Pennington Quarry: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee stated as he turned to sit down in his CAT excavator he felt a pain in his lower back - right side

Employee was hit in the right ear by an air gun that flew out of a co-workers grasp causing laceration behind right ear requiring 5 stitches.

Employee was checking for a leak from a drill rig hydraulic hose. As he moved hoses around, pressurized fluid shot out & caused a puncture wound to his left middle finger tip.

Employee was climbing out of a chute under #4 shaker when he felt a "Pop" in his right knee. Diagnosis: Right Knee Strain - possible Medial Meniscal Tear.

Employee was carrying a 4' x 8' shaker screen with a co-worker when he felt pain in his lower back.

While changing screens, employee reached under screen to retrieve a bolt while screen was being lowered. Screen edge hit employee on shoulder& back of neck causing bruise / contusion.

Employee was loosening nuts with a rachet & socket when he received a lumbar strain.

As employee was stepping off a haul truck ladder, his left foot landed on a piece of core stone causing an ankle sprain.

While replacing a haul truck suspension cylinder the employee got his left index finger piched between the cylinder & the truck when the cylinder shifted causing a fracture to finger.

Employee was walking from the parking lot to the time clock when he slipped and fell on ice causing a left shoulder sprain.

Employee got his fingers caught between a steel cable and a pulley snatch block causing fracture of left ring & middle finger.

Employee ducking under an over-head beam. He thought he was clear and he started to stand up straight. He hit the back of his neck on the beam causing a contusion to his cervical spine.

Employee was shoveling under shaker cleaning up spilled stone when wind blew dust/dirt into his left eye causing a corneal abrasion.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO LOOSEN A GREASE FITTING THAT HAD SEIZED UP. THE FITTING EXPLODED, SHOOTING OUT A BALL BEARING THAT BECAME IMBEDDED IN EMPLOPYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.

Employee was pulling on a bungee cord to connect it between a back hoe door and a handrail when he felt a pull in his back.

Employee received 6 stitches & a tetanus shot when he caught his finger between a screen deck hole and a plant rail. he was lowering the deck to another employee when it slipped.

EE WAS USING A WIRE WHEEL GRINDER TO CLEAN THREADS ON A CRUSHER FRAME. THE GRINDER JUMPED BACK AND THE WIRE WHEEL BRUSHED EE'S FACE, CUASING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT CHEEK.

EE STATED THAT HE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. DIAGNOSIS: DEGENERATED DISC.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER CONVEYOR BWLT WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER TOP - 8 STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND FELL CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS SITTING AND WELDING A CHUTE LINER. WHEN HE TURNED TO WELD THE OTHER SIDE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS POKING CLOGGED MATERIAL WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS CAKED IN A CHUTE. THE BAR SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A HAND RAIL.

WHILE ASSISTING A WELDER CUT A PIECE OF STEEL WEAR LINER, THE STACK OF STEEL SLID DOWN STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS.

WHILE LIFTING A DOOR TO CLOSE OFF THE CORE STONEA HOOK SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE PULLED INTO A HAND RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SHAKER SCREEN WHICH WAS HOOKED TO A CRANE. THE SCREEN SHIFTED AND PINCH-ED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WEED WACKING WHEN HE HIT A YELLOW JACKET NEST RESULTING IN STINGS.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK USING A HAND GRINDER ONA STEEL TRACTOR BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN STEPS ON A 992 LOADER, EE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS SHIN ON FLOOR BOLT.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TWO 5 GALLON OIL BUCKETS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A LADDER AND HIS FOOT TWISTED.

WHILE PULLING DOWN AN ELECTRICAL BREAKER LEVER, EE CAUGHT FINGER ON SIDE OF HANDLE.

WHILE WELDING A PIECE OF SLAG WENT BETWEEN HIS SHIRT AND COVERALLS WHICH THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST A FORK LIFT BAR WHEN IT FELL OVER STRIKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A CRUSHER PART WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE CAUSING A LACERATION--2 STITCHES.

EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN QUARRY WHEN HE HIT A PILE OF STONES CAUSING TRUCK STEERING WHEEL TO TURN.

EE TRIPPED OVER TRUCK BUMPER LOG.

WHILE MOVING PRIMARY SWING JAW, CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM BLOCK STRIKING EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE CAUSING 3 STITCHES TO BE NEEDED.

EE WAS STRUCK BY WELDING TRUCK WHICH WAS BACKING UP WHILE WALKING TO HIS JOB SITE.

EE WAS WAHING HIS FACE AT LUNCH TIME WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

WHILE INSTALLING A TRUCK HOOD, EMP LOST HOLD.

EMPLOYEE HIT AN OIL PUMP SHAFT THAT WAS STUCK WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE BROKE OFF AND CUT HIS FINGER.

WHILE PUSHING STONE INTO 7FT CRUSHER WITH STEEL BAR EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PIN IN BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE ON A 10' ROCK WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN HE FELL ON HIS SIDE WHEN HE LANDED.

WHILE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR, A 3" X 3" PIECE OF ANGLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE HANDS OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ANGLE AND STAND LEG.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A LADDER UNDER THE 7FT CRUSHER TO GREASE THE DUST RING WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TAIL PULLEY FLAP WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. WHEN HE BROUGHT THE RAZOR AROUND IT CUT THRU THE FLAP AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT LEG- MID THIGH. EMPLOYEE NEEDED 12 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE CORE CHUTE WHEN A STONE JUMPED THE SAFETY BLOCK AND STRUCK HIM THE BACK.

WELDERS WERE WORKING ON ELEVATED PLATFORM OVER HEAD OF INJURED EE. WELDING LEADS FELL FROM WHERE THEY WERE WORKING STRIKING INJURED EE ON THE WRIST.

WHEN EMPL WAS UNLOADING BLEND BIN ROCK FELL OFF #2 B3LT & HIT EMPLS RIGHT HAND CASUING CONTUSION. EMPL WAS INSIDE TRUCK WITH HAND EXTENDED THROUGH TRUCK WINDOW.

I.NAME LEFT THE CLEAN UP JOB AT THE SECONDARY PLANT, CAME UP TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER AND HELD THE WRENCH FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER TO TIGHTEN THE WEDGE PLATE BELTS. L ATER ON AFTER THE PLANT WAS RUNNING, HE CAME TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND COMPLAINED THAT HOLDING THE WRENCH HAD HURT HIS BACK. SUPERVISOR DID NOT INSTRUCT EMPLOYEE TO PERFORM THIS TASK. EMPLOYEE TO

EMPL ALLEGES BACK INJURY DUE TO WORK CLAIM TO BE INVESTIGATED FULLY BY WORKERS COMP CARRIER.