Reostone LLC: 168 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While attempting to clear a blockage in an ANFO hose, a small amount of ANFO and compressed air hit the employee in the left wrist causing a burn/abrasion. After the employee's second follow-up appointment on 12/15, EE was given days off, making the injury reportable.

While returning to the office after speaking with a truck driver, the employee slipped and fell to the ground breaking EE's pelvis.

After parking the loader in the shop, a gust of wind blew a small flake of metal into the employee's eye.

Employee was assisting with flipping blow bars in a Stedman Grand Slam 6460 impact crusher. Employee got hand pinched between the rotor/blow bar and the sidewall of the crusher.

On 3/15/19 an employee was cutting liners from a grizzly feeder with a torch. A piece of slag fell on the employee's pants and into their open top boot burning the top of their foot. The employee self treated over the weekend and went to the doctor the following Monday. The employee was diagnosed with 2nd degree burns and treated with antibiotic cream.

Employee ran truck onto side of berm and allegedly strained EE's neck and was released to work. On June 13th EE was reevaluated and given restrictions that would not allow EE to perform EE's regular job. As a result, the injury is being reported within 10 business days of it becoming reportable.

D8R Bulldozer was dressing floor of overburden pile. D8R was north and 30 offset to the west of 374F, loading material. 773D dumptruck lined up and responded on signal from excavator by backing up towards loading position. D8R backed into path of dumptruck. 773D struck ROPS of D8R. Collision caused D8R operator to strike self in the mouth with fist, fracturing teeth.

Incident occurred on 5/7/16. It was not deemed reportable until 6/23/16 based on further medical evaluation. Access ladder, maintaining 3pts of contact, utilized right hand to open door. Door unexpectedly opened automatically. EE leaned backwards to avoid contact. Body weight shifted to left arm holding side rail of access ladder. Felt left shoulder pop.

The lifting chain came unhooked from the crane striking employee standing nearby.

Haul truck traveled down decline the employee engaged the retarded to slow the truck. The wheels of the truck skidded on the ramp due to the fact it had just rained which ultimately resulted in the truck overturned in the middle of the ramp. Employee was sent for medical evaluation and determined to have injured their lumbar.

Employee was cleaning out chute at plant. He moved a rock causing another rock to smash his fingers on his left hand. The fingers had to have a total of 18 stitches and it fractured his ring finger.

Employee removed radiator cap on water truck while motor was hot. 2nd degree burns on right arm.

EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM SYNTRON FEEDER IN TUNNEL WHEN THE ROCK FELL ONTO BAR IT PINNED HIS THUMB ON RIGHT HAND AGAINST CONCRETE WALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM SYNTON FEEDER INTUNNEL WHEN ROCK FELL DOWN ON HIS FIFTH FINGER. HE HAD TO HAVE 8 SUTURES IN THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCKAGE UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER BOX WHICH IS A VERY CONGESTED AREA WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS ALSO USING GLOVES.

PUTTING A BEARING ON CRUSHER. WALKED DOWN STEPS AND MISSED A STEP AND HURT LEFT KNEE AND BACK.

EE LOADED GRAVEL ONTO A HALF SIZE DUMP TRUCK THE TWO CUSTONERS LEAPED FROM THEIR LOADED PARKED TRUCK AND RAN UPON THE LOADER AND JERKED OUR EE OFF THE LOADER AND BEAT HIM.

CLIMBING INTO 773 B CAT DOZER. MISSED HAND HOLD. FELL ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET.

SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, TRYING TO HIT A KNOCK WRENCH. WRENCH CAME OFF AND HIT RT ELBOW.

EE WATCHED ANOTHER EE WELD. FLASH FROM WELDING HURT HIS EYES.

LOADING TRUCKS USING A FRONT END LOADER, BOUNCING AND JERKING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT EE DOES EVER DAY YET HURT HIS BACK THIS TIME.

LOOSENING ROCK, TOOK A BAR TO LOOSEN ROCK OUT OF A FEEDER.

PUTTING SCREEN MOTOR IN MAIN PLANT SCREENS. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK AND HAS BEEN HURTING EVER SINCE. HOWEVER, WAITED UNTIL 11-22-95 TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

CLEANING OUT #2 FEEDER. HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FEEDER AND RACK. CONTUSION OF RIGHT HAND.

PICKING UP BEARINGS AND PULLED A MUSCLE. HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 8-7-95 AND EXPLAINED THAT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON 7-24-95.

GETTING INTO LOADER

TAKING HOSE LOOSE FROM A PIECE OF PIPE.

FELT SLOMETHING PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING SELF INTO DUMP TRUCK.

CLEANING OUT CHUTE AND STRAINED BACK.

USING PRY BAR IT SLIPPED HIT HIMSELF IN NOSE WITH PRY BAR

GETTING UP ON LONG BELT HAD SHOVEL IN RIGHT HAND. SLIPPED & SLUNG BACK RIGHT ARM. RIGHT ARM GOT NUMB. DEVELOPED PAIN IN NECK.

HELPING MOVE A BELT GUARD. THEN SPRAINED & HURT LOWER BACK. AT THIS POINT, NO TIME LOSS, BUT WE NEED TO REPORT.

CLIMBING OFF BACKHOE. LEFT ARM HUNG ON HANDRAIL.

DROPPED HUB OFF CRUSHER ONTO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

CHANGING HAMMERS IN SECONDARY CRUSHER;CAUGHT RIGHT HEEL IN HAMMERS OF CRUSHER,BRUISED HEEL,BENT BACK TOES.

CHANGING CABLE ON ROCK DUSTER CABLE TWISTED AND SKINNED 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

23977ED FROM STANDING ON TOP OF A MOTOR AND LOOKING AT A PULLEY. FELL INTO A CRUSHER SCREEN.

DRIVER WAITED IN TRUCK TO BE LOADED.ANOTHER DRIVER DIDNT SEE EMPL AND BACKED INTO FRONT PART OF TRUCK.

STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND HURT LEFT LEG.

PULLING UP ON WATER HOSE TRYING TO GET IT TO THE CRUSHER FEEDER

EE WAS MOVING TRACT DRILL. BOOM FELL FROM TRACT DRILL AND KIT RIGHT HAND ABOVE THE KNUCKLES.

EE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER OF LOADER. HIS FOOT CAME OFF BOTTOM RUNG HIT LEFT KNEE.

HELPING I.NAME KNOCK A RACE OUT OF BEARING HOUSING. PIECE OF METAL WEDGED INTO LEFT HAND SORE KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT THE HAMMER BOLTS IN THE CRUSHER, LEFT HAND GOT CUT ON THE HAMMER BOLTS.

EMPLOYE GOT OUT OF OUR YARD TRUCK. HIS FEET STEPPED ON THE WET GRAVEL. FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HIS KNEE HIT THE GAS TANK OF DUMP TRUCK. THERE WAS A WITNESS. HE LIMPED AROUND UNTIL H E WENT TO DOCTOR ON 4-23-91. WE AREA LATE WITH THIS REPORT BECAUSE HE WAITED 14 DAYS TO GO TO DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A BLASTING DRILL. THE DRILL SLIPPED AND MASHED 2ND DIGIT FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

GREASING FRONT END LOADER. SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK THAT WAS ON THE LOADER AND HUT BACK.

CHANGING ROLLERS ON ONE OF THE CONVEYORS RACKS THAT HOLD ROLLERS CAME DOWN AND MASHED INSIDE OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE DROVE ON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK INTO THE QUARRY, GOING DOWNHILL; VEHICLE RAN OFF ROADWAY AND RIGHT WHEEL HIT AN EMBANKMENT. VEHICLE TURNED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE PINNING DRIVER INSIDE THE TRUCK.

SEE REPORT 5-11-89 AND ENCLOSED CORRES.KNEE INJURY REOCURRED FROM 1986 NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT.BEGAN LOSING TIME 6-19-90 AND IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF 2-3 MONTHS.(REQUESTED DETAILS OF WORK IMMEDIATE LY PRIOR TO LOSING TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING #1 FEEDER WITH LONG BAR. HAD ARM IN FEEDER. LARGE ROCK GOT AND FELL ONTO RIGHT FOREARM, CAUSING SWELLING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL SATURDAY P.M. BECAUSE ON SAT URDAY, HE HAD TROUBLE LIFTING HAMMER.

WORKING ON SECONDARY CRUSHER CHANGING HAMMERS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER WITNESS SAID BENT OVER & USING SLEDGE HAMMER INSIDE CRUSHER BEAT HAMMERS ON CRUSHER NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO FULLY STAND UP. MUST HAVE TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING FUSE BOX OFF LOWBOY FUSE BOX CORNER WAS WET FROM RAIN & SLIPPED OUT OF HAND & CUT RT PALM WHERE THUMB ENTERS PALM

CUT HAND ON SOCKET WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER INJCRRED DEEP WOUND TO L PALM NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR TIME LOSS BUT THERE ARE FEW DAYS OF MODIFIED DUTY

INCURRED PAIN FROM HIS RT ANKLE WHICH INFECTED FROM MATERIALS AT JOB SITE NOTE THIS IS A REINJURY OF AN OLD WOUND THAT GOES SEVERAL YEARS BACK WE MUST CONSIDER FOR WORKMAN COMP PURPOSES THIS A S AN NEW INJURY HE WENT TO DOC ON 18TH HE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 01-25-90

EMPL WAS CLEANING OFF CONE CRUSHER FOOT SLIPPED & EMPL SLID DOWN SIDE OF CRUSHER. SKINNED & BRUISED SIDE OF LEFT LEG.

EMPL WENT TO OPEN DOOR OF KOEHRING MODEL 605 CRANE DOOR FLEW OPEN HURTING ABOVE & LEFT EYE.

CARRYING PIECE OF METAL.ROCK ROLLED FROM UNDER FOOT.CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT DID PULL HIS BACK. BEGAN MISSING 11-27-89.

LIFTING HEAVY METAL NOTHING SEEMED TO HURT DURING THE SUNDAY WORKDAY LEFT AT 200OPM WENT HOME & RT SHOULDER BECAME PAINFUL HE STAYED OFF FROM WORK ON 09-25-89 & WEMT TP DPC PM 09-26 WE WERE IN FORMED BY I NAME ON 0850AM 092689

EMPL MOVING WATER TANK.PULLED CABLE .PIECE OF METAL SNAGGED AREA BETWEEN LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WELDING EQUIPMENT INTO BOBCAT BUCKET.THE EQUIPMENT SLID BACK INTO RIGHT FOOT,HURTING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A SHAFT.A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE GRINDING FLEW UP INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 07-24-89 DR ROSENBLUM TREATED AND REQUIRED HIM TO MISS WORK ON 07-25-89.

WAS ON A LOADER AND DUST PARTICLES GOT INTO HIS EYES.

RECURRENCE OF KNEE INJURY OF 1-14-86, WE PREIOUSLY REPORTED TO YOU PER ATTACHED LETTER OF 5-19-89 BUT DID NOT TURN IN THIS REPORT. WE ENCLOSE OUR PREIOUS REPORTING MEDICINE PRESCRIBED BUT NO T IME LOSS. DOCUMENT ATTACHED.

EMPLOYEE THINKS ITS A RECCURENCE OF AN ACCIDENT OF 08-16-89(SEE CORRESPONDENCE ATTACHED/HE HAD WORSENING BACK PAIN OVER TWO WEEKS.HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 05-09-89.ON HUNE 14 CNA(WORKMANS COMP CAR RIER) IS GETTING MORE MEDICAL OPINIONS.WE SENT LETTER OF05-15-89 BUT WERE NOT AWARE YOU NEEDED THIS REPORT.

CHANGING HAMMERS IN SMALL CRUSHER PICKED UP HAMMER FROM LOADER BUCKET TURNED AROUND AND SLIPPED ON GRAVEL PILE HURT R SIDE FROM HIP TO UNDER ARM EMPL CONTINUED WORK HE REMAINDER OF THE DAY IT WAS NEXT DAY 4-10 THAT EXTRME SORENESS HAPPENED

HELPING ANOTHER WELDER.CLEANING WELDING EQUIP APULLED UP SAFETY HELMET.A SPARK FROM OTHER WELDERS WELDER POPPED UP INTO EYE.

TIGHTENING UP A BELT WITH A PIPE AND CRESCENT WRENCH. OTHER PERSON PULLED PIPE. WHEN PIPE WAS PULLED, FINGERS ON LEFT HAND GOT HUNG ON PIPE.

CHANGE SCREEN IN UPSTAIRS OF BIN BUILDING HAMMER HIT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

OPENING DOOR IN SMALL CRUSHER TUNNEL ROCK GOT CAUGHT AND POPPED OUT AND HIT RT EYE

STEPPED OFF INTO FEEDER AND TWISTED ANKLE

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK SHAMMED DOOR ONTO FINGER METAL IN DOOR CUT FINGER.

PREPARING TO LOAD UP TRUCK PULLED ON HANDLE THAT OPENS BIN AND THEN HIS BACK JERKED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED WELDING TRUCK.

WELDING ON BIG CRUSHER HAMMERS.ROCK FELL OUT OF BREAKER BAR ONTO RIGHT WRIST.INJURED RIGHT WRIST.

WORKING ON DRILL AND STEEL PARTS AND PULLED TOP PART OF BACK.

DRIVING TRUCK ON QUARRY SITE, HIT HOLE & HE BOTTOMED OUT IN SEAT.

DRIVING HAUL PAK TRUCK OUR OF QUARRY WENT UP HILL OF QUARRY GOT NEAR TOP OF HILL AND TRUCK TURNED OVER BRUISED LEG SPRUNG BACK

WHILE OBSERVING3PRODUCTION VIBRATING SCREEN HE RESTED HIS HAND ON MOVING PART (THE COUNT ER WEIGHT IT SEVERED LEFT HAND ABOVE WRIST

HE PUSHED DISCO3NECTG WELDER SWITCH UPWARD SWITCH MUST HAVE SHORTED & THEN IT EXPLODED BURNED RIGHT HAND-FROM HAND TO ELBOW

HE WAS GETTING 8OMETHING FROM BACK OF TRUCK THAT WAS UNDER ABUCKET OF BOLTS HE TRIED T O MOVE THE BUCKET & STRAINED H IS BACK

EMP WAS HELPING3TO RELINE SHUTES AND STRAINED HIS BACK HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 9 18 86

EMP WAS MOVING 8OME METAL AND AN INSECT GOT INTO HIS RIGHT BOOT AND STUNG HIM BETWEEN HIS ANKLE AND FOOT

HE WAS MOVING S2ME METAL PIPE & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING OUTSIDE THE WIND WAS HIGH AND SOME DUST GOT IN HIS EYE.

JUMPING ON BAR 5T CONE CRUSHER,BAR ROLLED AND HE SPRAINED MUSCLE.

HE WAS HELPING 7O INSTALL NEW SCALE & TWISTED HIS KNEE.

STRAINED HIS BA7K WHILE CHANGING BELTS ON SHAKER

STRAINED HIS BA7K WHILE CHANGING BELTS ON SHAKER.

BRUISED HIS HEE5 WHEN HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK

WALKING NEAR CRUSHER SITE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

MOVING DRUM OF OIL AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

HE WAS CLEANING BELT AND TOUCHED THE SIDE OF THE BELT & CUT HIS FINGER.

EMP WEAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON YARD, STEPPED ON A ROCK & TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE & FOOT.

EMP WAS USING DRILLING MACHINE A BOLT BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT LEG IT BECAME INFECTED & HE HAD TO HAVE A SKIN G R AFT