Oak Ridge Quarry & Mill: 185 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was laying on their back in a tight section of the crusher removing a nut off a bolt, preparing to change an 1-1/2 bolt for the curtain liner. As the employee was attempting to get out of the tight location, they raised up their head and hit the top of their head and hit it on the bolt. Resulting in a small laceration approx. 3/4" in length to the top of their head.

Employee was prying a hinge bolt from the clamping section of a Hazemag crusher.

While driving haul truck loaded with rock, miner engaged manual brake retarder which resulted in locking up rear wheels and put truck in uncontrollable slide. Truck came to stop at end of haul road and ran into a pile of material.

A haul truck driver claimed ee hurt back after removing several "cantaloupe" size rocks from the haul road. EE did not inform supervisor until Friday the 11th. An investigation was begun involving safety, risk management and insurance providers to determine cause of injury being work related or not.

Employee was in the process of installing the lid on a VSI. Miners were using a telehandle to lower the VSI lid back into place. The lid was slightly misaligned. Miner used a pry bar to move lid into place. As he began to pry, the lid shifted and dropped into place and pinched the bar causing it to flip up and strike the left side of the miners face.

Employee was tightening bolts on a pin cover plate. The employee felt a pain in his shoulder while tightening the bolts. He did not wish to see a dr at the time. He requested to see a doctor on 1/21/10 and taken on that date. He was told he needed an MRI and to see an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon informed him on 2/24/10 that he had a torn tendon in his shoulder.

Employee was throwing welding leads over a highwall for work that had to be done on the water line that came from the pit pump. When he threw the welding leads, he felt a pain in his shoulder. He did not wish to see a dr at the time. On 3/30/09 he requested to see a dr. On 4/27/09 he was prescribed four rounds of physcial therapy making this a reportable injury.

Employee was carrying 5' long piece of 8" c-channel with another employee. Employee's boot laces got caught on a piece of expanded metal, causing him to lose his balance. When the employee fell, he landed on his right wrist and right knee. Employee complained of swelling of the wirst the following Monday (10/6/2008).

Claim reported to me on 7/7/08 - Loading a shot, the discharge hose on the auger (8-10 feet long) fell on back, went for TX on 6/30/08.

Working on bearings on walking beam changing bearings, a chisel popped out of split housing and struck employee in safety glasses, pushing them into his left eye. Required 2 stitches.

Jarred in pit loader. Did not hurt day of accident; went to Dr. 5/23/2007. Restricted duty.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER AT THE SAND PLANT. THE EE LOOKED AWAY FOR A MOMENT & THE ROLLER FELL STRIKING HIS FINGER.

EE STEPPED OVER DITCH, GOT FOOT STUCK IN WET MUDAND WHEN PULLING FOOT FROM MUD, BACK POPPED AND STARTED HURTING. NEXT DAY REPORTED INJURY AND HAD DOCTOR VISIT TO INVESTIGATE INJURY. LOWER BACK DISC TYPE INJURY WITH MAJOR RESTRICTIONS. PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY TO TREAT AND RETURN TO WORK ASAP.

EE WAS OPERATING HITACHI BACKHOE WITH ROCK BREAKER ATTACHMENT. A ROCK HIT THE BOOM AND BOUNCED TO THE CAB BREAKING THE FRONT SIDE WINDOW WHICH BLEW GLASS ONTO EE RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS RIGH T EYEBROW.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM WHERE HE HAD TIGHTENED 4 BOLTS, HE BENT DOWN TO SET HIS TOOLS ON THE LOWER LEVEL, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELL 52" TO THE LOWER PLATFORM RECEIVING CUTS TO THE RIGH T SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD REQUIRING 7 STITCHES AND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BURNING SENSATION TO HIS EYES-NOT SURE IF IT IS A FLASH BIRN OF SUNBURN TO HIS EYES.HE WAS WEARING A HOOD WITH A NO 10 GOLD MIRROR LENS WHILE WELDING.HE STATED HE DID NOT RE CEIVE A FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES WHILE HOOD WAS UPTHE SUN WAS REFLECTING INSIDE THE HOOD WHILE HE HAD HIS HEAD DOWN WELDING.WENT TO THE E/R DURING THE NIGHT AFTER HE WOKE UP WITH PAIN.PRESCRIPT

TWISTED KNEE GETTING DOWN FROM SIDE OF CRUSHER STEPPED ON ONE OF THE BOLTS & TWISTED HIS KNEE HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLTHEAD

AIR ARCING W/WELDER-CUTTING PART OF WEDGE FROM JAW CRUSHER FLASH BURN TO EYES OCCURRED.UTILIZING WELDING HOOD AND GLOVES.

CAGEMILL BECAME STOPPED UP.EMPL TRIED TO RELIEVE BLOCKAGE WITH PIECE OF CONDUIT.WHEN IT CONTACTED CAGE WHEEL,IT SPRAIN BACK CAUSING INFLICTION TO EMPL FACE-LACERATION REQ 12 STITCHES.

REMOVING GEAR BOX AT SAND PLANT WHEN HOT OIL SPEWED OUT ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING STRIKING BAR IN HAMMER OF THE DRILL UPON SLIDING BAR OUT PPLATE AND BAR BOTH DROPPED ONTO EMPLOYEES FINGER OF RIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING AREA TO GO HOIME WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF DECKS WHEN A ROCK JUMPED OFF SCREEN AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW.

GETTING OFF TRUCK AND CUT HAND PALM INDEX;EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DISMOUNTING TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED3FROM HAUL TRUCK AND FELL ONTO ROCKS BELOW AFTER TRUCK BROKE THROUGH BERM.

DRILL WAS BEING3MOVED TO HOOK UP COMP 107901. DURING THE MOVE, THE HOSE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE DRILL AND COMP HAD TO BE MOVED.EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP HOSE TO MOVE OUT OF PATH OF DRILL AND INJURED HIS BAC5.

EMPLOYEE DRIVING WATER TRUCK WETTING PLANT ROADS.TRIED TO CHANGE GEAR,AIR WAS DOWN,UNABLE TO GET BACK IN GEAR,STARTED ROLLING ON INCLINE,TURNED TRUCK INTO BANK TO STOP.INCURRED LACERATION TO L LEFT FOREARM,REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMP WAS DRIVING A BUSHING INTO A TILT ARM ON 175 MICHIGAN LOADER UTILIZING A HAMMER AND PUNCH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF PUNCH AND IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG ANTEROMEDIAL ASPECT OF LE LEFT KNEE

DRILLING WHEN NUT CAME OFF HAMMER ON DRILL STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD,RESULTING IN 2\\ RAGGED LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF SCALP-REQ 20 STITCHES.