PermaGold: 60 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee reached into rock splitter while in operation, table lifted up and caught hand between splitter and rock.

Working as a stone splitter operator on the MEC. Positioned a stone ready for splitting. Flipped it over to look at the other side and as it landed other side up, it landed on the fingertip of his third finger of his right hand, causing significant rupturing, requiring medical treatment.

Employee went to take off sweater and when doing so someone went to throw a rock in the box striking him on the right side of the head.

Smashed index finger on left hand between two rocks on the sorting plant causing swelling.

At approximately 10:30am at a stone cutter on the north end of Permagold rock quarry, employee was working the back table of a stone cutter when a rock on the table fell off and struck his left foot on the top of his foot behind the steel toe area.

Employee was walking over rocks with a rock in his hand. He slipped on a rock causing him to fall. He put his hand down to catch himself, trapping his hand between the ground and rock he was carrying. Cut the tip of his finger off (flesh only, no bone damaged).

Operator lowered splitter head onto his fingers. Broke middle finger on right hand.

Worker had his hand on a rock waiting and another worker pushed the rock forward, pinching his finger in between two rocks.

Had his hand in box when another co-worker threw a rock in the box and struck the top of his hand.

EE tried to break an end off a piece of splitter rock. The rock end chipped & a piece hit him in his right eye causing swelling.

Received laceration to right ring finger while lifting rock onto splitter table.

Piece of stone came out of splitter and cut right forearm requiring stitches.

The splitter operator pushed stone through jaws which then slid onto EE's right hand injuring tip of index finger. EE was given a medical excuse to be off work through 6/22/12 but never came back to work and officially quit 6/27/2012.

EE bent over to pick up junk rock at the splitter table and was struck on the neck by a rock coming off the splitter. No damage noted at time. He finished shift on 4/26 and worked following day 4/27. He did not seek medical attention until 4/29 and did not file an injury report until 4/30. He missed work (w/doctors excuse)4/30 and then stayed off 5/1 & 5/2 by personal choice.

A co-worker threw a pair of tin snips to ee, when he attempted to catch them his hand was punctured by the snips. Due to on-going safety & attendance issues and originally giving a false statement as to how this injury really occurred, Steve has been terminated from employment effective 3/23/2012.

Employee's hand got caught between two rocks on the stone splitter table and he dislocated his right pinky finger.

while picking stone off the back table of splitter, was caught in the crossfire of a stone being split. hand was smashed between rocks lacerating finger.

Employee tried to throw a large rock with one hand - bending thumb backwards and spraining it

Lifted heavy piece of stone and back gave out

Moving stone in pallet smashed finger between 2 stones. Cut and smashed finger

dropped large stone on right index finger

Employee pulling on block of stone and felt finger pop; lost movement of finger.

EE was loading a bucket with stone when he picked up a stone and turned to throw it in the bucket. He heard a pop sound and had pain in his lower back. After medical evaluation by his dr. He was diagnosed with a back sprain.

While splitting stone, he knelt down and pulled a stone toward his body. He felt a sharp pain in the center of his shoulder blade. He leaned back and felt pain in lower back and felt nauseous. Worker was wearing back support brace.

Bruised left hand when struck with 2 lb hammer. Done while splitting stone with hammer & chisel. Hand swelled overnight and went to clinic on 11/9/05.