Ralston Quarry: 239 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was removing the cutting edge bolds while using impact when a bolt slipped down and cut the employees fingers.

Employee was shoveling when EE felt pain in elbow area, muscle/forearm.

While working on cone crusher, employee was swinging sledge hammer, missed EE's target and hit EE's right pinky finger.

Climbing down ladder of equipment, as EE stepped to the ground EE stepped on a rock and lost footing and fell to the ground, landing on shoulder.

Employee was clearing debris from catwalk and reaching for a rock caught thumb between expanded metal decking and sheave.

Employee was five to six feet away from another employee who was using air hammer to remove bearing when a piece of metal flew off and hit employee between hard hat and safety glasses. Metal cut forehead and small piece was in the skin.

While completing maintenance on a VSI Crusher and changing teeth, the miner twisted to grab parts and sprained their lower back.

While doing maintenance inside a screen, was cleaning side, holding in place while lying down. After 10-minutes he readjusted his position and straightened his leg and that is when he heard a crack. Was find day of with no pain but the next day it was hurting and swollen.

Employee changing wear parts on a rock crusher and trying to situate a hammer into a vertical shaft impact crusher when he felt a pop in his back. The next day (9-6-13) employee was replacing grease on the track shovel when his back began hurting much worse.

EE was thawing out a catch pan for a water pump. When he reached down to pick up a steel plate out of the catch pan it was still frozen into the catch pan. As ee lifted he strained his lower back (Lumbar Strain and Sacrum Strain).

Taking nuts off of the bottom screen. Tripped on catwalk and motor, received a finger laceration on index finger.

Hard hat fell off, bent over to pick it up and hit head on Safety Guard when he sat back up.

Employee fell off ladder.

EE was changing screens on devise 6/18/07. Felt some pain but figured it would go away as it had in the past. Reported 6/25/07

Employee helping welder grind metal with handheld grinder. Employee wearing hard hat and safety glasses. Metal flecks in eyebrow. Employee rubbed eyelid with hand, some metal flecks fall into eye.

Employee operating Cat hoe with hydraulic breaker open at safety screen. A rock chip struck cheek resulting in a minor concussion.

Employee cutting metal. His foot was under metal being cut.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING. AFTER PASSAGE OF TIME HIS WRIST IS STARTING TO BOTHER HIM. RIGHT WRIST

EE STANDING ON GROUND SEVERAL 4-5 INCH ROCKS ON GROUND FROM SURGE PILE NEXT TO WHERE EE STANDING. AS EE PULLED TO REMOVE RETURN ROLLER, FOOTING SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE RETURN ROLLER IN HAND WAS PULLED FORWARD AS EE FELL, ROLLER PINCHED LEFT THUMB.

EE ENTERED AREA CLOSED.

EMPLOYEE KNEELING UNDER EQUIPMENT WHILE CHIPPING BUMPED HARD HAT ON CROSS PIECE.

EMPLOYEE BACKED DOWN LADDER. HIS HEAVY LUG BOOT SOLE CAUGHT WRUNG WRONG. SLIGHT OVER-EXTENTION OF LEFT KNEE. OK TO WORK - NO CRAWLING/CLIMBING.

STRUCK BY SMALL ROCK BOUNCED BY CRUSHER WHILE OPERATING SKIDSTEER.

EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF THE WATER WAGON WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. HE SAID IT HAPPENED PRIOR TO HIS STEPPING FOOT ON THE GROUND

EE WAS REACHING FOR HIS FOOD WHILE LEAVING THE LOADING AREA. HE FAILED TO TURN DOWN THE MAIN HAUL ROAD SINCE HE WAS STILL DISTRACTED BY HIS FOOD. HE CONTINUED ACROSS THE HAUL ROAD, OVER THE BE RM AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HILL. HE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS. HE WAS HELD IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 DAYS BECAUSE OF DIZZINESS IN HIS HEAD AND FOR OBSERVATION.

EE WAS PULLING OUT THE LAST SCREEN CLOTH ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE SECOND VIBRATING SHAKER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE END OF SCREEN. HIS COWORKERS PULLED THE SCREEN WHICH THEN FELL AND S LICED OPEN THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

COLLECTING SAMPLES OF 3/4" ROCK FROM CONVEYOR BELT.

EE WAS WALKING UNDER A GUARD ON A CONVEYOR WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GUARD. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER HE WENT TO SEE HIS PHYSICIAN BECAUSE OF PAIN IN HIS HEAD & NECK.

OPERATING A DOZER IN REVERSE ACROSS RIP-RAP AT THE BOTTOM OF A WASTE SLOPE. THE LEFT TRACK SLIPPED OFF A BOULDER, PLUNGING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EUQIPMENT DOWNWARD, CAUSING THE DOZER TO SLOWLY ROLL ONTO THE LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS PRYING MUD LOSE IN/FROM PREP SCREEN. HE PINCH (CUT) HIS FIRST FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND PREP SCREEN FRAME.

EE WAS CHANGING THE JAW CRUSHING DIES. RECEIVED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE AND PUNCTURE WOUND (6 STITCHES) TO LEFT LEG WHEN THE LFTING HOOK WLED BROKE AND DIE SLID DOWN THE SHAFT.

EE WAS TRYING TO OBTAIN THE BURNING BAR BOX OUT OF THE CABINET IN THE SHOP BUILDING. A BOX OF WELDING RODS FELL ONTO HIS HAND AS HE JERKED HIS HAND BACK, PARTIALLY LOSING HIS LITTLE LEFT FING ERNAIL.

EE WAS PATCHING A HOLE IN A SCREEN WHEN A PIECE OF SCREEN METAL ENTER HIS EYE. TAKEN TO MEDICAL CLINIC TO WASH OUT THE EYE.S

EE WHILE WORKING ON PRIMARY JAW GOT HIS FINGERS UNDER THE DROPPED DOOR. NO BROKEN BONES--CONTUSION TO 2ND & 3RD FINGERS. (UNDER CARE OF HAND SPECIALIST).

EE OILER FROM THE SHOP WAS FUELING EQUIPMENT. WHILE ON TOP OF THE HYDRAULIC TANK OBTAIN OIL ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOP. AS STEPPING DOWN FROM FOR FUEL TRCK, FOOT SLIPPED AND EE GRABED THE BAR S, PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE RETURN ROLLER ON SURGE STACKER. EE, IN A SQUAT POSITION, REACHED TO SLIED (PULL) THE ROLLER BACK. THAT IS WHEN HIS BACK MUSCLES LOCKED UP.

EMP WAS ASSISTING WITH THE REMOVAL OF A ROCK AT THE NORTH FEEDER TO THE CRUSHER. EMP WAS USING ABAR AND 7LB SLEDGE. ROCKS MOVED AND STRUCK EMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FOOT.

EE SLIPPED ON THE BAKC STEP AS FUEL SERVICE TRUCK #1-562,,, GRAB RAIL AND STRIANED OR PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

DRIVER FOR APCO TRANPORTATION DEPT WAS PULLING THE TARP TO THE TRAILER ON THE DRIVER'S ASPHALT RACK AT RALSTON QUARRY WHERE THE ASPHALT PLANT IS LOCATED. HE FELT HIS STOMACH PULL, THOUGHT NOTH ING ABOUT IT BUT ON 1-16-96 DR SAID HE HAD A BELLT BUTTON HERNA AND SURGERY ON 1-19-96 AND RETURN TO DRIVING 2-5-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MOTOR MOUNT ON #2 SCREEN RATCHET WRENCH BROKE LUGS(NUT GAVE WAY)-RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RATCHET WRENCH AND THE IRON MOTOR MOUNT.

EE WAS MOVING FROM ONE CONVEYOR BELT TO ANOTHER, LOST FOOTING GRABBED METAL FLASHING ABOVE WHEN FOOTING WAS UNSTABLE DOBY WEIGHT WAS ON THE RIGHT ARM. EE OBTAIN A SHOULDER AND JOINT STRAIN RIG HT HAND SHOULDER.

EE WHILE SHOVELIN GOT HIS LEFT LEG STUCK IN THE MUD. LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS AND TWISTED TO THE LEFT, IN THE FALL.

MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE ON CAT DOZER. EE DOESN'T REMEMBER IF HE WAS ON TRACK, PLATFORM OR COMBINATION OF BOTH, BUT WITNESS SAID HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

INJURED WAS MOVING TOWARD AND ASSISTING WITH A HAUL PACK TRUCK THAT ROLLED OVER. IN HIS HURRY TO ASSIST THE ACCIDENT SITE, HE TWISTED HIS LEFTKNEE.

EMPLOYEE MOVED THE HAULPACK TRUCK TO THE TOP OF THE FINE PILE TO UNLOAD FINES. WITNESS STATED HE WAS 6 TO 10' FROM THE END OF THE PILE. AS HE STARTED TO RAISE HIS BED BOX, THE GROUND STARTED T O GIVE, THEN ROLLED OVER ONTO HIS CAB.

EE WAS SHOVELING AT THE CORNER UNDER THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE 400 FT BELT FROM THE BAXTON JAW TO THE CORNER A ROCK JUMPED THE BOLT BETWEEN BE CANUS AND HIT THE EE RIGHT HAND WHILE BENT OVER SHOV ELING BROKE 3 RD FINGER BONE.

EE WAS BREAKING UP ROCKS IN TEH HOPPER WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE LOWER RIGHT EYE LID CAUSIGNA CONTUSION TO THE LOWER LID. EE 1ST AID AREA ICE TO CONTUSION. SENT TO EYE SURGEON TO LOOK AT CONTUSION AND TO MAKE SURE NO PROBLEMS EXISTED.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM FRONT END LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ONT HE LADDER. CHECK BY EE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOR SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AT MAIN PLANT AREA IN THE RALSTON QUARRY UNDER THE PULLEY. STRAIN, BACK AREA, SENT TO DR. DAWS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON FOR CHECK UP. EMPLOYEE QUIT WORK ON 11/11/93 DUE STRAI N & WANTED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.

EE WAS WORKING ON A STACKER CONVEYOR STRINGING CABLE. WHILE ON THE GROUND, WALKING BACKWARDS, PULLING ON THE CABLE, STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD WITH A NAIL IN IT. (TAKEN TO WARD RD. CLINI C TO HAVE IT CHECKED WITH A TETANUS SHOT.)

EMPLOYEE NOR OPERATOR OF CRANE MADE EYE CONTACT BETWEEN THE IN SALFS?. OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE BOON ON THE CRANE DIDN'T SEE EMPLOYEE STOP INTO AREA WHERE CHAIN & CLAWS WERE WORKING & BUMPED E MPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF EAR WITH CLAWS.

EE WAS WORKING AT & ON BAXTERJAW, TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROK IN THE JAW, WITH A PRY BAR. FINDINGS INDICATES THE PRY BAR BEING USED BY EE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EE ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE (JAW) CREATING UNBALANCE & WITH THE MOMENTUM OF THE BLOW KNOCKING EE OVER THE EDGE OF THE JAW, FALL 15'9", ONTO A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPL WAS INSTALLING & TIGHTENING DISC ON BAXTER JAW. THE PROCESS TOOK ALL DAY.EMPL WAS WORKING IN AWKWARD POSITION.EMPL REPORTED DISCOMFORT ON THE KNEE TO THE SUPER. EMPL HAD PRIOR PROBLEM W/ THE KNEE ON 11/2692, WHICH MAY HAVE STARTED THE PROBLEM.4/23/93 EMPL TRIED TO MANAGE HIS OWN CARE W/ICE 7 STRETCHING;BUT STILL HAD DISCOMFORT. WE TOOK EMPL TO ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC MRI NEXT DR.VI

EE ONE OF OUR OVER ROAD DRIVERS STEPPED OUT OF AND OFF RUNNING BOARD OF TRUCK(1-190) TO CHECK TAIL GATE OF (1-190) AT RALSTON QUARRY.EE WAS HAULING AND LOADED WITH TYPE M RIPRAFF ROCK.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF THE CAB OF THE NEW DRILL TO START GREASING THE MOTOR. STEPPIGN FROM THE CAB TO BE GROUND, HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO ROCKS, TWISTING AND SPRAINING HI S LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE SMALL CASE LOADER. STEPPED OUT AND ONTO THE BUCKET, LEG SLIPPED OFF, EE. HEEL GOT CAUGHT ON THE BACK OF THE ARM OF THE BUCKET, LEFT KNEE HIT THE TOP OF THE BUCKET AND EE FELL FORWARD TO THE GROUND.

54730KNOCKING THE ANVIL LOOSE FROM THE RING OF C LJ CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE -CHIP-OFF ANVIL STRUCK LEFT EYEBROW AND CUT OVER EYE.7 STITCHES.

EMPL WORKING ON THE #3 CONV PUTTING WEDGES BACK INTO THE CONV. LEANING OVER THE RAIL SWINGING THE SLEGE HAMMER AND PULLED LOWER CENTER BACK. REPORTED ACCIDENT TO SUPT ON 7-2 WAS TAKEN TO DR FO R X-RAYS WHICH SHOWED NO DAMAGE. DR GAVE MUSCLE RELAXING MEDICATION TO EMPL.

EE WAS STADNING ON THE SKID STEERING LOADER PRYING WITH A WRENCH TO PREPAERLY PLACE A SCREEN IN PLACE. WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CREATING BE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS SHOVELING WITH A TWISTING MOTION TO DISCHARGE. THE SHOVEL FELL. IN THE MOTION EE STRAINED HIS BACK (LOWER).

EE GOT IJURED WHEN CRUSHER FEEDER GOT OVER LOADED.EE WORKING INSIDE FOR FEEDER TRYING TO UNJAM THE ROCKS WHEN ONE OF THE ROCKS SLIPPED DOWN AND HIT HIS FOOT ABOVE THE HARD TOE PIECE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK (EST 1') FROM AN OVERSPILL.EE SHOVELING THE ROCK AND TOSXSING THE SHOVEL FELL OVER THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A TWISTINGMOTION.

EE HAD STATED ON 3/23/92 THAT HIS HANDS HAVE BEEN STIFF IN THE MORNING. ON SAT HE INFORMED EE TGAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE HELDING ON THE IT WHEN HE GOT HEAVY FROM WORK SPT EVENING AND SUNDAY EE HAD TROUBLE OPENING HIS HANDS AND STARTED TO HAVE NO FEELING IN HIS LEFT FOREARM. REPORTED TO SUPT. WHO SENT EE TO WARD ROAD CLINIC & DR. IS TREPTING FOR CARPAL TUNNEL OR TENDONITIS WRIST MED

EE WAS WORKING WITH TWO EE'S. ALL 3 EE'S WHERE HOLDING AND LIFTING THE CHUTE OF THE NEW POWER WASHER SCREEN. EE WAS HOLDING THE FRONT AND LOST HIS GRIP AND HIS RIGHT HAND (MIDDLE FINGER#3) G OT BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND POWER SCREEN. SENT TO WARD RD CLINIC FOR X-RAY AND STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK AGAIN ON 02-28-92 WHILE SHOVELING 10 OR 15 MINUTES.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO DR FOR X-RAYS ALSO RECEIVED MRI AND INCREASED HIS THERAPY FOR 3 WEEKS WITH THERAPI ST TEACHING A HOME PROGRAM FOR STRENGTHNING HIS BACK MUSCLES.

GRINDING PC OF MATERIAL GOT IN EYE

EMPLOYEE LOANED TO QUARRY WAS WELDING IN THE NORTH FACE(HOPPER) WITH 02 OTHER EMPLOYEES AND OBTAINED ARC FLASH BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE GOT FLASH BACK TILL THAT NIGHT.EMPLOYEE EYES WER E UNCOMFORTABLE THAT NIGHT SO HE WENT TO LEBERRY MEDICAL CENTER FOR CHECK UP.EE RECEIVED CAREA ND RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY 02-24-92.

EE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON RE PRIMARY JAW WHEN HIS HAND IN THE GLOVE SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH OR THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE EE LOST BALANCE SLIPPED FELL TO BE GROUND BRUSING HIS LEFT SHOULDER .

SHOVELING TWISTED BACK

EE WAS WEARING GLASSES IN THE WIND. DIRT GOT BLOWN INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS REPAIRING CEDAR RAPIDS SCREEN TO DECK.USING 3 LB HAMMER.EE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON BUT NOT SAFETY GOGGLES.THE ONLY THING ASSUMED 1ST THAT A CHIP FROM THE OLD WELD WAS ON THE (NOT CLEAR) O R FOREHEAD.THE SAMLL CHIP MAY HAVE SLIPPED AND FALLEN BEHIND THE TOP PART OF THE GUARD OVER SAFETY GLASSES AND LANDED ON EYE LASH.THE MATERIAL FINELY WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE EYE SINCE PARTICL

EE WAS REPAIRING HTE CHUTE UNDER THE JAW INJURED AND EE WERE WORKING IN SMALL COMPAST AREA THE PLATE SLIPPED BOTH EE REACHED TO ASSIST EACH ON HIS LAP. THE TORCH AND INJURED MADE CONTACT. IT WAS A VERY SMALL BURN. 1ST AID TREATMENT AT QUARRY, ARM LOOKED INFECTED MONDAY. SENT TO CLINIC FOR CHECK,.

EE WAS CARRYING TWO 50 LBS. BAGS OF BLASTING POWDER OVER SOME LOOS ROCKS, SLIPPED AN STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING PAST THE EL JAY CRUSHER WHEN THE CRUSHER BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN. EE VIEW TO BE LOWER WAS BLOCKED SO HE TRIED TO PLACE HIMSELF IN VIEW TO SEE WHY IT WAS SHUTTING DOWN. EE WASY STAND ING UNBALALNCED, HE TURNED QUICKLY LOSING HIS BALANCE AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF. HE TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS

EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CUTTING EDGE OF A 988B LOADER WITH A TORCH. WHEN CUTTING ONE OF THE FOUR BOLTS. THE CUT BOLTS FELL ON HIS FOOT BREAKING A TOE.

EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING SAFTEY GOGGLES OVER GLASSS THREE SMALL PIECES OF IRON WERE IN HIS LEFT EYE.

WELDING & GRIND3NG PUTTING FEEDER TOGETHER,METAL CHIP MUST HAVE LODGED IN EYE.

ROUGH QUARRY RO5D AND SUSPENSION ON THEIR WAGON JARRED SPINE (LOWER).

OPERATOR WAS HE5PING DIRECT DRILL DOWN A SMALL EMBAKMENT. DRILL SLID ON GRAVEL. OPERATOR JUMPED CLEAR AND BROKE 2 RIGHT SIDE RIBS.

I NAME STEPPED 2UT OF PICKUP, LANDED ON FOOT WRONG AND FELL -BROKE ANKLE.

HITTING A ROCK 4ITH A 4 POUND HAMMER A CHIP OF THE ROCK FLEW OFF, GOING UNDER SAFETY GLASSES, AND INTO THE EYE.

VICTIM PRYING ON CLUTCH HANDLE - HANDLE CAME BACK AND HIT VICTIM. HANDLE HIT RIGHT EYE-CUTTING WHITE PART OF EYE & EYELID-REQUIRING STITCHES - EYESIGHT WAS NOT AFFECTED. ALSO RIGHT NOSTRIL REQ UIRED APPROX 3 STITCHES

COLD MORNING FROST WORKERS BUSY WITH MORNING START UP PROCEDURES CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS CLEANING THE RETURN CARRY ROLLERS OF MUS, THE LASE ROLLER WAS DIFFICULT TO REACH SO HE STARTED THE CONVEY OR IN ORDER TO CLEAN ALL IN ONE TRIP - THEN CRAWLED INSIDE THE CONVEYOR FRAME TO THE ROLLER - THEN WHILE STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER, THE HAMMER BECAME ENTANGLED TO THE ROLLER - THEN WHILE STRIK