Richmond Quarry: 162 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Plant operator was using Allied breaker to break large rock at Jaw Crusher. EE did not notice a bolt head at the top of the hammer was in contact with a part of the shielding around the jaw opening. As EE pushed the hammer head down upon the rock, the bolt head broke the plate weld loose on one end and the steel sprung against operator's right arm.

Employee stated that EE had decided to check the wedges on the side of the Jaw Crusher to make sure they were tight. EE did not get a lanyard to tie off, or a step ladder. EE said EE worked EE's way out on the side of the jaw, standing on the bottom web of the structure I-beam. EE slipped and fell four feet, primarily on ankle.

Employee was holding a hammer wrench (tool designed to be struck with a hammer) while second employee was striking the tool with a small sledge hammer. At one point, 2nd EE missed the wrench and struck EE twice on the back of the right hand; causing a small laceration and contusion. EE received 4 stitches.

EE was attempting to cut off a grease hose on a tailwheel section. EE stated the utility knife went through the hose much easier than expected and made a cut into left index finger. This work was being performed in the shop adjacent to the office.

While making a splice on Main belt, employee got finger lacerated while holding up on the Flexco bolt while nut was turned with an electric drill/driver. Employee was wearing heavy leather winter type gloves; removed glove and found finger lacerated.

While climbing down some steps and upon stepping onto a smooth steel platform, he slipped on some limestone dust and fell on his left side, breaking his left elbow. Employee also mess up his left shoulder, may have injured his lower back.

A BAR PROP UP ON A CONCRETE WALL SLID OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE BEHIND THE RIGHT EAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK EMPLOYEE DISCOVERED A ROCK THAT FELL OFF A HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE MOVED THE ROCK OFF THE ROAD. ON 5/26/06 HIS BACK WAS REALLY HURTING HIM. SENT TO HOSPITAL.

WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS IN THE SAME AREA. THE UPPER CREW DROPPED A LARGE SOCKET JUST AS THE LOWER EMPLOYEE DUCKED UNDER THE OPENING. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE SOCKET ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED SEVEN SUTURES TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING NEW V-BELTS ON A SIMPLICITY 5 BY 12 WET SCREEN, ROLLING BELTS ONTO THE SHIEVE, WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAUGHT BELTS AND SHIEVE, PINCHING SMASHING THE NAIL OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER OF AFFECTED AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN AN INCLINE TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED (NO TRIP/ FALL HAZZARDS PRESENT) AND FELL BACKWARDS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK HIS FALL EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO HIS LEF T HAND AND WRIST INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST.

WHILE REPAIRING A STEEL PLATE ON GRIZZLY FEEDER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN AND THE CHIPPING HAMMER HE WAS CARRYIN GIN THE LOOP PROVIDED ON HIS COVERALLS, CAUGHT ON PART OF THE FEEDER DRIVING THE F LAT OF THE HAMMER INTO HIS LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING GRADER, SHUT DOOR AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE ON THE DOOR AND FIXED HANDLE INSIDED GRADER. IT APPEARS HANDLE ON THE DOOR IS NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, HOWEVER, TH IS HANDLE WAS BEEN ON THIS MACHINE AS LONG AS ANONE CAN REMEMBER. HANDLE WILL BE REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT OR ALTERED TO PREVENT LIKE OCCURANCE.

WHILE CHANGING A CUTTING EDGE ON THE BUCKET OF CAT 980 F LOADER EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO LINE UP HOLES. BUCKET DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 1/8"CAUSING FINGER TO GET MASHED BETWEEN PRY BAR AND CUTTIN G EDGE. REMEDY: MAKE THIS A 2 MAN OPERATION AND MAKE SURE BUCKET IS BLOCKED UP TO PREVENT DRIFTING OR CREEPING DOWN. MSHA REPORTABLE AS PER GENE @ VINCINNES DISTRICT DUE TO RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE HAD FINISHED USING CASE 1840 SKID LOADER & PULLED TO A STOP. AS EE WAS EXITING MACHINE, HE STATD HE STEPPED DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT & THE ANKLE TURNED SIDEWAYS. EE DID NOT WANT TO GO GET CHE CKED OUT AT FIRST, SAYING IT IS NOT THAT BAD. ABOUT 9:30AM EE CHANGED HIS MIND AFTER ANKLE STARTED TO SWELL.

AS EE WAS FINISHED WITH HIS SHIFT, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE LOADER AND MISSED THE LAST STEP OF THE LADDER. HE FELL AGAINST THE LAST RUN WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT KNEE. EE ALSO SUFFE RED A SMALL CUT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF LEFT FOREARMWHICH REQUIRED NO STITCHES.

THIS WAS NOT REPORTED BY EE UNTIL 4:45 PM 5-1-97. EE STATES HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DRIVING A EUCLID 35 TON HAUL TRUCK SOMETIME BEFORE NOON ON 4-29-97. HE SAID HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD. E E FINISHED HIS SHIFT (5:00PM) AND SAID NOTHING. CALLED IN 4-30-97 NOT COMING IN. CAME TO WORK 5-1-97, AND REPORTED INCIDENT AT 4:45 PM. WENT TO DR 5-2-97. OFF FOR UNDETERMINED TIME.

INJURED EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE REMOVING THE SCREEN BOX ON AC SCREEN. SCREEN BOX IS APPROX 5' WIDE, 4' HIGH AND 20" DEEP, WEIGHING 200 LBS. BOX WAS LIFTED FROM BOTH SIDES AND MOVED BACK ABOUT 2 '-3'. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, WHILD LIFTING EE STATED HE WENT TO HIS KNEES. EE FINISHED OUT HIS SHIFT UNTIL 9:00 PM. EE CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN AND SAID HE WOULD NOT BE

WHILE CHANGING A SCREEN ON PRIMARY PLANT, EE PLACED HIS HAND IN A POSITION WHERE EE CLOSED A FLOP GATE ( APPROX 3'LX14"WX5/8"T), BANGING EE'S RIGHT HAND, SPECIFICALLY RING FINGER. EMPLOYEE RE FUSED ANY TREATMENT AT THE TIME. UNTIL FRIDAY 6/7, THEN HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET CHECKED OUT AND REUTRNED TO WORK.

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH, EE GOT A HOT SPARK (HOT METAL) IN LEFT EAR. EE HAD PROPER FACE SHIELD & SHIRT, HOWEVER, TO GET TO A CERTAIN ANGLE EE LAID HIS HEAD OVER TO THE RIGHT.

TERTIARY CONTROL HOUSE FIRE.

WHILE CHECKING OUT A MOTOR ON THE CONVEYOR FROM THE PRIMARY PLANT TO THE PEP SCREEN, EMPLOYEE OF GEORGE ELECTRIC) WAS CLIMBING ACROSS PEP SCREEN BACK DOWN TO HIS 7' STEP LADDER BELOW. ACCORDIN G TO WITNESSES, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND IN A MORE OR LESS STANDING POSITION. HE FELL APPROX. 12' LANDING ON ONE LEG. WHEN I ARRIVED I NOTICED THE CONTRACTOR HAD AN EXTENSION LA

WHILE INSTALLING A VARIABLE SPEED UNIT (MAGNA-DRIVE) ON THE PRIMARY FEEDER, EE STEPPED BACKWARD ON THE UNIT CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO INJURED, WHO O THE GROUND INTO A SITTING POSITION. HE ALSO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PLANT STRUCTURE, BUT HIS HARD HAT SAVED HIM FROM ANY HEAD INJURY. EE COMPLAINRED OF BACK PAIN AND WENT HOME.

LUNGS DAMAGED BY WELDING & SILICA CAUSING ONSET OFSEVERE ASTHMA HAS LOST 55% OF BREATHING CAPACTITY EMPLOYER (EE PAVING MAT) HAS FULL MEDICAL REPORT

HYDRAUCLICLY DRIVEN CONVEYOR BECAME OVERLOADED WITH MATERIAL & STOPPED. INJURED EMPLOYEE & OTHER CAME TO SHOVEL IT OFF. 2 CONVEYORS WERE DRIVEN FROM SAME ENGINE. THEY SHUT OFF VALVE TO ONE CON VEYOR. AS INJURED EMPLOYEE SHOVELED OFF MATERIAL THE CONVEYOR STARTED MOVING CARRYING EMPLOYEE & DROPPING HIM ONTO A GRIZZY SCREEN.

INJURED EMPLOYEE & A 2ND EMPLOYEE WERE PLACING A SCREEN WEIGHING APPROX 100#. USING A PULLEY BLOCK. EMPLOYEE HAD HOLD OF ROPE, GUIDEING SCREEN. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WATCHING RIGHT HAND ONR OPE & GOT MIDDLE, FOUTH AND LITTLE FINGER N PULLEY. MIDDLE & FOURTH FINGERS WERE MASHED. APPROX. 1/4" OF TIP OF LITTLE FINGER CUT OFF.

HELPING CHANGE CABLE ON CONV CABLE BECAME SLACK BAR DROPPED HITTING EMP ON NOSE AND CHIN 27 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON GRIZZLYS TO OPEN SPACING SOCKET SLIPPED-CAUGHT THREE FINGERS OF RIGHT AHND BETWEEN RATCHET AND SIDE OF FEEDER.

WORKING IN QUARRY STONE HIT HIM IN MID LEFT THIGH BRUISING SKIN

ATTACHING CHAIN TO SAND SCREW TO LIFT REAR SAND SCREW LOADER OPERATOR USED TO LIFT WAS ON AN INCLINE REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND ROLLED BACK CATCHING INJURED PARTIES LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND SAND SCREW

OPERATOR GETTIN1 OUT OF TRUCK MISSED STEP ON LADDER TWISTED ANKLE FALLING AND HIT BACK ON LIMESTONE