New Britain Quarry: 124 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Reportable Hearing Loss

Reportable Hearing Shift

Employee was replacing brushes on sweeper when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's right bicep. Assumed to be a slight tear.

While shoveling, employee slipped and fell, fracturing right lunate bone (wrist bone)

Putting beam into #2 screen. Sliding the third beam into place, it went a little to far. The bolt holes didnt line up. Went to pull the beam back into place to align the bolt holes and heard/felt a pop.

Employee has been placed on MSHA log for hearing shift. Testing had noise variables due to on-site testing during production due to Covid-19 restrictions for large gatherings and local occupational exams being restricted.

Employee was using a bar with a hook on the end to move a steel plate on the screen deck in an area with very low clearance. While lifting the plate with the tool, it slipped off and struck the employee in the mouth chipping his front tooth.

Motorist trespassing on site deliberately drove vehicle off the face.

Employee was removing the lower tramp cylinder mounting pin with a drift pin and small sledge hammer while supported by a crane. When pin removed, the tramp cylinder shifted pinching the employee's fingers between drift pin and crusher base stud causing fractures and lacerations.

While installing return idler, the idler fell out of the bracket striking his left middle finger.

Employee was positioning tire with axle of truck in preparation of mounting it when the tire began to fall back towards him. The employee was unable to support the falling tire when it began to fall. The tire knocked the employee to the ground with the tire resting on his left leg/knee.

Employee had finished cutting EMT (Electrode Magnetic Tubing) with a handheld bandsaw. Upon completion of the cut, employee rested bandsaw on tripod designed to hold saw when not in use. Employee bumped tripod causing the saw to fall. The employee attempted to catch saw and cut pinky finger on exposed blade.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT BACK BECAME SORE AFTER MIXING PAINT TOGETHER

While removing the conveyor support legs from the receivers. The legs moved upward pinching employees finger between the support and conveyor frame causing

Employee felt pain in Right Wrist when removing steel door on bucket.

while attempting to turn on parts washer, employee experienced a shock at switch

employee picked up a heavy piece of steel that was too heavy for him to carry alone and he felt a pop in his lower left side of his back

while using a wrench with force caused an unknown collapse of vein in Right hand middle finger.

Employee was assisting electrician at pulling some wire. Employee removed gloves to gain a better grasp on the spool of rope when the electrician pulled on the other end. This pulling action resulted in the metal ring in the center of the spool to cut the emplyees finger.

EE's lower back had been sore for about a week. Then on the claimed date of injury the pain moved down into his right leg while he was operating a crane.

Employee was bending over picking up air hoses & extention cords. When he came up his head hit the loader hood, recoiled and hit H20 shut off. Laceration to forehead required 4 sutures.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO SHUT OFF HEATER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE BACK.

While torch cutting pipe put torch down and torch flopped over towards his hands, burning through his welding gloves to his hand.

Under vehicle removing transmission dust/dirt came off nuts falling onto forehead roling into eyes

Was sandblasting and pulling hose when he felt a tingling in the neck

Was on man lift. When decending, the basket caught a pipe and then jolted employee against side, injuring his right shoulder & upper arm.

Employee was lifting steel stairs without assistance and a piece of steel fell and pinched finger in between.

Was removing the dpray bar from tack truck # 549061, when the spring disconnected and flung loose, hiting employee in head requiring 2 stapels

Was dumping loader into crusher and experienced pain in elbows and forearms, employee worked with this pain for a few weeks, and it never got better- he waited til the end of july to seek attention

WAS WORKING ON A SAW BLADE WHEN A CO-WORKER WHO WAS WORKING ON ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAD A PIECE COME LOOSE AND IT FLEW AND HIT FOREHEAD OF EE.

CLOSING HOOD OF VEHICLE LOST FOOTING ON ICY SURFACE, SLIPPED AND FELL.

GOT PINKY FINGER STUCK BETWEEN WOOD AND A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE BEING CHANGED.

PULLING HOOD OF VEHICLE DOWN FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER, NECK AREA.

USING AN AIR HOSE, IT UNCLAMPED AND FELL ONTO STEEL TOE BOOTS, AT TOP AND PUNCTURED TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE TOW MOTOR WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON AN UNEVEN PORTION OF ASPHALT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A MACHINERY PART IN A VISE. THE PART DISLODGED & STRUCK HIS FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE.

DURING ANNUAL HEARING TESTING, IT WAS FOUND THAT EE SUSTAINED A PERSISTENT THRESHOLD SHIFT. BASED ON THE ATTACHED INFORMATION, HE SUSTAINED A RECORDABLE HEARING LOSS.

EE SHOWS A 25 DB LOSS AT 2000, 3000 AND 4000 HZ BLATTERALLY. THIS WAS REALIZED AS A RESULT OF A 4-21-01 AUDIOGRAM. RESULTS ATTACHED

EE SHOWS A 25 DB LOSS AT 2000, 3000 AND 4000 HZ BLATTERALLY. THIS WAS REALIZED AS A RESULT OF A 4-12-01 AUDIOGRAM. RESULTS ATTACHED

WHILE MOVING DUST WITH SHOVEL FROM UNDER DOOR, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK. INITIALLY PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY THEN TAKE OUT OF WORK ON 54-16-01. RETURN TO WORK ON 4-23-01 IN LIGHT DUTY BASIS.

EE CLAIMS THAT PROBLEMS WITHT HE SEAT IN HIS TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO SUSTAIN A STRAIN TO HIS NECK AND BACK. EE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK AS OF 5/30/00.

EE WAS USING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS LUBRICANT ON SCREEN SUBSTANCE SPILLED ONTO EE'S LEG CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LEG AND RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION AND HYDRAULIC PUMPS IN A TROJAN 7500 LOADER WHEN HE DEVELOPED BAKC PAIN. HE WAS PLACED ON LIMITED DUTY UNTIL 2/5. SEES PHYSICIAN ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO OVERHEAD BELT ANDFELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

REACHING DOWN TO PULL UP EX-PANSION JOINT TO CLEAN, FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER./ EE SUSTAINED STRAIN TO SHOULDER & PLACED ON LIMITED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO REMOVE ASPHALT FROM A TRUCK. HE PASSED HTE TORCH TO HIS LEFT HAND, LOST BALANCE CAUSING THE TORCH HEAD TO GET CAUGHT IN HIS RIGHT GLOVE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

EE WAS REPAIRING SMALL MACHINERY USING PLIERS AND OTHER HAND TOOLS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, DEVELOPING TENDINITIS IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE WALKING IN MAINTENANCE GARAGE EE WALKED INTO A CONCRETE CHUTE CAUSING A CONTUSIN & LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD-REQUIRED US OF STELISTRIPS

WHILE EXITING PU EE SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING CONTUSION TO L HIP

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING EQUIPMENT TO BE REPAIRED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

AS EE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM UNDER SCREEN, A PIECE OF FROZEN MATERIAL FROM THE UPPER SECTION BROKE FREE AND WEDGED EE'S LEG AGAINST CORNER OF CHUTE.

WINDS KICKED UP DUST/DIRT AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

WHILE WALKING BACK INTO THE GARAGE AREA, EE TRIPPED SPRAINING HIS ANKLE & FRACTURING HIS TIBIA.

WHILE WALKING EE SLIPPED IN MUD, HIS LEFT KNEE BENDING BACKWARDS.

CONSTANT USE OF "SUICIDE" KNOB ON STEERING WHEEL HAS CAUSED A HARDNESS IN EE'S PALM.

WHILE EE WAS PAINTING TRUCK PARTS, HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK & RIGHT LEG.

EE USUALLY ASSIGNED TO 0600022 WAS WORKING THE CRUSHER AT THE WATERBURY MALL PROJECT, WATERBURY, CT. WHILE REACHING INTO JAW OF CRUSHER TO REMOVE REBAR, A STONE FROM THE FEEDER ROLLED DOWN INT O CRUSHER, PINCHING FINGER.

EE STEPPED OVER TAILGATE OF PICKUP, UNLOADING PARTS. WHILE EXITING, HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GARAGE FLOOR INJURING HIS KNEE. THE LATER HAD SURGERY IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. AT SAME TIME, STEEL PLATE FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN HEAD.

EE WAS CHECKING THE TAILGATE OF A TRUCK [DUMP] WHILE CLOSING GATE, EE CRUSHED HIS FINGER.

WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT EE'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN A JACKSTAND. SUSTAINED A TENNON INJURY & LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

WHILE ENGAGING DISCONNECT LINE SIDE OF SWITCH, IT SHORTED OUT THE BRACKET FOR HOLDING LINE SHIELD FELL OUT OF POSITION CAUSING ARC TO JUMP TO C PHASE.

WHILE BANGING THE BOTTOM DECK AT THE RECRUSH SCREENS, A STONE FLEW UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE, CHIPPING HIS FRONT TOOTH.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF A LOCOMOTIVE WITH A TOOL TRAY, THE EE TURNED WITH THE TOOL TRAY IN HAND & TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT THE TORCH LINE HAD A FLAME IN IT. HE REACHED TO EXTINGUISH IT AND THE LINE POPPED CAUSING THE FLAME TO BURN THROUGH HIS GLOVE.

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING MOTOR PLATE ON A U-7, HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR PLATE & THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

WHILE EE WAS CLIMBING INTO BASKET OF A 30 TON CRANE, THE BASKET TIPPED CAUSING 2 42 RETURN IDLERS TO ROLL DOWN AND PINCH HIS FINGER. GLOVES WERE BEING WORN WHEN THE INCIDEENT OCCURED.

WHILE EE WAS TIGHTENING NUT ON TOP DECK SCREEN, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT.

HE PUT ON HIS WORK GLOVE THEN CLIMBED LADDER ON HIS TRUCK. A SPLINTER IN HIS GLOVE WENT INTO HIS FINGER, CAUSING PAIN THRU HIS ARM.

EE WAS INSTALLING A SCREEN CLOTH ON RECRUSH, AND WHILE PUSHING SCREEN IN BOTTOM DECK MAN INSIDE WAS PULLING, EE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON SCREEN.

AFTER COFFEE BREAK WHILE CLIMBING LADDER ON T EREX DRIVER FELT A PULL IN RT UPPER ARM

EE TRYING TO UNPLUG BOX OVER IMPACT WITH PRYBAR, STRAIN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN.

WHILE ENTERING THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE (HAMMER) SHE STEPPED ON THE STEP BETWEEN THE TRACKS, SLIPPED ON FUEL OIL ON STEP CAUSING HER TO STRIKE CHEST ON CATWALK.

WHILE BANGING SCREEN STONE BOUNCED UPWARD STRIKING LIP & TOOTH

WHILE STEPPING ON STAGING PLANK THE PLANK TWISTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE FOOTING. WHENHE FELL HE LANDED ON FROZEN MATERIAL ON RIB SECTION.

WHILE GRINDING PIECE OF STEEL WHEEL BOUND ON STEEL CAUSING GRINDER TO FLIP OVER STRIKING HAND STITCHES REQUIRED

WHILE FIXING V-BELTS ON CRUSHER USING PULLING MOTION FELT A STRAIN ON LOWER BACK.

EE FELL ON UNIT 18 CONVEYOR BELT AND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN BELT AND 3/4" DUSCHARGE CHUTE.

WHILE LIFTING STEEL PLATE(APPROX 2'X2'X1/2") FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

WHILE DOING TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL SPLICE EMPL TOUCHED LIVE WIRE ASSUMING THEY WERE DEGENERIZED. ELECTRICAL BURN EFT HAND ON WEBBING BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION, CERVICAL SPONDULOSIS, AGGRAVATED BY PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT.

OPER CRANE FOR THREE DAYS WATCHING THE BOOM STIFF NECK BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE

REPETITIVE MOTION INVOLVED IN OPERATING THE LOADER CAUSED TENNIS ELBOW IN RIGHT ELBOW AND EPICONDYLITIS IN BOTH ARMS TO DEVELOP AROUND 6-1 AND GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

WHILE STANDING ON A DUMPSTER UNLOADING A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH THE SCREEN HIT HIS LEG, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE DUMPSTER AND THE SCREEN FELL ON TOP OF HIM.

VERY COLD CONDITIONS WEARING HEAVY GLOVES SWINGING HAMMER ON A WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT AHND WITH HAMMER TO JAM.

WHILE JACKING UP A SNUB PULLEY PREPARING TO SPLICE A 54" BELT THE PIPE SUPPORTING THE COME-A-LONG JERKED,CAUSING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHICH WAS ON THE BENT PULLEY TO FALL ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET,STRIKING INJURED ON THE HEAD.LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES

WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF WORK BASKET ON CRANE TO GROUND LEVEL THE RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED DUE TO MUDDY CONDITION.

CLIMBING WET STAIRS WITH ARMS FULL-SLIPPED ON WET STAIRS AND FELL ON HIP R.

SLIPPED ON PAVEMENT WHILE CARRYING ROLLER PAVEMENT MUDDY.

PULLING AN ELECTRICAL CORD TO PLUG IN TEREX HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

REMOVED OX TANK FORM SMALL TRACTOR. ENTER CAB OF TRACTOR TWISTED BODY HURTING BACK.

WHILE CUTTING PLATE & TORCH SPIT BACK SLAG AT EMPL.

WHILE HE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH, HOT METAL FELL INTO HIS BOOT, BURNING BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT.

I.NAME SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING AT JOBSITECAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE ABOVE KNEE CAP

WHILE ADJUSTING3THROTTLE ON PORTABLE WELDING UNIT, HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK RADIATOR FAN.

WHILE CLEANING UNDER HEAD PULLEY AND SNUBBER WITH SHOVEL, SHOVEL AND HAND WERE PULLED INTO CONVEYOR AND THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT.

I NAME STRUCK ON RIGHT HEEL BY TREE WHILE CUTTING TREES FOR QUARRY CLEANING.