Rainbow Quarries: 53 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was moving large stone from path of clamp truck when he felt pull and pain in lower right quadrant. He sat down for a few minutes because of the seriousness of the pain. Because the pain did not subside, he notified the quarry manager that he was seeking medical attention.

Employee was on first day of training. Sledge hammer slipped off chisel and smashed finger against rock.

Employee was turning stone on edge to split when foot slipped in wet depression causing employee to twist. He felt a pop and pain in his lower back.

Employee was moving large stone to split when the stone slipped, catching his ring finger on his left hand, between 2 stones.

Employee was lifting a large stone when he felt and heard a popping in his lower back.

Employee was splitting stone when another employee lost control of the stone he was splitting. The stone rolled down hill landing on first employee's foot cause the breaking of 3 toes.

Employee was turning a garden path stone to put on pallet when a fork lift behind him made a loud noise, startling the employee. He turned and when he did so, stone fell on his arm. He did not seek medical attention at that time. On June 13, 2006, employee was carrying a stone to throw on pallet when he felt his arm pop, causing him to fall to ground.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON TIRE, HEARD A BANG, NEXT THING HE REALIZED HE WAS LYING ON GROUND APPROX5 FT AWAY FROM TIRE.

EE WAS SITTING ON TIRE WHEN TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING EE TO CATAPULT APPROX. 5' FROM TIRE.

3 EES WERE REPAIRING EUCLID TIRE WHEN THE LOCK RING GAVE OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO JUMPE OFF THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO ALL 3 EES.

EE WAS LIFTING STONE ONTO PALLET. FELT STABBING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP STONES TO PILE ON PALLET. WHEN HE BENT TO PICK UP STONE AND STARTED TO LIFT IT, HE FELT A POPPING AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING LARGE STONE. CORNER OF STONE BROKE AWAY. EMPLOYEE LOST HOLD & STONE CAME DOWN OF FOOT.

EE WAS SPLITTING STONE & BLACKED OUT. FELL & HIT HIS HEAD.

CUT LOG UNDER TENSION. LOG WHIPPED STRAIGHT BACK STRIKING EE IN FACE.

EE WAS LIFTING PORTABLE WELDER TO BACK OF PICKUP WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WASOPERATING A STONE CUTTING MACHINE. WHEN STONE SNAPPED, SUT AND DEBRIS FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, EVENTUALLY CAUSING INFLAMMATION.

EE WAS REPILING PALLETS OF STONE. EE TRIED TO LIFT A STONE ALONG. REALIZING IT WAS TOO HEAVY, HE ASKED ANOTHER EE TO ASSIST HIM. AFTER THE STONE WAS PLACED AND HE RETURNED TO A STANDING POSITI ON, HE NOTICED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE REMAINED IN A STOOPED POSITION FOR 10-15 MINUTES. TOSSING STONE TO THE SIDE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION HE NOTICED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING SLAB STONE WITH 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES. WHILE SLIDING STONE ONTO OTHER STONE ALREADY ON PALLET, STONE SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER.

EE WAS SUPPORTING LARGE STONE WHILE SECOND EE REACHED FOR STONE WEDGE. EE STEPPED BACK TO BRACE HIMSELF SLIPPED AND WAS OVERPOWERED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE STONE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND WITH STONE LANDING ON LEG.

STEPPED OFF TOP STONE OF PALLET. CAUGHT PALLET WITH EDGE OF FOOT, TWISTING ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING STONE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. SHRAPNEL FLEW FROM STRIKE POINT CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS STACKING STONE ON PALLET. STONE THROWN FROM LEDGE PINNED LEFT FOOT BETWEEN STONE AND PALLET.

BENDING AND LIFTING - HEAVY STONE.

HIT LEG WITH CUTTING EDGE OF CHAINSAW

EMPLOYEE WAS WLKING AND WENT INTO COLVUSIONS

DRIVING TRUCK WITH TIRE IN BACK.TIRE EXPLODED.DRIVING 2X4 THROUGH WINDOW-STRIKING HEAD.