North Indianapolis Underground Quarry: 190 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Rock bounced off of a pillar during blasting and contacted the employee

Employee was operating his loader in the mine when he moved suddenly and hit his head on the heater control knobs.

While closing magazine door on powder monkey, he was holding one door closed with left hand and slammed the second door with right hand. When the door slammed shut, it shut on his finger.

Employee was travelling through the mine on his roof bolter when he hit a hole that resulted in a neck strain

Employees were performing the shift inspection and found a roof fall that had fallen out above the anchorage zone!

Employee was operating a Haul Truck when he hit a bump and his head struck the padded ceiling of the LHD.

Employee was using a pry bar to assist in getting a wheel on the hub lugs when he strained his shoulder.

Employee was sitting at desk completing paperwork when he felt something in his eye.

Employee was carrying bolts to his basket when they shifted twisting his shoulder

Employee was evading a small rock falling from the back and twisted his lower back

While climbing down from his loader, the employee swung around and pulled his shoulder!

EMPLOYEE DROVE HAUL TRUCK OVER A BENCH WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ENGINE WHEN THE HOOD CAME DOWN AND FORCED HIS FACE INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.

EE WAS MOUNTING HIS EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK BRUISING HIS TAILBONE.

EE WAS ADJACENT TO THE FACE INSPECTING HIS WORK WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK, BOUNCING OFF OF THE FACE AND INTO THE OPEN DOOR OF THE SCALER, STIRKING HIM ON THE HAND.

OPERATING GRADALL SCALER STARTTED COMPLAINING OF SORENESS IN LOWER BACK. DR ISSUED RESTRICETEDWORK ACTIVITY

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO OPERATORS CAB WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER; NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HANDSCALING BAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT UPPER BACK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS IN A BUCKET TRUCK BASKET HAND SCALING W/ANOTHER EE WHEN HE TOOK A REST AND WAS WATCHING THE OTHER EE S WORK WHEN A ROCK FALL FROM THE BACK CRUSHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE BASKET RAILING.

EE WAS WADING THROUGH WATER UNDERGROUND WHILE CARRYING A PIN THAT FELL OFF OF THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS DRIVING WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK UNDER THE WATER AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS EXCITING THE PLANT & STEPPED ON A SLICK FLOOR PLATE, FELL & INJ HIS BACK

EE WAS HANDING TOOLS TO OTHER EE'S SPLICING A BELT WHEN HE TWISTED AWKARDLY & HURT HIS BACK

ROOF BOLT FELL, MASHING LEFT THUMB AGAINST BOLT DRIVER.

EMPLOYEE MASHED FINGER WHILE MANUALLY LOADING A DRILL HAMMER ON A PALLET.

SOFTBALL SIZED ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER WHILE ASSISTING POWDERMAN CHECKING MISFIRE. INITIAL INJURIES WERE DETERMINED TO BE FIRST AID. IMPINGEMENT OF SHOULDER OCC URRED OVER TIME RESULTING IN NEED FOR SURGERY.

EE STEPPED ON ROCK & TWISTED/STRAINED KNEE WHILELOADING A SHOT AT THE UNDERGROUND FACE

EE STEPPED FROM CAB OF DRILL AND TWISTED ANKLE/LEG WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK.

EE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM MINE FOR AN EVACUATION FIRE DRILL THE PICK UP TRUCK HIT A BUMP AND HE WAS BOUNCED AND HIT HIS TAIL BONE.

EE SLIPPED, FELL & CAUGHT HIMSELF WHILE FUELING A LOADER. INITIAL INJURY FIRST AID. EE CONTINUED WITH PROBLEMS. MEDICAL TREATMENT & LOST TIME.

WAS WALKNG BACK TO ROOF BOLTER STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RT. ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HEAD AND BACK.

EE WAS SWINGING THE BOOM ACROSS THE FACE AND IT STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND SLAMED HIS BACK INO THERIALING AND BENT HI BACKKWARDS.

EE PULLED ROOF BOLTS OUT OF THE ROOF BOLT CARRIER ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS LOADING THE BOTTOM OF THE FACE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND SLAMMED HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN ON A ROCK.

EE WAS PULLING A PLATE SCREEN AWAY FROM THE WALL. THE SCREEN SLIPPED OUT O HIS HAND AND IT PULLED HIS FINGER INTO THE WALL & SMASHED IT.

INJURED WAS CUTTING THE BELT ON THE STACKER. HE CLIMBED BEHIND THE BELT CLAMP THAT WAS SECURED. WHEN HE COMPLETED THE CUT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL FORWARD AND CUT HIS RIGHT BICEP WITH THE KNIFE THAT WAS IN HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A BUSHING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND. AT THE TIME THE PAPERWORK WAS FILLED OUT, ON 8/30/93, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS A LITTLE SORE. ON 8/31/93, E MPLOYEE'S HAND BECAME SWOLLEN AND THEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE CLINIC. THE DOCTOR CUT OPEN EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SUPPORT FRAME AND IT FELL ON HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BENT STEEL WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS WORKING ON 2 CONVEYOR SPEED REDUCER TAKING THE BOLTS OFF THE MOTOR TO REMOVE THE BELTS THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK ACROSS THE HEAD BOX WITH HIS RIGHT LEG HU NG UNDER THE BELT. HE HAD BEEN STADING IN OIL EARLIER.

EE WAS PRYING THE BOTTOM SCREEN UP ON THE 6X16 SHAKER WITH A PRYBAR AND THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EAR KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON SIDE RAIL AND IT BROKE LOOSE, HE THEN FELL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CROWN BAR.

WHILE ASSITING AN EMPLOYEE, HE WAS HOLDING A PRY BAR UNTIL THE EMPLOYEE COULD CHAINGE INTO A BETTER POSTION, WHEN HE BEGAN TO PULL THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

EMP LIFTING 50 LB BAG ONT TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED B ACK

EMPLOYEE WAS RELOADING BOLT MAGAZINE ON THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMP WA> USING A LIFT BACKET TO REACH A BLAST HOLE THE BASKET WA> NOT ING TGHE POPER POSITION TO REACH THE HOLE THE EMP OPENED THE GATE TO TRY TO REACH HOLE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FEL L APPROX. 15 FT. TO THE MINE FLOOR IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EMP WAS WARNED AGAINST THIS SAME ACT ON 7-11-88