RILLITO QUARRY: 92 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was exiting bulk truck, as he stepped on lower step his foot slipped off and he fell to the ground. As he was falling he tried to break his fall and stuck out his arm, breaking his wrist.

Employee was priming blastholes to be loaded that day. While getting ready to prime one hole he noticed a rock on the edge of the hole. He kneeled down to move the rock before he primed the hole, and when he stood up he twisted his knee. Employee was taken to the emergency room where he was told to take 3 days off.

Employee sitting on seat of haul truck, reached to turn knob on radio and felt pain in left lower back. Taken to er, off one day and placed on modified duty.

COWORKER WAS BACKING UP F-350 PICKUP WITH CAMPER TO LOAD ANFO BAGS FROM TRAILER. EE WAS GUIDING THE DRIVER WITH A FLASHLIGHT. AS THE DRIVER WAS BACKING UP, EE MOTIONED WITH HIS FLASHLIGHT TO STOP. THE DRIVER KEPT ON BACKING UP, PINNING EE FOR A SECOND BETWEEN THE CAMPER DOOR OF THE F-350 AND THE TRAILER. WHEN THE DRIVER HEARD EE, HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED FORWARD.

EE WAS CLEANING SPILLED MATERIAL FROM UNDER BELT CONVEYER USING A HOE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO E.R. DURING THE WEEKEND, SENT TO CLINIC ON MONDAY 5-12-03, DIAGNOSED WITH BACK STRAIN, PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EE WAS USING A CHIPPING GUN TO CLEAN OUT THE BUILDUP ON A VIBRATING GREZZLY WHEN THE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE GUN BLEW OFF, CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE CHIPPING GUN. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON 12-30-02 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION, PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EE WAS ON LUNCH BREAK. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED HE WALKED OUTSIDE THE BREAK ROOM TO STRETCH HIS LEGS. WHILE WALKING AROUND HE STUMBLED ON A ROCK AND HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE. IT HAD JUST RAINED , AREA WAS WET AND SLIPPERY.

EE WAS ON TOP OF OUR BULK TRUCK, LOADING IT FOR THE DAY. WHEN HE CAME DOWN THE LADDER ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND HE STARTED TO TURN AND INJURED HIS KNEE.

WHILE TURNING AND REACHING FOR ELECTRIC EXTENSION CORD WRENCHED BACK.

LIFTING APPROXIMATELY 100LB TOOL BOX OUT OF TRUCK BED W/O LOWER TAILGATE

WHILE CHIPPING AWAY CONCRETE ON CORNER OF BALL MILL W/CHIPPING HAMMER METAL CHIP FLEW IN L EYE EE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GALSSES AT TIME OF INJURY

WHILE RAISING A METAL DOOR WITH A COMEALONG DOORSLIDE SIDEWAYS & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR & A BOLT ON THE DOOR FRAME

EE WAS REMOVING THE GROUND ENGAGING TOOTH FROM THE LOADER BUCKET. EE TORCH CUT THE AREA IN BACK OF THE RETAINING PIN AND STARTED TO HIT THE TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE TOOT H A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENTED AND IMPALED IN HIS RIGHT THIGH. TOOK THE EE TO ER WHERE THE IMPALED PIECE WAS REMOVED, TWO STITCHES, RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.

EE HAS FILLED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE, WENT UNDERNEATH TO LUBRICARE CHASSIS. HE FELT ACIT/WATER ENTER HIS LEFT EYE. DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE CONJUNCTIVITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 777 WATER TRUCK. GOING DOWN THE RAMP TO THE PIT HE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK WITH THE RETARDER, SERVICE BRAKE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE EMPLOYEE ELE CTED TO STOP THE TRUCK BY STRIKING THE FACE OF THE RAMP. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MILTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT KNEE, UPPER TORSO, AND SMALL LACERATION TO LOWER IP. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, EMPLOYEE

EE PULLING ON A AIR HOSE. IT GOT STUCK AND PULLED HARD. FELT A PAIN RT SIDE GROIN AREA, DIAGNOSED AS LIGAMENT STRAIN, PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EE WAS GREASING THE BOTTOM PIN ON LOADER #80, STANDING BETWEEN THE BUCKET ARMS, THE GREASE FITTING WAS PLUGGED, GREASE SQUIRTED FROM FITTING, SPLASHING EE ON GLASSES AND IN HIS EYE. A FOREIGN METAL OBJECT WAS REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT EYE.

SNAP RING ON HITCH BROKE ALLOWING WELDER [MACHINE] TO FALL ON ANKLE.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE GRAVITY TAKE UP ENCLOSURE AREA. HE HAD REMOVED A GUARD AND WHILE USING A SHOVEL TO REMOVE MATERIAL HIS RT INDEX FINGER STRUCK A METAL TAB USED TO BOLT THE GUARD, CAUSIN G A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES AND TETNANUS SHOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING POST BLAST SURVEY. STOOD ON A ONE FOOT DIAMETER ROCK FOR A BETTER VIEW OF SHOT. EMPLOYEE TURNED AS HE WAS STEPPING OFF ROCK, CAUSING THE ROCK TO MOVE. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALA NCE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HAVING SUFFERED A LOW BACK STRAIN INJURY WHILE CHANGING OUT DRIVE MOTOR BEARINGS ON B3-VS1. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 3/14/93. COMPANY ACCEPTED CLAIM ON 4/14/93 .

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE COVER OFF DRUM PUSHING DRUM WITH BODY FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ACROSS FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (WELDER) WHEN HE WAS APPARENTLY FLASHED IN BOTH EYES.

AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DISMOUNT OFF OF D9 TRACTOR TRACK, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FULL BODY WEIGHT FORCEFULLY WITH HIS RIGHT ARM TO PREVENT FALLING DOWN TO BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING FROM CATERPILLAR, STEPPED ONTO LOOSE ROCK, RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING PUNCH WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A STEEL CHIP BROKE OFF OF PUNCH AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE

EMPL ATTEMPTING3TO COUPLE HOSE WHILE REACHING OVERHEAD FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

DRIVING MOTORCYLE AND WENT OFF CO ROAD ONTO SOFT SHOULDER TO ALLOW TRUCK TO PASS AND HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE.