND. INJURED I NITIALLY WEIGHT WAS 225 LB.S. CHANGING WAS DONE ENTIRELY BY HAND. INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT REQUEST TO GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

TRUCK WRECK/LEFT ROAD WHEN SLID ON WET PAVEMENT.

INJURED WAS ON ALL FOURS ATTACHING A CHAIN ONTO A GRAVITY TAKE-UP PULLEY WHILE OTHER WAS ABOVE ON THE CATWALK REMOVING A GUARD SO THAT HE COULD ATTACH THE OTHER END OF THE CHAIN AND COME-ALONG S TO LIFT THE DRUM. WHEN THE GUARD WAS REMOVED, A 5-LB ROCK FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE GUARD AND HIT THE INJURED ON THE LOWER BACK. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED INJURY AND RECOMMENDED DAYS OFF FOR TREATMEN

HOT AND HUMID NOT ENOUGH FLUIDS

OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB, TRIPPED OVER LUNCH PAIL & FELL APPROX. 3 FEET MISSING THE TRACK & HITTING THE BLADE RAIL OF THE MACHINE WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN BOULDERS AND LOST FOOTING, FELL ON ROCK. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. THREE FEET ONTO HIS BUTTOCKS AND DID NOT COMPLAIN OF ANY DISCOMFORT UNTIL NEXT DAY. EMPLOYEE WAS T AKEN TO COMPANY DOCTOR, AND WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY AND MILD PAIN PILLS UNTIL RELEASED.

OPERATOR OVERFILLED OIL TO PRIMARY CRUSHER & GOT SOME ON SOLES OF BOOTS BEFORE CRUSHER WAS STARTEDD LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON OILER TRIGGERED DURING OPERATION & OPERATOR DESCENDED STAIRS TO CHECK PROBLEM IN HIS HASTE OPERATORSLIPPED DESCENDING STAIRS WET WEATHER WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR

WHILE INSTALLING BEAM ON 4 1/2 CRUSHING TOWER THE CHAIN RIGGING SLIPPED CAUSING BEAM TO SLIDE TRAPPING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TWO BEAMS.

I.NAME BITTEN BY BLACK WIDOW SPIDER WHILE SEATED IN PORTABLE TOILET ON PLANT SITE.