PENROSE QUARRY: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee right thumb was smashed between hydraulic cylinder and pushing wedge. Resulting in a crush thumb.

Employee was using a wrench attempting to break a bolt loose with body in full tension and body in prone position approx. 6-8 inches off the ground. When the bolt broke loose, he struck the ground, buttocks first, but sustained no apparent injury. He awoke the next morning with severe muscle spasm in lower back.

Employee was using a chainsaw to clear/fell trees. Tree kicked chainsaw back between legs resulting in a laceration of leg requiring sutures. Employee returned to duty without restrictions.

Employee was swinging an 18 lb sledge hammer to tap a wrench to loosen a nut on the tension rod of a Hewitt Robbins jaw crusher. The tip of his left index finger was smashed between the hammer handle and a piece of steel. He was wearing work gloves & safety glasses. He was taken to the emergency room where he received 8 stitches.

EE WAS WIDENING A HOLE IN A PLASTIC COLLAR WHENT THE POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER AT THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE, RECIEVED 6 STITCHES

Employee was descending the ladder steps of the R25. His right hand was holding the pole to the rearview mirror/handrail as he stepped down with his left foot. His left foot slipped off the top rung and he fell to the ground. On the ground, he looked at his left shin and saw a puncture wound about 1" long by 1" deep. He received 5 stitches.

EE PLACED HAND AT THE BASE OF THE STEPS ON A WEIGHTED TAKEUP. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR LOWERED THE WEIGHT CAUSING THE SLIDE TUBES TO COME DOWN AND SEVER THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EE WAS HELPING REPAIR BLADE CYLINDERS ON D7 DOZER WHEN HE STARTED TO DISMOUNT THE TRACKS HE WAS STANDING ON. UPON DISMOUNTING HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIUM TO FALL ON THE TR ACKS ON HIS BACK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OIL, GREASE AND RAIN. EE TAKEN LOCAL ER, XRAYS NEGATIVE BUT BACK BRUISED.

CLEANING OUT SANDBIN UNDER 2 SCREEN.

USING GRINDER TO FIX PIN ON POINT SHEAVE ON DROP BALL MACHINE.

SAID HIS TEETH AND HIS BACK HURT. UPON QUESTIONING HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK HELPING TO LIFT ROCKS OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER. LATER HE SAID HE HAD BEEN CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR AND SOME ROCKS HAD BEEN THROWN OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK. WE CONVINCED WORKER'S COMP TO PAY HIM WHICH THEY DID IN SPITE OF THE CONFUSING EXPLANATIONS BUT WE'RE STILL NOT SURE HOW HE HU

WHILE TAKING LAG SAMPLES EE PULLED OUT A SCREEN IN SAMPLE SHAKER AND FELL TO THE GROUND WITH LOWER BACK PAIN WILL BE OUT OF WORK FOR 2-8 WEEKS.

ROOTS WAS CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR PULLEY EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL IT FROM CONVEYOR ROOTS CAME LOOSE & CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY & WENT AROUND & CAME OUT & HIT EMPLOYEE ON FACE

TWO PEOPLE WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF I BEAM WHEN IT SLIPPED ON ONE END & REUSLTING IN THE BEAM HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT LEG.

HE WAS USING A NORTHWEST CRANE AND A DROPBALL TO BREAK OVERSIZE ROCK IN PIT. WHEN A SMALL ROCK CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

MAN WAS CUTTING BLACK XXWATER PIPE WITH HIS KNIFE WHEN HE CUT THE PIPE INTO HE FELL RESULTING IN A OPEN WOUIND TO HIS LEG

AUSTINK POWDER CO A SUBCONTRACTOR FOR PENROSE QUARRY WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING A SHOT WHEN A LIGHTING STORM STOPPED US FROM FINISHING THIS WAS ABOUT 330 STORM MOVED AWAY & WE WENT BACK TO SECU RE THE SHOT FOR A OVERNIGHT STAY THIS WAS ABOUT 600 730 WAS WHEN LIGHTING STRUCK WE DID HAVE A WATCHMAN ON DUTY

THE MAN WAS WELDING WHEN HE DISCALDED THE REMAINING PART OF THE WELDING ROD IT FELL INTO HIS BOOT. RESULTING IN ABOUT A TWO INCH SQUARE 3RD DEGRTEE BURN ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

RE HAUL CABLE B9OKE AND A STRAND OF CABLE FLEW THROUGH THE AIR AND HIT HIM IN THE LEG.