Putnamville Quarry: 142 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While tightening a bolt on the crusher wear plates, the employees gloved hand slipped off the ratchet EE was using. EE fell back onto the other plates, fracturing EE's left femur.

While removing sheave with a hammer a piece of metal chipped from hammer & struck right forearm. Metal imbedded arm causing one inch laceration.

Employee fell against the crusher striking his elbow.

REPAIRING CRUSHER. EE WAS HOLDING A TOOL (WRENCH) WHILE A COWORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK EE'S THUMB.

INCIDENT NOT AN ACCIDENT. WAS NOTIFIED SUNDAY BY PUTNAMVILLE FIRE DEPT. THAT OUR MACHINE WAS ON FIRE. SMOKE NOTICED BY FIRE DEPT. AND WAS EXTINGUISHED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NO PERSONNEL FROM RED TOP RENTALS OR HANSON AGGREGATES WERE PRESENT AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE OFF OF THE #15 CONVEYOR FROM THE CATWALK. HE WAS WORKING HIS WAY DOWN THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAME TO THE END OF THE CATWALK AND STEPPED OFF OF THE CATWALK FALLING TO THE G ROUND - AN ACCESS LADDER IS IN PLACE AT THE END OF THE CATWALK.

THE KEY CYLINDER ON THE FORD FUEL TRUCK WAS BROKEN. TO START THE TRUCK EE HAD TO JUMP ACROSS THE CELLONOID ON THE STARTER. HE MADE SURE THE TRANS WAS IN NEUTRAL, RAISED THE HOOD AND LEANED OVER THE TIRE. WHEN HE JUMPED IT THE FIRST TIME IT IDLED AND DIED. SECOND TIME IT LUNGED FORWARDAND GOT ON HIS LEFT FOOT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. TRUCK ROLLED OVER HIS LEG.

EE WAS SWITCHING LEVER TO OPEN RIP RAP DOOR WHEN THE DOOR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHILE THE EE WAS PUSHING AS HARD AS HE COULD. EE BROKE LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS REPLACING FUEL PUMP ON PICKUP AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP METAL ON GAS TANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MANLIFT TO TOP OF THE WASHPLANT AND PINCHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN HANDRAIL OF MANLIFT AND HANDRAIL OF PLANT.

EE WAS HAMMERING WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER ON SLAG. A PIECE OF SLAG EMBEDDED BETWEEN THUMB & FOREFINGER & A SMALL CUT ON THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TAIL PULLY ASSEMBLYA ND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A STAND ON CRUSHER #4 7 AND SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIMSEL FIWTH BOTH HAND SSCRAPING HIS RIGHT SIDE, RIGHT LEG AND BRUISE DIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON TEREX TRUCK AND MISSED BOTTOM STEP. HE FELL ON RT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CHANGING FUEL FILTERS IN EQUIPMENT AND HIS INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS FROSTBITTEN DUE TO COLD WEATHER & FUEL OIL ON HIS GLOVES. HE DIDN'T REPORT TO EMPLOYER TILL 02/03/9 4.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A 100# PROPANE CYLINDER OFF RACK ANDSPRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BIT ON DRILLTECH. HE LIFTED BIT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN MEC B BLDG AND AIR CONDTION UNIT AND HIS FANT SLIPPED ON FROST. HIS LOWER RIGHT BY STRUCK THE EDGE M A PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING LACERATION EE REFUSED TO REPORT ACCIDENT BU T DID COME UP LATER FOR FIRST AID. IASKED EE IF HE HAD A TENTANUS SHOT AND HE SAID HE DID.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CHUTE DOOR AT LAST SCREENING STATION BETWEEN UNIT 3 + UNIT 4 AND SPRAINED RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING FEED CHAINS ON DRILLTRACT& PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BRACKET FOR CIRCULATING FAN WHEN DRILL BIT SLIPPED AND ENTERED INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND.

DRILL OPERATOR WAS DRILLING FOR A FLOOR SHOT 15' FROM THE BASE OF A HIGH WALL. A FEW ROCKS FELL INTO HOLE AS OPERATOR REMOVED BIT. OPERATOR REACHED INTO THE HOLE TO REMOVE ROCKS WHEN A 25 POUN D- 12" DIAMETER ROCK APPARENTLY FELL FROM HIGH WALL STRIKING OPERATOR'S RIGHT ARM. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED MINOR ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOARD BETWEN FORKLIFT AND CONVEYOR. FORKLIFT ROLLED FORWARD PINNING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FROM74 TD EUCLID WITH A CHAIN, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO GO AGAINST BOED OF EUCLID. EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT AND BR UISED.

EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING DRILL. RIGHT FOOT BECAME LODGED IN STEP EMPL FELL BACKWARDS OFF DRILL WITH FOOT STILL LODGED STRIKING HEAD & BACK ON ROCKS CAUSING TORN LIGAMENTS IN BACK OF HEEL ON RIGHT FOOT, SPRAIN & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE, BRUISED LOWER SPINE SPRAIN LOWER BACK & CONCUSSION IN BACK OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNPLUG PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN ROCK FELL ON MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING OCMMINATED FRACTURE AND LACERATION.

EMPL UNDER DOZER TAKING BOLTS OUT OF TRACK ROLLER-PARTICLES FELL OFF DOZER INTO EMPL EYE.