Rock Hill Quarry: 117 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A fire occurred on a CAT 775G haul truck. There were no injuries associated with this incident. Incident is still under investigation.

Employee was unloading a pallet from a delivery truck and hyperextended their thumb.

Employee was swinging ram to strike wrench to tighten the nut on a crusher. As the employee pushed the ram forward, the right hand slipped and was between the ram and the wrench as it made contact.

Employee was handling cutting edge and finger was caught between edge and bucket.

Employee was carrying a fire extinguisher and tripped coming down some steps rolling EE's ankle

The employee was operating a Genie S-60 Manlift. While navigating a downgrade, employee drove over a small pile of rocks causing the manlift to shift, jolting the operator. When the operator shifted, they planted their leg causing a hairline fracture.

Employee was removing a two piece v-belt guard. The top piece of the guard was removed, one of the bolts out of the underside of the lower piece of guard slipped down and hit his right arm just above the wrist causing a laceration. He received four sutures making this a reportable medical.

Employee was washing down the walkway around the #1 screen when the feed chute stopped up causing some rock to spill out. A small one hit him on the arm, then as he turned to move out of the way a bigger rock hit the back of his hard hat penetrating it and causing a small laceration on the back of his head that required three stitches.

Cut left index finger with worn bolt while replacing wear segments on pit loader bucket. ** Employee required five stitches/sutures making this a medical reportable, with no restricted duty & no lost time.

FOREMAN WAS HELPING UNLOAD TWO JAW DIES WHEN THE CHAINS SLIPPED OFF ABOUT ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN PUT HIS HANDS UP TO BLOCK THE CHAINS AS THEY CAME TOWARDS HIM. THE CHAIN HIT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER LACERATING THE BOTTOM SIDE REQUIRING NINE STITCHES. NO FRACTURE WAS DETECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN & ACETELYNE BOTTLES WHEN HE PUSHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERNAIL UP. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND AROUND THE BOTTLE SLIDING IT ON THE TRUCK WHEN HIS FINGER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL AT THE BACK OF THE BOTTLE RACK. STITCHES WERE USED MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE MEDICAL.

STRAIN RIGHT KNEE BECAME REPORTABLE ON 5/21/04

MOVING TOGGLE BEAM INTO PLACE USING A COME-ALONGHOIST, BEAM MOVED SEVERAL INCHES, MASHING FINGERBETWEEN TOGGLE BEAM AND FRAME OF JAW CRUSHER. INJURY REQUIRED 23 STITCHES. FINGER ALSO BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING A HOLE IN A CONVEYER BELT WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER, WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING INJURY WHICH REQUIRED 14 STITCHES.

WALKING ONTO SHOT, SPRAINED HIS KNEE.

LIFTING CASES & BAGS OF PRODUCT TO LOAD SHOT IN QUARRY CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN

PLUGGED STELL WHILE DRILLING (DRILL ROD) USING CENTRALIZER ARM, AND HAMMERING WITH MACHINE, CUASING PIECE OF STEEL TO CHIP OFF. ADMITS OWN MISTAKE.

PICKED UP PIECE OF TRAMP METAL, IT SLIPPED FROM ONE HAND AND MASHED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS GOING UP STEPS ON 51/2 CRUSHER WHILE CARRYING BOLTS HIS FOOT MISSED STEP AND SKINNED SHIN. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INFECTION ON 2-10-94.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL V BELT ONTO CONVEYOR DRIVE. EMPL REPLACED ONE V BELT ONTO DRIVE AS HE WAS ROLLING LAST V BELT ONTO SHIVE TENSION FROM CONVEYOR BELT CAUSED V BELT TO ROLL BACK OV ER IDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND SEVERING TIP OF FINGRR TENSION OF BELT & SHARPNESS OF SHIEVE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO ACCIDENT.

EMPL WAS HELPING PUT PLANITARY GEAR IN DRILL. HE HAD HANDS UNDER GEAR TO HELP ALIGN IT WITH GEAR UNDER THIS GEAR. HE HAD TO TAKE OFF GLOVES TO GET HAND UNDER & TO FELL GROOVES. TWO PEOPLE WERE LOWERING GEAR & IT SLIPPED PINCHING EMPLS FINGERS & CUTTING ONE,

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A PIECE OF METAL ABOUT 20' X 8" IN THE FEEDER. BOOM TRUCK WAS HOLDING UP METAL. ONE END HAD BEEN LINED UP AND TACK WELDED. THE OTHER END WAS BEING RAISED UP TO BE LEVEL WHEN THE END THAT HAD BEEN WELDED BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

DRILLING WHEN STRIKER BAR BROKE TRIED TO USE HAND HAMMER TO LOOSEN DID N OT WORK.DRILLER THEN PLACED DRILL HAMMER ON BROKEN JPC OT TRY AND LOOSEN UP COUPLING. A 2" PC OF STRIKER BAR BROKE A ND FEL ABOUT 10' A(D HIT DRILLER JUST UNDER BRIM OF HAT.

EMPLOYEE REACHED HIS AHND THROUGH AHOLE IN THE DASH OF THE TRUCK TO HOLD HIS AHND DIRECTLY OVER THE HEATER FAN VENT.THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISTRACTED AND THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER TOUCHED THE ROTAT ING FAN BLADES.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FIRST AID DRESSING AND BANDAGE.

UPPER ROD RACK ASSEMBLY SAFETY LATCH BROKE ALLOWING PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPOL EMPL AT CONTROLS.STEEL HIT SAFETY HOOP ON DRILL BOOM AND JUMPED OUT OF STEEL HOLDING BOX AT BOTTOM OF BOOM.BOTTOM END OF STEEL BOUNCED UP STRIKING EMPL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX OF POWDER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER