Raleigh-Durham Quarry: 149 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee bent down to pick up a wheel chock and felt a pop in his back. He was put on restricted duty on 6/12/2012.

Employee was meeting with a local Sales Rep in the office when he complained of dizziness and chest pain/racing heart. Office Manager was instructed to call for Local EMS. Employee was transported to hospital for evaluation.

Employee was assisting with the stemming of a shot. Employee finished task and reported that he was feeling ill with chest pain. Local EMS was notified and he was transported to the Hospital. This event was found to have been medical in nature and not related to mining activities.

Inspector was attempting to climb the ladder to mount the TR 70 Terex haul truck when he injured his knee. He had his left knee on the ladder and pushed himself up with the right when he heard a "pop" and felt pain in his right knee. He finished out the inspection and went to the Dr the next day and was diagnosed with a pulled muscle and put on light duty for a week.

EE opened a hatch cover in the deck of the screen platform with the intent to shovel spilled material into a chute. He walked away to pick up the shovel and when he returned, he stepped into the open hole and fell onto the deck, resulting in a cracked rib. Medical only, no lost time.

Employee performing 1000 service on 988H loader when he dropped one end of the skid plate to get better access to the transmission oil drain plug. He was removing the last of 4 bolts when the last bolt came out quicker than expected. Weight on skid plate (appx 30 lbs) slipped & corner of plate slashed employee's left thumb inside the first knuckle requiring 4 stitches.

Employee stated that he was doing a pre-shift inspection on the loader when he began to cough which caused him to slip and hurt his back. He reported this to the leadman later that morning. Reported as first aid. Began losing time on 5/7/07 allegedly due to the incident on 1/9/07.

EE was removing a pin from the excavator bucket. Pin was knocked out from other side and EE tried to hold it, but it slipped and mashed his little finger of right hand, resulting in broken bone and 3 stitches. Medical only. No lost time.

Employee removing bolts from cutting edges on 988g loader w/2 lbs hammer and knock wrench. Employee sung hammer to strike the wrench and missed hitting left hand causing a 1/4 inch gash that required 3 stitches.

Loading rock from muck pile in pit big rock hit bucket and jarred machine causing injury to back. Employee going to physician to check out. Continued having problems. Put out of work by Raleigh Orthopaedic 11/28/05. Released to return to work 12/5/05.

EE WAS CUTTING HOSE FOR WELDING LEAD HOOKS WITH RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT LEFT FOREFINGER FROM 2ND KNUCKLE TO TIP. LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER WASHERS OUT OF OLD, CONVEYOR BELT, WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, TO PUT ON JAW SWING DIE BOLTS. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS WEDDING. LEATHER WORK GLOVES. HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.

TWO EE WERE WORKING TOGETHER AT THE JAW CRUSHER TIGHTENING THRUST BLOCK BOLTS ON THE JAW FRAME. ONE EE TOOK THE 4' PIECE OF PIPE OFF THE WRENCH AND THE PIPE STRUCK THE OTHER EE IN HIS UPPER LI P CAUSING A OPEN WOUND.

A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE SURGE TUNNEL FEEDER CHUTE, WHILE EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL THAT WAS GRIDGED IN FEEDER, CAUSING A OPEN WOUND TO THE RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS STRUCK BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK WHILE HE WAS OUT OF THE BACKHOE GREASING THE MACHINE BUCKET AFTER A 5 MO. PERIOD THE ARM WAS NOT HEALING PROPERLY & SURGERY WAS REQUIRED

WHILE REPAIRING MOTOR GRADER, HAD TO REMOVE SMALL PUMP. WHEN PUMP WAS SET DOWN, IT ROLLED OVER CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE EDGE OF THE GRADER CAB

WAS WELDING NEW CUTTING EDGE ON JCB LOADER BUCKET. HAD EDGE TACKED IN PLACE. WHILE ADJUSTING WITH HAMMER,EDGE BROKE OFF AN DLANDED ON LEFT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE ON BOOT. BRUISED 4 TOES AND BRO KE LITTLE TOE.

EMP WAS CUTTING BOLTS OUT OF SUB PULLEY. THERE WAS A CABLE AROUND THE PULLEY HOOKED TO A CRANE. WHILE CUTTING THE BOLTS, EMP ACCIDENTALLY CUT CABLE. CABLE HIT EMP IN LOWER RIGHT JAW CUTTING HI S CHEEK.

THIS ALLEGED, UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILEEE WAS TRYING TO RMEOVE A ROCK FROM A CONVEYOR TAIL PULEY. FOLLOWING FURTHER MEDICAL TESTS & UPON ADVICE OF COUNSEL, THIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERM INED TO BE WORK RELATED.

EE WAS PREPARING ENGINE TO BE OUT OF THE 501 SHOVEL - EE WAS TAKING WIRING OFF ENGINE WHEN HE REACHED & SLIPPED, CATCHING HIMSELF ON A BEAM ALREADY UNBOLTED. THE BEAM SHIFTED & MASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BEAM & ENGINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH IDLER BACK ON THE 501H SHOVEL TRACK GROUP USING THE D85 DOZER TO PUSH. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF BLADE HITTING EMPLOYEE IN LEG. DR. REMOVED METAL FRAGMENT- REQ UIRED 6 STITCHES.

EE WAS DRIVING 480 E CASE TRACKOR DOWN TO THE PIT. FRONT LEFT TIE ROD ENDS BREAKS ALLOWING FRONTOF TRACTOR TO FALL ABOUT 5". INJURY SUPPOSEDLY TO LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS GRINDING OFF PIECE OF METAL.WAS POSITIONED ON ONE KNEE AND ONE FOOT. PULLED GRINDER AWAY FROM PLATE.RELEASED THE POWER BUTTON,LOOKED DOWN AT METAL PLATE,GRINDER CAUGHT LEFT KNEE CAUSI NG A LACERATION.

EMPL OF AAA ELECTRICAL CO WAS WORKING IN MCC ROOM. HE REMOVED TERMINAL FROM LINE SIDE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAULT OCCURRED CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT & INJURED EMPL.

EMPL WAS USING CHAIN HOIST TO LIFT TAKE UP PULLEY FOOT SLIPPED OFF METAL FALLING APPROX 4' FRACTURING LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLS WERE LIFTING PALLET OF SCREEN CLOTH FROM TAILGATE OF FREIGHT TRUCK ATTEMTPING TO PUSH PALLET INTO LEAD BUCKET. IN P R9CESS OF LIFTING PALLET TO PUSH TO LOADER BUCKET SCREEN CLOTH WEIGHT SHIFTED PINCHING EMPLS RING FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF PALLET & SCREEN CLOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A PRY BAR WHILE FOREMAN WAS HITTING BAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. FOREMAN HIT BAR WITH GLANCING BLOW CAUSING BAR TO MOVE TO THE SIDE, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND TH E CRUSHER BOWL.3

EMP WAS USING A3PRY BAR TO POSITION TRUCK PAD IN PLACE TO INSTALL TRACK PIN ANOTHER EMP WAS HITTING PIN WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF HITTING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO REMOVE BROKEN BOTTLE FROM BEHIND ICE COOLER.

STEEL ROD WAS B9ING USED TO DRIVE IN TRACK PINS. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRICKING THE ROD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A CHIP CAME OFF THE END OF THE ROD AND STRUCK I NAME IN THE UPPER LIP.

VICTIM WAS BEND3NG OVER CLEANING ELEMENT FROM QMB CONTROL PANEL WITH BACK TOWARD THE STEEL QMB BOX WHICH WAS STANDING ON END. WIND CAUSED STEEL BOX (92"X31"X14.5") TO TOPPLE OVER, KNOCKING DOW N VICTIM. THE S7EEL BOX LANDED ACROSS HIS LEFT ANKLES.

EES WERE USING CHAIN HOIST TO JACK FLYWHEEL ON CRUSHER BACK ONCE IT STARTED MOVING THE CHAIN HOIST WHIPPED & THE HANDLE STREUCK HIM ON THE FOREARM & HE HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER HAVING TO HACE HAVE 2 STITCHES ON H IS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK JAM IN JAW CRUSHER WHEN WEDGE CAME OUT OF JAW AND GLANCED OFF HIS HARDHAT GIVING HIM A SLIGHT CONCUSSION

INJ WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE WARE PLATE FROM LIP OF SCALPING SCREEN MOLTEN STEEL POLLED UP UNDER THE WARE PLATE THEN SUDDENLY RAN OVER THE LIP OF THE SCREEN A SMALL AMOUNT ENTERED THE VICTIMS LEFT SHOE

USING CRESCENT TYPE END WRENCH TO LOOSEN SIDE RAIL BOLT ON RINSING SCREEN.LEFT FOREARM CUT ON METAL SPUR PROTRUDING FROM INSIDE EDGE OF FLY-WHEEL GUARD WHEN ARM WAS MARED BEHAIND GUARD.